TONIGHT: Doctor Who (BBC 1, 7.20pm). IT'S the end of an era, and one that all involved have promised us will end with viewers wiping away a tear or two. Yes, Whovians everywhere, it's time to say goodbye to Rory and Amy, who've travelled with the Time Lord off, and mostly on, for the past three years. Look Out For: Other than fantastic performances by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill and Alex Kingston (who makes a welcome return as Rory and Amy's daughter River Song), the stars of the show are the Weeping Angels, those silent but deadly villains who are wreaking havoc in New York and even take poor Rory captive. Can he be found before something terrible happens to him? Showrunner Steven Moffat says: "All stories have to end, and painful though that is, the most important thing about a story is how it finishes.”

MONDAY: Monroe (ITV1, 9pm). JAMES Nesbitt's hit drama about a charismatic brain surgeon impressed millions when it debuted last year. This new series opens 18 months after series one, and there are quite a few changes at St Matthew's hospital. While Gabriel Monroe (Nesbitt) has moved into his new bachelor pad, Shepherd (Tom Riley) and Bremner (Sarah Parish) are proud parents to baby Louis. Newcomer Alistair Gillespie (Neil Pearson), the hospital's new Head of Clinical Services, soon makes his presence felt with a few controversial decisions, though it looks like Lizzie Clapham will also set the cat among the pigeons as she offers support for neuro and cardiac patients. Monroe believes that if anyone is talking to his patients, it should be him. Look Out For: There's now a café set and assorted offices, so many of the discussions don't just take place in corridors like in series one."

TUESDAY: Ian Hislop's Stiff Upper Lip - An Emotional History of Britain (BBC 2, 9pm) WE Brits are a funny bunch of people. If someone bumps into us on the street, our first reaction is to apologise -– but it wasn't always that way. In this documentary, broadcaster and Private Eye editor Ian Hislop reveals that, in days gone by, we were far more touchy-feely as a nation. So when did our upper lip get so stiff? Ian explores how and why such stoicism emerged in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, in a country which was until then awash with sentimentality. Look Out For: The presenter's amusing side-journeys. In the course of his voyage of discovery, Ian finds himself playing cricket on the Champs-Èlysées, discovers some 200-year-old merchandising David Beckham would be proud of, and reveals why we have the great British Bulldog, and not the British Cock!

WEDNESDAY: Mrs Biggs (ITV1, 9pm). WHAT’S It All About? In a nutshell, The Great Train Robbery from the perspective of Ronnie Biggs' wife Charmian. We're now reaching the final stage of a story which has seen Charmian marry train robber Ronnie, and move to Melbourne to start a new life with him under a pseudonym. As the final episode begins, the couple are living apart – she's still in Australia, using money she gained by selling their story to the media to buy a house for herself and their sons. Ron, meanwhile, is in Rio, working as a roofer and feeling desperately lonely. But just when it seems they've hit an all-time low, matters get even worse - their eldest son is killed in a car accident. While Charmian keeps busy in an attempt to deal with heartbreak, Ron turns to drink, drugs and womanising. Look Out For: Bafta worthy performance from Sheridan Smith.

FRIDAY: Strictly Come Dancing (BBC 1, 9pm).AT long last, the competition is about to start in earnest, with half of the group of celebrities taking to the dance floor for the first time; with the remainder making their debuts on Saturday. Everyone will be hoping to impress the judges as well as the viewers, and the results of both sets of votes will be announced next week, when the first celeb will be given the boot. Look Out For: Odd couple Colin Salmon and Kristina Rihanoff. He's hugely tall, she's rather diminutive – how they'll cope ‘in hold' is anybody's guess. And then there's lovely Johnny Ball, the show's oldest ever competitor at 74. He's also the father of Zoë, who came third in the contest in 2005 and is now the host of Strictly's sister show, It Takes Two. Johnny says: "I kept it secret from Zoë for over six weeks. ”She’s, over the moon with excitement.’’