Anthony (BBC1, 8.30pm)
YOU don’t need to be a TV expert to know Jimmy McGovern is one of the most talented TV writers of his generation. Cracker and fact-based drama Hillsborough are just two of the projects that back up the statement. Now he turns his attention to another tragedy – 15 years ago, 18-year-old college student Anthony Walker was killed by two white men in an unprovoked racist attack in a Liverpool park. This drama imagines what life may have held for Anthony had the teenager not been killed. The reverse chronology sees him realise his dreams and enjoy the life he had a right to before it was taken away.
Once Upon a Time in Iraq (BBC2, 9pm)
THE story of the battle for Fallujah is told through the eyewitness accounts of journalists, soldiers and civilians. Reporter Dexter Filkins and photographer Ashley Gilbertson were embedded with US Marines, with Gilbertson revealing how the decision to capture an image of an Iraqi sniper changed not only his life but those of the soldiers with him. Fallujah resident Nidhal Abed talks about the fateful moment she left her home to take her son to the doctors a few streets away.
Long Lost Family Special: Born Without Trace – What Happened Next (STV, 9pm)
TWO years ago, 20 foundlings from across the UK, united in their hope of finding birth relatives, were brought together for this series. The expert team helped them find the answers they had been looking for but these answers are not always the end of the story. Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell catch up with three foundlings to find out how their lives have changed. Remarkable new revelations come to light and there are still more relatives to meet.
The Confessions of Thomas Quick (C4, 10pm)
IN a high-security psychiatric clinic sits Thomas Quick, Sweden’s most notorious serial killer. A misfit loner who openly confessed to a range of crimes, including rape, murder and cannibalism, his story has shocked and haunted the Swedish nation for more than 20 years. However,
new evidence, including testimony from the man himself, has taken this terrifying story in an even more disturbing direction.
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here