THURSDAY

DRAGONS’ DEN 8PM, BBC1

This week, a Romanian couple pitching a cheesy snack, two brothers hoping to expand their escape-room business, and inventors who want to help everyone to make music.

THE DOG HOUSE 8PM, CH4

Manuel is a lurcher who is recovering from a broken leg. Will paramedic Luke and his partner, Kath, give this deserving dog the

best medicine of all – a loving new home?

THE APPRENTICE 9PM, BBC1

The two teams are challenged to come up with a new computer game, which they must pitch to industry professionals. Back in the boardroom, it’s game over for one candidate.

MARY BEARD’S FORBIDDEN ART 9PM, BBC2

In the first of a new, two-part documentary, the classicist explores why and how certain works of art are deemed too extreme for public consumption, and begins with a look at some of the challenging ways in which artists have portrayed the human body.

KATE GARRAWAY’S LIFE STORIES 9PM, ITV

Kate takes over the interviewer’s chair from Piers Morgan for this new series. Her first guest is Welsh singer Charlotte Church.