PICK OF THE DAY

INSIDE THE CROWN: SECRETS OF THE ROYALS

9PM, ITV ★★★★★

Much is said and created about the Windsors, but how do we know fact from fiction? Well, this new, four-part series speaks to experts – including the Mail’s Robert Hardman (right) – and the royals’ friends to find out. This opener takes a look at the family’s love stories and fallouts. From an American divorcee to a Greek prince and an actress, gossip around the royals’ partners has rocked the palace for decades. Using archives and touching tales from bridesmaids, the show reveals the happiness and heartache behind the matches.

BEST HOME COOK

8PM, BBC1 ★★★★

We’re halfway through the contest now, and the heat is on as the cooks try to impress Mary Berry with their kids’ birthday cakes – but when one sadly meets the floor before the judges, can it be saved? They must also rustle up a tasty leftover chicken dish from the pared-back larder to avoid the dreaded Eliminator.

DEATH IN PARADISE

9PM, BBC1 ★★★★ Excitement abounds as the Tour des Antilles race arrives on Saint Marie, but it soon abates when a top cyclist is discovered dead halfway through. DI Jack Mooney (Ardal O’hanlon) is suspicious of the ‘accident’, and turns his eye to the man’s infighting squad – but what dark secret is being concealed? And how has it led to murder?

TRAVELS IN EUROLAND WITH ED BALLS

9PM, BBC2 ★★★ Surprising TV star Ed goes back to his roots in this interesting new series, as he finds out just why Europeans are rejecting mainstream politics. In this first episode, he meets Spain’s far right, and hangs out with a bullfighter. He also visits a Dutch fishing town affected by EU laws – don’t miss his dip in the North Sea! TESSA JONES