Derry Girls
10pm, Channel 4
In order “to give their wee lungs a bit of a clear out”, a group of teenagers from Chernobyl visit Derry. Naturally, forthright Erin, a naif who imagines herself worldly, expects her house guest to be appropriately grateful, only to find sophisticated Katya (Diona Doherty) treats her with disdain. Elsewhere, Granda Joe makes a new friend, a development that goes down badly with his daughters. Lisa McGee’s Troubles-set comedy continues to be a rare combination of poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. Jonathan Wright
Big Cats
8pm, BBC One
Prof Alan Wilson – so committed to cheetahs, he built his own plane and learned to fly it, the better to track them – explains how these predators run so fast. Their speed, he shows us, utilising laptops, graphics and data downloads a-go-go, is in their agility. They don’t just go full tilt, their hunting skills are all about tails and balance. John Robinson
A House Through Time
9pm, BBC Two
David Olusoga brings the story of 62 Falkner Street in Liverpool 8 up to the present in this final episode. A witness to the counterculture explosion of the 60s – John Lennon lived around the corner – the house also saw the overspill of the Toxteth riots in 1981, before a grade II listing secured its future. Marvellous. Ben Arnold
Transformation Street
9pm, ITV
Another check-in at the clinic on Wimpole Street. This week we follow Jordan Gray, the first transgender competitor to appear on The Voice. (“I’m not any less of a woman for having [a penis] and not any less trans for not removing it.”) And 45-year-old care worker Jessie Renne has her pubic hair removed. Ali Catterall
Britannia
9pm, Sky Atlantic
Jez Butterworth’s gloriously wild and wayward semi-historical drama continues. And it’s clear that the locals are every bit as divided as the Romans. With Regni, Canti and Druid clans jostling for position, David Morrissey’s Plautius gives increasing thought to dividing and conquering. Phil Harrison
Great Art
10.45pm, ITV
The latest instalment of ITV’s arts strand profiles Rembrandt, taking its cues from 2014’s giant-sized National Gallery and Rijksmuseum team-up to showcase the wily Dutch master’s finest late-period works. Robert Lindsay narrates but this film often lingers, wordlessly and wisely, on the canvases themselves. Graeme Virtue
Film choice
The Others
6.50pm, TCM
With barely a hint of special effects, Alejandro Amenábar fashions a distinctly unsettling horror story in his first Hollywood movie. Much of the credit goes to Nicole Kidman for her perfectly controlled performance as Grace, living a prison-like existence in a gothic Jersey mansion with her two children.
Live sport
Tennis: The Australian Open 8am, Eurosport 1. Coverage of the opening men’s singles semi-final.
Figure Skating: The Four Continents Championship 8.45am, Eurosport 2. Action from Taipei, featuring the men’s short programme.
Test Cricket: South Africa v India 9.15am, Sky Sports Main Event. The second day of the final Test from Johannesburg.
