Trackers
9pm, Sky Atlantic
Based on Deon Meyer’s 2012 novel of the same name, charting the intertwining stories of three strangers across South Africa, this gritty adaptation opens with a tip-off about a radical Islamist plot that leads to a gruesome public execution. Journalist Milla (Rolanda Marais) is soon recruited as a researcher after having escaped an abusive husband and looking to start afresh. Meanwhile, shadowy former bodyguard Lemmer (James Gracie) is roped into an illegal rhino-trafficking operation on the border. Ammar Kalia
Laoshan: China’s Holy Mountain
7pm, National Geographic
Laoshan is China’s largest coastal mountain, home to some of the earliest sites for the ancient religions Taoism and Buddhism. Their magical temples still attract scores of worshippers and visitors. This new series explores the culture of this holy site. Ali Catterall
Royal History’s Biggest Fibs With Lucy Worsley
9pm, BBC Two
Lucy Worsley returns with a second series investigating some of history’s best-known myths. We open with the French Revolution and Marie Antoinette’s much-quoted line “Let them eat cake”. Worsley discovers that it was likely never spoken. AK
Punk/New Wave Years With Annie Nightingale
9pm, BBC Four
Nightingale prises open The Old Grey Whistle Test’s archive from the years after she arrived in 1978. The footage looks great – some of it could have been shot yesterday – while Nightingale’s enthusiasm for bands such as the Damned and X-Ray Spex hasn’t faded a bit. Ellen E Jones
The Last Leg: US Election Special
10pm, Channel 4
Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker won’t be short of ingredients for their satirical sauce as they tackle a 90-minute special looking back on Trump’s first term as president and the unique way the election campaign unfolded. Could there be a party atmosphere? Hannah Verdier
Icon: Music Through the Lens
10pm, Sky Arts
This series explores how an unforgettable music image is made by analysing the work of some of the greatest rock photographers. This week, we gain an insight into the craft of studio portraits and record-sleeve pictures before asking how the digital age is changing the form. AK
Film choice
Paths of Glory (Stanley Kubrick, 1957), 1am, BBC Two
Stanley Kubrick’s first big feature is one of the great anti-war films, based on a novel about shabby events in the first world war when a few scapegoats were executed to punish a mutiny in the French ranks. Kirk Douglas is Colonel Dax, defending the accused but unaware that the judgment is a foregone conclusion. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Cycling: Vuelta a España 1.40pm, Eurosport 1. A 177.7km route from Salamanca to Ciudad Rodrigo.
IPL Cricket 1.45pm, Sky Sports Cricket. The Eliminator match from the lengthy T20 tournament.
Championship Football: Cardiff City v Bristol City 6pm, Sky Sports Main Event. The league game from Cardiff City Stadium.
