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Twitter: Breaking the Bird
9pm, BBC Two
“This is the stupidest thing ever.” That was a common reaction to Twitter in 2006, according to the San Francisco startup’s “ragtag” founders who created it in just under two weeks. They give their input on the social media platform’s legacy in this documentary (Jack Dorsey, who stepped down as CEO and sold it to Elon Musk in 2022 is noticeably absent), along with former employees, journalists and activists. While Musk’s renamed X may be a hellscape today – and it has been hugely damaging to society – there is plenty of good to be found in its history. All the highs, lows and grey areas are laid out here, including the revelation that Oprah didn’t actually type her first tweet. Hollie Richardson
Britain’s Toxic Secret
7pm, BBC Two
Given its industrial past, it is no surprise that Wales has been left with a “toxic legacy”, says reporter Tomos Morgan. But what is the scale of it? In this year-long investigation, he speaks to local people, questions what is being done to protect them, and reveals how some local authorities have been accused of failing to act over sites that are still harmful. HR
Ready Meals: What They Really Mean for You
9pm, BBC One
Beyond making you rethink whether you want that bangers and mash ready meal for tea, BBC climate editor Justin Rowlatt’s report explores whether such products can be made greener. Meanwhile, Michelle Ackerley taste-tests an ingredient that might be a plant-based gamechanger. HR
Tempting Fortune
9pm, Channel 4
Paddy McGuinness’s reality show, which seems to cast selfish, feckless people in order to make the format work, moves towards the end of its second run by dangling more expensive treats in front of the travelling contestants. The trip is less than three weeks long – surely they can resist the temptation to phone home? Jack Seale
The White Lotus
9pm, Sky Atlantic
The deluxe Thai vacation is almost over, as Mike White’s savage satire reaches its penultimate episode. Despite all the infidelity, drugs and incest-adjacent stuff, no one has died in season three yet. But “Gary” (AKA the sinister Greg, played by Jon Gries) has a soiree planned that feels as if it could be particularly fraught. Graeme Virtue
Celebrity Eid
10.40pm, BBC OneFollowing the first live broadcast of Eid al-Fitr prayers on a mainstream UK channel at 10.50am, Jason Mohammad continues to lead coverage of celebrations marking the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan. Award-winning Darjeeling Express chef Asma Khan will prepare a mouthwatering spread to break the fast, while comedians Shazia Mirza and Fatiha El-Ghorri open up about what Eid means to them. Nicole Vassell
