Portillo’s Hidden History of Britain
9pm, Channel 5
In this new series, Michael Portillo seeks out more neglected British locations with remarkable stories. Tonight, he visits an abandoned military hospital in Aldershot. Here, surgeons – forced to cope with the carnage that was a feature of industrialised military conflict from the Crimean war onwards – didn’t just pioneer plastic surgery on soldiers left disfigured by war; led by the pioneering surgeon Harold Gillies, they also performed the first gender reassignment surgery some 70 years ago.
David Stubbs
Unreported World
7.30pm, Channel 4
Krishnan Guru-Murthy reports on what is currently the world’s biggest migration: more than 1 million children fleeing hunger in Venezuela to risk the notoriously difficult crossing into neighbouring Colombia. What they find on arrival is not much better but, they say, “At least here there is hope.”
Mike Bradley
Indie & Beyond With Shaun Ryder & Alan McGee
8pm, BBC Four
The Happy Mondays frontman joins the Creation Records boss for a joyful trawl through some of their all-time favourite tracks. The pair’s uncannily similar tastes embrace Joy Division, Buzzcocks, the Specials and more. Plus McGee reveals his discovery of excellent contemporary post-punks Shame. MB
Made in Great Britain
9pm, BBC Two
Steph McGovern’s team of craftspeople arrive in York to have a go at making chocolate in the style of Georgian, Victorian and 20th-century confectioners. In between are history lessons on chocolate’s varied socio-economic history: its relationship with Britain’s working classes has been bittersweet.
Jack Seale
The Detail
9pm, 5USA
By his own admission, Rookie Blue writer Ley Lukins has based this 10-part procedural on ITV’s Scott & Bailey. The difference is that this lukewarm Toronto-set drama can’t hold a candle to the original, and even doughty Angela Griffin’s casting as half of crime-solving duo Hall and Cooper can’t redeem it. If there’s really nothing else on … MB
Radio 2 in Concert: Paul Weller
10pm, BBC Four
The Modfather’s new album True Meanings has been described as his most introspective collection to date, likened to Nick Drake and Cat Stevens. Accompanied by a small orchestra, Weller performs a number of songs from this muted work, along with the more lively prospect of some classic tracks.
Gwilym Mumford
Film choice
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 11.40am, Sky Cinema Premiere
Pent-up rage simmers through Martin McDonagh’s drama, much of it embodied in Frances McDormand’s Mildred Hayes. The mother of a murdered girl, she uses roadside billboards to accuse the local police chief (Woody Harrelson) of incompetence in finding the killer.
Paul Howlett
Today’s best live sport
European Tour Golf: Turkish Airlines Open 7am, Sky Sports Golf
Day two’s action from Antalya.
Championship Football: Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event
Villa seek to continue their revival under new manager Dean Smith.
Rugby Union: Bristol Bears v Gloucester 7.30pm, BT Sport 1
Premiership Rugby Cup clash.
