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Jonathan Wright, Andrew Mueller, Ellen E Jones, Graeme Virtue, Ben Arnold, John Robinson and Paul Howlett

Monday’s best TV: The Royal Wives of Windsor; Britain’s Cocaine Epidemic

Historian Kate Williams on The Royal Wives Of Windsor.
Historian Kate Williams on The Royal Wives Of Windsor. Photograph: ITV

Art on the BBC: The Genius of Leonardo da Vinci

9pm, BBC Four

Dr Janina Ramirez trawls through the BBC’s archives to explore Leonardo’s life and times. Yes, this is cut-and-paste TV augmented by some new interviews, but it is also genuinely illuminating as we are shown the enigmatic smile painter, anatomist (warning: dissection scenes), proto-scientist and engineer, a dazzling polymath who, in the estimation of sculptor Henry Moore, never lost his “childlike curiosity”. And, yes: that is Mark Rylance playing the artist in docudrama scenes. Jonathan Wright

The Royal Wives of Windsor

9pm, ITV

By the none-too-stringent standards of pre-royal wedding flannel, this is pretty solid: the first of a two-part look at the women who have married into the House of Windsor. While not altogether free of the fatuous wafflers traditionally wheeled out, some actual historians provide useful insights. Andrew Mueller

The Island with Bear Grylls

9pm, Channel 4

It has been posh v common on the island until now, but in this penultimate episode of the series, the two teams join forces in search of food on the neighbouring island. As if navigating the high seas on a shonky raft wasn’t enough of a challenge, they will also have to manage each other’s dreadful personalities. Ellen E Jones

Westworld

9pm, Sky Atlantic

With its chilly, austere R&D labs and remote locale, Westworld can often feel like a hermetically sealed drama. This instalment offers a chance to see its eerie robo-hosts operating in the wider world, albeit in flashback. We also finally get to meet the gruff, growly moneybags who founded Delos Inc. Graeme Virtue

Britain’s Cocaine Epidemic

10pm, Channel 5

The dizzying scope of the UK’s cocaine consumption is exposed here, from the seemingly ordinary family home in the Midlands being used to mix kilos of the drug with glucose before selling it wholesale, to the students using their loans to buy it online and have it delivered by post. Ben Arnold

Elton John: I’m Still Standing – A Grammy Salute

10.45pm, ITV

Elton’s next tour is set to be his last, his retirement the likely cue for this tribute. The Reg catalogue has something for everyone, punter and performer alike, so there is fun to be had here as the likes of Lady Gaga (nice glasses, madam), Miley Cyrus and Ed Sheeran get their hits on. John Robinson

Rita Cortese (left) and Julieta Zylberberg in Wild Tales.
Rita Cortese (left) and Julieta Zylberberg in Wild Tales.
Photograph: Allstar/Sony Pictures Classics

Film choice

Wild Tales 11.15pm, Film4

Damián Szifrón’s funny, violent portmanteau of morality tales is set in a modern Argentina teetering on the brink. Ricardo Darín leads in a drolly pyrotechnic story that demonstrates the folly of enraging a demolition man; other sections point to the dangers of road rage and of cheating on one’s new bride. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Snooker: The World Championship 1pm, BBC Two. More action from the Crucible.

IPL Cricket: Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils 3pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Play from the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.

Premier League Football: Tottenham Hotspur v Watford 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event. From Wembley Stadium.

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