On TV tonight, Dev Griffin joins Who Do You Think You Are?, Celebrity Save Our Sperm explores the decline of male fertility, Bill Bailey presents Master Crafters: The Next Generation and Quantum Leap season 1 is here. Here's what you shouldn't miss on TV Tonight.
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What's on TV tonight
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Best TV shows on TV tonight
Who Do You Think You Are?, 9 pm, BBC One
Dev Griffin grew up in London with his single mum Maggie, knowing very little about his father Rodney or his Jamaican background. So it’s an emotional journey for the DJ and Strictly Come Dancing star when he finally answers some long-held questions in tonight’s Who Do You Think You Are?
First, Dev travels to Dublin to investigate rumours of Irish revolutionaries on his mum’s side of the family. But he’s moved when he finally uncovers the truth about his father’s unusual upbringing in Jamaica, which goes some way to explaining why their father-son relationship hasn’t always been close…
★★★★ HD
Celebrity Save Our Sperm, 10 pm, Channel 4
In the West, men’s fertility is rapidly declining, due to our diets, vices, environment and even our clothing. But now, in this one-off documentary, Dr Anand Patel is on hand to see if he can help men get their sperm back in tip-top condition, and he’s roped in reality star Ollie Locke, comedian Russell Kane and DJ Melvin Odoom to help.
In the show, the three men have their sperm tested, then spend the next 10 weeks overhauling their lifestyles to improve both its quality and quantity. Will the future of the human race be forever thankful to the efforts of the brave trio?
★★★★★ NH
Bill Bailey's Master Crafters: The Next Generation, 8 pm, Sky Arts
Fans of Portrait… and Landscape Artist of the Year may like this new series presented by Bill Bailey, who adds a lightness of touch to the serious business of declining heritage crafts. Each week, three junior crafters refine their skills in a masterclass held by an expert.
This week, renowned stained-glass artist John Reyntiens is sharing tricks of his trade, and Bill has a go, too. As well as celebrating traditional crafts, including woodcarving and silversmithing, the juniors will team up at the end of the series to collaborate on a bespoke installation commissioned by King Charles III for his garden at Highgrove House.
★★★ MC
Quantum Leap season 1, Paramount+
Thirty years after the sci-fi series starring Scott Bakula ended, it gets a nine-part reboot, with Raymond Lee (Top Gun: Maverick) as Dr Ben Song, a physicist experimenting with time travel who steps into the Quantum Accelerator and, like Bakula’s Sam, finds himself ‘leaping’ into people’s bodies over different timelines. Guiding Ben through his adventures is colleague and fiancée Addison Augustine (Caitlin Bassett), who during his leaps appears in a hologram form that only he can see and hear. In the first episode, Ben is back in 1985 in the body of a getaway driver.
★★★★ JE
Best box set on TV tonight
In Is It Cake Too?, a fresh batch of bakers who specialize in hyperrealistic bakes are tasked once again to make the most unlikely objects out of cake — this time around, think baseball gloves, weekender bags, toilets, and even the Mona Lisa herself — with the hopes of deceiving a slew of seasoned chefs and celebrity guests.
The new season sees 10 chefs hoping to take home their share of a $120,000 prize pot, so there's everything to bake for.
LB
Best film on TV tonight
Shaun of the Dead, 9 pm, ITV4
An unambitious 29-year-old man recently dumped and trapped in the job from hell decides to get his life back on track. Unfortunately, he has to put his plans on hold when zombies rise from their graves and stalk the streets of London to feast on the living. Comedy horror, starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Dylan Moran, Lucy Davis, Bill Nighy and Penelope Wilton.
Soaps
- EastEnders, 7.30 pm, BBC One
- Emmerdale, 7.30 pm, ITV1
- Hollyoaks, 6.30 pm, Channel 4
- Home and Away, 6 pm, 5Star
Live Sport
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