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Transgressions

9pm on Channel 4

Lola Petticrew played Dolours Price in last year’s Say Nothing, and here she is in another brilliant drama about the Troubles. Based on Louise Kennedy’s hit novel, the film is a story about the forbidden relationship between two opposite lovers – or rather, a Catholic and a Protestant in 1970s Northern Ireland. Cushella (Petticrew) is a Catholic teacher who also pulls pints at her family’s bar, where she meets Michael (Tom Cullen), the “posh-brood” older lawyer. Cushella can see how serious this is, but Michael’s influence on her is too strong. Their performances crack (as does Gillian Anderson as Cushella’s alcoholic but sharp mother, Gina). But this secret relationship definitely couldn’t end well… Holly Richardson

Kingdom

6.20pm, BBC One

Hippos and elephants do a lot of scaring off predators at the start of this new nature series narrated by David Attenborough. Despite their confidence, it is cheetahs, dogs, hyenas and lions that fight for control of South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. This six-parter follows them all in that. Human resources

Wool Game: Britain’s best knitters

8pm on Channel 4

There was an inevitability about the arrival of a competition show involving knitting. In the second episode of this winter warmer, competitors create dog clothes that combine creativity and ease of wear. It’s harder than it looks. Tom Daly, Dee Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell are mentors and judges. Phil Harrison

Dance passion bradford

8pm, BBC 4

This city-wide celebration of dance takes place in Bradford, where Royal Ballet performer Natalia Osipova will follow in the footsteps of the great Anna Pavlova by performing on the same Alhambra stage a century later. Meanwhile, out on the wily and windy moors, 500 dancers gather to celebrate Wuthering Heights – Brontë and Bush’s Heights. Ellen E. Jones

Riot women

9pm, BBC One

After last week’s brutal events, Nisha is in bad shape in the hospital, while Kitty faces the consequences of sleeping with Tom’s slimy father-in-law. Will Holly be able to help Nisha get justice? Will Kitty tell Beth what turned her on? More great writing in the penultimate episode of Sally Wainwright’s drama. Human resources

Daisy May and Charlie Cooper NightWatch

At 9.30pm on BBC Two

Sir Humphry Wakefield saved Chillingham Castle in Northumberland from demolition in the 1980s – and has been witnessing strange ghostly happenings ever since. Enter the Cooper Brothers, who are going to sleep and trying to avoid the curse of the Spanish Witch. But Humphrey insists, “There are beautiful ghosts here!” Human resources

Choose a movie

War Paint: Women at War, 9pm, Sky Arts

“What do women see that men don’t?” This is the question that drives Margie Kinmont’s illuminating history of women artists and how they responded to war. The time ranges from World War II painters such as Laura Knight to the likes of Fiona Banner and Rachel Whiteread in the present. Geographically, from Iran to Sudan to Ukraine. We see skilled artists using a range of techniques to expose under-covered, female-centered aspects of conflict, highlighting many overlooked talents that deserve a more prominent place in the cultural conversation. Simon Wardle

Live sports

Premier League: Brentford v Newcastle, 12.30pm, main event on Sky Sports Man City vs Liverpool at 4.25pm.

Women’s Super League: Everton vs Man City, 2.10pm, BBC Two From Goodison Park.