Brexit: The Uncivil War
9pm, Channel 4
If you thought you already knew all there was to know about Brexit, prepare for a surprise as writer James Graham dissects one of the most controversial events in recent history in a shocking topical drama about the 2016 European Union referendum temptingly tagged: “Everyone knows who won, but not everyone knows how”. Benedict Cumberbatch is typically magnetic as crumpled Leave campaign mastermind Dominic Cummings. Must-see television. Mike Bradley
The Babes in the Wood Murders: The Prosecutors
9pm, BBC Two
A swiftly completed documentary following the conviction in December of Russell Bishop for murdering two nine-year-old girls in Brighton in 1986. Bishop was acquitted but, after three decades during which he was imprisoned for a similar subsequent crime, he was retried on the basis of modern DNA analysis. Cameras track the process, and the girls’ weary, devastated parents speak. Jack Seale
How to Lose Weight Well
8pm, Channel 4
If it’s January, it must be time to bring out the diet shows, so here comes a new series from doctors Xand van Tulleken and Helen Lawal. There’s a six-week challenge to compare cabbage soup and potato diets, and one brave soul eats nothing but Greggs. Hannah Verdier
Spencer, Vogue and Baby Too
9pm, E4
It is no surprise that TV natives Made in Chelsea’s Spencer Matthews and his wife, model Vogue Williams, who met on the set of The Jump, can’t resist having cameras follow them as they embrace first-time parenthood. This week, they prepare for the arrival of baby Theodore by joining an antenatal exercise class. MB
In Search Of
9pm, History
The popular 1970s US series In Search Of saw Leonard Nimoy raise a sceptical eyebrow to popular myths and mysteries. This reboot sees current Spock Zachary Quinto take the questing reins, starting with an inquiry into alien life where he interviews zealous abductees and marvels at a big dish in West Virginia. Graeme Virtue
Raw Recruits: Squaddies at 16
10pm, Channel 5
New series following teenagers as they begin training at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate. The confiscation of phones is the first of many shocks: the recruits display both bravado and undisguised misery as the gratuitous shouting, early starts and grim-looking manoeuvres begin. Phil Harrison
Film choice
The Last Days on Mars, 11.45pm, Film4
There are space movies and there are zombie movies, so how about a zombies-in-space movie? This well-crafted sci-fi adventure has an intriguingly international crew – Liev Schreiber, Romola Garai, Olivia Williams, Elias Koteas and all – on the last day of a six-month mission to the red planet, when things start to go wrong. PJH
Today’s best live sport
Test Cricket: South Africa v Pakistan 8.25am, Sky Sports Cricket
Final day of the second Test.
FA Cup Football: Wolves v Liverpool 7.30pm, BBC One
All-Premier League clash.
WTA Tennis: Sydney International 2am, BT Sport 1
Day two of the Australian Open warm-up tournament. The ATP coverage airs at 4am, Eurosport 1.
