Front Row Late
11.05pm, BBC Two
Margaret Atwood’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments, was one of the most anticipated book releases of the year. The Guardian’s review called it ‘dazzling’. And for good reason: this dystopian tale is eerily relevant amid the current reactionary policing of women’s bodies. Atwood is interviewed by the academic Mary Beard for this special, covering everything from her views on today’s political climate to being labelled by some as a “bad feminist”. A must-watch for fans and sceptics alike.
Ammar Kalia
Inside the Vatican
9pm, BBC Two
It’s not all Dan Brown in the Vatican; this fascinating two-parter charts a year in the life of the Roman Catholic city state, detailing everything from Pope Francis’s handling of an international sex abuse scandal, which erupts when he is en route to visting Ireland, to the preparations for the church’s biggest event of the year: Easter. AK
Fleetwood Mac’s Songbird: Christine McVie
9pm, BBC Four
With one of the most successful runs of chart hits for Fleetwood Mac, Christine McVie is something of an unsung hero in the veteran band. This profile rectifies that, charting her rise to stardom, her hiatus from the group and then a triumphant return in 2014. AK
Thou Shalt Not Kill
9pm, More4
The episodic Italian detective drama continues, and this week the focus is domestic. A woman is found murdered in her living room. Suspicion falls on her hot-headed son but, true to form, Detective Valeria Ferro (the excellent Miriam Leone) isn’t so sure. It’s generic but neatly plotted and stylishly produced. Phil Harrison
Secrets of the Royal Flight
9.15pm, Channel 5
This is a cosy waft of nostalgia for monarchists, guiding them through the history of royal air travel. Pilots and stewards dish out impeccable anecdotes about cress sarnies in the stratosphere and there are affectionately gossipy titbits about royal quirks. Everyone except Prince Andrew comes out of it well. Jack Seale
Scarborough
9.30pm, BBC One
PC Merrick (Chewing Gum’s Olisa Odele) does a good camp Columbo in this episode, but otherwise it’s life as usual in the overcast Benidorm. And that’s exactly how fans of Derren Litten’s not-quite-comedy like it. Can Mike (Jason Manford) help Marion (Stephanie Cole) with her glut of corned beef hash? Ellen Jones
Film choice
The Grand Budapest Hotel, 1am, Channel 4
Wes Anderson’s lovely, loopy comedy is set in the eponymous hotel, in the fictional, mittel-European town of Zubrowka, where concierge Monsieur Gustave (Ralph Fiennes) and bellboy Zero (Tony Revolori) are embroiled in a struggle for a priceless painting. A triumph of gorgeously eccentric art design. Paul Howlett
Sport choice
World Cup Rugby: Japan v Russia 10.25am, ITV The opening ceremony in Tokyo is followed by the hosts’ first game.
Tennis: Laver Cup Day 11.55am, Eurosport 1 One of the competition as Björn Borg’s Team Europe takes on John McEnroe’s Team World.
Premier League football: Southampton v Bournemouth 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event The south coast derby.
