BBC Young Musician: Forty Years Young, BBC4, 8pm
SINCE 1978, BBC Young Musician has been a national institution and performers who have won or taken part amount to a roll call of contemporary classical music. It’s a showcase watched by the music business and an appearance in the final often opens the door to a major career. This documentary focuses on the soaring careers of 2016 finalists – cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, saxophonist Jess Gillam and French horn player Ben Goldscheider.
Come Home, BBC1, 9pm
IN part two of Danny Brocklehurst’s drama, Marie is determined to press the reset button on her life but when things start to spiral out of control, she finds herself in the depths of despair and deceiving people around her. Elsewhere, Liam and Laura are getting increasingly frustrated with Brenna when she invites danger into the family home. After her ex-boyfriend Garry turns up at the house looking for his son, events take a turn for the worse. Meanwhile, Liam makes a drastic decision. The cast includes Christopher Eccleston and Paula Malcomson.
Everest: World’s Greatest Mountain, C5, 9pm
A NEW series exploring the world’s mountains starts at the very peak, with the highest in the world – Everest. It took on mythical status in Britain during the 1920s, when climbers George Mallory and Sandy Irvine disappeared near the summit. Three decades later, Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tensing Norgay’s triumphant 1953 ascent of Everest was celebrated during Coronation Day. The documentary also explores the forces that created Everest 50 million years ago, and how some of that energy triggered a deadly 2015 earthquake. There’s also a look at the people and animals who live there.
Cunk on Britain, BBC2, 10pm
SHE may have started out as an inane talking head on Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe, but Philomena Cunk has taken on a life of her own. The character, played by the wonderfully deadpan Diane Morgan, has gone on to host her own specials, offering a staggering lack of insight into her subjects. Now, she’s landed her own mockumentary series in which she explores the history of Britain.
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