SIX HIGHLIGHTS FOR WHAT EVER MOOD YOU’RE IN

If you want familyfriendly adventure... THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO Saturday, 3.30pm, ITV

5-4-3-2-1. Thunderbirds are go for a new, third series, as the FAB Tracy family return to save the world again. This computergenerated version may lack the charm of Gerry Anderson’s original puppets, but it’s still great family entertainment.

If you want nature... AUTUMNWATCH Monday, 8pm, BBC2

Martin Hughes-Games, Michaela Strachan and Chris Packham set up home in a new location to bring us a series of reports every night until Thursday. RSPB Arne Reserve in Dorset provides a wonderful setting to watch an extraordinary array of wildlife during this most beautiful of seasons.

If you want a worthy campaign to get behind... HUGH AND THE IVORY WAR Monday, 9pm, BBC1

The illegal wildlife trade is a $20 billion industry, with 82 elephants and four rhinos poached every day in Africa. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall explores this evil trade, and discovers the market for ivory is thriving, even here in the UK.

If you want to say goodbye to old friends... COLD FEET Monday, 9pm, ITV

It’s been wonderful to while away the past few weeks with some old friends, and they will be missed on Monday nights. As the sixth series draws to an end, Tina (Leanne Best) organises an eventful surprise party for Adam (James Nesbitt). And this will be one they’ll never forget.

If you want new drama... THE YOUNG POPE Thursday, 9pm, Sky Atlantic

Jude Law playing the Pope sounded like one of the most bizarre pieces of casting in television history. But the British actor is very impressive as the newly elected Pope Pius XIII, who is determined to stamp his authority on the secretive world of the Vatican, while also struggling with his own faith.

If you want history... SECRETS OF GREAT BRITISH CASTLES Friday, 8pm, Ch5

The trendy historian Dan Jones returns with a second series profiling the nation’s most majestic landmarks. His first stop is Edinburgh Castle to tell the bloody story of Scotland’s gem, which began life as an IronAge battle base, and remains a military facility to this day.