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9pm on BBC Two
Chris Packham begins his fascinating five-part series next to a Kenyan waterhole, laughing in amused amazement at the magnificent creature that is the African elephant. No one would ever design an animal like this, so how did it evolve? The answer is a four-billion-year-old epic story of hunger, conflict, and earth-shaking natural disasters, all of which made the survivors stronger. Jack Seale

Animal control

6pm, Sky One
Four seasons have already aired in the US, and now this sitcom about animal control officers in Seattle is making its way to the UK. The opening contains a plot revolving around a wild weasel in the attic and one where one team member slips a snack into a teammate’s pocket as soon as he approaches dozens of ostriches. Alexey Duggins

24 hours in A&E

9pm on Channel 4
Back to the frantic Queen’s Medical Center in Nottingham for further emergency assessments. The parents of a 10-week-old baby are distraught after a choking accident. Did any milk get into his lungs? Elsewhere, a veteran bus driver is diagnosed with a nasty-looking infection in his leg that turns out to be very serious indeed. Graeme Virtue

Dragon House

9pm, Sky Atlantic
The crown weighs heavier than ever on Rhaenyra Targaryen’s head: having seized the Iron Throne, she now discovers the full extent of the treachery she faces. Even as the arch-devil reveals devastating secrets, the prequel to Game of Thrones offers a nuanced examination of the difference between power and control. youth

Terrorism in the Outback: The Falconio Murder

9 p.m., U&W

Twenty-five years after the case that shocked Australia – a man was shot in the outback while traveling with his girlfriend – a forensic research specialist who worked on the Soham double murder case and a retired FBI analyst who was part of the Madeleine McCann investigation team up to try to solve this cold case. Nail biting has two parts. Priya Elan

How to cheat your way onto the property ladder

At 10pm on Channel 4
Hypnotize a real estate agent? Selling £20 avocados? Promoting living spaces the size of Guantanamo Bay cells? This could only be Opah Butler ending the housing crisis – including a conversation with Andy Burnham – while trying to get on the ladder. But the final moments are unpredictable when his mission takes an unexpected turn. Holly Richardson