Tomorrow's Food (BBC1, 9pm)

WHILE we might worry that some are more concerned about the next visit to the foodbank, there is a fascination for many about what we'll be eating in future. Tomorrow’s Food shows how our choices arrive from field, through to the aisles of the supermarket, to our dining tables. Led by Dara O Briain, this series will reveal the cutting-edge technologies and produce appearing in farms, supermarkets, kitchens and restaurants around the world, transforming how we grow, buy and eat our food.

The world’s population may be growing, but the world is coming up with ingenious solutions to ensure the future of our breakfasts, lunches and dinners.

In this first episode O Briain visits Thanet Earth, the hi-tech greenhouse farm in Kent that grows millions of fruit and vegetables throughout the year – and all without any soil. He meets the technical team behind the farm where everything is controlled: the light, the temperature and even the insects.

The comedian then heads to Texas where they’ve had five years of drought and are using a technique called "cloud seeding": releasing a small amount of chemicals from a plane to produce rain, enough to supply a city the size of San Francisco. He also experiments with digital tastes, delivered through a receptor on your tongue. Could we be close to emailing flavours to our friends?

Michelin-starred chef Angela Hartnett meets the scientists in the US Army kitchens, who are creating food which can stand the test of time and could hold the secret to the end of the sell-by date. Harnett also tries out the talking frying pan that promises to help you cook the perfect meal every time.

Greengrocer Chris Bavin is at an Australian farm that’s replacing farmers with robots, from ones that herd cows to flying drones that keep an eye on crops. Bavin then tries out a seaweed pill that could stop your body from absorbing some of the fat in your diet. Determined to put this to the test, he gathers together a group of truck drivers with a fatty diet to see if this pill could really work for them – with astonishing results.

Technology expert Dr Shini Somara visits the hi-tech restaurants of Shanghai to see robot waiters in action and enjoys a multi-sensory eating experience, where everything you see, smell, hear and taste is controlled by the restaurant. Somara will also investigate whether the Miracle Berry lives up to its name.

Sepp Blatter Exposed: The Fall of FIFA (Channel 5, 9pm)

ONE-off documentary exploring how the Swiss-born former public relations boss rose to become the president of FIFA and arguably the most powerful man in world football. Despite increasing the involvement of African and Asian countries and transforming the sport into a global business during his 17-year presidential tenure, the organisation became mired in allegations of corruption and eventually the subject of a transatlantic legal investigation which led to Blatter's suspension last month.

London Spy (BBC2, 9pm)

DURING a brutal interrogation, the police accuse Danny of being responsible for Alex's death and he realises he is being framed as he is confronted with an increasing amount of incriminating evidence. He is then knocked sideways by a devastating revelation and turns to the only person who can help him – Scottie. The pair plunge into the world of Westminster politics and end up in a situation that threatens to swallow them both. Thriller, starring Ben Whishaw and Jim Broadbent, with James Fox, Mark Gatiss and Harriet Walter.

Live at the Apollo (BBC2, Regions Vary)

ONE half of The Mighty Boosh and Never Mind the Buzzcocks team captain Noel Fielding takes over the hosting reins of the long-running show as he comperes an evening of stand-up at London's Hammersmith Apollo. The comedian, actor, artist, DJ and musician treats the audience to his own peculiar brand of surreal humour, before introducing routines by two up-and-coming stars of the comedy circuit, with south Londoner Dane Baptiste and Irishman Al Porter taking to the stage at the famous venue.

Viv Hardwick