Britain's Great War | The Many Faces Of Dick Emery | Football: Dundee United vs St Johnstone | Food & Drink | The Bletchley Circle | Damages | Looking**Britain's Great War*
9pm, BBC1*
The recent spat between Michael Gove and almost everybody else confirmed that, nearly a century after Gavrilo Princip raised his pistol at Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the first world war is still able to stir passionate argument. This four-part series, presented by Jeremy Paxman, will doubtless do the same, but then good documentary television should. In this first episode, Paxman recounts the (still disputed) causes of the conflict, and charts Britain's slowly budding comprehension of the horror into which Europe had stumbled. Andrew Mueller
**The Many Faces Of Dick Emery*
9pm, BBC2*
Seventeen million: the audience figure The Dick Emery Show regularly pulled in – and the number of years his Saturday TV show seemed to plough on for (just under two decades, in reality). Which likely explains why catchphrases such as "Ooh, you are awful … but I like you!" (the first part also being the title of his ridiculously entertaining 1972 film) seem so indelibly carved into the comedy bedrock. Here, David Walliams and Charlie Higson reflect on this gifted mimic's appeal. Ali Catterall
**Football: Dundee United vs St Johnstone*
7.15pm, BT Sport 1
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Another year, another title procession for Celtic in the Scottish Premiership – they're currently 13 points clear of second-placed Aberdeen, with two games in hand – but, with 10 or so games to go until the league undergoes its split, at least the race for Europe is competitive. This contest features two of the top-half teams, as Dundee United – winless in 2014 – take on a St Johnstone side recently criticised by manager Tommy Wright for their indifferent away form. Gwilym Mumford
**Food & Drink*
8.30pm, BBC2
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What a novelty it is to see Michel Roux Jr's face soften. The catalyst for this monumental event is Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry, who joins him and drinks expert Kate Goodman for a new series. With a focus on trying to reduce the £500 each household wastes binning out-of-date food each a year, there are leftover-based recipes, an argument for keeping week-old brie, and a lesson in how to cook every part of a chicken. Over in booze corner, Kate pours thrifty grappa, a "face-changer" of a drink. Hannah Verdier
**The Bletchley Circle*
9pm, ITV1
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The period crime drama concludes with the clever quartet facing corruption within the vice squad. First, though, there's the small matter of a visit to malevolent Marta, where Jean poses as a bad 'un in search of dodgy cigarettes to sell on at a profit. Not that it's tobacco that's Jean's major interest, not when Marta is also a people-trafficker. The denouement here, which involves a code-breaking machine plus a spot of breaking and entering, involves a certain suspension of disbelief, but is well-crafted TV nonetheless. Jonathan Wright
**Three Wives, One Husband – Married To The Mormons*
10pm, Channel 4*
To many, there is no difference between the fundamentalist Church of Latter‑Day Saints community of Centennial Park, Arizona, and the wider Mormon faith. But the former has a different way of practising matrimony: women choose their husbands through "an inspiration" from God and, in turn, the men try to prove themselves worthy. Here, cameras are granted unprecedented access into the town, giving insight into the residents as they go about their daily lives. Bim Adewunmi
**Damages*
10pm, Lifetime
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At long last, a UK airing for the fourth series of this high-stakes legal drama. As is customary with the show, the opener sets up a major series-long case. This time, it's a wrongful death suit being brought against Howard Erickson (John Goodman), CEO of High Star, a private security firm working in Afghanistan under contract with the US government. Chris Messina – now a regular in The Mindy Project – guest stars as Ellen's (Rose Byrne) childhood friend, a mentally scarred marine who also worked for High Star. Bim Adewunmi
**Looking*
10.35pm, Sky Atlantic*
Andrew Haigh's drama focuses on the dysfunctional lives of a group of gay San Franciscans and has garnered the kind of mass critical keyboard-bashing that ushered in Girls. It does share that show's sexual frankness – episode one starts with an unsuccessful woodland handjob – and has plenty of toe-curling moments, mostly based around Patrick's horrendous social interactions. Among the cringey bits, though, are some funny, eye-opening moments, all set against the beautifully shot backdrop of the City By The Bay. Lanre Bakare Reported by guardian.co.uk 14 hours ago.
