TV tonight: a magnificent, deadly obsession with erupting volcanoes

Werner Herzog’s documentary about two volcanologists drawn to the edge of the Japanese mountain that killed them. Plus Our Dementia Choir. Here’s what to watch this evening

Storyville: The Fire Within

9pm, BBC Four

More explosive than most blockbusters, Werner Herzog’s spectacular documentary follows volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft on their journey to Mount Unzen, Japan, where they died in 1991. “I have seen so many eruptions in 23 years that even if I die tomorrow, I don’t care,” declares Maurice at one haunting point in the 200 hours of footage they captured. Just watching the Kraffts calmly stand and observe erupting lava around them is quite something. Hollie Richardson

Our Dementia Choir Sings Again With Vicky McClure

9pm, BBC One

Following last week’s emotional battle to record a song at Abbey Road, the choir are now set a daunting challenge: performing live to an audience of 20,000 at the Splendour festival in Nottingham. Vicky McClure, meanwhile, meets a man coping with a fresh diagnosis of dementia. Jack Seal

House of the Dragon

9pm, Sky Atlantic

After an awkward dinner party that gave Made in Chelsea a run for its money, King Viserys has finally popped his clogs. “He told me he wished for Aegon to be king,” says Alicent in this penultimate episode, after a misunderstanding on his deathbed. The King’s Landing mob want to know who the successor is – but the gates of the Red Keep remain closed until it is decided by those within. HR

Stephen Graham as Matthew Collins and Jason Flemyng as Nick Lowles of Hope Not Hate
Stephen Graham as Matthew Collins and Jason Flemyng as Nick Lowles of Hope Not Hate. Photograph: ITV

The Walk-In

9pm, ITV

This unsparing drama continues to be brilliantly sustained by its leading lights: Andrew Ellis as extremist-turned-inside-man Robbie Mullen and the extraordinary Stephen Graham (playing Matthew Collins). Tonight, Collins takes Mullen into his own home as the thugs of National Action get twitchy. Phil Harrison

Question Team

10pm, Dave

Getting into the Halloween spirit, Stephen Mangan kicks off tonight’s game with a round on horror, in which host Richard “I have got an A-level” Ayoade excels. Katherine Ryan then takes to the podium with questions on excuses and Dana Alexander puts their drag knowledge to the test. HR

Judi Love: Black, Female and Invisible

11.05pm, Channel 4

The fabulous Judi Love is anything but invisible, bringing her sparkle to The Big Breakfast, Taskmaster and Loose Women. But she now wants to change things for the next generation of Black women coming through, those who face shocking inequality when it comes to healthcare, education, work and more. It’s a sobering reminder of the situation today. Hannah Verdier


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