BBC Proms 2024
7pm, BBC Two
It’s Proms season! Clive Miley kicks off eight incredible weeks of classical music at the Royal Albert Hall. On the opening night, the BBC Symphony Orchestra will perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Conductor Elim Chan will make his Proms debut, and star soloist Isata Kanneh-Mason will perform Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto. Immerse yourself in two magical hours of music. Holly Richardson
Gardener’s World
6pm, BBC Two
At the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park in Cheshire, the biggest horticultural event in the north of England, Adam Frost and Frances Tophill enjoy the event whilst exploring inspiration for small urban spaces and affordable gardening ideas, plus Toby Buckland visits nearby Arley Hall. human resources
Lake District Rescue Service
8pm, Channel 4
Of the 18 million tourists who visit the Lake District every year, some forget that the area can be extremely dangerous if you don’t know what you’re doing. The series follows mountain rescuers as they come face to face with people who find themselves in unruly situations – and on this visit a badly broken leg finds himself in a race against the clock as dawn breaks. Phil Harrison
Champion: Full Gallop
9pm, ITV1
This horse racing documentary begins with the famous King George VI Chase at Kempton Park, Sunbury on Boxing Day and focuses on the characters of the sport, both horse and human. Paul Nicholls is a 12-time winner and fancies himself the Alex Ferguson of racing, but can Hewick, the £800 pub-loving Irish horse, upset the status quo? Ellen E. Jones
8 out of 10 cats are counting down
9pm, Channel 4
The After Hours Remix sees the return of more free-form letter-laying fun, as a Jimmy Carr-hosted game show double feature (followed by I Literally Just Told You) sees Richard Ayoade and Katherine Ryan take on John Richardson and Dan Tiernan, with Rachel Riley and Suzie Dent once again acting as arbitrators. Graham Virtue
Terror at 30,000 feet
9pm, Channel 5
The first airline close call to be reexamined in a new documentary series that’s the stuff of flying anxiety: a British Airways flight from Gatwick to Kenya in 2000, when a passenger entered the cockpit and struggled with the pilot to gain control of the plane. human resources
