Catey Sexton’s documentary remembers how Covid-19 changed us all. Plus: Crongton is a bold new comedy. Here’s what to watch this evening

8.30pm, BBC One“It feels like we’re in a rush to forget and move on,” says film-maker Catey Sexton, in her feature documentary marking five years since the Covid-19 outbreak. But, as family members and friends of the more than 230,000 people who died tell her, life will never be the same again. Sexton’s own mother lost her life to the virus, and she wants to hear about the experiences of other people behind the numbers in a moving, lovely but heart-rending testimony. Hollie Richardson

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This City Is Ours is an addictive new crime series also starring James Nelson-Joyce. Plus: a goose-pimply look at Britain’s last witch. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC One

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99 to Beat is a new gameshow that spirals out of control. Plus: a musicals extravaganza full of belting performances. Here’s what to watch this evening

6pm, ITV1

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Red noses on for a huge night of emotions and entertainment. Plus: Deborah meets a rival in cracking comedy Hacks. Here’s what to watch this evening

7pm, BBC OneIt’s that time of year again – the fundraising marathon returns, packed with sketches, heart-tugging stories and downright bizarre moments. And this is its 40th anniversary! Davina McCall, Joel Dommett, Alison Hammond and AJ Odudu are among the night’s hosts, with Strictly, Gladiators and Beyond Paradise some of the shows getting the comic treatment. Hollie Richardson

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It’s a chaotic start to the third blood-soaked series. Plus: the concluding part of the shocking spycops scandal. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Sky Atlantic

The goriest gang drama in recent times – starring Joe Cole, Michelle Fairley and Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù (above) – returns for a third series, as blood-soaked as ever. London’s criminal underworld is still at war for control (shocker!) and the chaos is turned up when clubbers who have sniffed things they shouldn’t get one hell of a Just Say No lesson. With accusations of a spiked shipment, trouble erupts as alliances and enemies are made. Hollie Richardson

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Will racing driver Billy Monger, who lost both his legs in an accident, finish a gruelling triathlon? Plus: Gareth Southgate’s inspiring lecture. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC One“This is the year that took me to the edge.” A big statement coming from racing driver Billy Monger, who lost both his legs in a racing accident when he was just 17 years old. Here he is today, taking on one of the most extreme endurance challenges on the planet – an Ironman in Kona, Hawaii, where he’ll need to swim 2.4 miles in the ocean, cycle 112 miles and run 26.2 miles. It’s all for charity, so prepare for an emotional journey. Hollie Richardson

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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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