The Highland Midwife, Channel 5, 8pm
MORVEN treats a woman who wants a home birth, but when she is still in labour after more than 30 hours, a difficult decision must be made. Hazel helps a woman preparing for her third C-section, who fears she will not survive the procedure following complications with previous births – and with her military husband away from home, it’s up to the midwife to keep her calm. Finally, Ruth finds herself facing the possibility of delivering a baby in an ambulance.

THE World’s Most Extraordinary Homes, BBC 2, 8pm
PIERS Taylor and Caroline Quentin head to Israel, where they discover four extraordinary homes, designed to combat the heat and inspired by rich cultural and historical traditions. Among the properties are Barud House in Jerusalem, made from 50,000 white stone tiles, arranged into a pattern that casts shadows across the house all day. The final stop is the village of Musmus and the House of Three Gardens, where Tel Aviv architect Ron Fleisher has designed a house that combines traditional Islamic architecture with modernism.

The People vs The NHS: Who Gets the Drugs?, BBC 2, 9pm
THIS documentary shines a light on the true tale of Greg Owen, who, despite being homeless, helped to stop thousands of people becoming HIV positive when he set up a website that allowed them to buy a generic version of drug PrEP, which prevents the virus developing. It also explores the fight to overturn an NHS decision not to fund the drug.

This is Congo: Storyville, BBC4, 10pm
OVER the past two decades, The Democratic Republic of Congo has witnessed more than five million deaths, along with multiple regime changes and the impoverishment of its people, in what has been called the bloodiest conflict since the Second World War. By exploring the lives of four people – a government whistleblower, a military commander, a mineral dealer and a displaced tailor – this hard-hitting film offers an insight into a nation that remains caught between foreign-backed M23 rebels and a president who refuses to relinquish power.