Television

Programmes O.J.: Made in America

Oscar-winning five-part documentary about the astonishing rise and fall of O.J. Simpson. Sun 14 May BBC4 9pm (60mins), then Mon 15 May-thur 18 May, 10pm.

Three Girls Maxine Peake stars in this three-part drama inspired by the grooming and sexual abuse scandal in Rochdale. Tue 16 May-thur 18 May, BBC1 9pm (60mins).

Ivanka Trump: America’s Real First Lady?

Matt Frei travels to the US to find out why Donald Trump holds so much faith in his daughter, and asks what she believes in – and how much political clout she actually has. Mon 15 May, C4 9pm (60mins).

Isis: The Origins of Violence

Historian Tom Holland traces the origins of Isis’s extreme violence, which it claims is justified by the scriptures of Islam, and looks at why and how the group has persecuted different religious minorities. Wed 17 May, C4 9pm (95mins).

The ITV Leader’s Debate

ITV is holding it’s pre-election showdown between the party leaders – but without Theresa May or Jeremy Corbyn. Thur 18 May, ITV1 8pm (120mins).

Films

12 Years a Slave (2013) Based on the memoir of the abolitionist Solomon Northup, Steve Mcqueen’s unflinching film tells the story of a musician and family man who was kidnapped while working in Washington DC, shipped to New Orleans and sold to a planter. With Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender. Sat 13 May, C4 9pm (155mins).

New to Netflix Anne with an E

L.M. Montgomery’s 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables, about a plucky Canadian orphan, has been given a gritty makeover for this eightpart series. With Amybeth Mcnulty. Streaming now.

Get Me Roger Stone

Documentary exploring the life of the notorious Republican dirty trickster, who helped forge Donald Trump’s political career. Streaming now.