Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop
9pm, BBC Two
Continuing a week of impressive documentaries, Mobeen Azhar investigates the “high priest” of Japanese pop – band manufacturer Johnny Kitagawa. “I’ve been in despair about this for 23 years,” says one of the reporters who published an interview with a boy who claimed he was sexually abused by Kitagawa in 1999 (which Kitagawa denied). Azhar also speaks with lawyers involved in the legal case made against the music mogul by other alleged victims and reads their harrowing testimonies. Hollie Richardson
Interior Design Masters With Alan Carr
8pm, BBC One
This is the fourth series of the design competition that takes 10 aspiring designers and lavishes one of them with a big contract. This week, their attempts to impress interiors guru Michelle Ogundehin involve working on the morally dubious Elephant and Castle redevelopment in London, which replaced social housing with luxury flats. Alexi Duggins
Food Unwrapped’s Veg Box
8pm, Channel 4
In this veg special, Amanda Byram solves the mystery of post-Halloween pumpkins and Matt Tebbutt reveals why those stir-fry mixes are always in the yellow-sticker discount aisle. And how will Andi Oliver cope in an industrial-scale onion-peeling factory? Ellen E Jones
DNA Journey
9pm, ITV1
British TV loves an odd-couple friendship, particularly one with a class-related subtext. In this pop genealogy series, unlikely bezzies (they met in a Covid vaccine centre) Hugh Bonneville and John Bishop go on a road trip in search of their family history – and it turns out they have a deeper connection than they had imagined possible. Phil Harrison
The Diplomat
9pm, Alibi
A suitably passive-aggressive exchange sees Laura (Sophie Rundle) continue to investigate Jay Sutherland’s death against swaggering Sam’s (Steven Cree) wishes. Missing witness Izzy Miller finally resurfaces in Barcelona – albeit in a bizarre bloodstained daze beneath a church pew. But will new evidence upend the police’s working theory? Danielle De Wolfe
The Pig Butchering Romance Scam
10pm, BBC Three
One of the pandemic’s lesser-documented miseries was the huge rise in sophisticated cybercrime. This bleak documentary explores a particularly alarming branch of online fraud (the name comes from the idea of fattening a pig for market) involving catfishing and ruthless financial exploitation. PH
Film choice
In the Bedroom (Todd Field, 2001), 10.25pm, Sky Cinema Oscars
With Field’s brilliant Tár up for six Academy Awards next week, it may be useful to remember that his 2001 drama got five nods – and won nothing. Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson play the parents of Nick Stahl’s student, who has started a relationship with Marisa Tomei’s separated wife, with two children. However, their worries about his future are forgotten after tragedy strikes and grief leads them in unexpected directions. A fine film that echoes Raymond Carver’s tales of ordinary people on the edge. Simon Wardell
The Beach (Danny Boyle, 2000), 10.40pm, BBC One
Rumours of a secret Thai island paradise lead Leonardo DiCaprio’s backpacker Richard astray in Boyle’s effervescent version of the Alex Garland novel. There are plenty of stunning vistas and beautiful, sun-kissed people to enjoy – including Tilda Swinton’s commune leader – and a typically zeitgeisty soundtrack for them to party to. Richard’s inevitable fall from grace – less Lord of the Flies, more I’m a Celebrity – is less impressive, but Boyle’s mastery of his craft means it’s never dull. SW
Live sport
Champions League football: Chelsea v Borussia Dortmund 7pm, BT Sport 1. The round of 16 second leg. Tottenham v AC Milan is on Wednesday at 7pm.
