PICK OF THE DAY

Inventing The Impossible: The Big Life Fix

8PM, BBC2

New series of the uplifting show following a team of top engineers, designers and computer programmers as they come up with bespoke inventions to change the lives of people struggling with very different problems. Utilising their extraordinarily creative imaginations, along with cutting-edge science and technology, the eight-strong team (including Ross Atkin, right) devise solutions to difficult challenges. In the first of four episodes, they meet a young man who could die if his skin is exposed to sunlight.

Horizon: Spina Bifida & Me

9PM, BBC2

Despite having spina bifida herself, actor Ruth Madeley (star of the Bafta-winning BBC drama Don’t Take My Baby) admits that she doesn’t fully understand the condition. In this Horizon film, she sets out to discover why she was born with it, whether it could have been prevented, and what it could mean for her future.

Our Shirley Valentine Summer

9PM, ITV

Nancy Dell’Olio is struggling to fit in with her housemates as the women embark on their second potentially lifechanging week on the Greek island of Naxos. Plus, Ingrid Tarrant braves her first date in more than a decade, and Lizzie Cundy sets out to discover if she has what it takes to fulfil her dream of running a restaurant.

Eamonn & Ruth: How The Other Half Lives

9PM, CH5

The average woman spends £18,000 on her face during her lifetime; those with more money than sense can easily spend that in a single day. Exploring the beauty regimes of the super-rich, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford find that looking a million dollars can cost a lot more than that.