The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story
9pm, BBC Four
Director Liza Williams’s three-part exposé of what went wrong with the lengthy investigation into the murders committed by Peter Sutcliffe makes for compelling, shocking television. Beginning in 1975, the opener shows how police might have apprehended Sutcliffe (and thus saved lives) after the first two murders had they not ignored vital evidence on the grounds that it didn’t fit the victim profile of “prostitute”. Continues daily until Thursday. Mike Bradley
Abandoned Engineering
8pm, Yesterday
An armada of ships rust in an Uzbekistan desert, like something out of Close Encounters. How did they get there? As one talking head notes: “Something has gone extremely wrong here.” This new series explores the phenomenon of out-of-place structures and will delight fans of The X-Files. Ali Catterall
MasterChef: The Finals
9pm, BBC One
The climactic week of MasterChef 2019 kicks off with an elaborate reunion lunch marking the 40th anniversary of the pole-to-pole Transglobe Expedition. The five stressed-out finalists – who will be whittled down to three by Friday – would do well to ask Ranulph Fiennes for some survival tips. Graeme Virtue
Derry Girls
9.15pm, Channel 4
The laugh-a-second Northern Irish comedy continues as the Quinn family attend a wedding. Naturally, Aunt Sarah provokes ire by wearing a white dress, while Uncle Colm rambles to anyone who will listen and even those who won’t. Worse is to come, when Michelle suggests that the girls try some “silly scones”. Hannah J Davies
Home
9.45pm, Channel 4
After a poor start, writer-star Rufus Jones’s comedy-drama has matured into a thought-provoking meditation on statelessness, ornamented by a few tension-relieving jokes. This week, Sami makes up with Peter and turns guest teacher as he gives John’s class an important lesson. MB
Road to Brexit
10pm, BBC Two
Matt Berry is reunited with his Toast of London collaborator Arthur Mathews for the first time since that series finished. This one-off comedy marks the approaching article 50 deadline, with Berry assuming the guise of Michael Squeamish, a bumptious historian on a mission to discover the origins of Britain’s decision to leave the EU – undaunted by the need to delve all the way back to the 50s. MB
Film choice
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Jim Jarmusch, 1999), 11.40pm, Film4
Forest Whitaker’s Ghost Dog is a hitman steeped in the philosophy of the samurai. When his mob bosses turn against him, his ancient moral code confronts their modern one. Jim Jarmusch directs an enigmatic thriller inspired by Jean-Pierre Melville’s classic Le Samouraï. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Tennis: Miami Open 6pm, BT Sport 2. Quarter-final stage of the women’s event.
International football: Republic of Ireland v Georgia 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Group D clash at the Aviva Stadium.
Basketball: Milwaukee Bucks v Houston Rockets Midnight, Sky Sports Main Event. NBA action from the Fiserv Forum.
