PICK OF THE DAY

MY GRANDPARENTS’ WAR

9PM, CH4 ★★★★

Mark Rylance (right), the award-winning star of Wolf Hall and Bridge Of Spies, is the second actor to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the start of the Second World

War by exploring the role his grandfather played in the conflict. Mark uncovers how Osmond Skinner, a banker for HSBC, bravely joined the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Force – with no military training – and was thrown into a deadly battle to defend the island. Tragically, he spent four years as a Japanese prisoner of war, the horror of which is not lost on his famous grandson.

THE SECRET LIFE OF THE ZOO

8PM, CH4 ★★★

The reclusive bongo antelope is critically endangered, so keepers are keen to breed some baby bongos. Two-yearold male Moti is ready to go, but sadly his mate, Malaeka, is more interested in food than love. Meanwhile, among the silvery gibbon family, four-year-old Eko is giving his parents the run-around.

THE APPRENTICE

9PM, BBC1 ★★★★

And then there were six!

After last week’s shock double firing, the end is in sight for our remaining candidates, who this week are challenged to create, market and sell their own perfume. It’s an important task for Pamela, who, after a roasting in the boardroom last time, needs to come out smelling of roses.

BRITAIN’S GREAT PENSION CRISIS

9.15PM, CH5 ★★★★

Could you be sleepwalking into a pension nightmare? That’s the fear for Michael Buerk, who, over the next two nights, will be investigating the nation’s pension crisis. Packed with revealing new statistics and horror stories, it serves as a wake-up call to a major social issue. MIKE MULVIHILL