Angela Carter: Of Wolves and Women
9pm, BBC Two
Friends, family and admirers such as Maureen Lipman (pictured) pay homage to the literary pioneer, of whom Jeanette Winterson says, tellingly, “Every woman writing now has a debt to Angela Carter, whether or not they have read her.” Hattie Morahan plays the young Carter (with extracts from unpublished letters and diaries) in this affectionate tribute to a figure famous for her refusal to compromise: “OK, so I write overblown, purple, self-indulgent prose. So fucking what?” Mike Bradley
The People’s Vet
4.30pm, Channel 4
Set across two pet hospitals in Liverpool, this cuddly doc features gently jaunty music, relentlessly upbeat narration and a cast of cute quadrupeds. The focus is supposedly on the pets (today, a cat called Elvis with a nasty bite and a spaniel with toothache), but you can’t help but feel for their devoted owners, pacing the wards. Sophie Harris
Silk Railroad
7pm, National Geographic
Almost one third of the world’s socks come from a single Chinese province. If trivia like this piques your curiosity, this series is for you. Sam Willis explores the ancient but increasingly high-tech trade between China and Europe and, despite some tiresomely grandiose music, it’s intriguing stuff. Phil Harrison
My Family and the Galapagos
8pm, Channel 4
More trouble in paradise as Monty Halls monitors fish stocks threatened by poachers in the lagoons of Santa Cruz island, picks up plastic on the coastline and goes aboard with the local binmen. Plus, lustrous red rock crabs, and children lost in their dreams as they dance on white sand beaches. MB
Cardinal: Blackfly Season
9pm, BBC Four
A dazed young woman appears at a backwoods bar with no idea who she is or how she came to have a bullet lodged in her brain. As season two of the Canadian thriller opens, detectives Cardinal and Delorme unpick “Red’s” story and who is behind her “lobotomy by gunshot”. Shows real potential. MB
Rush: Time Stand Still
9pm, Sky Arts
A night dedicated to the cerebral Canadian musicians (are there any other kind?), with screenings of 2011 gig Rush: Time Machine – Live in Cleveland and, before that, 2016 final tour doc Rush: Time Stand Still, in which we learn Alex Lifeson is suffering from arthritis, and Neil Peart didn’t want to hit the road again at all. Ali Catterall
Film choice
Jackpot, 1.35am, BBC Two
Heads up, Scandi-noir fans: Magnus Martens’s thriller is set in the snowy Norway-Sweden borderland, where wry detective Solør (Henrik Mestad) is investigating a massacre at a strip club, via the testimony of a mystified survivor – Kyrre Hellum’s Oscar. Based on a Jo Nesbø novel, it’s a gory blend of procedural, suspense and dark humour. Paul Howlett
Today’s best live sport
European Championships , 9am, BBC Two
Day three of the multi-sports event from Glasgow, featuring finals in the track cycling.
International Test Cricket: England v India, 10am, Sky Sports Cricket
Fourth day of the first Test.
Championship Football: Sunderland v Charlton, 12noon Sky Sports Football
Opening match for both sides.
