Yet again, football takes over the primetime slot on ITV1 which is exceptionally annoying, however, there’s plenty of great programming on the other channels so let’s take a look at what we recommend you watch tonight…

Elephants of Samburu, BBC2, 7pm ~ Part one of two: Saba Douglas-Hamilton presents this programme directly from the Samburu reserve in Kenya. Using amazing footage, we get an insight into the lives and loves of Africa’s elephants. In this first installment, the park’s biggest male fights over a female, an orphaned elephant is rescued and a baby gets into trouble in a flooded river.

Eastenders, BBC1, 7.30pm ~ The Masoods finally admit defeat and decide to close the post office, much to the disappointment of Dot who immediately sets about organising a campaign to keep it open. Billy reaches the end of his tether with Jay and Max realises Tanya’s been lying to him.

All Over The Shop, BBC2, 7.30pm ~ Cardiff: New series in which business guru Geoff Burch sets out to improve the profitability of some of the UK’s small businesses. This first programme sees the consultant in Cardiff where he tries to change the ways of a bridal shop, a new toy store and cafe, and a pet shop that’s stuck in the past.

Holby City, BBC1, 8pm ~ Lazarus: The new series kicks off tonight and we see the team fighting to save the life of Jayne’s son after he falls into a river, but Connie’s distracted when she learns the identity of the boy’s father. Faye’s jealous that Joseph is bonding with the pregnant Daisha but struggles to explain her reticence to have another child. When Chrissie returns to the hospital to have surgery on her scar, she’s surprised by all the changes that have taken place in her absence.

Miss Naked Beauty, Channel 4, 8pm ~ Gok’s new series starts tonight and along with Myleene Klass, the camp fashion guru sets out to find a woman who challenges the fashion industry’s idea of beauty and represents the embodiment of female confidence, spirit, sex appeal and brains. The first episode features 200 applicants, whittled down from 7,000, who define what they believe it means to be beautiful.

Nature Shock, Five, 8pm ~ The Flesh-Eating River Monster: An investigation into a series of unexplained and rather gruesome drownings in a North Indian river where swimmers appear to have been gripped in the jaws of an unidentified animal. British biologist Jeremy Wade travels to India to learn more about the myth of the monster from the locals and tests theories that the culprit is an indigenous crocodile or a bull shark, before setting up a super-strength fishing line in the hope of snaring the mysterious creature.

Sunshine, BBC1, 9pm ~ The last in this excellent series tonight sees Bernadette flattered by the attentions of a new admirer while dismissing Bing’s endeavours to woo her back. As a result, he questions whether to continue his battle against his addiction and George fears his own problems might disrupt his son’s progress.

The Girl Who Never Ate, Sky 3, 9pm ~ This documentary highlights the sad story of Tia McCarthy, a seven-year-old girl with a rare disorder in which her oesophagus and stomach are unconnected. Despite corrective surgery she’s never been able to eat and is fed intravenously by doctors. The programme follows her journey to an Austrian clinic which promises to make her eat within weeks, but doctors there must first convince their young patient that it’s the best thing for her.

The Day After Tomorrow, E4, 9pm ~ The dawn of a new Ice Age looks certain when storms, earthquakes and hurricanes strike in terrifying fashion and weather expert Dennis Quaid faces a race against time to rescue his son from an icy death in New York. Spectacular disaster film starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum and Ian Holm.

Dawn Porter: The Polygamist’s Wife, Channel 4, 10pm ~ The roving and intrepid Dawn concludes her exploration of the most extreme ways in which women find love with an investigation of the secretive world of polygamy in the USA. While frowned on in most of the Western world, many wives are quite happy sharing their husbands with other women. In America, Dawn visits a town populated entirely by polygamists, and encounters a family hiding in the wilderness while the husband roams the country in search of a third wife.

Born Survivor: Bear Grylls, Discovery Channel, 10pm ~ Sumatra: Former Special Forces adventurer – and some might say nutter – Bear Grylls demonstrates how to survive in the world’s most extreme environments. Tonight, Bear ventures into the lush jungles of Sumatra, home to tigers, bears and rare orangutans. Large swathes of the island were devastated by the 2004 tsunami and prove to be inhospitable to humans.

I Should Be Dead, National Geographic, 10.00pm ~ Back From The Grave: A fascinating documentary series exploring how people have survived near death experiences and the medical science behind their lucky escapes.

So that’s about it for this chilly Tuesday. We’ll see you tomorrow with more top telly recommendations.