Unreported World
7.35pm, Channel 4
The story of the determined educator struggling against the odds to improve the lives of disadvantaged children is thoroughly well-worn, but that doesn’t make it any less powerful. Here, Kiki King travels to up-country Uganda to sit in on the first lessons in sign language ever taught to local deaf people. Until now, they have never been able to conduct a conversation. While the feelgood aspect is oversold, it’s nonetheless an affecting story. Andrew Mueller
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
9pm, Channel 5
“What’s a zebra penis doing in here?” And so begins earnest nature-monger Ben Fogle’s adventures with people who have traded their surroundings for life off-grid. He’s in the desert in Namibia to meet Gideon David, who gave up his career in the City to become a bushmaster. What really makes this worth watching is the bit where Fogle castrates a sheep with his teeth. Yes, really. Hannah Verdier
Kenny Rogers: Cards on the Table
9pm, BBC4
As revealed in this profile, here’s something you might not know about Kenny Rogers: he was briefly a psychedelic pin-up, and even dropped acid – but just the once (“the first eight hours were phenomenal … the last eight scared me to death”). His career was considered to be over when he cut his first country music deal in his late 30s. But his career has also embraced rock, folk, jazz and R&B. Ali Catterall
Not Going Out
9.30pm, BBC1
Daisy has won the opportunity to be a gameshow contestant, giving the cast of Not Going Out the chance to visit another set on the BBC lot – Pointless. Daisy has to choose a teammate between Lee and Lucy (Lee pips it via nefarious means, naturally), but is too busy planning a way to woo Richard Osman to notice that Lee is no good at quizzes. Both Osman and Armstrong do a decent job being the straight men to Mack’s relentless gag machine. Bim Adewunmi
Secrets from the Sky
8pm, ITV
This succinct history series has offered an engaging aerial view on archaeology – showing how our land still bears the marks of previous civilisations. Tonight’s final show finds Bettany Hughes and Ben Robinson upending the myth that Hadrian’s Wall was as far as the Romans got in these islands. Between Edinburgh and Glasgow, they explore the Antonine Wall, a heavily fortified turf construction that was the true northernmost barrier of the empire. The team also discover why the wall only lasted 20 years. John Robinson
Rat Busters NYC
8pm, Discovery
Documentary series following a NY-based team making a living battling bewhiskered brutes across the five boroughs. The stars are pest control company Magic Exterminating, which sadly shuns wands and wizardry in favour of traps and trickery. Here, a residential home plays reluctant host to the rat equivalent of Woodstock, while an infestation in Williamsburg Motorcycle Club reveals some old-school views on rodent control by its proprietor. In short, a waking nightmare for musophobes everywhere. Mark Jones
Rugby Union: Harlequins v Sale
7pm, BT Sport 2
Neither of these teams has got off to particularly impressive Premiership start. Quins have huffed and puffed, while Sale sit in their customary position towards the foot of the table. At this point you’re probably thinking, “Why would I watch this then?” Well, Sale have one of the highest try-scoring records in the league but only whipping boys London Welsh have conceded more of them, which means action is more or less guaranteed. Just don’t expect it to be pretty. Lanre Bakare
House of Lies
10pm, Sky Atlantic
This episode of the underrated comedy-drama is based in a mega-blingy nightclub at the launch for a line of trainers. According to Don Cheadle’s Marty, these will never see the light of day – it’s part of a ruse to oust the “cancer” Lukas from his own company. Marty’s allegiance with Dre (Mekhi Phifer) is tested, however, while there’s a subplot involving a box of chocolates bought as a gift to Lukas by the idiotic Doug, which mischievous Jeannie convinces him is a gaffe: “You brought chocolates for a black man?” David Stubbs
