Monday
How Do They Do It? (19.30-20.00) This week, it’s all about fireworks and explosives.
Clever V Stupid (BBC3, 20.30-21.00) This week, a mascara of cabin crew take on the brainboxes – who include a doctor of pharmacology – to see which group has most prowess in a range of activities.

Tuesday
Nature Shock (FIVE, 20.00-21.00) Remember the game ‘Hungry Hippos’? Turns out the bulksome beasts are hungry for the taste of hippo flesh, as naturalists document cannibalism among the species.
Life (BBC4, 20.00-21.00) Alternatively, get your nature fix courtesy of David Attenborough’s new series, today featuring reptiles and amphibians.
Horizon (BBC2, 21.00-22.00) Marcus de Sautoy examines self-awareness, and whether humans are the only species to experience this tricky-to-pin-down phenomenon.

Wednesday
Defying Gravity (BBC2, 21.00-22.30) New sci-fi drama set on a tour of the solar system in 2052 – two episodes will be screened together.
Plight of the Bumblebee (BBC4, 21.00-21.30) Yet another show about the decline of our buzzy friends.

Thursday
In Our Time (Radio 4, 09.00-09.45) Melvyn Bragg (with a little help from some friends) explores the geological formation of Britain.
Material World (Radio 4, 16.30-17.00) Quentin Cooper looks forward to the first launch of NASA’s Ares rocket this week.
Leading Edge (Radio 4, 21.00-21.30) Geoff Watts on the relationship between humans and robots.

Sunday
Desert Island Discs (Radio 4, 11.15-12.00) Prof Colin Pillenger, who knows more than most about ship wrecks thanks to the failed Beagle 2 mission, reveals his must-have cultural icons.