Gibraltar: Britain In The Sun | Child Genius | Town With Nicholas Crane | The Call Centre | Royal Academy Summer Exhibition: A Culture Show Special | Agnetha: Abba & After | The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
*Gibraltar: Britain In The Sun
8pm, Channel 5
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There are at least two good reasons to go to live on Gibraltar: the climate is good; and, by and large, nothing much happens. Whether these are good reasons to make an observational documentary series about the tiny British Overseas Territory is quite another matter. That caveat aside, episode one of Gibraltar: Britain In The Sun does at least find some interesting characters to follow, notably Dr Eric Shaw, who looks after the island's 200 macaques and comes across like a veteran roadie happily going to seed. Jonathan Wright
**Child Genius*
9pm, Channel 4
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Trumping Young Apprentice, particularly now it's been axed, is Child Genius, a televised contest to find the most prodigious tykes in the land. Gifted youngsters between seven and 11 are the quarry, and with Mensa on board, the brightest young mind will be crowned as such. There's eight-year-old chess player Josh, who could be a grandmaster by the time he's 13; 10-year-old Hugo, a trainspotter frustrated by those not as clever as him; and Shrinidhi, already a Scrabble world champion. Prepare to feel dim. Bim Adewunmi
**Town With Nicholas Crane*
9pm, BBC2
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The effervescent Mr Crane continues his celebration of the humble town, this time turning up in Enniskillen, the most westerly town in the UK and known, somewhat optimistically, as the Venice of Ireland. Though he pays respect to the infamous IRA bombing of 1987, he's interested in the town's wider history (captured by the English during their colonial adventures) and the future (underground gas exploration). Crane is always congenial, but some moments here bring back memories of school geography trips. Martin Skegg
*The Call Centre
9pm, BBC3*
It's our second visit to the Swansea switchboards, and company CEO Nev Wilshere is still taking a decidedly laissez-faire approach to working practices. Despite the mountain of calls needing to be made by his staff, he busies himself playing matchmaker for dateless wonder George, watches over the flurry of excitement about chiselled newbie Kristian, and searches for a potential Welsh call centre voice of the year – actually a thing – by demanding a hearty rendition of Bread Of Heaven from each of his charges. Mark Jones
**Royal Academy Summer Exhibition: A Culture Show Special*
10pm, BBC2
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A Culture Show profile of the world's largest open art exhibition, which draws entrants from across the spectrum: rank amateurs alongside art world superstars, with work ranging from landscapes to quirky sculptures. The always likable and charming presenter Alastair Sooke visits the event to find out what makes the people involved in the show tick, talking to the curators and the dealers about their field of work, as well as the artists themselves. BAA
**Agnetha: Abba & After*
10.35pm, BBC1
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She'd been so lucky. She was the girl with the golden hair. Yet as this profile reveals, life in Abba for shy, crystal-voiced Agnetha Fältskog wasn't exactly an endless whirl of thigh-slapping merriment. In the wake of her new solo album, A, here's the story of Fältskog's musical career, a bittersweet tale of arduous world tours, stalkers, and an extremely public divorce. "That song is fiction," comments ex-husband Björn about notorious break-up number The Winner Takes It All. "There are no winners." Ali Catterall
*The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
11pm, Comedy Central Extra*
"Jon Stewart is away," is a phrase rarely heard on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, but this summer the leading man of liberalism is stepping away from his desk for eight weeks while he directs a movie. Handling presenting duties in Jon's stead is Britain's true ambassador to the US, John Oliver, who promises that his spell will contain "everything that you love about The Daily Show, just without the thing that you love the most about it". Guests in his first week include Armando Iannucci and, in tonight's instalment, Seth Rogen. Gwilym Mumford Reported by guardian.co.uk 2 days ago.
*Gibraltar: Britain In The Sun
8pm, Channel 5
*
There are at least two good reasons to go to live on Gibraltar: the climate is good; and, by and large, nothing much happens. Whether these are good reasons to make an observational documentary series about the tiny British Overseas Territory is quite another matter. That caveat aside, episode one of Gibraltar: Britain In The Sun does at least find some interesting characters to follow, notably Dr Eric Shaw, who looks after the island's 200 macaques and comes across like a veteran roadie happily going to seed. Jonathan Wright
**Child Genius*
9pm, Channel 4
*
Trumping Young Apprentice, particularly now it's been axed, is Child Genius, a televised contest to find the most prodigious tykes in the land. Gifted youngsters between seven and 11 are the quarry, and with Mensa on board, the brightest young mind will be crowned as such. There's eight-year-old chess player Josh, who could be a grandmaster by the time he's 13; 10-year-old Hugo, a trainspotter frustrated by those not as clever as him; and Shrinidhi, already a Scrabble world champion. Prepare to feel dim. Bim Adewunmi
**Town With Nicholas Crane*
9pm, BBC2
*
The effervescent Mr Crane continues his celebration of the humble town, this time turning up in Enniskillen, the most westerly town in the UK and known, somewhat optimistically, as the Venice of Ireland. Though he pays respect to the infamous IRA bombing of 1987, he's interested in the town's wider history (captured by the English during their colonial adventures) and the future (underground gas exploration). Crane is always congenial, but some moments here bring back memories of school geography trips. Martin Skegg
*The Call Centre
9pm, BBC3*
It's our second visit to the Swansea switchboards, and company CEO Nev Wilshere is still taking a decidedly laissez-faire approach to working practices. Despite the mountain of calls needing to be made by his staff, he busies himself playing matchmaker for dateless wonder George, watches over the flurry of excitement about chiselled newbie Kristian, and searches for a potential Welsh call centre voice of the year – actually a thing – by demanding a hearty rendition of Bread Of Heaven from each of his charges. Mark Jones
**Royal Academy Summer Exhibition: A Culture Show Special*
10pm, BBC2
*
A Culture Show profile of the world's largest open art exhibition, which draws entrants from across the spectrum: rank amateurs alongside art world superstars, with work ranging from landscapes to quirky sculptures. The always likable and charming presenter Alastair Sooke visits the event to find out what makes the people involved in the show tick, talking to the curators and the dealers about their field of work, as well as the artists themselves. BAA
**Agnetha: Abba & After*
10.35pm, BBC1
*
She'd been so lucky. She was the girl with the golden hair. Yet as this profile reveals, life in Abba for shy, crystal-voiced Agnetha Fältskog wasn't exactly an endless whirl of thigh-slapping merriment. In the wake of her new solo album, A, here's the story of Fältskog's musical career, a bittersweet tale of arduous world tours, stalkers, and an extremely public divorce. "That song is fiction," comments ex-husband Björn about notorious break-up number The Winner Takes It All. "There are no winners." Ali Catterall
*The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
11pm, Comedy Central Extra*
"Jon Stewart is away," is a phrase rarely heard on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, but this summer the leading man of liberalism is stepping away from his desk for eight weeks while he directs a movie. Handling presenting duties in Jon's stead is Britain's true ambassador to the US, John Oliver, who promises that his spell will contain "everything that you love about The Daily Show, just without the thing that you love the most about it". Guests in his first week include Armando Iannucci and, in tonight's instalment, Seth Rogen. Gwilym Mumford Reported by guardian.co.uk 2 days ago.