The Gilded Age

9pm, Sky Atlantic

Julian Fellowes’ glossy, airy period confection returns. The Gilded Age has now happily embraced its own lack of real nutritional value and, towards the end of the third season, its ratings swelled as a result. In the opener, Agnes is scheming to retain her position in society and there’s a subplot of real modern resonance as old money starts being threatened by crass, arriviste monopolists. Phil Harrison

A Place in the Sun

6pm, Channel 4

Now that it’s dark before dinnertime, the show about upping sticks from the UK feels like perfect vicarious viewing. The Dordogne and a gorgeous Greek island feature later in the week but the new run kicks off with a couple contemplating retirement on the balmy Costa Blanca. What can a £450k budget get them? Graeme Virtue

Escaping Idi Amin

9pm, BBC Two

In the context of the current hysteria around migration, this two-part documentary has been sobering .…