TV tonight: incredible photos of the ‘Black Is Beautiful’ movement

This brilliant film follows photographer Kwame Brathwaite and his stunning archive. Plus: unseen Only Fools and Horses gems. Here’s what to watch this evening

Storyville: Black Is Beautiful – The Kwame Brathwaite Story

10pm, BBC Four “Every photo in this film was taken by Kwame Brathwaite or is of Kwame Brathwaite,” starts this brilliant documentary. And what photos! Over seven decades, the Harlem photographer captured shots that helped define the Black Is Beautiful movement – including pictures of big stars and daily African American life. Brathwaite’s family, along with Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz, Gabrielle Union and Jesse Williams, help tell the story with his stunning archive. Hollie Richardson

The Handel Scandal: The Making of the Messiah

8pm, Sky Arts By 1741, Handel needed a hit. As presenter soprano Danielle de Niese relates, he took a gamble on Susannah Cibber, a gifted singer whose career had been damaged by a sex scandal, and cast her in the first performance of Messiah. And, as simply stated here, “she transformed his fortunes – and he gave her back her voice”. Ali Catterall

Blue Lights

9pm, BBC One “Can you live with it, Helen, all those secrets you’re carrying?” Sandra (Andi Osho) is set on exposing the cover-ups surrounding the collapsed trial for Gerry’s murder. Might Jen be able to help her, even if it involves dobbing in her own mother? Meanwhile, the future of Blackthorn is more precarious than ever. HR

Stacey Dooley: Death in the Barracks

9pm, BBC Three Dooley’s latest run covers hard-hitting stories and this week she examines the case of Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, who was found dead in her army barracks just months after reporting a sexual assault. Beck’s family are still looking for answers, so bravely agree to talk, along with friends and colleagues. Hannah Verdier