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Africa Rising With Afua Hirsch
9pm, BBC Two
Writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch sets off on a celebratory journey to meet the young creatives in Africa who are “shaking things up and reinventing culture” (it is the continent with the youngest population in the world, after all). She starts in Morocco, where traditional rug making is used as activism, and female artists are spearheading the debate on sex and gender. Hollie Richardson
Jay Blades’ East End Through Time
9pm, Channel 5
“I promise you, this story is like nothing you’ve ever seen.” Jay Blades turns historian in a fascinating new series, delving into the history of his east London stamping ground. But his first stop is in the City, where a Roman wall once separated the “outsider” east until Henry VIII came along. HR
White House Plumbers
9pm, Sky Atlantic
How many jingoistic numbnuts does it take to shoot out a lightbulb? As the second Watergate miniseries in as many years meanders towards its midpoint, there are another few aborted break-in attempts. Liddy (Justin Theroux), Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and team come off more like an ageing stag party than serious political operatives. Ellen E Jones
Somebody Somewhere
9pm, Sky Comedy
Bridget Everett’s gorgeous comedy-drama continues navigating more emotional depths, with Sam making a tough decision about the care of her mum and Joel revealing his fear about Fred’s wedding. Still, these two mates always have time for a few laughs over a round of “tiny ’tinis” to get through it all. HR
Perry Mason
10.05pm, Sky Atlantic
The top-quality period crime drama nears the climax of season two, with Perry (Matthew Rhys) facing disbarment and his clients’ lives at stake. One chunky punch-up later, an old alliance is rekindled and, with crucial help coming from another unlikely source, the all-or-nothing endgame is on. Jack Seale
A Black Lady Sketch Show
10.20pm, Sky Comedy
Robin Thede, Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend unleash another batch of guests and brilliantly observed sketches. Euphoria’s Colman Domingo braves the perma-triggered Dr Hadassah in Black Table Talk, inspirational speaker Karlie Chanel has a new pitch for TV executives, and a thrifty mum has a suitcase full of napkins to pass down to her daughter. Hannah Verdier
Film choice
Ravenous (Antonia Bird, 1999) 11.15pm, Talking Pictures TV
For fans of Yellowjackets, another story of people in the wilds of the Rockies losing their sanity and discovering that the flesh is weak (especially in a nice stew). This one is set in the 1870s, with Guy Pearce’s PTSD-afflicted Captain Boyd sent to a remote, wintry Sierra Nevada fort. It’s a boring posting with a ragtag bunch of idle soldiers until Robert Carlyle’s Scottish traveller Ives turns up with a tale of cannibalism. Antonia Bird’s blackly comic thriller twists and turns feverishly, and Carlyle has great fun as the wild card in the mix. Simon Wardell
