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John Robinson, Phil Harrison, Graeme Virtue, Hannah Verdier, Sharon O'Connell, Jack Seale, Mark Gibbings-Jones and Paul Howlett

Tuesday’s best TV: Is It Safe to Be Gay in the UK; Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds

Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds.
Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds. Photograph: Josh Barrett/Channel 4

In the Dark
9pm, BBC1

Finale of the police/organised-crime thriller. Heavily pregnant she may be, but Helen refuses to put her feet up and binge-watch The Affair; instead she’s prowling some very unpromising streets in search of clues to explain Paul’s death and resolve the issue of his bentness as a copper. The show suffers a bit from trying to show every side of the story at once, but there’s some quality comeuppance for Adam, and a second series is cued up pretty well all round. John Robinson

Is It Safe to Be Gay in the UK?
9pm, BBC2

A corrective to complacency, this doc demonstrates that homophobic violence still exists in the UK and still shatters and, indeed, ends lives. It avoids too many embellishments and simply lets the victims tell their stories. Crucially, it explores the aftermath of attacks, too; the exchanges between partners Dain and James – who has swapped colourful shirts for tracksuits since being attacked – make it clear that the scars can take years to heal. Phil Harrison

Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds
9pm, Channel 4

Inspired by a long-running US initiative, this social experiment unleashes 10 four-year-olds on a sedate Bristol retirement village. Experts are on hand to monitor how the rowdy new intake affects the wellbeing of 11 elderly residents, but stats about the geriatric depression index are not really required to gauge the results. From chaotic balloon tennis to 92-year-old Lorna being introduced to the high-five, it’s a great moppet caper. Graeme Virtue

Celebrity Big Brother: Live Launch
9pm, Channel 5

If civilian Big Brother left you cold this year, it’s time to rejoice because the celebrities are about to begin their incarceration. Emma Willis is on hand to throw them into the bear pit, and the rumoured line-up is packed with reality TV stars. The housemates won’t be confirmed until the big night, but names in the mix include Real Housewife Brandi Glanville and Girls Aloud’s Sarah Harding. Watching their torture should be a national sport. Hannah Verdier

Sound and Vision: The Rise of UK Afrobeats
12.05am, Channel 4

In the last episode of this lively series about new music making a wider cultural impact, Billie JD Porter explores UK Afrobeats, the hybrid of hip-hop, dancehall and African pop that was booted into the spotlight by London’s J Hus. Rappers Eugy and Afro B, production trio Team Salut and Fuse ODG – Azonto hitmaker and a founder of TINA (This Is New Africa) – tell how it fosters diasporic pride and awareness of national identity. Sharon O’Connell

The Leftovers
10.10pm, Sky Atlantic

A powerful episode, even by the standards of this ambitious drama’s profound and acclaimed farewell season. Remember the woman whose baby disappeared from the back seat of her car in the show’s opening sequence? (Who could forget?) She’s briefly back in a cold-open flashback, to start a shading in of Laurie Garvey’s story. Given the chance to dominate the hour, Amy Brenneman grabs it, offering one revelation after another. Jack Seale

The Art Show
8pm, Sky Arts

Charming Baker visits Italy to see how Pietrasanta’s artisans encapsulate a holistic culture for sculpture, with the town offering the entire journey from quarry to statue. Carrie Scott meets conceptual-art king Ryan Gander, whose quest to mould the marvellous from the mundane includes an exhibition seemingly inspired by The Generation Game. And Will Best and Kate Bryan travel to Mexico to experience two millennia of art crammed into 48 hours. Mark Gibbings-Jones

Film choice

Red Rock West (John Dahl, 1993) 9pm, TCM

A sly and comic modern noir, with Nicolas Cage an engaging, hangdog hero. In a slick reworking of the old B-movie western plot, he’s the stranger in town (Red Rock, Wyoming) mistaken for an expected hitman. Character actor JT Walsh and wife Lara Flynn Boyle each hire him to kill the other: then there’s the loot, and the arrival of the real hitman, Dennis Hopper, on best psychotic Frank Booth behaviour. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Horse racing: Goodwood festival Coverage of the opening day – the main race is the Qatar Goodwood Cup Stakes at 3.35pm. 1.30pm, ITV

Cycling: Tour of Poland A 238km route from Zawiercie to Zabrze. 5pm, Eurosport 2

T20 Blast cricket: Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Birmingham Bears A North Division encounter. 6pm, Sky Sports Cricket

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