The Lady
9pm, ITV1
In what’s both horrible or terrific timing, Natalie Dormer performs Sarah Ferguson with aplomb on this drama about yet one more scandal near the duchess. It is predicated on her former dresser, Jane Andrews (glorious rising star Mia McKenna-Bruce), who was convicted for murdering her boyfriend. The four-parter begins with working-class Jane making an attempt to slot in with this new royal world, whereas managing her worsening psychological well being. Hollie Richardson
Bafta Film Awards 2026
7pm, BBC One
One Battle After Another, Sinners, Marty Supreme and Hamnet are essentially the most nominated movies of the night time. And how will British movies I Swear, The Ballad of Wallis Island and Pillion fare? Here’s protection of the night time, hosted by Alan Cumming. And look out for a efficiency by KPop Demon Hunters. HR
Winter Olympics 2026: Closing Ceremony
7pm, BBC Two
That brightened up winter a bit, didn’t it? From a biathlete’s confession of infidelity to Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson’s giddy highland fling on the ice, the Winter Olympics has been thrilling. The closing ceremony on the Verona Arena is about to be a becoming extravaganza, handing the 2030 baton to the French Alps. HR
Eurovision Classical Concerts
8pm, BBC Four
Continuing a sequence celebrating 4 of Europe’s finest orchestras, this live performance is staged within the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, and options the Gulbenkian Orchestra carried out by Aziz Shokakimov. They play Ravel’s La Valse and Debussy’s La Mer, in addition to the symphonic poem Vltava by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana. Jack Seale
Lord of the Flies
9pm, BBC One
Saintly Simon confides in Ralph and is beset by hallucinations, as Jack’s rival faction (“I’m bored of worrying about being cruel … it’s time to get whacks in”) succumb to murderous groupthink, within the penultimate episode. A storm is coming, and somebody is about to be martyred. Kill the beast. Cut his throat. Spill his blood … Ali Catterall
Secret Genius
9pm, Channel 4
Alan Carr and Susie Dent oversee proceedings as 12 brainboxes are whittled right down to the ultimate 4. First there’s a complicated mathematical maze, then a mind-bending reminiscence recreation primarily based on the periodic desk. Ambulance technician Ollie may bear in mind each quantity plate on her property as a youngster so this, absolutely, must be a doddle? Ellen E Jones
Film selection
Breathless, 12.35am, Talking Pictures TV
For these in want of an training after watching Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague – his new movie about the making of Breathless (AKA A Bout de Souffle) – right here’s Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 traditional that can assist you out. It encapsulates the rule-breaking, improvisational spirit of the French New Wave – all jump-cuts, handheld camerawork and blithe indifference to typical plotlines – as Jean-Paul Belmondo’s impulsive, on-the-run felony Michel woos Jean Seberg’s American scholar Patricia in a vividly depicted Paris. Simon Wardell
Live sport
Premier League Football: Nottingham Forest v Liverpool, 1pm, Sky Sports Main Event Followed by Tottenham v Arsenal at 4.25pm.
Women’s FA Cup Football: Chelsea v Man Utd , 1pm, TNT Sports 1 The fifth-round match. Liverpool v Everton is at 4pm on Channel 4.
Six Nations Rugby Union: France v Italy, 2.20pm, ITV1 From Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille.
