Dragons’ Den, BBC2, 8pm
FOR some, the financial appeal of colourful wetsuits might seem like a damp squib, while other investors might start seeing pound signs. A father and son team taking part in the latest edition of this business show hope it’s a case of the latter as Deborah Meaden, Peter Jones, Touker Suleyman, Tej Lalvani and Jenny Campbell either put their money where their mouth is or save their cash for a more lucrative prospect. Could such cash-spinning projects come courtesy of two former politicians with ideas about alternative energy? Or how about a couple’s African coffee ceremony business? Decisions, decisions.
Eight Go Rallying: The Road to Saigon, BBC2, 9pm
IN 1980, Noel Edmonds took over as host of a BBC series called Top Gear. At the time it was a modest little show which had launched three years earlier with Angela Rippon in the driving seat. With Edmonds at the wheel, the series became even more popular. Decades later, he is still passionate about cars as this series proves. There should be an interesting dynamic as he takes part in the Endurance Rally Association’s Road to Saigon event.
Fake or Fortune?, BBC1, 9pm
IN 1965, two sketchbooks were given to teenager Alain by his grandmother. She told him they were the work of Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, the artist known for his depictions of Parisian nightlife. However, when Alain took the sketches to the committee that authenticates the work of Lautrec, it said they were the work of artist Rene Princeteau. Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould head to France to try to prove the sketches are indeed by Lautrec.
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