Targaryens arrive in Game of Thrones prequel episode on Sky Atlantic

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (9pm, Sky Atlantic) sees the lively Game of Thrones prequel fully warmed up for action as Ser Duncan (former Irish rugby player Peter Claffey) seeks a knighthood to enter the tourney, with cheeky new squire Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) in tow. When the Targaryens arrive, Duncan takes the opportunity to ask for their help; the piece asks whether the dragonfire dynasty’s presence is about to set events on a new trajectory.

Clive Myrie’s African Adventure (6.30pm, BBC Two) returns the presenter to the continent where he was the BBC’s Africa correspondent 20 years ago, aiming to find the Africa rarely seen on television, starting in Soweto. After having lunch with Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter Ndileka, he learns about a new sport craze—car spinning—and rides shotgun with Michelle (AKA "Jalapeno") as she does donuts.

Panorama: Post Office – Who’s to Blame? (8pm, BBC One) carries a lingering sense that the culprits may get away with it and that it is not even clear who the most blameworthy people are; ahead of the public inquiry’s findings reporter Andrew Verity investigates some of those whose actions caused innocent postmasters to be jailed.

Lynley (8.30pm, BBC One) finds a young drug dealer’s tortured, manacled body leading detectives to St Michael’s church and a halfway house where "prayer is our weapon"; what begins as a drug killing spirals into secrets, guilt and religious obsession in the series finale.

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Culture, Targaryens, Ser Duncan, Dexter Sol Ansell, Clive Myrie, Soweto