A Greek Odyssey with Bettany Hughes (C5, 9pm)
HISTORIAN Bettany Hughes is off on her travels again in a new series, exploring the beautiful Greek islands, beginning from the coast of Turkey, where the mythical Trojan War took place, and ending in Ithaca. There’s more to the series than just island hopping, as Bettany explores Greek history and culture from the ancient times to the present, highlighting hidden treasures and new finds along the way. She begins in the Eastern Mediterranean by meeting underwater archaeologist George Koutsouflakis, who takes her to the site of 58 shipwrecks dating back 2500 years.
Code 37: Sex Crimes (More4, 9pm)
THE Belgian thriller returns for a third season. In tonight’s opener, a well-known writer is assaulted in a porn cinema. He had an appointment there with Roos, a student working as a prostitute and it soon becomes clear that quite a few students are working in the sex trade. Hannah sends Kevin and Charles undercover in the Sin City club. But, following their visit, one of the bouncers is found dead.
Jason Manford’s Muddle Class (BBC1, 10.45pm)
MANFORD is a man of many talents – he’s a TV presenter as well as an actor and finished second in The Masked Singer (although some will already have been aware of his impressive voice thanks to musical theatre appearances in everything from The Producers to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang). However, he first made his name as a comedian and he’s going back to his roots with this stand-up show where he on his working-class upbringing, and his rather more middle-class current lifestyle, a change that has left him more than a little confused.
The Other One (BBC1, 9pm)
NEW series. Comedy about two sisters, both called Catherine Walcott, who have no idea the other exists until their father dies. Cat wants to spend as much time as possible with Cathy to make up for the last 28 years and, as they were born just five days apart, decides to organise a joint birthday party. In the wake of their dad’s demise, they struggle to find his will, while their mothers war over which family he loved more. Stephen Tompkinson co-stars, alongside Rebecca Front.
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