TV tonight: was Mary Whitehouse right?

Well-rounded documentary revisits the legacy of the ‘avenging angel of middle England’, while Holby City airs its final-ever episode. Here’s what to watch this evening

Banned! The Mary Whitehouse Story

9pm, BBC Two

This well-rounded two-part documentary revisits the legacy of Mary Whitehouse – or “the avenging angel of middle England”, according to author Ben Thompson – and her 30-year campaign to save our nation’s moral health. Cultural figures Beatrix Campbell, Ken Loach and Peter Bradshaw join academics to share their views on the woman who went to war with the BBC about sex on TV and the growing porn industry and ask if, actually, there were some things she might have been right about. Hollie Richardson

Holby City

7.50pm, BBC One

Something to make everybody feel over the hill: Holby City has been running for 23 years. Alas, the BBC has announced that tonight’s episode will be the reliable medical drama’s last ever, and it follows the outcome of Dr Jac Naylor’s brain tumour operation. HR

Concert for Ukraine

8pm, ITV

Following anti-war Russian musicians being blacklisted by the Kremlin, and the Clash giving the Ukrainian punk band Beton permission to re-record London Calling as a protest song (Kyiv Calling), comes a two-hour benefit. The likes of Ed Sheeran, Snow Patrol and Emeli Sandé perform to raise cash for the Disasters Emergency Committee. HR

Jac Naylor (Rosie Marcel) in the Holby City finale.
Jac Naylor (Rosie Marcel) in the Holby City finale. Photograph: Screengrab/BBC

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer

8pm, Channel 4

Ruby Wax, Yung Filly, Gareth Malone and Laura Whitmore enter the tent to attempt cakes for charity. Malone is at home straight away and nails a fruity turnover before gratuitously uttering the phrase “cream bush” – surely a bid for the innuendo of the night. Jack Seale

The Flash

8pm, Sky Max

The end of the world looms for the lightning-fast superhero as season eight unites costumed types from across DC’s Arrowverse for this five-episode “Armageddon” crossover event. Will they stop the powerful alien threat? Is the alien right about Flash being linked to impending disaster? Alexi Duggins

Somebody Somewhere

9pm, Sky Comedy

This warm, melancholy Kansas-set domestic comedy concludes in a beautifully understated way. It’s a show that foregrounds life’s less obviously significant moments: in the final double bill, Sam (Bridget Everett) has a realisation about her progress after scouting out a new location for choir practice. Phil Harrison

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