Broadmoor
9pm, ITV
The high-security psychiatric hospital of Broadmoor in Berkshire was originally built as a Victorian asylum for the criminally insane, and is now home to some of Britain’s most dangerous men. It also forms an indelible part of the British national psyche, notorious as the place where the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, and the gangster Ronnie Kray ended up. This two-parter follows new patients (all male; the women’s unit closed in 2007) at the institution, where some are responding well to treatment, and others not. Bim Adewunmi
Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words
9pm, BBC4
Michael Pennington narrates the stories of renowned 20th-century physicists and their astounding finds: from working out just what that atom thing was all about to cracking the mysterious swirling secrets of the cosmic veldt. Keen to inject a bit of empathy into proceedings, it explains how their discoveries depended very much on their personalities – while, yes, charting the development of their advances via the boffins’ own words. Ali Catterall
Grayson Perry: Who Are You?
10pm, Channel 4
Perry begins this last episode in Belfast, surrounded by giant portraits daubed on houses. Boldly, he chooses to portray a group of loyalists in a tapestry. Back in Somerset, he meets the contestants in Miss Plus Size International and asks if fat people are the last taboo. He represents them as pottery figures of fecund goddesses but talks bluntly about the health implications they face. Finally, he meets a deaf family and witnesses an incredible conversation between a deaf woman and her mother. Wondrous series. Julia Raeside
England: What Next?
10.35pm, BBC1
While Yes voters did not get what they wanted from the Scottish referendum, further devolution of power from Westminster is now inevitable. But what will this mean for the future of the Britain? The Beeb’s regional news teams discuss such matters with invited audiences, comprising voters, community leaders and politicians. Expect questions on whether London has too much power and what the referendum has done to our notion of a United Kingdom. Ben Arnold
Blue Bloods
9pm, Sky Atlantic
The fifth season commences of a series that hardly helps rebut accusations of rightwing tendencies by saddling its lead characters with the surname Reagan. It’s watchable but orthodox pro-police fare, with the forces of liberalism more oppressive than they often appear to be in reality. Tonight, Danny is on the trail of a vicious cartel after he and Baez are caught in their crossfire, while a lieutenant’s tragic handling of a public disturbance means trouble for Frank as the African-American, wheelchair-using mayor hangs him out to dry. David Stubbs
Forbidden History
9pm, Yesterday
New run of this highly silly series, which exhibits the most annoying traits of modern documentary-making: grating soundtrack, daft plot contrivances, intelligence-insulting narration. In this episode, noted Arabologist Jamie Theakston travels to Petra, the Nabatean cave city in Jordan – a country risibly described as being “in the very centre of today’s Middle Eastern conflict”. Insights as may be gleaned from any Lonely Planet guide are pointlessly augmented by speculation about the presence of buried treasure. Andrew Mueller
International T20 Cricket: Australia v South Africa
8.30am, Sky Sports 2
Live action from the Adelaide Oval of the first in a three-game series between an Australian side recovering from a testing Test series against Pakistan, and a South African XI keen to cement their cricketing superiority ahead of the World Cup. While form may be on the side of Faf du Plessis’s team, it’s Aaron Finch’s Aussies who took the spoils in the most recent T20 tussles between the two, with five- and six-wicket victories on South African soil in March. Mark Jones
