Nuclear Armageddon: How Close Are We?
9pm, BBC Two
Who wants cosy, low-stakes TV to ease into 2024 when there is this jaw-dropping reality check on the world being on the verge of a nuclear apocalypse? Journalist Jane Corbin speaks to the scientists, investigators and diplomats who set the Doomsday Clock – which, already minutes away from midnight (read: a global catastrophe), is due to be updated on 23 January. Hollie Richardson
Dragons’ Den
8pm, BBC One
Footballer turned entrepreneur Gary Neville is a guest dragon in the den this week – and you bet there is a footy pitch in store. After inviting Deborah Meaden to take an impressive penalty, hopeful Billy wants to take his match-worn football boots memorabilia business into the big league. HR
Tonight: Keir Starmer – Up Close
8.30pm, ITV1
Anushka Asthana goes behind the scenes with potential next prime minister Keir Starmer as he watches Arsenal in the pub and struggles to deal with the Gaza crisis. Asthana spends three months with the Labour leader, which may or may not prove long enough to eke a meaningful statement of political principle out of him. Jack Seale
Grantchester
9pm, ITV1
It is not just crime-solving this week as the village is rocked by a serious accident when Will (Tom Brittney) heads out on the motorbike he promised his pregnant wife Bonnie (Charlotte Ritchie) he wouldn’t ride. As Geordie investigates what happened and finds a body near the scene, the case becomes more complicated. Hannah Verdier
The Madame Blanc Mysteries
9pm, Channel 5
Having survived a murder attempt by naughty miss Babs, our antique-dealing heroine Jean White (Sally Lindsay) returns to solve all manner of mysteries in the picturesque little French village of Sainte Victoire. This week: an innocent bystander is gunned down at a bus stop. Ali Catterall
Julia
9pm, Sky Atlantic
Sarah Lancashire continues to be utterly charming as TV chef Julia Child in this sumptuous drama. Postponing their return to the US, Julia and Paul (David Hyde Pierce) head to Paris for a romantic weekend – until old friend Avis (Bebe Neuwirth) turns up, also avoiding real life. Cue an itinerary of comedy gold and a boozy night with Jean-Paul Sartre. HR