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The Schoolgirl Terrorist?
10pm, Channel 4
What makes a teenage girl threaten to bomb a synagogue? In 2020, Rhianan Rudd, then 15, became the youngest girl to be charged with terror offences in the UK. She took her own life two years later, five months after the charges were dropped. This sensitive documentary hears from her family to learn more about her vulnerable background, mental health issues and how she was groomed online by a neo-Nazi during lockdown – she even used a bobby pin to scratch a swastika on her head. Was her case handled correctly? Hollie Richardson
The Big Deal With Steph McGovern
8pm, BBC Two
This new reality series set in the art world has an unmistakable whiff of an Alan Partridge Dictaphone idea, fused with Flog It!-esque daytime DNA and a dash of The Apprentice-style wheeler-dealing. First up, our amateur art dealers must sell graduates’ works. Hannah J Davies
A House Through Time
9pm, BBC Two
David Olusoga’s social history series has reached a sixth season for very good reason: the single residence format remains a brilliant way of illuminating wider history via relatable personal histories. This time, he’s in Edinburgh, exploring a beautiful townhouse that has sheltered everyone from sculptors to spies. Phil Harrison
Better Date Than Never
9pm, BBC Three
The return of a heartwarming show following new daters and, first up, 68-year-old farmer Dianne is back for a second stab at love. Elsewhere, 28-year-old Kento is looking for a fellow fan of anime, cats and anything to do with Japan – so sushi is the ideal dinner date with Maddie. Fingers crossed! HR
The Coen Brothers Story
9pm, BBC Four
In 2000, documentarian Sarah Aspinall interviewed Joel and Ethan Coen. Now, she looks back at the experience and how they have since conquered Hollywood, speaking to their star collaborators, including Tilda Swinton, Jeff Bridges and George Clooney (“They really enjoy just making me the dumb shit in all their movies … and I love it”). HR
Possession
9pm, Sky Atlantic
As it reaches the halfway point, this supernatural thriller exploring Jamaica’s colonial past is building up an unsettling head of steam. After a weird encounter at the Hope Hill plantation, Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s conflicted lawyer Claudia is beginning to suspect her posh client Oliver (Jonny Lee Miller) may not be quite himself. Graeme Virtue
Film choice
A Child of My Own (Maite Alberdi, 2026), Netflix
Maite Alberdi’s documentary starts as a straightforward ripped-from-the-headlines dramatisation of a secret adoption, shot in the vibrant palette of a telenovela. Mexican hospital worker Alejandra has just had her third miscarriage when she meets Mayra, who doesn’t want the baby she is due to give birth to. Mayra agrees to hand her newborn over to Alejandra, who meanwhile will pretend to be going through her own pregnancy. It’s when their plan goes wrong that the film pulls the rug out from under the viewer. As other voices enter the frame, is the narrative we have been consuming true at all? Simon Wardell
Live sport
Super League rugby: Leeds Rhinos v Leigh Leopards, 7.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event At Headingley Stadium.
