PICK OF THE DAY

HARRY & MEGHAN: AN AFRICAN JOURNEY

9PM, ITV ★★★★

Tom Bradby accompanied the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (right), and baby Archie, on their recent tour of Africa for this insightful documentary on the very modern royals. It’s the third time that Bradby has been to Africa with Harry, and it’s a continent that the Prince feels a deep connection to. Discussing the causes and issues they care most about, the couple also reflect on how they cope with the intense media scrutiny that follows them wherever they go, and the challenges of balancing their public and private lives.

COUNTRYFILE

6.15PM, BBC1 ★★★★

In the Forest of Dean, Matt Baker bravely goes on the hunt for the UK’S only native venomous snake, the adder, while Margherita Taylor has a blow-out with a brass band. Meanwhile, back at his farm, Adam Henson waits with bated breath for the results of a pregnancy scan on Lexie, his Suffolk Punch mare.

GREAT CANAL JOURNEYS

8PM, CH4 ★★★★

For this edition of their deeply moving and personal travelogue, Timothy West and Prunella Scales are joined by their sons, Sam and Joe, and their daughter, Juliet, for a nostalgic trip down the Oxford Canal, where, some 40 years ago, the couple first fell in love with boating. The sad reality of Pru’s dementia looms large.

WORLD ON FIRE

9PM, BBC1 ★★★★ Mainland Europe is becoming an increasingly dangerous place for all those whom

Hitler has in his sights, and this excellent drama is building the tension in intricate layers. In England, Harry’s mum (Lesley Manville) visits Lois with news, but Lois will not be the one to tell the snooty widow that she will soon be a grandmother. SA