The Voice UK, STV, 8.30pm
IT’S the first of the knockout shows as the remaining 12 acts sing for a place in the semi-finals. Coaches Will.i.am, Tom Jones, Olly Murs and Jennifer Hudson can pick only one act from their teams to progress. Helping them are Craig David, members of the Black Eyed Peas, Kylie Minogue and 2006 X Factor winner Leona Lewis.
Below the Surface, BBC4, 9pm
AFTER last week’s opening double bill, the explosive Danish thriller from the creators of The Killing and Borgen continues as Philip plans an armed response to the first hostage execution. The mission is risky and creates a rift in the negotiating team, but TTF gets ever closer to the hostage taker’s identity.
Troy: Fall of a City, BBC1, 9pm
PARIS finds himself a fugitive, hunted by Greek forces intent on avenging the slight that sparked the flames of war. Back in Troy, Helen is left without a single ally as Pandarus’s investigation gathers momentum and the Trojans try to exploit divisions among the Greeks.
Performance Live: Winged Bull in the Elephant Case, BBC2, 11.40pm
IN 2009, Eve Myles and Trevor Eve starred in a BBC drama entitled Framed, in which works of art from London’s National Gallery were moved in a Welsh mine for safekeeping following a flood.
It was based on events during the Second World War, when curators saved hundreds of works from destruction by Nazi bombs. It is also the inspiration for the latest edition of BBC Two’s occasional Performance Live series, which showcases extraordinary productions by some of the country’s best arts organisations.
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