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Pauline Boty: I Am the Sixties
10pm, BBC Four
The overlooked sole female co-founder of Britain’s pop art movement, Pauline Boty, who died at 28 in 1966, finally gets her story told in a documentary. Fans including the pop artist Peter Blake, the comedian Jim Moir (AKA Vic Reeves), the critic and curator Kate Bryan and the print designer (and Boty’s best friend) Natalie Gibson help to honour Boty’s legacy, alongside a showcase of her vibrant, feminist and politically incisive pieces, which were ahead of their time. Hollie Richardson
Batch from Scratch: Cooking for Less
8pm, Channel 4
Big, intergenerational families can struggle to come together at mealtimes, with multiple competing schedules and dietary requirements. This is what the presenter Joe Swash and the cook Suzanne Mulholland discover when they visit the Shahs in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. Perhaps prepped-ahead, freezer-friendly recipes – from katsu curry to burritos – can restore harmony to this home? Ellen E Jones
Virdee
9pm, BBC One
More from this gripping thriller set in the grubby back streets and gleaming municipal halls of Bradford. As the endgame approaches, an unexpected phone call to the police could be the key to unlocking the killer’s identity. But first, Harry (the excellent Staz Nair) is going to have to face up to some past trauma. Phil Harrison
The White Lotus
9pm, Sky Atlantic
The subtler theme tune may not be as catchy, but Mike White’s hotel-set drama-satire is building the suspense of tragedy ahead nicely (well, horribly). “This is what it looks like before a tsunami,” is one wealthy guest’s observation at the start of episode three. Cue a family in financial crisis, dangerous reunions and, erm, more hints of incest. HR
Israel and the Palestinians: The Road to 7th October
9pm, BBC Two
Part two of this deeply researched series from the masterly Norma Percy, which features interviews with Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice and the former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel. As we look back to 2010, then vice-president Biden makes a crucial trip to Israel, while tension bubbles up between Obama and Netanyahu. Hannah J Davies
First Dates
10pm, Channel 4
A champion ballroom dancer and a retired sports-car racer walk into a bar … can you guess what happens next? Meanwhile, sparks fly when a Babestation model meets a fitness photographer. Plus, a school caretaker returns in search of another first date after his last one ended in tears. HR
