Why Do We Dance?
9pm, Sky Arts
Dance fans have always known that choreographer Akram Khan harbours a keen intellect, and this week we see his philosophical side come to the fore in an episode that sheds light on sociopolitical issues. “Individual movement can ultimately become a social movement,” he explains. Enjoy watching him expand on his theories, illustrating them with stunning physical examples, especially choreographer Pedro Machado’s pioneering work in the fields of disability diversity and the genius of New York luminary Bill T Jones. Mike Bradley
Bake Off: The Professionals
8pm, Channel 4
Soggy bottoms? Cakes in the bin? Not with these pairs of pro pastry chefs. As the competition hots up, they attempt a multilayered dessert, but when it comes to the eclair tower one of the contestants buckles under the pressure. The tension is eased by Tom Allen’s charming cake-based quips. Hannah Verdier
Trust Me
9pm, BBC One
With its woozy mood of drugged-up paranoia, this medical whodunnit about a killer on a spinal injury ward has been more about gothic atmosphere and sly misdirection than plot. The final episode must surely provide some concrete answers, if paralysed squaddie Jamie (Alfred Enoch) can survive last week’s cliffhanger, that is. Graeme Virtue
Chernobyl
9pm, Sky Atlantic
A great script by Craig Mazin and a talented cast that boasts Jared Harris, Paul Ritter and Emily Watson combine in an electrifying and claustrophobic five-part dramatic account of what happened in the aftermath of the fateful 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. MB
The Toe Bro
9pm, Lifetime
Anyone who lasts to the end of the opening programme in this eyewatering, graphic series about cases treated by cheerful Canadian chiropodist Jonathan Tomines, AKA the Toe Bro, deserves a prize for bravery. But if you do possess the necessary nerves of steel, it turns out be reassuring and hopeful, too. MB
Don’t Forget the Driver
10pm, BBC Two
A pivotal, penultimate instalment of a series that’s stealthily taking its place in 2019’s comedy pantheon. Proving that star/co-writer Toby Jones and creator Tim Crouch can do taut episodes as well as artful longueurs, Pete’s improvised family share a day of epiphanies … at a model village. Jack Seale
Film choice
It’s Only the End of the World (Xavier Dolan, 2016) 1.55am, Channel 4
Families rarely come more dysfunctional than in Xavier Dolan’s drama. It’s the story of a writer (Gaspard Ulliel) returning home to reveal he is dying – and unleashing a torrent of emotion from a gaggle of French A-listers, including Léa Seydoux, Vincent Cassel, Nathalie Baye and Marion Cotillard. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Women’s tennis: Madrid Open 11am, BT Sport 1. Day four of the Mutua Madrid Open.
One-Day Cup cricket 12.55pm, Sky Sports Cricket. Still-to-be-decided match from the final round of the group stage.
Champions League Football: Liverpool v Barcelona 7pm, BT Sport 2. Anfield hosts the second leg of the semi-final as they to overcome their 3-0 defeat in the first leg.
