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Entertainment
Jack Seale, Jonathan Wright, David Stubbs, Andrew Mueller, Ben Arnold, Hannah J Davies and Paul Howlett

Wednesday’s best TV: What Makes a Woman?; The Last Man on the Moon

Munroe Bergdorf
Woman on a journey ... Munroe Bergdorf. Photograph: Channel 4

What Makes a Woman?

10pm, Channel 4
The model, transgender activist and Daily Mail hate figure Munroe Bergdorf draws heavily on her experiences for her debut as a TV documentarian: this film shows her undergoing “dramatic facial feminisation surgery” as part of an ongoing effort to confront her gender dysphoria. In between jousts with equally opinionated people who don’t accept “trans women are women” as an obvious truth, the forthright Bergdorf interrogates the latest science on how our brains and bodies define who we are. Jack Seale

24 Hours in A&E

9pm, Channel 4
Cameras return to St George’s in south-west London. The format – following patients and their families through initial treatment – may be familiar, but it is inherently dramatic and affecting. Tonight, we meet a woman with MS and suspected sepsis; a pensioner who has fallen; and a six-year-old with tissue stuck in her ear. Jonathan Wright

The Last Man on the Moon

9pm, BBC Four
Sad to think that, contrary to childhood expectations, in the 21st century we are living in a postspace era and astronauts are dying of old age. Eugene Cernan, who led the final Apollo mission in 1972, passed away in 2017. Using archive interviews and home movies, this film tells his story. David Stubbs

North Korea: The Great Illusion

9pm, National Geographic
As with most documentaries filmed inside North Korea, this is of debatable value as a depiction of life in the country, but it is an excellent demonstration of the paranoid lengths to which the regime will go to protect its image. The stories of refugees remind us of the gulf between propaganda and reality. Andrew Mueller

Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier

10pm, Dave
A new series in which the fretful comedian indulges his litany of anxieties. His concerns are manifold (from haunted puppets to sleep talking) and, joined by fellow comics Suzi Ruffell and Josh Widdicombe, he hopes to discuss and therefore exorcise some of them. Ben Arnold

The Trixie and Katya Show

10.30pm, Viceland
RuPaul’s Drag Race has become big business in recent years, with fan favourites drawing out their 15 minutes online after their respective series have aired. Among them are Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova, who hosted a YouTube series and have now graduated to this filthy, funny talkshow. Hannah J Davies

Film choice

Cara Delevingne as Margo Roth in Paper Towns
Sweet, but not sickly ... Cara Delevingne as Margo Roth in Paper Towns. Photograph: Allstar/20th Century Fox

Paper Towns (Jake Schreier, 2015), 9pm, Film4
Jake Schreier’s engaging teen movie, adapted from John Green’s YA novel, stars Cara Delevingne as Margo, a fearless free spirit who goes missing. This prompts solemn young Quentin (Nat Wolff), who has long nursed a crush on her, to follow the trail of literary clues she has left. Sweet, but not sickly. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Cycling: Giro d’Italia Noon, Eurosport 1. Stage 11, travelling from Assisi to Osimo.
Europa League football: Marseille v Atlético Madrid 7pm, BT Sport 2. The final in Lyon.
League One football: Rotherham United v Scunthorpe United 7.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event. The second leg of the play-off semi-final.

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