TV highlights: 08/07/2011

The Good Cook 7.30pm, BBC1 Simon Hopkinson's book Second Helpings of Roast Chicken is frequently held to be a classic of food writing, but the sometime-restaurateur's unassuming manner in this show suggests a "celebrity chef" is the very last thing he'd want to be thought of as being. What Hopkinson offers here is a peek into what you might call cooking's Highly Classified files, revealing how those finely chopped shallots, butter and anchovies will help you make restaurant-quality dining achievable in your own home. You never know, perhaps now really is the time to give those scallops a crack. John Robinson Castle 9pm, Channel 5 Castle's day job, as a successful crime writer, gets a bigger look-in this week as his final Derrick Storm detective novel hits the bookstores. Of course this makes his ghastly mum happy, as she trawls through the sales figures to find even the slightest evidence that her darling son isn't as popular as he once was. A complex and brutal murder case to solve seems almost light relief from all this familial squabbling. Phelim O'Neill Summer Night Concert From Vienna 2011 7.30pm, BBC4 Film of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's annual open-air concert in the grounds of the Schönbrunn Palace. This year's performance, which took place on 2 June, was conducted by Russian maestro Valery Gergiev, and adopted the theme Virtuoso Pictures. The centrepiece was a performance of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, nimbly illustrated by dancers from the Vienna State Opera Ballet. Also performed were works by Liszt, Sibelius and Paganini, the latter featuring local violin soloist Benjamin Schmid. Katie Derham presents. Andrew Mueller T In The Park 2011 From 8pm, BBC3 A channel that's up for an unpretentious good time, BBC3 is a pretty logical sort of a place to find coverage of T in the Park, an event that may not be long on atmosphere but trades heavily on the deep stacking of its commercially successful talent. So it is that tonight the channel offers sets from Jessie J and the View (8pm), White Lies and Plan B (9pm), and at 10.30pm, the headlining turn from Arctic Monkeys. JR The Kennedys 9pm, BBC2 In this week's instalment of the hyper-glossy Kennedys mini-series, the steely resolve of Greg Kinnear's JFK is tested by more than just matters at home (his father Joe having suffered a massive stroke, the failure of the presidential marriage thanks to his own interminable randiness). It's Cuban Missile Crisis time, given a more worrying filter considering the previous week's voracious amphetamine consumption by both the president and his wife Jackie. The drama is ably provided by the history books, though heavily and perhaps necessarily distilled. Ben Arnold Dexter 10pm, FX Dexter finds out who saw him commit murder last week, and his victim's seemingly desperate claim that he had no idea what he was getting himself into rings true. There's much more to it than just lonely Boyd electrocuting women in oil drums. Dexter's ethics mean he can't murder his way out of this problem. Besides, there's plenty more to contend with as the Santa Muerta killers strike again and Quinn starts working his hunches on his not-so-secret investigation of Dexter. And, of course, there's single fatherhood to throw into this busy episode as Harrison's nanny walks out. PO'N