TV highlights: 11/07/2011

Underage And Pregnant 8.30pm, BBC3 Return of BBC3's depressing, prurient real-life soap opera vaguely masquerading as concerned social comment (it says much about the programme's attitude to its subjects that it is narrated by EastEnders alumnus Natalie Cassidy). Tonight's subject is a 16-year-old struggling gamely with her GCSEs while caring for a seven-month-old son with severe disabilities. It would be pleasant to think that this dreadful, heartbreaking story will at least do something to puncture the popular stereotype of teenage mothers as feckless scroungers. Andrew Mueller British Masters 9pm, BBC4 Recent considerations of the standing of British art in the 20th century have tended to dwell on Bacon and the Brats, with little recognition of the work done in the years surrounding both world wars. Bucking against such received wisdom is art historian James Fox who, in this new three-parter, seeks to paint 1910-1975 as a particularly verdant period for British art. This opening episode illuminates the role played by the vorticists in dragging the British art establishment away from stultifying orthodoxy, while the first world war provides the backdrop for some of the early 20th century's most arresting works. Gwilym Mumford Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model 9pm, Sky Living Auditions continue in this second episode of the Next Top Model goliath – the only show on television where you get to see a wafer-thin teenager in a bikini goaded into doing an impression of Mrs Doyle from Father Ted. For all of host Elle Macpherson's leggy strutting, there's a distinct lack of glamour compared to the US version – the judges look underwhelmed in a world of conference chairs and in-shot Hula Hoop packets. Clare Considine Quiz Trippers 5pm, Channel 4 The idea of Quiz Trippers sounds like the plot of a mid-90s lad-lit novel: a team of pub quiz experts are thrown together in a camper van, whereupon they drive round the country entering quizzes and trying to win substantial cash prizes. The real test here, though, isn't of their general knowledge, it's of their self-knowledge – can they adapt to the enforced intimacy of their new environment? For improvisational artist Lauren (did she audition for a different show?), it could all be a bit much, one feels. John Robinson Strictly Kosher 9pm, ITV1 Manchester is home to a 40,000-strong Jewish community. Some are ultra-orthodox, but many, as this amiable, bristling documentary shows, adhere to the religion because it involves rather a lot of fun – a merry round of barmitzvahs, circumcisions and funerals, all with accompanying food, music and dancing. It shows religion's power to bind communities and offer a sense of identity. However, as older members of the community are surprised to observe, younger people are adhering more strictly to the tenets of the faith, including the wearing of wigs for women, than they ever did. David Stubbs Coming Up: Rough Skin 11.10pm, Channel 4 The Coming Up initiative, where new talents are given the opportunity to flex their creative muscles and get a bit of experience, begins a new series tonight with this half-hour drama. Made in England's Vicky McClure plays a woman just released from prison after a nine-month stretch. These short films are always worth a look – as the writing and directing talents haven't yet learned "the rules" of television, the results can be unpredictable. Phelim O'Neill