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The actor concludes his investigation into Monsanto by meeting people with cancer who blame the company for their illness. Plus: a devastating story of foundling sisters reunited. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, BBC TwoThere’s a lagoon in Ruabon, north Wales, that is so toxic that the barrels containing the chemicals dumped in it have rotted away.

The actor concludes his investigation into Monsanto by meeting people with cancer who blame the company for their illness. Plus: a devastating story of foundling sisters reunited. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC Two
There’s a lagoon in Ruabon, north Wales, that is so toxic that the barrels containing the chemicals dumped in it have rotted away. Until about 20 years ago, children used to play around it. Michael Sheen’s compassionate and enraging exposé of the alleged poisoning of parts of his homeland decades ago by contractors working for the now defunct chemical company Monsanto concludes with the actor meeting people with cancer who are searching for accountability. Spoiler alert: it’s an uphill battle. Phil Harrison

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