Storyville: Defying the Cutting Season
10.30pm, BBC Four
Remember the horrors of FGM (female genital mutilation) in east Africa revealed by Kate Humble in 2017’s Extreme Wives? Canadian human rights journalist Giselle Portenier moves the story on with an important film that follows girls defying FGM by retreating to a safe house during December’s “cutting season”. Local parents laugh openly at anyone who dares reject this time-honoured ritual, so it’s heartening to see that safe house director Rhobi Samwelly is providing sanctuary at last. Mike Bradley
Inside the Factory
8pm, BBC Two
The spud: consumed in vast quantities by the Brits. And in a huge factory in Lowestoft, Gregg Wallace oversees the production of frozen potato waffles and mash. Elsewhere, Cherry Healey is surprised to learn they contain more vitamin C than carrots. But did Walter Raleigh really bring them to Britain? (Spoiler: no). Ali Catterall
The Miracle
9pm, Sky Atlantic
Sky Italia had a hit with Gomorrah, and its new mafia epic – written by bestselling Italian novelist Niccolò Ammaniti – adds an intriguing supernatural twist. When a blood-weeping Virgin Mary is found during a police raid, a cross-section of society fall under its spell, from a priest to the Italian prime minister. Ellen E Jones
Safe at Last: Inside a Women’s Refuge
10pm, Channel 4
Safe houses for women fleeing violent partners are vital and cutting their funding puts lives at risk, but many can’t afford to stay open. In this sensitive doc, cameras follow a group of women for a year as they escape violence, while one refuge fights for survival as cuts start to bite. Julie Walters narrates. Hannah Verdier
The Grey Area
11pm, BBC Scotland
As the new “channel for modern Scotland” launches, Scottish drama is represented by this creakingly amateur but still hard-hitting story of a rapper, a junkie and a teen misfit’s struggle to overcome gang violence and drugs in Edinburgh. Fittingly, members of the cast were found in addiction recovery groups. MB
Vice Live
11.05pm, Vice
The yoof channel undergoes a revamp spearheaded by an intriguing two-hour live show (Tuesday to Friday) focusing on “the hottest topics and trends from around the world”. Filmed the day before in New York, it’s fronted by a panel made up of rapper/host Fat Tony and comedians Marie Faustin, Zack Fox and Sandy Honig. Continues all week. MB
Film choice
Out of the Furnace 11.25pm, Film4
The shadow of The Deer Hunter looms over this gloomy tale of warring steel mill folk. In rundown Braddock, Pennsylvania, Casey Affleck’s shattered Iraq veteran makes a brutal living in bareknuckle bouts, while big brother Christian Bale tries to look out for him. The bleak mood is matched by the grainy 35mm cinematography. Paul Howlett
Today’s best live sport
Cycling: UAE Tour 11am, Eurosport 2. Featuring a 179km route from UAE University to Jebel Hafeet.
Nordic World Ski Championships 1.30pm, Eurosport 1. The women’s 10km cross-country discipline.
Premier League Football: Newcastle United v Burnley 7.30pm, BT Sport 1. Two sides haunted by the threat of relegation face off.
