The X-Files
9pm, Channel 5
Back once again with the renegade Mulder: the X-Files comeback that began in 2016 resumes with a run of 10 new episodes, although Gillian Anderson insists this will be her last hurrah as poised sceptic Scully. Hopefully she will get more to do as the season continues, since Scully spends most of this opener recuperating in hospital after a funny turn that lights up her brainwaves like a pinball machine. With the shifty Cigarette Smoking Man lurking in the shadows, might it have something to do with Mulder and Scully’s secret son? Graeme Virtue
Panorama: My Return from IS
8.30pm, BBC One
What drives a British woman into the arms of Islamic State, a movement whose feminist credentials would appear to be less than zero? Panorama’s Peter Taylor talks to “Fatima”, who lived with Isis in Syria for more than two years, before escaping with the help of her mother. Ali Catterall
Horizon: My Amazing Brain
9pm, BBC Two
A stroke left Richard Gray needing life-saving brain surgery. His wife, documentary film-maker Fiona Lloyd-Davies, acted instinctively during Richard’s recuperation, capturing his recovery on camera. The result, filmed over four years, offers a truly powerful reminder of the tenacity of the human spirit. Mark Gibbings-Jones
The Bulger Killers: Was Justice Done?
9pm, Channel 4
If hard questions arise from something as horrific as James Bulger’s murder, we must ask them. Twenty-five years on, this doc eschews prurience to debate whether the killers should have been legally responsible; it boils down to whether you respond with sadness or anger. Jack Seale
Hull’s Headscarf Heroes
9pm, BBC Four
In early 1968, three trawlers sailing out of Hull were lost and 58 men died. Even by the standards of “the most dangerous profession on Earth”, this was too much. This powerful documentary charts how fishermen’s wives, led by the magnificent Lillian Bilocca, campaigned to improve “feudal” working conditions. Jonathan Wright
Two Doors Down
10pm, BBC Two
It is the juxtaposition of coarse and gentle that wins the day in this Scottish comedy. Following a routine but invasive examination, Eric is lying prone on the sofa in considerable discomfort. Cue a procession of well-wishers who aim to lift his spirits, but inevitably miss the target. John Robinson
Film choice
Lincoln (Steven Spielberg, 2012) 9pm, Film4
Spielberg’s monumental portrait of US president Abraham Lincoln focuses on a few crucial weeks in early 1865, and his struggle to abolish slavery, mobilising whatever dark political arts are necessary. Anchoring this compelling drama is the Mount Rushmore-sized performance of Daniel Day-Lewis. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Premier League football: Watford v Chelsea Two troubled clubs meet at Vicarage Road. 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event
Cycling: 6 Days of Copenhagen Coverage of the fifth day of the event. 8pm, Eurosport 2
NBA: Detroit Pistons v Portland Trail Blazers From Little Caesars Arena. 12midnight, BT Sport 1
