Tonight's highlights include the new satirical series The White Lotus, Panorama looks at scammers using social media, Children of 9/11: Our Story, and yet another Diana documentary . . .
Pick of the Day
The White Lotus, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic
Streaming on NOW TV
This looks very promising - especially as it’s created, written and directed by Mike White. He’s the genius behind the criminally ignored Enlightened, one of the greatest TV shows of the 21st Century.
With an ensemble cast including Murray Barlett, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario and Steve Zahn, this six-part social satire follows the vacations of various hotel guests over the span of a week as they enjoy the Hawaiian paradise.
But with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travellers, the hotel’s cheerful employees, and the idyllic locale itself.
In the opening episode, A cautiously optimistic Belinda walks a fine line with Tanya, while Armond brainstorms ways to deal with Shane.
After her husband belittles her work, Rachel approaches Nicole for advice. Paula and Olivia lose track of their stash, while a revived Mark attempts to connect with Quinn.
Don’t Miss
Panorama, 7.35pm, BBC One
In an episode subtitled Hunting the Social Media Fraudsters, Kafui Okpattah reports on cyber scammers using social media to promote fraud.
Okpattah traces how this illegal activity has moved away from the dark web and into the Internet mainstream.
The programme features first-hand accounts from victims, and questions what governments and tech companies are doing to curb the problem.
9-1-1, 9.00pm, Sky Witness
Streaming on NOW TV
This show has a quirky narrative that makes it rise above the norm for procedurals. Some episodes are great fun.
This week the 118 responds to a series of calls dealing with parents and their children, including a disastrous birthday party thrown by a mommy blogger.
Meanwhile, Athena and Michael talk to May about her past suicide attempt, Chimney and Maddie adjust to life with their newborn, and Hen and Karen are emotionally shattered as their foster daughter, Nia, is reunited with her birth mother.
Shazam! 9.00pm, RTÉ2
Now here’s a movie that should put a smile on your face.
It’s a comedy adventure based on the Captain Marvel and Shazam comics, starring Zachary Levi, Mark Strong and Asher Angel.
Youngster Billy Batson is chosen by the ancient wizard Shazam as his new champion, and receives various superpowers.
Together with his best friend Freddy Freeman, Billy must come to terms with his new talents in order to stop the evil Dr Thaddeus Sivana.
8 Days: To the Moon and Back, 9.00pm, BBC Two
Dramatised documentary about the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon, featuring declassified cockpit audio recorded by the astronauts, cutting-edge digital effects and dramatised performances to tell the story.
The words of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins convey everything from moments of high drama to light-hearted banter on their long and dangerous journey.
Food Unwrapped, 8.00pm, Channel 4
Jimmy Doherty is in India exploring the health claims behind pomegranates, including claims that the fruit can be useful in helping Alzheimer's sufferers.
Amanda Byram investigates reports that rosemary can help improve exam performance for teenagers, while Matt Tebbutt puts the health claims of the yoghurt-type drink kefir to the test.
Also: Kate Quilton discovers how caffeine can help premature babies, and Briony May Williams looks into the little known area of histamines in food.
New or Returning Shows
Children of 9/11: Our Story, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Here’s a documentary with an interesting twist, telling the stories of six young people whose fathers were killed in the 9/11 attacks.
The terror attack occurred either before they were born, or before they had a chance to meet their fathers, and whose lives have been shaped by an event they didn't witness.
The programme features home movie footage shot over the course of their lives and candid accounts of their mothers of the attacks.
Diana, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Yet another documentary examining key events in the life of Diana Spencer, who became Princess of Wales and a self-styled 'Queen of Hearts’, following her journey from nursery assistant to global superstar.
Here her story is told in the present tense, and the film draws on archive footage and rarely heard testimony to illustrate the most iconic moments of her life.
Ladhood, 11.05pm, BBC One
The return of the comedy - written by and starring Liam Williams - which straddles two timelines.
As season two begins, Liam is on a date for the first time since his all-too-recent break-up with Jess.
With a bit of help from an icebreaker app, everything seems to be going well. But when his date asks Liam about the last time he felt completely happy, he is thrust back into memories of his adolescence.
Against the Law, 9.00pm, BBC Four
As part of the Beeb’s gay-themed programming on BBC Four, here’s a fact-based drama based on the 1954 Montagu Trial.
Still more than a decade before homosexuality was legalised, gay journalist Peter Wildeblood and his friends Lord Montagu and Michael Pitt-Rivers were tried for homosexual offences.
The ensuing scandal and public outcry over the fairness of the case forced a reluctant government to set up a committee to investigate whether homosexuality should be legalised.
Starring Daniel Mays and Mark Gatiss and featuring testimony from gay men who lived through those days, a retired police officer and a former psychiatric nurse.
