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Entertainment
Graeme Virtue, Hannah Verdier, David Stubbs, Ben Arnold, Mark Gibbings-Jones, Andrew Mueller and Paul Howlett

Tuesday’s best TV: My F-ing Tourette’s Family; The Split

The Davies-Monk family: Richard, Hayley, Lewis and Spencer
The Davies-Monk family: Richard, Hayley, Lewis and Spencer. Photograph: 7Wonder/Channel 4

My F-ing Tourette’s Family

9pm, Channel 4
Public understanding of Tourette syndrome may have advanced since the classic BBC documentary John’s Not Mad, but it remains a suspiciously recurring TV topic. Might it have something to do with the baked-in frisson of watching subjects who could blurt out taboo phrases at any moment? This new series shadows two brothers with the syndrome – 13-year-old Spencer and nine-year-old Lewis – as their parents take them out for the sort of supposedly fun family activities that can get fraught at the best of times. Graeme Virtue

Class of Mum and Dad

8pm, Channel 4
The show where parents go back to school to study alongside their children draws to a close – and the pressure is on. Class 6M and their parents squeeze in some last-minute cramming for their Sats. Since many of them are struggling, a group of high-performing pupils are brought in to lend a hand. Hannah Verdier

The Split

9pm, BBC One
Part two of Abi Morgan’s legal drama sees Hannah and, er, her sisters arrange a meeting with their father, who they feel abandoned them as children. Hannah, meanwhile, is involved in drawing up a prenup between a footballer and his girlfriend. Also, what is ex-boyfriend Christie’s game? David Stubbs

Hospital

9pm, BBC Two
In the concluding episode of the series, the critical care unit at Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham faces a crisis due to a lack of beds, finding itself at a level of medical alert usually reserved for natural disasters. The staff’s unwavering professionalism in the face of such routine adversity is, as always, truly inspiring. Ben Arnold

Kingpin

9pm, History
A new series about some of history’s most powerful hoodlums opens with the story of Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, whose reputation as an enforcer bled into control of his own globe-spanning cartel. Not even incarceration could diminish his power, bolstering his reputation among some as a folk hero. Mark Gibbings-Jones

Cunk on Britain

10pm, BBC Two
The conclusion of Philomena Cunk’s survey of British history. The graduation of Diane Morgan’s doggedly nitwitted character to a series has not been an unalloyed triumph, with the interviews in particular falling flat. The writing and delivery that work well in brief bursts still furnish glorious moments, though. Andrew Mueller

Film choice

Eva Green and Orlando Bloom in Kingdom of Heaven
Eva Green and Orlando Bloom in Kingdom of Heaven. Photograph: Everett/Rex/Shutterstock

Kingdom of Heaven (Ridley Scott, 2005), 10.55pm, Sony Movie Channel
It’s no Gladiator, but this historical epic is rousing and intelligent nevertheless. Young knight Balian (Orlando Bloom) arrives in Jerusalem in 1168, just as the rapacious Knights Templar undermine the fragile truce between Christians and Muslims. Well scripted, with a host of fine performances. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Snooker: The World Championship 10am, BBC Two. The first two quarter-finals get under way at the Crucible.
IPL cricket: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians 3pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Action from Bangalore.
Champions League football: Real Madrid v Bayern Munich 7pm, BT Sport 2. The semi-final second leg.

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