Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
9pm, Sky Arts
Margaret Atwood is in serious demand these days. With her dystopian novel of brutal gender divides, The Handmaid’s Tale, having been adapted for TV and becoming a global symbol for Women’s Marches, the 80-year-old’s fiction feels more relevant to real life than ever. Filmed over a year, this doc follows Atwood and her partner, Graeme Gibson (who died in September), as they jet to speaking engagements and meet devoted fans across the world, inspiring action. Ammar Kalia
The Royal Variety Performance 2019
7.30pm, ITV
Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett host the curtseying showbiz spectacular, introducing musical acts including Lewis Capaldi, Robbie Williams, the West End cast of Mary Poppins and the cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Laughs come from Frank Skinner and Kerry Godliman. Jack Seale
Gold Digger
9pm, BBC One
Beautiful house; nightmare family. In the penultimate episode of this racy psychological drama, we switch to the perspective of Julia’s glowering youngest son, Leo. When Ben’s long-lost brother turns up unannounced, Leo hopes he has finally found a way to get rid of his hated stepdad-to-be. Ellen E Jones
Amazing Spaces: Northern Lights Adventure
9pm, Channel 4
George Clarke is in a festive mood for this special, exploring the architecture of snowy Finland. He travels from a traditional lodge in search of the northern lights, passing through treehouses, igloos and cabins on the way. But it’s the caravan on skis that steals the show. AK
Hoarders: Landfill in My Living Room
9pm, Channel 5
A supremely gloomy doc focusing on three chronic hoarders and their attempts to escape from lives lived under piles of bags and rubbish. Practical help is at hand, but there is insufficient exploration of the mental health issues that surely underpin these stories. Phil Harrison
The Impeachment Show
9pm, Vice
Donald Trump’s potential impeachment has prompted a boom in podcasting, and now Vice joins in with this fast-paced weekly show visualising the politics and policy behind the movement. Host Michael C Moynihan covers all the bases, from pacing through DC to panel guests and explainers. AK
Film choice
The New Girlfriend, 12.05am, BBC Two
François Ozon’s adaptation of a Ruth Rendell story is a darkly playful, sexy comedy in which Claire (Anaïs Demoustier) and David (Romain Duris) bond intriguingly after the death of his wife and her best friend, Laura. There are touches of Otto Preminger’s noir Laura in this sophisticated tale. Paul Howlett
Sport
Champions League Football: Red Bull Salzburg v Liverpool 5.55pm, BT Sport Extra. The final Group E match.
Championship Football: Preston North End v Fulham 7.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Two sides vying for the top six play at Deepdale.
Champions League Football: Chelsea v Lille 8pm, BT Sport 2. Group H tie at Stamford Bridge.
