TV tonight: breathtaking, Oscar-nominated documentary Flee
Hoping for a new life … Amin, whose story is told in Flee. Photograph: BBC/Curzon Film
Storyville: Flee
10pm, BBC Four
The breathtaking, Sundance-winning and Oscar-nominated animated documentary about a gay Afghan man’s remarkable story of escaping persecution hits the small screen. The man, “Amin”, is based on the director Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s friend, who in the 1980s made his way from war-torn Kabul to Denmark and revealed his tale through interviews, which are brought beautifully to life. Hollie Richardson
Bake Off: The Professionals
8pm, Channel 4
Ellie Taylor and Liam Charles host another round of competitive pastry-wrangling, with six new teams looking to impress the judges Benoit Blin and Cherish Finden. The challenges: a classic coffee eclair and a tarte tatin that must be big enough to serve 40 people, yet be hidden inside a trompe l’oeil sculpture. Jack Seale
Painting Birds With Jim and Nancy Moir: Kids Special
8pm, Sky Arts
This charming series draws much of its appeal from showing a couple sliding contentedly into middle-aged bliss. But this week there is an injection of youth as Jim and Nancy are joined by a group of enthusiastic children from various schools in Kent, who will hunt for portrait subjects in hedges, gardens and playgrounds. Phil Harrison
Code Blue: One Punch Killers
9pm, ITV1
Across the UK, there have been a reported 82 one-punch killings over the past five years. How can a single blow kill someone? Is the punishment meted out to the culprits fitting? And how do the grieving families of the victims deal with the aftermath? This alarming documentary speaks to such relatives, as well as detectives, to hear their stories. HR
Super Surgeons: A Chance at Life
9pm, Channel 4
A second season of the series that follows the intricate work of cancer surgeons at the Royal Marsden. Prof David Nicol offers 43-year-old Cameron a radical procedure to treat the reappearance of his aggressive testicular cancer. HR
A League of Their Own: Mexican Road Trip
Live sport
Racing: Royal Ascot 1.30pm, ITV1. Day one features the St James’s Palace Stakes at 4.25pm. The headline race, the Gold Cup, is on ITV1 on Thursday at 4.25pm.