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Witches of Essex

9 p.m., Sky History
Rylan Clarke returns to his old home of Chelmsford in Essex – which he calls ‘the land of zero witchcraft’ – in this three-part series in which he revisits ancient local witch trials. First, it takes us back to the Elizabethan era, when a poor family of three women faced the death penalty. What was happening at the time for this to happen? Professor Alice Roberts helps Raylan investigate. Holly Richardson

Spotlight: Dog Fighting – Exposed

9pm on BBC Two
This documentary goes undercover to expose a secret international network behind a blood sport that forces dogs to tear each other apart. Journalist Patrick Fee reveals an organization stretching from Antrim to Amsterdam, involving dogs bred to kill or be killed in fighting pits. Alexey Duggins

The most satanic art

9pm, Sky Arts
Critic Waldemar Januszczak’s highly entertaining romp through art’s most controversial topics ends with this look at his depiction of Satan. It explains how Satan is the ultimate shape-shifter, and has appeared in various forms over the centuries. A clever and filling pizza treat. advertisement

Worlds apart

9.15pm, Channel 4
The good-hearted but strangely innovative reality show’s wild ride continues on its Japanese journey. In Kyoto, the intergenerational duo begins to open up to each other, sharing life experiences while playing games to try to avoid being sent home early. Combining the wisdom of the elderly with the enthusiasm of youth is the secret to survival. Jack Seale

Cinema club

10pm on BBC Three
They would, wouldn’t they? That’s the big question this beautiful comedy-drama has been asking in these middle episodes. But Evie (Amy Lou Wood) needs to confront her past mental health journey before she can consider a future with Noah (Nabhan Radwan). Human resources

Storyville: Mr. Nobody is against Putin

10pm, BBC4
Authoritarian regimes show human nature at its worst. But it also reveals humanity at its best and bravest. This stunning documentary tells the story of Pavel Talankin, a teacher in a small town in Russia, whose skillful and discreet depiction of school events illustrates the deadly grip of Putinist propaganda. His moral – and ultimately physical – courage was remarkable. Phil Harrison

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Tammy Faye’s eyes (Michael Showalter, 2021), 1.15am, movie 4

In the battle between God and Mammon, it’s a knockout win for Mammon in Michael Showalter’s brilliantly colorful biopic about the disgraced televangelist and her criminal husband Jim Packer. “God doesn’t want us to be poor,” says Andrew Garfield’s venal Jim early on, as he and Tammy Faye (a transformed Jessica Chastain) begin to turn the American people’s Christian beliefs into money. It’s a riot of bad interior design, bad make-up and bad faith, though Chastain, remarkably, manages to present Fey as a sympathetic character, with her liberal views infuriating her fellow TV bigoted preachers. Simon Wardle