Surviving Syria’s Prisons
9pm, BBC Two
When the reign of Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad came to an end in December 2024, the image that went around the world was of political prisoners being released after years of confinement and torture. This film follows the story of two incarcerated brothers, matching it with the confessions of more than 40 former regime operatives, from intelligence officers to prison guards. They describe actions so dark and cruel, they are hard even to comprehend. Jack Seale
Who Do You Think You Are?
8pm, BBC One
Diane Morgan’s comic creation Mandy was once on an episode of Who Are You, Do You Think? (“Not as good as Danny Dyer’s, but still all right”). Now, Morgan – better known as clueless TV presenter Philomena Cunk – is doing the real thing, involving a pilgrimage to Germany and a moving conclusion to a second world war love story. Ellen E Jones
Bake Off: The Professionals
8pm, Channel 4
Despite what co-presenter Ellie Taylor suggests, there is a world of difference between a savoury paté en croute and a Greggs sausage roll. Putting a signature spin on the French classic is just one of the stressful tasks the four remaining pastry chef duos must juggle if they are to make it past the opening heat. Graeme Virtue
What it Feels Like for a Girl
9pm, BBC Three
Paris Lees’ turbo-charged coming-of-age drama continues. School teenager Byron (Ellis Howard) has found their tribe in the Nottingham clubs with the “Fallen Divas” but there’s danger ahead with toxic Liam (Jake Dunn), who gave them a taste for ketamine and has a “plan” to make money together. Hollie Richardson
My Week With Guerrilla Girls
9pm, Sky Arts
“If the Guerrilla Girls tell you to meet them at the Getty museum, you meet them at the Getty museum.” Kate Bryan is in genuine awe as she spends a week with the female art group – it’s wonderfully surreal as “Frida Kahlo” and “Käthe Kollwitz”, in their gorilla masks, squabble over car directions. HR
Storyville: Wedding Night
10pm, BBC Four
Rachel Elitzur grew up Orthodox Jewish and got married, but then decided to not have children, divorce her husband and follow her dream to become a film-maker. In her new feature documentary, she interviews fellow Orthodox Jews about their wedding nights – on which they are expected to have sex for the first time in their lives. HR
