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The Last Irish Missionaries concludes in Kenya and The Philippines, Channel 4 reveals Secrets of the Hell's Angels, Fake or Fortune? and Only Connect return for new runs, while Panorama looks at cyber attacks . . .

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The Last Irish Missionaries, 9.35pm, RTÉ One

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In the second and final episode of this documentary, Dearbhail McDonald and Bryan Dobson (above) travel to Kenya and the Philippines to visit Irish priests, still active in the field in their eighties after decades of service.

They also explore the long-term impact of the missionary movement, for better and for worse, and question what or who will replace the last Irish missionaries.

New or Returning Shows

Secrets of the Hells Angels, 11.05pm, Channel 4

This is a deep-dive into the world of the secretive and notorious biker club.

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Former chapter presidents, undercover agents who have risked their lives to infiltrate the group and victims first-hand speak out for the first time about the group's criminal activities.

ATF agent Jay Dobyns goes undercover to infiltrate the Angels, backed up by female agent, Jenna Maguire. The dream of becoming a fully patched Hells Angel pushes Jay to the point of destruction.

Part two follows at 12.05am.

Fake or Fortune? 9.00pm, BBC One

Season 13 opens with an episode entitled The Mystery of Churchill's Garden.

Fiona Bruce (below) and art expert Philip Mould investigate the complex and controversial stories surrounding the origins of supposedly valuable works of art from around the world.

In this episode, they discover the story behind a picture of a summer garden painted in 1916 that might be a lost work by Winston Churchill.

If it is genuine, then it could be worth upwards of half a million pounds. However, there is currently no official body authenticating Churchill's work.

Only Connect, 8.00pm, BBC Two

Victoria Coren Mitchell (below) returns with the quiz based on patience and lateral thinking, with the Whitley Baes taking on the Caraxians in the opening heat.

The teams try to draw together the connections between things that at first glance seem utterly random, with one set of clues asking what links US President Carter, Major-General Rudder, Actor Jones, and Assassin Ray.

Singapore 1942: End of Empire, 8.00pm, BBC Four

Two-part documentary examining the fall of Singapore to Japanese forces in February 1942, an event that brought an empire to its knees and changed the destiny of millions.

The programme analyses how conflicts in rural areas led to Japan capturing Britain's main military base in Southeast Asia, and features eyewitness accounts from soldiers, airmen and nurses, as well as Malaysian and Singaporean civilians.

Narrated by Jamie Lee.

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Panorama, 10.40pm, BBC One

Cyberattacks are on the rise and it looks as though they’re here to stay.

In the UK, the likes of Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Harrods have all been targeted.

Public bodies, hospitals and schools have also come under attack from hackers who take over computer systems and demand a ransom to unlock them.

Many victims simply pay up. With payouts in the millions, the hackers are getting away with huge sums.

For this episode, Panorama has been given exclusive access to the spies on the front line in the battle against the cybercriminals.

Reporter Richard Bilton investigates the online crimewave and meets the secret agents trying to stop the hackers.

SOS: Extreme Rescues, 7.00pm, BBC Two

A 15-year-old boy is stranded after falling in a freezing cold lake in one of the mines below the surface of Eryri's scenery.

Specialists from cave rescue must reach the boy and his friend before they panic and try find their own way out.

Mountain Rescue are called out to help a walker with a bad back, which seems like a straightforward job until they discover they'll have to cross the 'Bog of Doom' to reach him.

Mastermind, 7.30pm, BBC Two

Some interesting topics get a focus tonight.

Clive Myrie invites four more contestants to brave the black chair, asking questions on the specialist subjects of the men's Euros from 2000 to 2024, writer Truman Capote, TV series Gilmore Girls and British artist LS Lowry, before they are tested on their general knowledge.

Human, 9.00pm, BBC Two

Around 60,000 years ago, a small group of Homo sapiens migrated into the Middle East, with recent DNA discoveries revealing that every human alive today whose origins are from outside Africa are descendants of this group.

Palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi visits the rainforests of Sri Lanka to examine how humans became the only hominid species to make the unforgiving jungle a home using innovative techniques like hunting monkeys with arrowheads made from bones.

On the Indonesian Island of Flores, she finds out about the tiny Homo floresiensis and she asks how our ancestors became the first human species to make the 60-mile journey across open ocean to Australia around 45,000 thousand years ago.

Michael Mosley: Secrets of the Superagers, 8.00pm, Channel 4

THis week, Michael Mosley (below) looks for the latest methods to preserve healthy hearts, bones and muscles.

He starts off by visiting Okinawa in Japan, where diet and a sense of community have contributed to low levels of heart disease.

On the Faroe Islands, Michael joins a women's football team who are taking part in a study looking at how to improve bone density and prevent the onset of osteoporosis.

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