TV Tonight: High Drama with the World's Largest Lion Pride on BBC Two
Brave film-makers return to Botswana's Okavango delta for an intense wildlife documentary, Big Cats 24/7, airing at 9pm on BBC Two. This gripping episode rejoins the expanding Xudum lion pride, now officially recorded as the largest in the world. However, the males are absent, leaving the females to confront intruding lions in a tense showdown. Additionally, viewers will meet leopard Lediba, who must step up within her pride, and cheetah Pobe, struggling to keep her two young cubs alive amidst the challenges of the wild.
How to Sleep Better: Denise Van Outen Investigates Restful Nights
At 8pm on Channel 4, Denise Van Outen hosts a one-off programme, How to Sleep Better, delving into the secrets of quality rest. She consults experts on various sleep disruptors, including diet, menopause, and snoring, while experimenting with innovative gadgets and therapies that could offer solutions for those struggling to find peaceful slumber.
Death in Paradise: A Poisonous Twist on a Caribbean Stage
BBC One presents Death in Paradise at 9pm, featuring a classic mystery with a unique twist. An actor dies on stage during a beach production of The Tempest, seemingly poisoned, yet his co-stars drank from the same bottle. DI Wilson, played by Don Gilet, faces another perplexing case to unravel in this head-scratching episode.
Other Evening Highlights Across Channels
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee Australia airs at 9pm on BBC Three, offering a daft panel show with 1970s-style production design. Host Guy Montgomery puts Australian comics through spelling challenges, even mining their old social media posts for inspiration.
On Sky Atlantic at 9pm, Under Salt Marsh reaches its series climax as a violent storm batters Morfa Halen. Jackie and Bull seek the truth in a Welsh village, racing against time as floods threaten to wash away crucial evidence.
The Graham Norton Show compiles viral moments at 10.40pm on BBC One, including Kate Winslet's anecdote about shaving Eminem and Miriam Margolyes making Alexander Skarsgård blush.
Film Choices for Late-Night Viewing
BBC Two airs Scrapper at 11pm, a charming drama by Charlotte Regan. It follows 12-year-old Georgie, played by Lola Campbell, who lives alone on an east London estate after her mother's death, stealing bikes to survive until her absent father, Jason (Harris Dickinson), reappears.
Prime Video features Paul McCartney: Man on the Run, a documentary covering McCartney's solo career from 1969 to 1980, with intimate interviews and private photos.
Disney+ offers In the Blink of an Eye, a sci-fi adventure by Andrew Stanton exploring life and death across three timelines, from Neanderthals to a 25th-century space mission.
Paramount+ presents Dead of Winter, a thriller starring Emma Thompson as a widow who rescues a captive woman during an ice-fishing trip in Minnesota, with Fargo-esque humor and tension.
Sky Cinema Premiere screens Jurassic World: Rebirth at 7.10am and 8pm, a reboot focusing on dinosaur wonder as mercenaries and scientists explore a forbidden island with genetically mutated creatures.
