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Graeme Virtue, Mark Gibbings-Jones, Jonathan Wright, Ali Catterall, Hannah J Davies, Hannah Verdier and Paul Howlett

Monday’s best TV – Manchester: A Year of Hate Crime; Elementary

Manchester-based iman Irfan Chichti
Burdened but patient ... Manchester-based iman Irfan Chichti. Photograph: Ryan Mcnamara/Channel 4

Manchester: A Year of Hate Crime


10.35pm, Channel 4

Christopher Eccleston narrates this tense film shadowing police as they monitor hate crimes in Manchester after the Arena bombing last May. The number of reported incidents jumped in the days following the attack and there are disturbing first-hand accounts from those who have been intimidated or assaulted. While rabble-rousers such as Tommy Robinson try to stir up unrest, community leaders, such as the burdened but patient imam Irfan Chishti, preach unity and tolerance. Graeme Virtue

Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food

8pm, Channel 4
Offering another selection of simple but sumptuous recipes for the time-strapped, Jamie Oliver concocts marvellous meals from no more than five ingredients. Tonight’s menu includes a spicy ’Nduja vongole and a comforting sausage bake, all created in a manner that leaves your oven to do most of the work. Mark Gibbings-Jones

Football’s 47 Best Worst Songs

8pm, Dave
Vindaloo! A World Cup year, a football list show – whatever next? Actually, this kickabout of soccer tunes has plenty of good moments, the unexpected appearance of the Village People and Brix Smith Start discussing Ian Broudie’s songwriting craft being two examples. Bob Mortimer narrates. Jonathan Wright

The NHS Heroes Awards

9.30pm, ITV
Bruised and battered it surely is, but at 70 years old the National Health Service is still hanging in there like a magnificent trooper. In this anniversary special, the likes of Prince William, Elton John and Shirley Bassey pay tribute and honour those on its front line. May it never flatline. Ali Catterall

Robbie’s War

9pm, BBC Two
This documentary follows crisis-hit Robert Tchenguiz, formerly one of the country’s wealthiest businesspeople. Before the recession, Tchenguiz owned huge stakes in firms such as Odeon cinemas and had his sights set on Selfridges. Now he is in financial trouble – but will this film make you care? Hannah J Davies

Elementary

9pm, Sky Living
Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) and Watson (Lucy Liu) embark on a new series of mystery-busting. The pair are searching for a man who went missing after a sex tape from his partner’s wild former life went public, but they are under pressure to drop the case. Meanwhile, Holmes finds himself battling with a devastating diagnosis. Hannah Verdier

Film choice

Kodi Smit-McPhee and Michael Fassbender in Slow West
From one close shave to the next ... Kodi Smit-McPhee and Michael Fassbender in Slow West.

Slow West (John Maclean, 2015), 11.20pm, Film4
Just as in the Proclaimers song, young Scot Jay (Kodi Smit-McPhee) will trek as far as it takes to reach his love, Rose (Caren Pistorius). This being 19th-century Colorado and the startlingly savage wild west, he is fortunate to have deadly gunslinger Silas (Michael Fassbender) along for company. Paul Howlett

Live sport

WTA tennis: Internationaux de Strasbourg 10am, BT Sport 1. Action from the tour.
Royal London Cup cricket: Hampshire v Surrey 2pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Coverage of the south group match.
Bundesliga football: Holstein Kiel v Wolfsburg 7.15pm, BT Sport 1. The second leg of the Bundesliga relegation playoff.

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