FIVE OF THE BEST

The Repair Shop

BBC2, 6.45pm

IF YOU have a treasured family heirloom that you are worried will not remain in one piece for long enough to be passed down to the next generation, this is the show for you, as Jay Blades and his team get to work restoring much-loved items. In the first episode of the new series, Steven Fletcher works his magic on a watch with an extraordinary story. Its owner, Ron, has come all the way from the Netherlands to seek Steve’s expertise, but this isn’t the timepiece’s first remarkable journey. It originally belonged to Ron’s grandmother, who hid it in her dress for four years while she was held in a prisoner of war camp during the Second World War. The team also gets to work on a 100-year-old Louis Vuitton trunk.

Jamie Cooks Italy

Channel 4, 8.30pm

NEW series. Jamie Oliver and his friend, mentor and fellow chef Gennaro Contaldo explore traditional Italian home cooking, beginning by visiting the Aeolian Islands to track down undiscovered recipes untouched by time. Ninety-three-year-old caper farmer Franchina teaches Jamie how to cook stuffed squid, inspiring his grilled squid and zingy caper salsa. He also cooks Sunday lunch with the matriarch of one of the archipelago’s biggest families, with the menu featuring chicken and aubergine pot roast with lemony couscous.

Who Do You Think You Are?

BBC1, 9pm

CRIMINAL law barrister and TV judge Robert Rinder follows the story of his Holocaust survivor grandfather, hearing first-hand testimony of the horror of Nazi forced-labour camps as well as of the hope offered by a new life at Lake Windermere. Robert also investigates the dark mystery surrounding his great-grandfather, which leads him to a small town in Latvia, where he uncovers a story that will ultimately, he hopes, lay family ghosts to rest.

Bollywood: The World’s Biggest Film Industry

BBC2, 9pm

PART one of two. Anita Rani explores the world of Indian cinema, revealing the extraordinary stories and secrets behind an industry that employs more than a quarter of a million people. She begins her journey in Mumbai – the home of Bollywood – where the stars tower over the city on enormous murals. Anita discovers just how important the movies are to everyday people at one of the city’s oldest cinemas.

Mark Gatiss on John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art

BBC4, 9pm

ACTOR and writer Mark Gatiss has been obsessed with John Minton since he first happened upon his work as a teenager. As the title suggests, he might not be a household name now, but for a time John was one of the most popular 20th-century British artists. However, his seemingly charmed life was cut short. In this film Mark tells the story of Minton’s complex life, revealing how this prolific painter was one of the leading figures in post-war British art, known for his landscapes and portraits.