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Hollie Richardson, Jack Seale, Ali Catterall and Alexi Duggins

TV tonight: Alcoholics Anonymous allows cameras for the first time

I'm an Alcoholic: Inside Recovery.
I'm an Alcoholic: Inside Recovery. Photograph: Screen grab/BBC/Daisybeck Productions

I’m An Alcoholic: Inside Recovery

9pm, BBC Two

For the first time in its 75 years in the UK, Alcoholics Anonymous is letting cameras inside its doors. Of course, anonymity is at the heart of AA, so it combats this by using deepfake imagery when speaking to members – a troubling visual manipulation technique that might actually prove to have a positive use here. The one-off documentary also looks at the organisation’s roots in the prewar US, and discusses its role in modern society. Hollie Richardson

God Shave the Queens

9.45pm, BBC Three

Another three episodes following the cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. Having finished ninth in seasons two and three, Veronica Green is now a mainstay of the drag scene. Next, we focus on the dark glamour and adoring fans of Joe Black, and finally Tia Kofi shares what it’s like to perform for sold-out crowds. Jack Seale

Dispatches: Cops in Crisis

10pm, Channel 4

“Where are the police?” This Dispatches explores why thousands of crimes in the UK reportedly receive little or no investigation, using exclusive research and testimonies from frontline officers who have recently left. The next question: is the British policing system fit for purpose? HR

Outsiders

10pm, Dave

It’s day four in the woods, and our dirty half-dozen are faring worse than the cast of Blair Witch. With their knot-tying abilities put to the test, who will succeed in making a reef knot, when the hardest thing they have previously attempted is their own shoelaces? Elsewhere, there is some rubbish to upcycle and a surveillance test. Ali Catterall

Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything

10pm, Sky Comedy

Rosie Molloy – a 35-year-old addict who thought her intervention was “just a really shitty birthday party” – is a close-to-the-bone role for Sheridan Smith, who has talked about her struggles with addiction. She’s squeezing laughs out of life’s lemons in this comedy-drama, as Rosie attempts to get clean after ruining her brother’s wedding. HR

Mobo Awards 2022

10.40pm, BBC One

DJ Target hosts a behind-the-scenes peek at the celebration of Black music, which turns 25 this year. With performances on the night coming from Kojey Radical, Cat Burns and Eliza Rose, expect them to be among the faces to feature as the Radio 1Xtra DJ peeps around backstage at Wembley Arena. Alexi Duggins

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