Dan Reed catches up with Jackson’s accusers as they pursue the singer’s estate. Plus: Bradley Walsh has alternative theories about the pyramids. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Channel 4Dan Reed’s documentary about Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who alleged they were sexually abused as children by Michael Jackson, rocked the world in 2019. This follow-up film delves into their 10-year legal journey to get Jackson’s estate to accept their claims that they were abused, while lawyers share insights. The documentary ends on an astonishing note, and not just because it shows the opening of a hit Jackson musical in the West End of London. Hollie Richardson

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A documentary follows the controversial water company on the verge of collapsing. Plus: the long-term effects of lockdown on our kids. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm**, BBC Two**

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Protection is the twisty drama about a family shot dead while under witness protection. Plus: meet the new Celebrity Bake Off judge. Here’s what to watch this evening

Sunday, 9pm, ITV1

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The popular professor starts her odyssey in Thessaloniki. Plus: the tense finale of Welsh thriller The One That Got Away. Here’s what to watch this evening

8pm, Channel 4

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Krishnan Guru-Murthy reports from an African disaster zone. Plus: ballet superstar Steven McRae’s gruelling road to recovery. Here’s what to watch this evening

7.30pm, Channel 4This documentary strand may be a bleak testimony to the amount of misery the world is capable of generating, but it remains as essential as ever. Krishnan Guru-Murthy is in Sudan exploring the horrific facets of the ongoing civil war: about 30 million people need humanitarian assistance, certain regions are experiencing famine and the conflict rumbles brutally on – bombings, executions and sexual violence are rife. Phil Harrison

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Dooley speaks to women who have reported being raped by someone they know. Plus, the story of the miners’ strike’s ‘Polmaise Piranhas’. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC ThreeProsecuting rape is notoriously difficult in the UK, with an estimated 5% of cases making it to trial, and only about 45% resulting in a conviction. Amid such discouraging headlines, four young women have allowed Stacey Dooley to tell their difficult, complex stories about reporting being raped by someone they know, in the three-year run-up to trial. Ellen E Jones

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The bloodthirsty roomies are back in What We Do in the Shadows. Plus, the genius Am I Being Unreasonable? finale. Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, BBC TwoMatt Berry, Natasia Demetriou and Kayvan Novak are back with a fifth series of their bitingly funny vampire mockumentary. Human familiar Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) is acting oddly, and the vampires think it’s because they missed his birthday (a “terrible day” for humans). But the reality is that Guillermo has done something his masters won’t be very happy about at all. Hollie Richardson

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A gripping film about how the persecuted spiritual movement took on their repressive state. Plus: London teens exchange places with high-schoolers from the US. Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, BBC Four

In 2002, activists from the banned spiritual movement Falun Gong managed to commandeer a Chinese state news broadcast to rebut what they saw as slander by the authorities. Two decades later, the comic-book artist Daxiong has painstakingly researched the guerrilla operation that changed his life. Featuring striking animation, this gripping film dramatises the hijack and its aftermath, including police raids that forced Daxiong – a blacklisted Falun Gong follower – to flee the country. Graeme Virtue

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The Welsh actor buys £1m worth of debt in this powerful documentary. Plus: chess is officially the most exciting game! Here’s what to watch this evening

Monday, 9pm, Channel 4

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The Australia-set Ten Pound Poms is back for a tense second series. Plus: part two of the star-studded new Agatha Christie. Here’s what to watch this evening

8pm, BBC One

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The glamorous but gritty period drama continues to put on a show. Plus, enjoy some ‘doggy dancing’ at Crufts! Here’s what to watch this evening

9.15pm, BBC One

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Nemo, Käärijä and Katrina all feature in a special concert ahead of May’s finals. Plus: The Traitors US reaches its gripping conclusion. Here’s what to watch this evening

11.40pm, BBC One

The Eurovision song contest final takes place in Switzerland on 17 May, so of course we are already warming up for it with this celebratory concert in Amsterdam to kick off the competition. Edsilia Rombley and the Drag Race UK star Tia Kofi host a night of interviews and performances with Eurovision royalty including Loreen, Nemo, Käärijä, Katrina (minus her Waves) and Baby Lasagna. Hollie Richardson

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