TV tonight: Lupita Nyong’o and the female army who inspired Black Panther

A labour of love for the Oscar-winner, as she meets the real-life warriors behind her blockbuster film. Plus: Paul O’Grady frolics with adoring pups. Here’s what to watch this evening

Warrior Women With Lupita Nyong’o
10pm, Channel 4

Fresh from her turn as Wakandan spy Nakia in the box-office hit Black Panther, Nyong’o travels to Benin to research the real-life inspirations for that film’s all-female band of African warriors. She is empathic when talking to local women and researches the history of the anti-colonial army of the Agoji, who fought invading European forces from the 17th to the 19th century. Slick visuals and Nyong’o’s relaxed presenting style make this eminently watchable. Ammar Kalia

Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs
8pm, ITV

The feelgood doggie doc from Battersea returns for an eighth season and O’Grady is still charming both pooches and staff alike. After frolicking with a litter of adorable pups, the sharp-witted but soft-hearted host attempts some DIY to help Archie, a jack russell suffering from “small dog syndrome”. Graeme Virtue

The Apprentice
9pm, BBC One

It’s been three boys sacked in three weeks, and tonight there is a visible sheen of sweat on the men’s faces as they’re given their task to set up an electric bike company. The target markets posited by each team are “mature exercisers” and “sophisticated Sarahs”, so winning should be as easy as … selling units? AK

Catching Britain’s Killers: The Crimes That Changed Us
9pm, BBC Two

This fascinating series exploring landmark murder cases continues with the 1972 killing of Maxwell Confait. Initially, the case seemed simple: three teenagers confessed. What unfolded over the next decade would have huge ramifications for police protocol. Phil Harrison

Grand Designs: House of the Year
9pm, Channel 4

Kevin McCloud, flanked by the architect Damion Burrows and the design expert Michelle Ogundehin, renews his quest to find the nation’s most impressive gaffs. This week: a Derbyshire stone cottage, a house in Eton made of cork and a London home that used to be a double garage. Jack Seale

Korea: The Never Ending War
9pm, BBC Four

The history of modern Korea is a long and complicated one. This feature-length doc combines masses of archive material with expert testimony to show how a cold war nuclear threat created two warring nations in the midst of a global power struggle, and continues to shape the political agenda. AK

Film choice

T2: Trainspotting, 10.50pm, Film4

Danny Boyle’s sequel catches up with Edinburgh’s four favourite junkies 21 years later. He finds them grappling with the calamity of middle age, as Ewan McGregor’s Renton wants to make amends for betraying his old muckers: Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie. They still radiate that defiant comic energy. Paul Howlett

Sport choice

Champions League Football: Ajax v Chelsea 5.15pm, BT Sport 3. The Group H match.

Champions League Football: Genk v Liverpool 7pm, BT Sport 2. Jürgen Klopp’s side visit Belgium.

Championship Football: Huddersfield Town v Middlesbrough 7.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event. From the John Smith’s Stadium.

Contributors

Ammar Kalia, Graeme Virtue, Phil Harrison, Jack Seale and Paul Howlett

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