PICK OF THE DAY

ORKNEY: BRITAIN’S GREEN ISLANDS 8.30PM, ITV

★★★★

Orkney is an archipelago off the northern coast of Scotland, and it’s where Julia Bradbury and Alex Beresford (right) are heading to see how the islands are moving towards a greener future. Orkney produces

130 per cent of its energy needs through renewable resources; here, we see how Orcadians harness their extreme weather to power the islands. One small community has even built a massive wind turbine, and is selling the power generated to the grid. What lessons can we all learn from these eco-friendly islanders?

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? 9PM, BBC1

★★★★ Comedian Joe Lycett uncovers a darker side to his family history as he delves into his past. Joe finds out that his two-times great-grandfather, Robert Wilkinson, was a boy chimney sweep in the 1850s, but later, as a Royal Marine, was involved in razing villages in China after the Opium Wars. His was not a happy end...

IT TAKES A FLOOD 9PM, ITV

★★★★

Produced by the creative team behind ITV’S 2020: The Story of Us documentary, this landmark film takes us inside the homes of people seriously affected by increasingly ferocious floods hitting the UK. It hears about the cost, both financial and mental, to communities affected by flooding over the past decade.

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS 10.05PM, BBC2

★★★

Three British actors – Kayvan Novak, Natasia Demetriou and Matt Berry – take the lead in this dead silly comedy, which kicks off its third series tonight. It follows three vampires, who’ve lived together for over 100 years on Staten Island, as they try to cope with life’s little complexities.