Dinosaur
10pm, BBC Three
This tummy-tickling Scottish comedy about thirtysomething autistic woman Nina (Ashley Storrie), who is following her palaeontologist dreams, returns. It’s eight months later and Nina has been asked to stay at her Isle of Wight dig, but is she only going to say yes to avoid seeing her patiently waiting love interest Lee? She talks it out with sister Evie (Kat Ronney), who wants her to come back to Glasgow just to watch Real Housewives together again. HR
The Great Icelandic Swim With Ross Edgley
7.30pm, Channel 4
Ultra-athlete Ross once ran a marathon while pulling a car. So if anyone can swim the entire 1,000-mile coastline of Iceland, as part of a science project, it’s probably him – amid -20C temperatures, 60ft waves and “killer whales for company”. In the first of this three-parter, he almost immediately succumbs to hypothermia. Ali Catterall
The Roman Empire By Train With Alice Roberts
8.30pm, Channel 4
Prof Alice Roberts continues her quest to traverse every ancient empire by public transport. On this train-based exploration, she tours the home of the Caesars, starting in Pompeii – where she looks at racy art, the role of slaves and Roman engineering. Alexi Duggins
Waiting for the Out
9.20pm, BBC One
The final part of the ace prison drama starts on a happier MDMA-induced note in Berlin. But although Dan (Josh Finan) is determined to get back on track, the potential charges against him for taking a phone into the prison where he teaches are looming. He also speaks to a man who knew his father. HR
The Jonathan Ross Show
9.30pm, ITV1
Hugh Bonneville is the first guest of the chatshow’s latest series, ready to talk about his new West End play Shadowlands. Also joining Ross are Riz Ahmed, who is taking on the role of Hamlet in a new film, rugby player Ellie Kildunne, comedian Harriet Kemsley and singer-songwriter Jason Derulo. HR
Rick Astley: Reel Stories
10pm, BBC Two
Dermot O’Leary welcomes 1980s hit factory Stock Aitken Waterman’s former tea boy to the Reel Stories screening room to scrutinise an atypical career bookended by staggering success. It’s followed by a repeat of Astley’s “bonkers” Glastonbury 2023 set and a selection of highlights from the BBC archives. Graeme Virtue
Film choice
Crossing, 9.20pm, BBC Four
“Istanbul is a place where people come to disappear,” says one of its residents in Levan Akin’s deeply moving drama. It’s also a city of refuge, reinvention and freedom, as retired Georgian teacher Lia (Mzia Arabuli) discovers when she travels there to look for her long-lost transgender niece. Her search, aided by Lucas Kankava’s callow young neighbour Achi and Turkish trainee lawyer Evrim (Deniz Dumanli), a former trans sex worker, reveals a precarious underworld of poverty, illegality and exploitation, but also one of life-affirming friendship. Simon Wardell
Live sport
Winter Olympics, 9am, BBC Two Day one from Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy, with Great Britain’s mixed doubles team of Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat taking on Canada.
T20 World Cup Cricket: West Indies v Scotland, 9am, Sky Sports Main Event England v Nepal is on Sun at 9am; Scotland v Italy on Mon, 6am; and England v West Indies on Wed, 1pm
Premier League Football: Man United v Tottenham, 11am, TNT Sports 1 Newcastle v Brentford is at 5pm on Sky Sports Main Event.
Six Nations Rugby Union: Italy v Scotland, 1pm, BBC One At Stadio Olimpico, Rome. England v Wales is at 3.45pm on ITV1.
