In the Executioner’s Shadow
9pm, PBS America
With 30 states in the US still using the death penalty, this chilling documentary presents three death row narratives: the testimony of a former executioner who almost executed an innocent person; a survivor of the 2013 Boston marathon terrorist attack; and a victim’s parents attempting to save their daughter’s killer from death. With an increasingly privatised prison system to reckon with, the film questions what place capital punishment still has in our society. Ammar Kalia
The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys
8pm, Channel 5
Bill Nighy narrates a 600-mile journey across northern Spain, aboard the luxurious El Transcantábrico. It’s torturous to be able to see the grilled sardines of Candás yet not be able to taste them. Still, as advertised, the scenery as seen through the carriage windows is spectacular and the company is not bad either. Ellen E Jones
The Name of the Rose
9pm, BBC Two
The atmospheric but glacial monastic murder mystery continues. Tonight, John Turturro’s William gives the last rites to Berengar and begins the painstaking business of determining the cause of death. In the meantime, the monastery is preparing to receive a papal envoy. Phil Harrison
The Team
9pm, More4
The Danish thriller returns for a second season, this time focusing on an international European investigation following a brutal shooting at a Danish B&B that left seven dead and only one survivor. With many of the deceased illegal immigrants, the titular team get to work trying to solve a potential hate crime. A multilingual caper. AK
Temple
9pm, Sky One
It’s the series finale for the medical thriller and, as we have been made keenly aware, sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and team up to face the common foe. That’s the scenario for Daniel, Lee and Anna who, despite their ruined personal relationships, are obliged to join forces when Keith and Mercy track them down. Ali Catterall
Get Rich Or Try Dying: Music’s Mega Legacies
9.30pm, BBC Four
As hologram tours keep dead artists playing, this incisive documentary looks at the gargantuan music legacy industry, which continues to line the pockets of the estates of stars such as Elvis Presley, Bob Marley and the Doors. A peek behind the curtain at the corporations driving the music. AK
Film choice
Half of a Yellow Sun 12.10am, BBC Two
Heartfelt adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel, set during the 60s Biafran war. Chiwetel Ejiofor’s professor Odenigbo and Thandie Newton as his partner Olanna are impressive leads, even when marrying post-imperial conflict with the couple’s domestic trials proves awkward for director Biyi Bandele. Paul Howlett
Live sport
World Cup Rugby Union 8.30am, ITV. The third place play-off.
Premiership Rugby Union: Northampton Saints v Harlequins 7pm, BT Sport 1. The Saints aim to back up last week’s away win at Saracens.
Championship Football: Barnsley v Bristol City 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event. A second-tier match at Oakwell.
