Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: Bear Grylls (ITV, 9pm)

EDWARD Michael Grylls is the final celebrity to chat to Piers Morgan in this three-part series. Born in 1974, to politician Sir Michael Grylls and Lady Sarah Grylls, his nickname Bear was given to him by elder sister, Lara, when he was just one week old.

After growing up in the Isle of Wight, Grylls was educated at Eton College, where he played a part in setting up its first mountaineering club. He'd learned to climb and sail from a young age with his father, who was a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

In this hour-long peek into Grylls' life, he opens up to Piers about his early years, and the trauma of being sent to boarding school, as well as his time spent serving in the SAS, and tells of his climb to the summit of Mount Everest at 23.

However, that magnificent expedition almost didn't happen, thanks to a parachuting accident in which he broke three vertebrae 18 months earlier. He was told by his surgeon that he had come “within a whisker” of being paralysed for life, and at this point not knowing whether he would ever walk again, Grylls spent the next year in and out of rehabilitation.

His determination to take on extreme survival challenges, including drinking his own urine, eating a goat's testicles and sleeping inside a dead camel,came as part his hugely successful Born Survivor: Bear Grylls series Numerous series have followed suit (earlier this year, Channel 4 aired reality series The Island with Bear Grylls). He also addresses the downside of having a hugely popular television series, including allegations of fakery that have followed him throughout his career.

Grylls has been happily married for 14 years, and he and wife Shara have three sons.

"The boys have totally followed my lead and enjoy exploring outdoor life, but I don't want them to follow in my footsteps, they should have their own dreams,” he says.

Storage: Flog the Lot! (Channel 5, 8pm)

THIS programme is going to have to go some if it’s trying to match Storage Wars (the daddy of all mystery item bidding wars), but here we have a group of professional dealers meeting in an empty warehouse for a secret auction. They're waiting for four trucks laden with storage lots, and only moments to assess the contents before the bidding begins. Each has £25,000 of their own money to spend and then have to flog their purchases for a profit.

The National Lottery Stars: 2014 (BBC1, 10.35pm)

THE best man for hosting a tribute to the nation's favourite lottery-funded ideas has to be the ever-smiling John Barrowman, who is likely to sing the praises of a project without much prompting.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the awards ceremony. As always, there are seven categories and each one of them needs a winner, who will then be handed £2,000 to mark their achievements. However, there is also the "biggie" - the inaugural special achievement award. There will be plenty of music on the night, courtesy of Ella Henderson and Pixie Lott, who will no doubt have had to have juggled any rehearsals around her dancing practice for Strictly Come Dancing. Meanwhile, presenters include Jade Jagger, Larry Lamb, John Torode, Tinchy Stryder, Chris Packam and Ade Adepitan.