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Giselle Bellicot: Newsnight interview

10pm on BBC Two

The horror of the ongoing sexual assault that Giselle Bellico suffered was matched only by the astonishing courage of her decision to waive her right to anonymity in order to bring a public trial to her husband and the men he encouraged to rape her. This special edition of Newsnight is devoted to an interview with Bellicault in which she discusses the outcome of the trial (the French state awarded her the Legion of Honor in 2025) and her life afterwards. Phil Harrison

Call your midwife

8pm, BBC One

Autumn arrives in Poplar and it is the festival of harvest. But Tina, who is in her final month of pregnancy, notices that her husband Tony is bleeding from the nipple, and insists on examining him. Meanwhile, Trixie helps treat a woman’s wrestling injury after suffering head trauma, and a shocked Dr. Turner learns that the maternity home is facing closure. Ali Catterall

Lord of the Flies

9pm, BBC One

Jack Thorne’s faithful adaptation of the classic is told from the perspective of the hunter named Jack in this episode, played by Lux Pratt – set to play Draco Malfoy in the upcoming Harry Potter series. With his father’s voice in his head, Jack is determined to kill the pig at any cost. Holly Richardson

Secret genius

9pm on Channel 4

Alongside the competitive thrill, this series presented by Alan Carr (pranks) and Susie Dent (puzzles) conveyed real poignancy as many people with extreme big brains confronted the reality that their intelligence was often both a blessing and a curse. In this final competition, the competitors include Tommy, a pest controller who usually lowers his intelligence in order to fit in. pH

Watson

9pm, Sky Witness

Will production companies tire of rebooting the classic Conan Doyle film? Not anytime soon, it seems, judging by the second season of the murder mystery series that focuses on Sherlock’s friend – who now runs a medical clinic. In the series opener, a doctor’s mother with dementia poisons herself. Alexey Duggins

Yellow vests

At 10.15pm on ITV1

Paramount+’s highly entertaining thriller about wild girls in the wilderness comes to ITV1, starting with a double bill. In 1996, an Ontario women’s soccer team broke up; Fast forward to 2021 and the survivors are back in society with big secrets. Starring Juliette Lewis, Melanie Lynskey and Christina Ricci. Human resources

Live sports

FA Cup: Birmingham vs Leeds, 11:30am, on TNT Sports 3 Followed by Grimsby v Wolves at 1pm and Arsenal v Wigan at 4pm (both on TNT Sports 1). On Monday, Macclesfield play Brentford at 6.30pm on TNT Sports 1.

Women’s Super League: Chelsea v Liverpool, 11am, main event on Sky Sports In Kingsmeadow.