Historian David Olusoga continues his epic series on the British empire tonight on BBC Two at 9pm. In this episode, he visits Bunce Island, where captured Africans were sold into slavery, and explores the fallout of the American revolution, which takes him to Australia. The programme highlights that by the 1770s, Britain was transporting 45,000 Africans into slavery every year, and that Australia had been home to native peoples for at least 40,000 years, including the Tasmanian Truganini.
Other highlights include Sara Cox completing her 135-mile challenge on BBC One at 7pm, with a children's choir performing Coldplay's Yellow. On Channel 4 at 7.30pm, Krishnan Guru-Murthy investigates the unsolved murders of Arab citizens in Israel, uncovering links to organised crime and alleged weapons trafficking.
At 8pm on BBC Two, Monty Don creates a new woodland garden at Longmeadow, while an acer superfan showcases 70 varieties of the tree. Later, at 9pm on Sky Atlantic, Jenny helps Marissa find Milo amid school-gate gossip and media theories.
Film options include Bong Joon-ho's 'Mickey 17' on Sky Cinema Premiere, a sharp comedy about class and capitalism set in space, and 'Come See Me in the Good Light' on Apple TV, a documentary following poet Andrea Gibson's battle with cancer.
