Oink: Man Loves Pig – Storyville
10pm, BBC4
By virtue of being simultaneously lovable and intensely delicious, pigs present a conundrum for many humans. This quirky documentary approaches the relationship from a variety of angles. There’s a grisly visit to an industrial abbatoir in Denmark, a look at porcine veneration (and yet eager consumption) in Japan, and some time spent with a couple who keep a very lucky pig as a domestic pet. Inventive and even affecting in places. Phil Harrison
Dunkirk: The New Evidence
8pm, Channel 4
The fabled evacuation of 340,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk in 1940 has long been tinged with bitterness at the alleged no-show of the RAF, traduced for allowing the Luftwaffe the freedom of the skies. This film reveals recently released MoD files suggesting such criticism is unfair, and that the RAF were airborne deep inside France, thwarting further attacks at considerable expense of men and machinery. Andrew Mueller
Schönbrunn Summer Night Concert from Vienna
8.30pm, BBC4
Remember those photos of the National Mall during the Trump inauguration? If you imagine something about that size but full of people, you’ll get an idea of the scale of this recital by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Katie Derham presents a concert on a theme of myths and fairytales, which entails the intense Christoph Eschenbach conducting music by Dvořák, Tchaikovsky and Strauss. John Robinson
Poldark
9pm, BBC1
Forget Judge Pickles, there’s another controversy-courting cad of the courts in town. George approaches his new calling as magistrate with all the compassion, empathy and understanding he affords his employees. So that’s none whatsoever, much to the chagrin of Ross. There’s sunnier news at the Poldark residence, with the newly arrived Miss Clowance Poldark making her debut, though no news can remain good news for long. Mark Gibbings-Jones
The Handmaid’s Tale
9pm, Channel 4
“Red’s my colour,” Offred tells Serena Joy in a moment of snarky rebellion. Clues as to why Offred isn’t immediately slapped down follow as we’re shown scenes from Serena Joy’s pre-theocracy life, when she too enjoyed more freedom. Elsewhere, the Mexican ambassador pays a visit. But why? Without giving too much away, this is a dying world where children are regarded with both wonder and longing. A drama as bleak as it is compelling. Jonathan Wright
Mercy Street
8pm, Drama
It’s the season finale of the Downton-esque civil war drama, and President Lincoln is coming to visit. Emma’s in the queue to shake his hand, but elsewhere the rebels see his visit as a chance to free James Green from prison. Dr Foster is forced to stand up for himself when there’s trouble at the hospital, while Aurelian recovers from her surgery and has a decision to make. As the season tees up an explosive finish, there are plenty of loose ends that could unravel. Hannah Verdier
Wild Far East
9pm, Nat Geo Wild
This lush, one-off nature programme showcases wildlife in the diverse habitats of eastern Asia, from Taiwan’s dense jungles to ice floes north of Japan. The focus is on evolutionary outliers, like snail-eating snakes with asymmetrical teeth and snub-nosed monkeys who swagger around upright like mini Chewbaccas. An illuminating watch, although witnessing Thai macaques expertly smash open mollusc shells with rudimentary tools feels faintly alarming. Graeme Virtue
Film choices
The Deer Hunter, (Michael Cimino, 1978), 9pm, ITV4
Cimino’s gut-wrenching account of the Vietnam war as experienced by three Pennsylvanian steelworkers opens poignantly on a wedding celebration, before plunging characters into the hell of battle and its harrowing aftermath, Russian-roulette gambling in backstreet Saigon. This is very much war as blue-collar tragedy, with immense performances from Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep and all. Paul Howlett
Trance, (Danny Boyle, 2013), 11.10pm, Channel 4
There are touches of Christopher Nolan’s exercises in fractured consciousness (think Memento) in Danny Boyle’s labyrinthine neo-noir. James McAvoy plays an auctioneer who is an insider in the theft of a £25m Goya, but after being knocked cold by accomplice Vincent Cassel he forgets where he has stashed the painting. Enter hypnotherapist Rosario Dawson – and things get very strange indeed. Paul Howlett
Bullhead, (Michaël R Roskam, 2011), 1.10am, Film4
Roskam’s powerful debut is a gruelling thriller set in bleak Flemish-Belgian countryside, where a cop investigating trade in illegal animal-growth hormones has been murdered. An undercover unit delves into this closed, suspicious community, while looming uncontrollably is the terrifyingly violent, steroid-stuffed farmer and enforcer “Bullhead” (the horribly plausible Matthias Schoenaerts). Paul Howlett
Live sport
Women’s World Cup Cricket: England v Sri Lanka Coverage of the group-stage match in Taunton. 10.20am, Sky Sports 1
Cycling: Tour de France Stage two of the famous French road race. 11am, ITV4
Football: Confederations Cup Final The final of the tournament from from the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Russia. 6.30pm, ITV
