The Rise of Far-Right Women in the US: A Shocking Perspective

America’s New Female Right

9pm, BBC Three

Layla Wright presents an investigation into the rise of far-right women in the US. Teenager Hannah Faulkner is gaining online prominence for her belief in traditional patriarchal values. But the most disturbing interview is with Christie Hutcherson, who livestreams as she basically hunts down people on the US/Mexico border. “That was fun!” she says after chasing a family who are then detained. Chilling.

Panorama: Can We Live Without Our Phones?

8pm, BBC One

Could we get by for a day without our smartphones? And would ditching them for a while actually improve life? Marianna Spring puts two families to the test for a week; they hope to sleep and communicate better.

University Challenge

8.30pm, BBC Two

Get your “shouting-the-wrong-answers at-the-telly” shoes on for another instalment of Amol “We need jungle, I’m afraid” Rajan’s educational behemoth. This week, the best brainboxes the universities of Warwick and East Anglia have to offer vie for a place in round two of the quiz.

The Tower

9pm, ITV1

In the opener to the third series, DS Sarah Collins (Gemma Whelan) returns to investigate the frenzied stabbing of a teenager, clashing with a deep undercover operation involving her own ex. Elsewhere, Detective Lizzie Adama is attempting to steer a precipitous path through career and family.

We Might Regret This

10pm, BBC Two

The brutally funny comedy about Freya and her best friend turned personal assistant continues to send up disability tropes. Having had mixed feelings about her new power chair, Freya opens up to a builder with whom she bonds over reality TV. Abe, meanwhile, suggests therapy with ex-wife Jane.

Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?

10pm, BBC Four

This episode of the meticulous geopolitical history programme explores the aftermath of the ethnic cleansing campaign committed by the Sudanese in 2003. Was the western reaction adequate? If not, what prevented a more robust response?

Source: The Guardian, BBC