7.25pm, BBC OneIt’s time for the new Strictly era to begin, with Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe ebulliently taking over (sparkling) hosting duties. EastEnders stalwart Lacey Turner, footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips, Aussie singer Delta Goodrem, Gavin and Stacey’s Melanie Walters and previous dropout Dani Dyer are some of the 15 celebrities meeting their dance partners in this curtain-raiser. Alongside them, as is now customary in celebrity-based reality TV competitions, there’ll be some “media personalities” you’ll probably need to Google.
But it’s not all change: the usual four judges are back with their scoring paddles. All that’s left to do is get ready to rumba! Hollie Richardson 9.15pm, BBC One Francis Galton’s groundbreaking century-old statistics theory is the inspiration behind this new gameshow. (No mention here of him also being widely considered the originator of eugenics though …) John Bishop puts contestants against the audience to ask: is the crowd better than the individual?
Anyone who beats the theory could win £30k. HR 6.10pm, ITV1 It’s a double Willis weekender, as she returns to host this next round of the singing competition. So far, Kelly Rowland has been left in tears after Aaren James’s emotional performance of How Do I Say Goodbye, while Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones used the show’s first Rewind button to bring back Phantom of the Opera singer Finlay McKillop.
HR 9pm, BBC Four It’s the third season of this stylish fact-based French period drama, and the past of courtesan turned informant Meg Steinheil (the charismatic Evelyne Brochu) has caught up with her. However, even as she processes the loss of her husband, her statement isn’t adding up. Meanwhile, Dreyfus has returned, bringing trouble.
Phil Harrison An evening-long celebration of the country-pop goddess. First, her 2014 Glastonbury triumph. Then, a documentary in which KT Tunstall explores the parallel careers of Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris.
Finally, Dolly’s appearances on the BBC. PH 10pm, Sky One Live from London, the homegrown SNL offshoot roared back last week, with a brand new Andy Burnham (George Fouracres) and a seamless debut from Freddie Meredith. This week sees Stath Lets Flats mastermind Jamie Demetriou on hosting duty, with music from rock duo Royal Blood.
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