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TV tonight: Idi Amin’s forced expulsion of Asians from Uganda

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Escaping Idi Amin

9pm, BBC Two

In 1972, Uganda was home to 80,000 Asians. But 18 months after dictator Idi Amin came to power, he gave them 90 days to get out. In this deeply affecting two-part documentary, people who lived through this as children share their terrifying and complex testimonies – from curfews to daily radio countdowns, extreme street violence and abuse, and massacres. Hollie Richardson

Thank You Sir Kev

8pm, BBC One

Rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield has raised millions of pounds for motor neurone disease since his best friend and fellow sports star Rob Burrow was diagnosed in 2019 (he died of the disease two years ago). Prince William leads the tributes to Sinfield while friends and family paint the full picture of the man and his achievements. HR

Clickbait Clinic with Stacey Dooley

8.30pm, BBC One

Dooley concludes her series on viral medical claims with the most emotive conundrum so far: can the dog deworming treatment, fenbendazole, cure terminal human cancer?…

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