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Ammar Kalia, Ellen E Jones, Hannah Verdier and Paul Howlett

TV tonight: revisiting the mysterious death of Peter Falconio

Murder in the Outback: The Falconio and Lees Mystery.
Murder in the Outback: The Falconio and Lees Mystery. Photograph: Paul Welch/Ross-Parry Agency

Murder in the Outback: The Falconio and Lees Mystery

9.15pm, Channel 4

Following the 2001 death of British tourist Peter Falconio in the remote desert scrub of the central Australian outback, local drug dealer Bradley John Murdoch was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for murder. This four-part series, screening on consecutive nights, sees defence lawyer Andrew Fraser re-examining the contentious case to try to work out whether Murdoch has been wrongly imprisoned. Tonight, Fraser finds discrepancies in the forensic bloodwork. Ammar Kalia

Africa’s Hidden Wonders

8pm, Nat Geo Wild

This new series delves into the abundant and diverse wildlife present in Africa, from the mountainous extremes of Ethiopia to the sparse deserts of the Sahara. Tonight’s opening episode focuses on the tropical environment of Rwanda, including the Virunga volcanoes and “exploding” lake. AK

Whale Wars: Captain Watson’s Story

8pm, Discovery Channel

Captain Paul Watson, founder of the ocean conservation vessel Sea Shepherd, tells the story of his lifelong career confronting whaling vessels in Europe, seal hunters in Canada and shark-finning crews in Central America. Onboard footage provides dramatic evidence. AK

Romeo and Juliet: Royal Shakespeare Company

9pm, BBC Four

Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet. Photograph: Topher McGrillis

The BBC’s Culture in Quarantine strand continues with this screening of Erica Whyman’s 2018 production of Shakespeare’s most famous love story. A racially diverse, gender-bending retelling sees Bally Gill as Romeo and Karen Fishwick as Juliet. AK

Killing Eve

9.15pm, BBC One

Before the third season had even premiered, Killing Eve was renewed for a fourth, with Sex Education’s Laura Neal as showrunner. So this feels more like an interval than a finale. Still, it’s a chance for a fraught meeting involving characters you never imagined you’d see together in the same room. Ellen E Jones

Dave

10pm, BBC Two

Lil Dicky’s crotch-based comedy comes to an end with a double bill. Dave’s distracted by his first record deal on the weekend he’s joining Ally at her sister’s wedding. Then there’s the matter of transitioning from “cute” to “hot in the eyes of his fans”. But will a controversial song choice get past the objections of his record label bosses? Hannah Verdier

Film choice

The Dead Don’t Die.
The Dead Don’t Die. Photograph: Lifestyle pictures/Alamy Stock Photo

The Dead Don’t Die, 2.30pm, 10pm, Sky Cinema Premiere

Jim Jarmusch’s zombie comedy lurches about uncertainly, but with a cast to die for: Bill Murray, Chloë Sevigny and Adam Driver are deadpan cops trying to establish order amid a plague of reanimated corpses; samurai sword-wielding Tilda Swinton and zombie Iggy Pop are a joy to behold. Paul Howlett

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