The Curry House Kid
10pm, Channel 4
Akram Khan’s father always expected him to take over the family curry house in south London. “Stop doing Michael Jackson and all this bullshit,” he was told at an early age. Happily, he disobeyed orders and went on to become one of the world’s foremost dancer-choreographers, and in this film he weaves his own past, his family history and the stories of Britain’s Bangladeshi immigrants into a poetic piece of dance. Those keen to see more of Khan and his work should try his inspiring new series Why Do We Dance?, beginning tomorrow (Sky Arts, 9pm). Mike Bradley
A House Through Time
9pm, BBC Two
The end of David Olusoga’s delicately judged series, a fine addition to the trend for history shows investigating past lives. Our Newcastle townhouse is now in the 1940s, where a family and their lodgers provide more stories of simple hopes and dreams, undercut by brutal hardship and misfortune. Jack Seale
The Widow
9pm, ITV
Penultimate episode of the Kate Beckinsale-starring drama about a suspiciously awol husband, and major revelations lead Georgia to Rwanda. Despite five flashbacks too many, and Beckinsale’s comically blank expression when a gun is pulled, it’s not all bad, with much of that sprawling plot finally explained. Concludes tomorrow. Hannah J Davies
Banged Up: Teens Behind Bars
9pm, Channel 4
More fetishising of the harsh US penal system in a series that sees eight troublesome UK teens spend a week in a Florida jail. It’s oddly unenlightening, supporting the notion that a proper beasting is the best medicine for bad behaviour. Soon, you are rooting for the kids, which probably wasn’t the idea. Phil Harrison
Drain the Oceans
9pm, Channel 5
Who really won the most violent sea battle in recorded history on 31 May 1916, after which both the British and German navies claimed victory? This absorbing doc sees a group of maritime archaeologists combine scientific data with 3D graphics to drain the North Sea and reveal Jutland’s hidden secrets. MB
LA to Vegas
10pm, Comedy Central
Looking for a surefire hit of laugh-out-loud comedy courtesy of Will Ferrell? Try a double bill of this new show about the crew and passengers of Jackpot Airlines’ getaway flights from LA to Las Vegas. Admittedly, Ferrell remains behind the camera as exec-producer, but you can hear his voice in every line. MB
Film choice
Anomalisa 11.10pm, Film4. What is it to be alive, ponders depressed motivational speaker Michael Stone during a dark night of the soul in a Cincinnati hotel. This complex, brilliant drama from Charlie Kaufman muses on the human condition, enacted via extremely lifelike but weird puppet animation, with Michael voiced by David Thewlis. Paul Howlett
Sport choice
WTA Tennis: Prague Open 10am, BT Sport 2. Women’s tennis action from day one of the tournament.
Snooker: World Championship 1pm, BBC Two. Two second-round matches from day 10 of the event.
