Old School with the Hairy Bikers BBC2, 9pm
At a struggling school in Oxford, Dave Myers and Si King meet head teacher Niall McWilliams and set up an experiment. As this threeparter reveals, it will pair 12 teenagers with 12 pensioners for one term to see if the resulting partnerships can benefit both groups. With youngsters facing pressure to succeed and rising mental health disorders, coupled with pensioners feeling isolated and forgotten by society, the duo want to see if a simple friendship could help both marginalised generations feel valued and boost their self-esteem