A new drama based on Big Little Lies creator Liane Moriarty's Apples Never Fall starts on BBC One tonight, after 2024's batch of celebrities perform for the first time on Strictly Come Dancing. Here's what's on TV tonight.

What's on TV tonight: Strictly Come Dancing
BBC One, 7pm

After last week’s glamorous launch show, tonight is the first time the new celebrities will take to the dance floor with their professional dance partners. This is when we’ll get a good idea of who has natural talent and who has two left feet. Historically, this week has been a surprising one! 2014 saw EastEnders star Jake Wood show off his snake hips in a spicy Salsa and in 2020 Bill Bailey performed an energetic quickstep. Judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke will offer their first critiques - good or bad - on everyone’s skills. The celebrities can breathe a sigh of relief, however, as nobody will be voted off this week.

Apples Never Fall
BBC One, 9.25pm

The US drama based on Big Little Lies creator Liane Moriarty’s bestselling book of the same name finally arrives in the UK on BBC One. Annette Bening and Sam Neill star as Joy and Stan, a wealthy married couple looking forward to celebrating their retirement with their adult children, played by Jake Lacy, Alison Brie, Conor Merrigan-Turner and Essie Randles. However, when Joy goes missing, the kids are forced to renavigate the idea of their picture perfect parents - as they uncover shocking family secrets.

Paid in Full: The Battle for Black Music
BBC Two, 9.25pm

A new three-part series exploring systemic racism faced by black artists in the music industry throughout modern history. Artists such as Louis Armstrong were manipulated by greedy managers, while others such as Bessie Smith were forced to sign exploitative contracts that saw them miss out on the money they deserved. Tonight’s episode explores the stories of artists including Nina Simone and Billie Holiday. Simone, too, suffered from a bad contract with flat fees - losing her tens of millions of dollars. Holiday, on the other hand, was persecuted into bankruptcy before she died of a drug overdose in 1959.

What's on TV tonight: The Last Duel (2021)
Channel 4, 9.25pm

Ridley Scott directs this historical drama, which uses a script part-written by stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Based on the true story of one of France’s last legally recognised judicial duels in 1386, Damon stars as Jean de Carrouges, a knight who challenges his former friend Jacques le Gris (Adam Driver) to a trial by combat after his wife Marguerite (Jodie Comer) accuses Jacques of rape. First released in cinemas in 2021, film critics called it “thought-provoking” and “well-acted”.

Althorp House: A Royal Residence
Channel 5, 9.25pm

Princess Diana’s former ancestral home, Althorp House, is the first royal residence to be featured in this new three-part series. The stately home received mass media attention in the wake of Diana’s death after her brother Earl Spencer demanded that she be buried there. The aristocratic Spencer family have a long history of entertaining the royals, with one notable 1755 party that saw guests consume 11,000 pints of beer at the residence. Since then, Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela and numerous Hollywood stars have also visited Althorp for social events. Royal experts and insiders including Diana’s butler Paul Burrell reveal the secrets of the magnificent home in West Northamptonshire.