TV tonight: Jamie Oliver cooks up a new campaign – to help children with dyslexia

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Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution

9pm, Channel 4
Love or loathe him, there’s no denying that Jamie Oliver has used his profile more than most to campaign for better opportunities for young people. This time, though, it’s personal. Oliver, who has dyslexia, is calling for educational reform to ensure dyslexic children aren’t left behind. He speaks to pupils who feel “stupid, worthless, dumb” as he did, teachers who say training isn’t fit for purpose and dyslexic celebrities such as Holly Willoughby. This leads to a meeting with the secretary of state for education, Bridget Phillipson, who is presented with voice notes from dyslexic people: “I hated being me, I hated school, I hated life.” Is it enough to make change happen? Hollie Richardson

Shardlake

9pm, ITV1
This Tudor drama, starring Sean Bean as Thomas Cromwell, first streamed on Disney+ last year. The story is based on CJ Sansom’s mystery novel and follows Matthew Shardlake (Arthur Hughes), a lawyer with kyphosis – curvature of the spine – whom Cromwell sends to a Benedictine monastery where a monk has been decapitated. His job is to investigate the murder, shut down the monastery and take control of the assets. But how will the fact that he was rejected from entering the priesthood because of his disability affect this? HR

Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius

9pm, BBC Two
In the final chapter in this wonderful documentary series, Jane is 38 with three published novels. With the country going into deep recession, which worsens her own situation, she sets to work on writing what she sees – and the snobby, unlikable protagonist Emma is put to paper. HR

Love Island

9pm, ITV2
Time flies when you’re having fun: this year marks 10 years of Love Island – and what a decade it has been. There isn’t too much fiddling with the formula in this latest series, as another group of perfectly sculpted twentysomethings – including a gold trader and a “water operative” – arrive at the villa to flirt and squabble. Maya Jama presents. Phil Harrison

The Rehearsal

10pm, Sky Comedy
Cringe comedy, social experiment or deadpan deconstruction of both? Season two of Nathan Fielder’s slippery star vehicle has engaged with the serious topic of aviation safety via some surreal detours. The concluding double bill begins with his attempt to secure congressional attention. But does he plan to go even higher? Graeme Virtue

Silence Is Golden

10.50pm, U&Dave
It’s the final episode of this oddly compelling comedy show, in which a studio audience must refrain from laughter to win money. There is something weirdly haunting about a standup performing to a room of blank faces, and as the stakes rise things become surprisingly tense. Katherine Ryan and Amy Gledhill are among the audience tormentors. PH