9pm, BBC1*
The recent spat between Michael Gove and almost everybody else confirmed that, nearly a century after Gavrilo Princip raised his pistol at Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the first world war is still able to stir passionate argument. This four-part series, presented by Jeremy Paxman, will doubtless do the same, but then good documentary television should. In this first episode, Paxman recounts the (still disputed) causes of the conflict, and charts Britain's slowly budding comprehension of the horror into which Europe had stumbled. Andrew Mueller
**The Many Faces Of Dick Emery*
9pm, BBC2*
Seventeen million: the audience figure The Dick Emery Show regularly pulled in – and the number of years his Saturday TV show seemed to plough on for (just under two decades, in reality). Which likely explains why catchphrases such as "Ooh, you are awful … but I like you!" (the first part also being the title of his ridiculously entertaining 1972 film) seem so indelibly carved into the comedy bedrock. Here, David Walliams and Charlie Higson reflect on this gifted mimic's appeal. Ali Catterall
**Football: Dundee United vs St Johnstone*
7.15pm, BT Sport 1
*
Another year, another title procession for Celtic in the Scottish Premiership – they're currently 13 points clear of second-placed Aberdeen, with two games in hand – but, with 10 or so games to go until the league undergoes its split, at least the race for Europe is competitive. This contest features two of the top-half teams, as Dundee United – winless in 2014 – take on a St Johnstone side recently criticised by manager Tommy Wright for their indifferent away form. Gwilym Mumford
**Food & Drink*
8.30pm, BBC2
*
What a novelty it is to see Michel Roux Jr's face soften. The catalyst for this monumental event is Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry, who joins him and drinks expert Kate Goodman for a new series. With a focus on trying to reduce the £500 each household wastes binning out-of-date food each a year, there are leftover-based recipes, an argument for keeping week-old brie, and a lesson in how to cook every part of a chicken. Over in booze corner, Kate pours thrifty grappa, a "face-changer" of a drink. Hannah Verdier
**The Bletchley Circle*
9pm, ITV1
*
The period crime drama concludes with the clever quartet facing corruption within the vice squad. First, though, there's the small matter of a visit to malevolent Marta, where Jean poses as a bad 'un in search of dodgy cigarettes to sell on at a profit. Not that it's tobacco that's Jean's major interest, not when Marta is also a people-trafficker. The denouement here, which involves a code-breaking machine plus a spot of breaking and entering, involves a certain suspension of disbelief, but is well-crafted TV nonetheless. Jonathan Wright
**Three Wives, One Husband – Married To The Mormons*
10pm, Channel 4*
To many, there is no difference between the fundamentalist Church of Latter‑Day Saints community of Centennial Park, Arizona, and the wider Mormon faith. But the former has a different way of practising matrimony: women choose their husbands through "an inspiration" from God and, in turn, the men try to prove themselves worthy. Here, cameras are granted unprecedented access into the town, giving insight into the residents as they go about their daily lives. Bim Adewunmi
**Damages*
10pm, Lifetime
*
At long last, a UK airing for the fourth series of this high-stakes legal drama. As is customary with the show, the opener sets up a major series-long case. This time, it's a wrongful death suit being brought against Howard Erickson (John Goodman), CEO of High Star, a private security firm working in Afghanistan under contract with the US government. Chris Messina – now a regular in The Mindy Project – guest stars as Ellen's (Rose Byrne) childhood friend, a mentally scarred marine who also worked for High Star. Bim Adewunmi
**Looking*
10.35pm, Sky Atlantic*
Andrew Haigh's drama focuses on the dysfunctional lives of a group of gay San Franciscans and has garnered the kind of mass critical keyboard-bashing that ushered in Girls. It does share that show's sexual frankness – episode one starts with an unsuccessful woodland handjob – and has plenty of toe-curling moments, mostly based around Patrick's horrendous social interactions. Among the cringey bits, though, are some funny, eye-opening moments, all set against the beautifully shot backdrop of the City By The Bay. Lanre Bakare Reported by guardian.co.uk 14 hours ago.