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Ammar Kalia, Ali Catterall, Jack Seale, Ellen E Jones and Paul Howlett

TV tonight: Adult Material explores the ins and outs of the pornography industry

Hayley Squires in Adult Material
On top of her game ... Hayley Squires in Adult Material. Photograph: Channel 4

Adult Material

10pm, Channel 4

The playwright Lucy Kirkwood brings this four-part drama set in the adult film industry. We follow the life of Jolene Dollar (Hayley Squires), a mother of three and one of the top pornography performers in the UK, navigating the industry’s ascent from budget backroom productions into a mainstream empire. We open with Dollar coaching a new recruit at her first shoot while the director, Dave (Phil Daniels), tries to coax her into a risky proposition. On the home front, her eldest daughter is struggling at school with her mother’s reputation. Ammar Kalia

The Great House Giveaway

4pm, Channel 4

Two members of the public are given the money to buy a house at auction and then coached through its renovation before selling it on (hopefully) for a profit in this new series. Up first are a private investigator, Vikki, and an electrician, Emily, who are looking to pick up a bargain in Bradford. AK

Me, My Brother and Our Balls

9pm, BBC One

After Love Island’s Chris Hughes had his testicles examined on This Morning to raise awareness of testicular cancer, it began a process that may well have saved his brother Ben’s life. This valuable documentary follows Ben’s cancer diagnosis and explores the issue of falling sperm counts. Ali Catterall

Prince William: A Planet for Us All

9pm, ITV

Prince William
Like father, like son ... Prince William. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

Over a two-year period, cameras have followed the future king for a documentary in which, with a parent’s increased dread of ecological apocalypse, he visits projects aimed at conserving the natural world – and meets the children whose futures will be darker if adults don’t act now. Jack Seale

In the Face of Terror

9pm, BBC Two

This confronting three-part docuseries follows the aftermath of two acts of terror: the 2014 execution of seven hostages in Syria by a British man later dubbed “Jihadi John”; and the 2019 Christchurch mosque shooting in which 51 people were murdered. Tonight, we hear from two escaped Isis hostages who recount their captivity. AK

Pen15

9pm, Sky Comedy

Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle make a comic virtue of TV’s penchant for casting thirtysomethings as high-schoolers, playing 13-year-old versions of themselves. In this second season opener, a pool party is the setting for another reminder that 00s nostalgia is no defence against the flashback cringe. Ellen E Jones

Film choice

My Life As a Courgette
Living on the veg ... My Life As a Courgette. Photograph: Allstar/Rita Productions

My Life As a Courgette (Claude Barras, 2016), 2.40am, Film4
Sad nine-year-old Icare, AKA Courgette, is sent to a children’s home after another bust-up with his dysfunctional family. Parental abuse is not your usual fare in stop-motion animations, but this beautiful production from debut director Claude Barras and writer Céline Sciamma is a minor masterpiece. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Tennis: French Open 10am, ITV4. The concluding fourth-round matches at Roland Garros.

Cycling: Giro d’Italia 11.25am, Eurosport 2. Stage three of the Grand Tour race, 150km from and to Etna.

American Football: Green Bay Packers v Atlanta Falcons 1am, Channel 5. NFL match between the NFC North and NFC South sides.

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