TV tonight: what could possibly go wrong in the live EastEnders episode?
7.30pm, BBC One The BBC has gone all in for EastEnders' 40th anniversary: Ross Kemp's back on the square as Grant Mitchell, and iPlayer is overflowing with classic 'doof doof' episodes and spin-offs. The jewel in the crown, though, is this live episode, with an interactive twist as the public will be allowed to decide the outcome of one storyline: will Denise end up with Mr Reliable, Jack, or take a chance on Ravi? But more importantly, will anything go disastrously wrong? Hannah J Davies
8pm, Channel 4
A handsome chow chow, a cockapoo who likes to be heard and a family of three who want to stick together – these are the pooches looking to match with a new owner this week. Will 11-year-old Luke be taking one (or some) home? Hollie Richardson
9pm, BBC One It's potatoes v tomatoes in this round of the business reality show, as the teams create dishes to entice the general public at lunchtime. True to Apprentice form, there are kitchen mishaps, risky promises and odd pricings aplenty, all of which lead to one candidate's last supper in the boardroom. Nicole Vassell
9pm, Channel 4 This hospital documentary manages to balance the trauma of emergency medicine with hopeful studies of the human condition. A 55-year-old woman is blue-lighted to Queen's medical centre in Nottingham, where staff soon realise their latest patient is, in fact, one of their most senior nursing colleagues, Sister Lou. HJD
9pm, Channel 5 Walter Raleigh is (not entirely accurately) credited with bringing potatoes and tobacco to Europe – and the Elizabethan explorer's legacy is the next to be scrutinised in James May's series. He starts by asking how Raleigh talked his way to the top of London high society using the art of persuasion. HR
10.30pm, Channel 5 A double-bill finale for the divisive Irish drama inspired by the 'Vanishing Triangle' – the high-profile disappearances of eight women during the 80s and 90s. A lead to the killer takes Lisa and Brennan to an abandoned slaughterhouse. Will they find the answers they're searching for? HR
Vesper (Kristina Buožytė and Bruno Samper, 2022), 9pm, Film4
Kristina Buožytė and Bruno Samper's coming-of-age sci-fi movie combines imaginative design with a fable-like feel. It's a dystopian story set in a new dark age with a genetically mutated ecosystem and citadels that control the few viable crops. Teenager Vesper (Raffiella Chapman) just about survives in a rural shack with her bedbound father, while keeping out of the way of the local bigwig, her uncle Jonas (an implacably brutal Eddie Marsan). But she has scientific skills that offer hope for the future, especially after an encounter with a mysterious citadel dweller (Rosy McEwen). Simon Wardell
The Ladykillers (Alexander Mackendrick, 1955), 9pm, Sky Arts The final classic from the golden age of Ealing Studios, Alexander Mackendrick's piquant comedy pits a gang of robbers against a sweet old widow who lives near London's King's Cross station. Alec Guinness is the most famous name, playing their leader, Prof Marcus, but dramatically it's a group effort, with Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom and Peter Sellers part of his motley crew. Katie Johnson is the formidable Mrs Wilberforce, who rents out rooms to Marcus's 'string quintet' while they plan their next operation, and proves to be their unwitting nemesis. SW
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