Mark Kermode’s Oscar Winners: A Secrets of Cinema Special
9pm, BBC Four
Ahead of Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony, Kermode looks back at notable prize winners of years gone by. He argues that, for all their apparent differences, the victors have more in common than you might think: themes of war, disability and historical biography all recur. In a fascinating analysis, he demonstrates that it’s the treatment of those themes that can make the difference between a movie that garners the garlands and one that disappears overnight. Mike Bradley
Fred and Rose West: The Real Story With Trevor McDonald
9pm, ITV
A quarter of a century on from the discovery of the Wests’ grotesque crimes, new testimony arrives from people at the heart of the story. McDonald hears from families of victims and former lodger Jayne Hamer, who feels lucky to have left the house alive. Postponed from 31 January. MB
Sleeping With the Far Right
9pm, Channel 4
In a bid to learn why extremist attitudes are on the rise, Alice Levine spends a week living with the family of far-right activist Jack Sen, who was expelled from Ukip for sending antisemitic tweets to MP Luciana Berger and later joined the BNP. How will Levine feel after seven days at close quarters with such an extreme figure? MB
They Lend it, You Spend It: the Loan Shop
9pm, Channel 5
Credit unions are a less harrowing alternative to the world of payday loans. But as the second part of this doc shows, tough decisions still come with the territory. Tonight, we meet Chelby, who is borrowing despite an outstanding loan, and Mark, a regular defaulter in need of some help. Phil Harrison
Ted Bundy: Serial Monster
10pm, Really
After a much discussed Netflix series and Zac Efron’s big-screen portrayal, Bundymania intensifies with a four-part doc that tells the serial killer’s story competently and interviews several key witnesses, but wraps the facts in lurid graphics and trashy narration. The whole series is on UKTV’s website after this opening double bill. Jack Seale
Flack
10pm, W
This glossy drama stars Anna Paquin as Robyn, a PR fixer who can clean up her clients’ messes but not her own. The first episode sees her saving the reputation of a cheating celeb chef (Max Beesley), pleasing her boss (Sophie Okonedo) and making time for her devoted boyfriend (Arinzé Kene). Get past the initial fluff and it has dark edges. Hannah Verdier
Film choice
The Artist 10pm, BBC Four
A true original, this silent, monochrome movie from Michel Hazanavicius is a fond account of the arrival of the talkies in 20s Hollywood. Jean Dujardin won one of its five Oscars for his matinee idol George Valentin, whose career nosedives while that of starlet Peppy (Bérénice Bejo) takes off. Delightful. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Snooker: Shoot-Out 12.45pm, Eurosport 1. Fast-paced competition where frames last 10 minutes.
Premier League Darts 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event. The 3Arena in Dublin hosts the third round of the season.
Europa League Football: Chelsea v Malmö 7.30pm, BT Sport 2. Arsenal v BATE / Valencia v Celtic air at 5.55pm, BT Sport Extra.
