Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure

BBC2, 9pm

In 2013, the comedian (below) embarked on his most ambitious tour yet, taking in 27 countries, with Izzard performing in Spanish and French as well as English. As we’ve come to expect from the performer, the set is packed full of surreal flights of fancy. The gags come thick and fast, covering a wide range of topics that take us from ancient Rome to the present day.

BBC1, 9pm

With black patients dying in disproportionate numbers from Covid-19, actor David Harewood (below) wants to find out why. Dr Guddi Singh explains that it could be down to people from ethnic minority backgrounds being more likely to be key workers. Harewood also looks at whether lifestyle can affect your health and if racism has an impact on the body.