TV highlights 14/07/2011

Rick Stein's Spain 8pm, BBC2 Another culinary odyssey, in which the chef embarks on a food-themed tour of the country, taking in its history, culture and magnificent scenery as he tours around in a battered old VW camper van. Tonight, he looks in on the Galicia region, sampling classic dishes. It's Stein's assertion that Spain has not been given its proper due in cookery circles until quite recently. That may be unfair, though it's probably fairer to say that vegetarians are going to have to look away for the majority of this series. David Stubbs Torchwood: Miracle Day 9pm, BBC1 Torchwood's arrival on the Starz network in the States kicks off with this half-Welsh, half-US transitional episode, a phenomenon as bizarre as anything the show's team of characters have ever come across. It's nice to hear the lovely Welsh accents of Gwen and family intercut with the American ones of the CIA agents, as the action flits from country to country in a world where no one can die. They seem to be easing the US viewers into what Captain Jack is all about. So far, to newcomers, he's just a mysterious guy in a long coat. Boy, are they in for a surprise . . . Phelim O'Neill Classroom Secrets 10.35pm, BBC1 Imagine a parents' evening where you're not just given a rough idea of the behaviour of your children but confronted with the occasionally humiliating video evidence. Cameras are put into a primary school class so that parents can see for themselves the disruption caused by their offspring, breaking apart the almost unique notion of education being conducted in private. But there's also poignancy in seeing children craving reaction from their teachers and peers. Ben Arnold Bomb Hunters 8pm, Military History Forget the melodrama of The Hurt Locker, this documentary lays bare the real work of an explosive ordnance disposal engineer. Presented by Chris Hunter, a former bomb disposal expert who has come face to face with IEDs in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan, the film demonstrates how powerful home-made explosives can be and how cunning the bomb-makers are. Ex-EOD officers, who look more like accountants than heroes, recall how their job has changed over the past 40 years. Just don't be put off by the slightly creepy introduction from Lord "non-dom" Ashcroft. Martin Skegg Josie: My Cancer Curse 9pm, BBC3 An 18-year-old with a family history of breast cancer wants to take the genetic test that will determine the likelihood of her developing the disease – very much like a programme Dawn Porter did for Sky1 called My Breasts Could Kill Me, but without the stupid title or focus on the subject's need to pout into the camera with no top on. Josie struggles with her decision and her family think 18 is too young to start worrying about mortality. But with her big sister Lucy preparing to take the test, you can understand her motivation. Julia Raeside iTunes Festival 2011 10pm, ITV2 Friendly Fires seem to be positioning themselves as the breakout band of summer 2011, with a diary full of festival dates and, in Hawaiian Air, the sort of tune that dominates the FM dial. This, then, is a fine opportunity to give their reputation a further boost, with a live set in front of a captive audience at London's Roundhouse. Meanwhile, those hardy perennials the Foo Fighters air tracks from their seventh album, Wasting Light, along with some older alt-rock standards. Dave Berry and Alexa Chung present. Gwilym Mumford