TV tonight: Tom Hanks’s epic new documentary series

The Hollywood star brings his knowledge of the second world war to the small screen. Plus: Zoe Ball goes in search of distant relatives. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Sky History
“When I was a kid, every adult I knew shared one thing in common.” Tom Hanks has established himself as Hollywood’s prominent second world war storyteller (Band of Brothers, Masters of the Air), and his epic new documentary series feels like a very personal project. He executive produces, introduces and narrates, as experts give a breakdown of all aspects of the war, starting with Hitler’s rise in Germany and invasion of Poland. Hollie Richardson