TV tonight: why was Stephen Lawrence killed? Some painful answers (original) (raw)
Stabbed: Britain’s Knife Crime Crisis
9pm, BBC One
A painfully personal take on Britain’s current wave of knife crime from Duwayne Brooks, who was with Stephen Lawrence when he was murdered by racists in 1993. In this documentary, Brooks meets the families and friends of victims and also engages with perpetrators as he attempts to understand the causes and effects of the crisis. Given the amount of traumatic memories the subject clearly reactivates, this is an admirable effort. Phil Harrison
Ugly House to Lovely House With George Clarke
8pm, Channel 4
Amin and Amifa’s 1920s house in south-east London is in a state. A DIY extension has been condemned, their kitchen is a liability and the living room is sepulchral. How do you make it lovely on a budget of £80,000? Luckily for them, Clarke has a genius architect up his sleeve. Mike Bradley
Blockbusters
8pm, Comedy Central
The once futuristic and now pleasingly retro student quiz returns for another (gold) run, this time with Dara Ó Briain in charge. As you might expect, the humour has been cranked up – fuzzy mascots get an intro alongside their matriculated owners – but otherwise it’s still the same snappy battle of buzzers and wits. Graeme Virtue
Pose
9pm, BBC Two
A wonderful sequinned world ... Angel (Indya Moore) in Pose. Photograph: JoJo Whilden/BBC/FX
Voguing and “ball culture” was an outlet for New York’s drag queens and transgender people to compete in exuberant dance and fashion contests. This sequinned world is brought to life in Ryan Murphy’s wonderful, tender drama set in 1987 about a trans woman who decides to start her own ball team. It is followed by a look at the music that went with it in Strike a Pose! at 10.15pm. MB
Fraud: How They Steal Your Bank Account
9pm, ITV
Hard-hitting look at detectives tracking down gangs stealing credit cards, probing attempted ATM fraud, and trying to infiltrate a network of white-collar corruption within our banks. Real time, real cases, real collars. Trouble is, it makes this new strain of crime look so easy. MB
Tin Star
9pm, Sky Atlantic
The last in this series sees Pastor Johan full of wrath at his daughter’s death, while Anna is rocked by a revelation. Meanwhile, it seems that Jack’s past is fast catching up with him. Tim Roth plays Jack with ironic detachment, as if subtly disowning his role in this odd, bloody drama. David Stubbs
A sublime Ealing comedy ... Whisky Galore! Photograph: Ronald Grant archive
Film choice
Whisky Galore! (Alexander Mackendrick) 3.25pm, BBC Two
This tale of a ship running aground in the outer Hebrides, bequeathing its 50,000 cases of whisky to the islanders, is based on a real incident. In director Mackendrick’s hands it becomes a sublime Ealing comedy as the folk of Todday run rings round Basil Radford’s Home Guard captain. Paul Howlett
Today’s best live sport
Golf: The Maybank Championship 7.30am, Sky Sports Golf. Day one from Kuala Lumpur.
Biathlon: The World Cup 3.15pm, Eurosport 2. From Oslo, Norway, featuring the women’s 7.5km sprint discipline.
Euro 2020 Football: Northern Ireland v Estonia 7.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Coverage of the Group C match from Windsor Par