Sicily: Wonder of the Mediterranean

(BBC4, 10.55pm-11.55pm)

Michael Scott concludes his history of Sicily, telling the story of how the Christian Byzantine Empire was swept aside by a Muslim Arab invasion from North Africa. The island was transformed by new trade networks, and in the 19th century was unified with Italy.

Father Ted

(More4, 11.05pm-12.15am)

Double bill. Dougal takes over as Craggy Island’s new milkman, but his predecessor, local womaniser Pat Mustard, returns to exact an explosive revenge on Ted for getting him sacked. Dougal and Ted bump into actor Richard Wilson – and discover that he does not take kindly to being confused with his alter ego Victor Meldrew.