Mon. 02

Empire's Children

CHANNEL 4, 9PM

New history series exploring the legacy of the British Empire, including how the experiences of post-Imperial colonists shaped Britain's future in the second half of the 20th century. The first programme follows actress Diana Rigg from her early childhood in India, where she lived a wealthy lifestyle during the last days of the Raj, to the UK, which was struggling with the aftermath of World War Two.

The British Empire Strikes Back

MORE 4, 10PM

New series. In a companion series to Empire's Children, Diana Rigg, David Steel, Shobna Gulati, Chris Bisson, Adrian Lester and Jenny Eclair explore how Britain was affected when migrants and settlers of former colonies returned to the mother country after dismantlement of the Empire.

All the President's Men

ITV4, 1AM

Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman star as real-life Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, whose stubborn investigation of the links between the Watergate breakin and the White House led Nixon to resign, in this excellent 1976 drama.

Radio: Woman's Hour Drama: Five Days in July

RADIO 4, 10AM

To mark the second anniversary of the London bombings, six dramas recall the week in July 2005 that began with optimism - the aspirations of Live 8 in Hyde Park, the winning of the Olympic bid - and ended in tragedy. Centring on a typical, if fictional, family, the dramas, written by Mike Walker, show how Londoners managed to cope.

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