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Ali Catterall, Jonathan Wright, Graeme Virtue, Andrew Mueller, John Robinson, Phil Harrison and Jack Seale

Friday’s best TV

Incredibly moving … Unreported World. Photograph: Pro Co/Quicksilver
Incredibly moving … Unreported World. Photograph: Pro Co/Quicksilver

Unreported World
7.30pm, Channel 4

“I miss you. Do you miss me? I’ve come to find you.” When Siv Hong appears on Cambodian reality show It’s Not A Dream looking for her sister Bo, she has no idea what to expect. With millions of families deliberately ripped-up, scattered and, of course, murdered by the Khmer Rouge 40 years ago, this isn’t so much a developing countries-version of Cilla’s Surprise Surprise as a deadly serious affair, with an incredibly moving ending in store, as reporter Krishnan Guru-Murthy discovers. Ali Catterall

Weekend Escapes With Warwick Davis
8pm, ITV

Warwick and clan visit south Wales. It rains – of course – but that doesn’t stop the family enjoying themselves. First stop is St Davids, where Warwick and son Harrison join Viking re-enactors for a pillaging trip around the city. Plus the family learn about bushcraft and male voice choirs, and there’s a visit to the World Alternative Games, where Warwick tries his hand at bog-snorkelling. One of the better celeb travel shows. Jonathan Wright

Catch A Contractor
8.30pm, Spike

Although unknown in the UK, bumptious petrolhead Adam Carolla has cultivated a Clarksonesque cult of personality over the pond, broadcasting his unfiltered views to millions of fans through his own personal podcasting network. Before his showbiz ascension, Carolla worked as a carpenter, so he’s a good choice to front this crusading US reality show, chasing down cowboy builders on behalf of aggrieved homeowners and confronting the shoddy workmen until they promise to make things right. Let there be much re-joisting… Graeme Virtue

Sex And The Church
9pm, BBC2

Concluding instalment of Diarmaid MacCulloch’s three-part survey of centuries of labour by Christian religious authority to regulate, stigmatise and/or discourage sex. In this episode MacCulloch sweeps from the Enlightenment to the present day – a period during which even many Christians have decided that what occurs in their bedrooms is none of God’s business. MacCulloch’s central point is inarguable: that the progress made in all areas of sexual emancipation has happened despite the church’s most dogged efforts. Andrew Mueller

Tales From The Tour Bus: Rock ’n’ Roll On The Road
9pm, BBC4

Rick Wakeman, the genial face of 70s prog rock, presents this talking heads show about “life on the road”. As low-rent as the title sounds, it digs out some good storytellers – Gary Brooker from Procul Harum recalls how his group once refused to back matronly 50s pianist Mrs Mills – and also serves as a microscope on the evolving industry. Simply owning a van could provide a passport into rock‘n’roll, while bigger PA equipment gave rise to that storied individual, the roadie. John Robinson

Have I Got News For You
9.30pm, BBC1

This is the episode in which Jeremy Clarkson was set to return fire on his erstwhile employers. It looks as if he’s decided that discretion is the better part of valour, but with the election now only a fortnight away, whoever is invited along instead – it’ll be Alexander Armstrong, won’t it? – will have plenty to talk about. In JC’s absence, Miles Jupp and Camilla Long will be picking up the slack alongside Merton and Hislop, who must have been hoping for some sort of Angus Deayton-style valedictory humiliation. Phil Harrison

Brickleberry
11pm, Comedy Central

“If you’ve got cancer, this lake’s the answer!” Season two of the crass animated comedy – imagine Dapper Laughs alone in his darkened room hammering out atrocious Family Guy fanfic – opens with the discovery of a lake within America’s worst national park that has healing properties. While Woody and talking dog Malloy exploit it for cash, Denzel has sex with a defrosted Neanderthal woman. Among the butts (he said butts! Hur-hur) of the jokes: ugly women, attractive women, old women, women and black people. Jack Seale

Today’s best live sport

Snooker: the World Championship More waistcoats and white gloves in Sheffield. 10am, BBC2

Test cricket: West Indies v England The penultimate day of the Test match in Grenada. 2.30pm, Sky Sports 2

Bundesliga football: FSV Mainz 05 v Schalke 04 Action from the Coface Arena. 7.30pm, BT Sport 1

First Utility Super League: Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves Rugby league action from Headingley. 7.30pm, Sky Sports 1

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