SEVEN DAYS

SUNDAY

Countryfile 6.15PM, BBC1 ★★★★ Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison are in southwest London to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Wimbledon Common – and to meet the daughter of Elisabeth Beresford, the creator of the eco-minded Wombles.

Bushfire Animal Rescue

8PM, RTÉ2 ★★★

Australia’s devastating bushfires had a huge impact on some of the country’s most iconic species. Cameras follow the people working to rescue and rehabilitate koalas, kangaroos and wombats, some of which had been orphaned.

Our Wild Adventures

8.15PM, BBC2 ★★★

The BBC presenters look back on encounters with white-tailed eagles over Hampshire, grass snakes in Norfolk and basking sharks in the waters around the Skellig Islands.

The Handmaid’s Tale 9PM, CH4 ★★★

June is subjected to torture as her captors try to force her to reveal the whereabouts of the other Handmaids. But when she’s caught lying, it’s Beth and Sienna who pay the price in a particularly grim episode, which is directed by its star, Elisabeth Moss.

Mayans M.C 11.30PM, BBC2 ★★★ This gritty Sons Of Anarchy spin-off returns for a third series, and opens with a double bill. A shutdown at the US-Mexico border threatens the bikers’ heroin trade – which could in turn threaten the future of the club.

MONDAY

Devon And Cornwall

8PM, CH4 ★★★

While steam engine enthusiast Jack Ayland embarks on a journey across Devon in an 80-year-old steamroller, free divers Georgina Miller and Alice Hickson explore a spectacular underwater cave for the very first time.

Ireland’s Rich List

9.35PM, RTÉ ONE ★★★★

It’s been a year of huge upheaval, but has that been reflected on the rich list? Richard Curran finds out as he looks at some of the winners and losers, beginning with a company that’s driving forward Ireland’s green revolution.

Gold Rush 9PM, BBC1 ★★★★ Team GB wasn’t always an Olympic powerhouse. This three-part series draws on interviews with some of the biggest names in British sport to trace the journey from humiliation at Atlanta in 1996 (one gold medal) through to the London Games in 2012. And it seems they owe a debt of gratitude to former British Prime Minister John Major and the country’s national lottery.

24 Hours In A&E 9PM, CH4 ★★★★ Among the patients we meet this week are Wendy, 56, who arrives at St George’s with an open ankle fracture, and Ioannis, 84, who collapsed at home after a bout of dizziness.

Great British Gardens With Carol Klein 9PM, CH5 ★★★★

Carol visits the garden of a 16th-century manor house in Shropshire, a beautiful and intricate four-acre oasis in the English tradition. Owners Lesley and John bought Wollerton Old Hall in 1983, and set about recapturing the spirit and quality of a bygone era.

Kathy Burke: Money Talks

10PM, CH4 ★★★

On a quest to get us talking about money, the comedian travels Britain in a twopart documentary to meet people at both ends of the wealth spectrum to discover just how money dominates all our lives.

TUESDAY

The Dog Rescuers With Alan Davies 7PM, CH5 ★★★

In Merseyside, nine-year-old English bull terrier Tyson has grown too large for his owner, and is handed over to the care of the RSPCA. Can they get tubby Tyson to slim down and find a new home? Meanwhile, in Putney, Alan is giving vet Alex Wade Smith a helping hand.

Bake Off: The Professionals

8PM, CH4 ★★★★

Liam Charles and Tom Allen welcome back the three best teams from each of the two sets of heats, and, after producing perfect pithiviers and brilliant brioches, they must create a sugar showpiece on a futuristic jungle theme. Only five will go through to the quarter-final.

The Yorkshire Vet

8PM, CH5 ★★★

Julian Norton comes face to face with one of his noisiest patients yet as he heads to Jackie’s farm to treat Mako the alpaca, who has a lump on his face the size of half a football. Peter Wright, meanwhile, is struggling to work out the mystery illness that leads donkey Mable to lose weight.

Forensics: The Real CSI

9PM, BBC2 ★★★★

West Midlands Police are called to a complex crime scene, where a man is found dead and there’s evidence of several violent incidents that have happened over a wide area. The police also discover a cannabis factory at a nearby house — can forensic investigators make sense of it all?

WEDNESDAY

Donal’s Family Food in Minutes 7.30PM, RTÉ ONE ★★★

A tasty dish for the entire household that suits Irish tastes doesn’t have to take all day, as Donal Skehan is delighted to show us, again and again. Here he whips up some easy-to-make tacos and a chocolate biscuit cake.