Born to Be Different
9pm, Channel 4
This remarkable documentary charting the lives of five children born with disabilities returns for series 10. We enter at a pivotal moment in the group’s lives: becoming adults and leaving home. Zoe is moving away to study law, refusing the help of a carer and determined to go it alone. Meanwhile, Hamish moves into a student house in New Zealand while preparing to train for the 2020 Paralympics. It’s a tear-jerking watch, thanks to the unwavering resilience and optimism of these formidable young adults. Ammar Kalia
How to Beat: Pain
8pm, Channel 4
It is a constant feature of life for many. But there are still large gaps in our knowledge of pain and pain management. Does yoga really help? Is cold-water swimming a solution? And is pain felt differently by men and women? Kate Quilton and Dr Javid Abdelmoneim torment a group of volunteers in search of answers. Phil Harrison
Noughts + Crosses
9pm, BBC One
Episode four of the adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s hit young adult series. Sephy questions how Callum knew about the bombing, with relations between the lovers’ families becoming ever more fractious. Gripping drama with plenty of astute observations on race – not least in a courtroom scene. Hannah J Davies
Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema: British History Movies
9pm, BBC Four
An alternative national narrative this week as Kermode explores our endless appetite for idealised versions of our own history. But why do we return so regularly to particular stories – from King Arthur to the blitz – and ignore others? “Facts,” says Kermode, “aren’t really the point.” PH
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
9pm, E4
Jake, Amy, Holt and the gang are back for a seventh season of comedy crime-busting from their Brooklyn precinct. With Holt stripped of his captaincy, he must get used to the monotony of being a beat cop, while an assassination attempt on a city councillor leads the team on a tense manhunt. AK
The Pet Talent Agency: Barking Mad
10pm, Channel 4
Making fetch happen: this daffy doc shadows would-be mogul Karen Chamberlain as she recruits camera-friendly animals for her pet talent agency. With business in a slump, can finding 20 dogs for a world record attempt, or sourcing a stunt cat for a mayoral candidate, help turn things round? Graeme Virtue
Film choice
Cromwell (Ken Hughes, 1970), 10pm, BBC Four
A fine-looking, if flawed history lesson: Oliver Cromwell is meant to be the people’s champion, but Alec Guinness’s Charles I is far more sympathetic than crusty Richard Harris’s Lord Protector. Still, director Ken Hughes musters magnificent recreations of the battles. Paul Howlett
