Fancy a train ride with Michael Portillo?

MICHAEL PORTILLO is hitting the rails once again, although due to coronavirus, he won’t be criss-crossing exotic countries any time soon. Instead, he’s sticking closer to home. Once again he has his trusty Bradshaw’s guide tucked under his arm as he explores Britain between the world wars, kicking off his journey back in time in Oxford. The changing fortunes of women at the university is Portillo’s main focus; he hears about the first degrees to be awarded to female students and profiles pioneering crystallographer Dorothy Hodgkin.

Anna Richardson hosts How to Save a Grand

How to Save a Grand in 24 Hours (C4, 8pm)

We can see Anna Richardson alongside the unclothed in Naked Attraction on Tuesday evenings, but thankfully, the people she meets during this new series will be fully covered at all times. Each week she and a team of experts aim to help a family cut their living costs while also sorting out their homes and even what they eat. Credit card and utility bills come under scrutiny, with chef Gary Usher on hand to offer tips on eating tastily yet frugally. Also featured are DIY and design expert Eve Humphreys and Peachy Clean, who has ideas on how we can all be better organised.

Noel Clarke as DC Martin Young in Viewpoint – a gripping five-part drama which follows a tense police surveillance investigation

Viewpoint (ITV, 9pm)

A couple of weeks ago, Noel Clarke received the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the Bafta ceremony. It was in recognition for his achievements on the big screen, but now he’s back on TV in a gripping five-part drama, delivering another in a long line of skilled performances. This time Clarke is playing DC Martin Young, who has set up an observation post in the home of single mum Zoe. Her windows have a stunning view of the local area, including the home of Gemma Hillman, a missing primary school teacher whose boyfriend is the chief suspect in her disappearance. The story focuses on Young’s surveillance unit and offers insights into whether it’s really possible to keep such a close eye on people while remaining objective about their lives. Alexandra Roach, Catherine Tyldesley, Phil Davis and Branagh Waugh are among the supporting cast.

Ann-Marie Kitchen

Baby Surgeons: Delivering Miracles (C4, 9pm)

If nothing else, the title of this new documentary series should get people talking. Although doctors seem to be getting younger, it’s not a fact-based take on Doogie Howser MD, in which infants are entrusted with procedures. Instead, it’s far more serious than that – cameras have been allowed inside one of the UK’s leading fetal medicine units to highlight the incredible work they carry out every single day. The opening episode introduces viewers to Professor Basky Thilaganathan, who overseas a complex case involving an unborn baby with a rare lung tumour and a couple whose twins are at risk.

Jaws - still playing in UJK cinemas

Hollywood in Vienna: A Night at the Oscars (Sky Arts, 10pm)

The Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, under Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart, takes us through a glamorous journey of eight decades of music from Academy Award-winning films. The red carpet will be rolled out for some of Tinseltown’s great films and compositions, and the programme begins with Hooray for Hollywood, first featured in the 1937 movie Hollywood Hotel, before songs from The Wizard of Oz and Casablanca. There is also music from blockbusters Jaws, Out of Africa, Schindler’s List, The Shape of Water and Black Panther.

Starstruck, with Rose Matafeo as Jessie

Starstruck (BBC1, regions vary)

Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning star Rose Matafeo has co-written this new sitcom in which she also takes the lead role. She plays Jessie, a millennial living in East London who is juggling two dead-end jobs. However, her life is about to be changed by a drunken New Year’s Eve encounter with a guy called Tom. The pair spend the night together, and when she awakes, feeling a little worse for wear, she realises Tom is actually a famous film star. Jessie thinks their one night stand will provide her with an amusing anecdote to share with friends – until the experience turns into something rather more complicated… Nish Patel plays Tom, while Minnie Driver is set to pop up in a guest role during the six-part series.