Hamlet
9pm, BBC Two
A CCTV-heavy set underlines the themes of paranoia and surveillance, and melancholy Bob Dylan numbers punctuate the drama in director Robert Icke’s 2017 contemporary staging of Shakespeare’s tragedy, recorded live at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre. As the Dane, Andrew Scott’s agitated, wriggling fingers communicate everything from merriment to grief and (possibly) feigned insanity, while thanks to some modern phrasing he makes those familiar soliloquies sound altogether fresh and new. Ali Catterall
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
7pm, ITV
The unthinkable has happened: tonight sees an Ant-free Saturday Night Takeaway. One half of the lovable geordie presenting duo may be lying low, but the show is in the capable hands of Declan Donnelly. In other news, Stephen Merchant, the Script and Paloma Faith are guests. Hannah Verdier
Attenborough’s Wonder of Eggs
8pm, BBC Two
The humble yet miraculous egg gets Attenborough’s full attention here. From the herculean efforts of the tit family, for whom timing incubation is critical, to the baffling behaviour of the cuckoo, which goes the extra mile with its deviousness, they’re wondrous things to behold. Ben Arnold
Most Shocking Sexist TV of All Time
9pm, Channel 5
While misogyny has hardly disappeared from society, Channel 5’s latest trip to the VT vault hopes to highlight how much has changed in small-screen gender politics. Whether its own infamous, fledgling fondness for late-night soft erotica will be included remains to be seen. Mark Gibbings-Jones
Below the Surface
9pm, BBC Four
In episodes postponed from last week because of the hostage siege in France, the taut Danish drama series continues, with those imprisoned underground deciding to fight back. Up in the sunlight, Philip and Louise ponder the garage full of cuttings, and media coverage of the standoff grows more critical. Jonathan Wright
Troy: Fall of a City
9.10pm, BBC One
The fall of Hector prompts too many scenes struggling under the weight of their portentous dialogue, as this drama again fails to bring enough urgency to a tale with a known ending. One exception, though, is the encounter between Achilles and Priam, two men wearied by grief but too steeped in war to escape it. Jack Seale
Film choice
Forget Me Not, 12midnight, BBC One
Musician Will (Tobias Menzies) is distracted from his depression when he comes to the rescue of barmaid Eve (Genevieve O’Reilly). The pair amble off on a Thameside walk, growing closer in a manner reminiscent of Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise. Not entirely original, but well performed and full of charm. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Premier League Football: Crystal Palace v Liverpool Klopp’s team visit south London. 12.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event
Champions Cup Rugby: Munster v Toulon A quarter-final at Thomond Park. 2.55pm, Sky Sports Main Event
Boxing: Anthony Joshua v Joseph Parker Can Joshua add another world title in Cardiff? From 6pm, Sky Sports Box Office
