The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan
9pm, BBC Two
The first of a three-part series in which the comedian travels to far-flung and rarely visited countries with scary reputations. First up is Haiti, and a tour of the slums of Port-au-Prince. To his credit, he doesn’t play it for laughs and even wonders aloud if he and his team should be filming here. They continue and the result is an illuminating, unnerving and sympathetic film about a nation perpetually under the cosh, where Vodou is a solace. David Stubbs
Storyville: Olympic Dreams of Russian Gold – Over the Limit
9pm, BBC Four
You may never look at a hula-hoop in quite the same way again after this eye-opening doc. It shadows 20-year-old Rita Mamun, a Russian rhythmic gymnast with her sights set on the 2016 Olympics – if she can endure the acid criticism from two pitiless coaches. Brutal. Graeme Virtue
Poldark
9.10pm, BBC One
He may be spending time in that there London, but Ross Poldark is a man of the people. Which means, when disaster strikes after Wheal Grace’s miners blast into Wheal Maiden’s tunnels, our boy is one of those coming to the rescue. Elsewhere, dastardly George Warleggan plots a political comeback. Jonathan Wright
Reporting Trump’s First Year: The Fourth Estate
10pm, BBC Two
Second dispatch from inside the New York Times, as its staff adjust to an upended political reality. As the title of this episode – The Trump Bump – acknowledges, Trump has been a mixed blessing for the Times: the president’s demented loathing has been a boon for subscriptions. Andrew Mueller
Night and Day
10.15pm, Channel 4
Walter presents another series in which overworked Europeans investigate baroque deaths. In Barcelona, we meet pathologist Sara. While she and wry co-worker Pol are picking over an incinerated corpse, she finds a detail that reminds her of an old case – and an old tryst. Intriguing: binge it tonight. John Robinson
My Extreme Weight Loss Journey
11pm, Really
Twenty-three-year-old twins Rebecca and David are the co-dependent cake-scoffers in this new series of the US body transformation show. With the help of trainer Chris Powell they might just manage to lose 500lb between them, but we’ll have to wait until next week’s weigh-in to see. Ellen E Jones
Film choice
Call Me By Your Name, 12noon, 8pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
This sensual, lyrical summer romance is set in northern Italy, where young musician Elio (Timothée Chalamet) is entranced by the arrival of American graduate Oliver (Armie Hammer) at the family home. An exquisite, masterfully crafted account of a languorous love affair. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Cycling: French National Road Championships The men’s road race. 12noon, Eurosport 1
Formula 1 Motor Racing: Austrian Grand Prix From Spielberg. 1.40pm, Channel 4
World Cup Football The knockout stages continue. Spain face Russia in the 3pm game. 2.30pm, 6.30pm, ITV/BBC One
