Million Pound Pawn (ITV, 8pm)

AS we deal with an economic crisis, more people could be considering pawning a valuable item. So, this new series, which explores the world of pawnbroking from both the perspective of those in the business and the members of the public looking to part with their prized possessions, feels very timely. In the first episode, pawnbroker Ray meets a business owner who wants a big-money return on his exclusive Lamborghini, but will Ray be able to meet the client’s expectations and make a profit? In Sheffield, pawnbroker Dan meets divorcee Fran, who is looking to sell a watch she inherited. If it’s genuine, it could raise a life-changing amount, but the market in fakes is booming, and Dan needs expert advice to ensure it’s the real deal. Meanwhile, a former 80s pop star meets Kathy, one of just a few female pawnbrokers in the industry, to raise some cash.

Lucy Worsley

Lucy Worsley

Blitz Spirit with Lucy Worsley (BBC1, 8.30pm)

Britain likes to pride itself on its ‘Blitz spirit’ _ to use another Second World War-era phrase, our ability to ‘keep calm and carry on’ in a crisis. In this documentary, historian Lucy Worsley is finding out what it was really like to experience that terrifying period of history, using accounts from six people who lived, worked and volunteered during the Blitz, which lasted from 7 September 1940 to 11 May 1941. During those eight months, German planes dropped 32,000 tonnes of bombs on British cities, claiming the lives of 44,652 people. Drawing on archive footage and biographies and oral history collections, Mass Observation records and private, unpublished diaries, Lucy explores the suffering ordinary people endured as well as their remarkable resilience in the face of such horrors.

Anna Friel as Marcella Backland

Anna Friel as Marcella Backland

Marcella (ITV, 9pm)

The latest episode includes a flashback to the end of series two as Frank finds Marcella in a London underpass, and persuades her to come with him to Belfast to go undercover – although whether she’s in the right frame of mind for it is highly debatable. We see the Keira person emerge as Frank puts her through her training – and teaches her to forget her past. However, as the action returns to the present, it’s clear it’s not that easy as Marcella is horrified to discover she has a new tattoo. Not only does she have no memory of getting it, but the wording could blow her cover.

Forensics The Real CSI BBC

Forensics The Real CSI BBC

Forensics: The Real CSI (BBC2, 9pm)

The fascinating series concludes with the case of a 34-year-old man who was fatally stabbed while visiting a group of friends in a multi-occupancy property in Birmingham. Some potentially vital evidence has been compromised by the presence of the paramedics who attempted to save the man’s life, so the detectives turn to CCTV and financial transactions to track their suspect before he boards a flight out of the country. The team also uses a mix of traditional and digital forensics to find out whether the witnesses’ accounts stand up to scrutiny.

Ben Fogle New Lives in the Wild

Ben Fogle New Lives in the Wild

Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild (C5, 9pm)

In the latest episode of his new series, Ben Fogle is catching up with one of the wildest people he’s ever met, Emma, who lives in Wales. He finds her hidden away in an overgrown woodland, where she reveals that she’s still embracing an organic life, which is off-grid and almost entirely independent from the outside world. However, he discovers that as Emma has got older, she has needed to adapt her way of life, and he meets some of the people she is sharing her home with and pitches in to construct a new communal mud hut.

512 Hours with Marina Abramovic

512 Hours with Marina Abramovic

512 Hours with Marina Abramovic (Sky Arts, 9pm)

In summer 2014, internationally acclaimed artist Marina Abramović performed in the Serpentine Gallery for the duration of her exhibition: 10am to 6pm, six days a week, attracting nearly 130,000 visitors. This documentary follows Marina as she creates the simplest of environments in the gallery spaces, with her only materials being herself, the audience and a selection of props. On arrival, visitors left their baggage (both literally and metaphorically) behind as they entered the exhibition. The public then became the performing body, participating in the delivery of an unprecedented piece of durational performance art.