Celebrity 5 Go Caravanning, C5, 8pm
THERE have been so many shows about veteran celebs going on holiday together, it’s practically become its own genre, but this series should prove there is still life in the format. It sends former Doctor Who Colin Baker, Benidorm’s Sherrie Hewson, veteran DJ Tony Blackburn, ex-EastEnder Todd Carty and pop star Sonia out on the open road in touring caravans. In this first edition, they meet for the first time in Morecambe, before heading to the Lake District. Unfortunately, the trip doesn’t get off to the most promising start.
First Night of the Proms, BBC2, 8.30pm
NEW series. At London’s Royal Albert Hall, the season launches with a feast for the eyes and ears in the world premiere of Five Telegrams, with music by Anna Meredith and stunning digital projections by 59 Productions marking the centenary of the end of the First World War. The programme also features Vaughan Williams’s pre-war choral masterpiece Toward the Unknown Region, along with Holst’s evergreen Proms favourite The Planets. The BBC Symphony Orchestra is joined by the BBC Symphony Chorus, the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and the BBC Proms Youth Ensemble. Presented by Katie Derham.
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, C4, 9pm
NEW series. Regulars including hitherto perennial host Jimmy Carr are nudged to one side as Canadian comedian Katherine Ryan hosts an all-female edition. Roisin Conaty and Jessica Hynes take on Sara Pascoe and Lolly Adefope, as part of a celebration of 100 years of women’s suffrage. Rachel Riley is at the letters and numbers board as usual. Morgana Robinson appears in character as EastEnders’ Natalie Cassidy.
Dicte: Crime Reporter, More4, 9pm
THE Danish thriller is back, although at first, some viewers may wonder if it’s about to turn into a domestic drama. Dicte (Iben Hjejle) has quit her job as a journalist, married Bo and plans to write a book. Fortunately for the fans (if not the characters), the honeymoon period doesn’t last long as just a day after the wedding, Bo goes to Lebanon on an assignment that takes a dramatic turn.
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