TUESDAY

DOCUMENTARY THE BLACKOUTS OF ’74: WHEN BRITAIN WENT DARK

The current energy crisis is bad enough, but this report takes us back to when matters were even worse. Billy Bragg, Michael Heseltine and Fern Britton, right, are among those remembering the bleak days of early 1974 when Edward Heath’s government imposed a three-day week on British industry and there were power cuts.

Channel 5, 9pm

ARTS CLOSE TO VERMEER

A behind-the-scenes tour of the major current Vermeer exhibition at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum. Tickets have already sold out, so this programme, with contributions from experts, forms your best chance of seeing the collection, including Girl With A Pearl Earring, left. BBC4, 9pm

COMEDY WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS

Five-part comedy from the scriptwriters of Veep about the inept team of operatives tasked with protecting Richard Nixon’s presidency and preventing leaks to the press. Their incompetence led to the Watergate scandal. Justin Theroux and Woody Harrelson star. Sky Atlantic, 9pm

COMEDY COLIN FROM ACCOUNTS

The charming Aussie comedy’s final episode begins with Ashley and Gordon at a crossroads after her disastrous birthday party. They eventually split up, which means finding a new home for Colin, but the resulting search leads them to make another momentous decision. BBC2, 10pm

DEBATE GENDER WARS

Philosopher and writer Kathleen Stock, who quit her university post due to protests against her controversial views on self-identification, and transgender rights campaigner Professor Stephen Whittle are among those taking part in a heated discussion on the meaning of sex and gender. Channel 4, 10pm

FILM DENMARK

Comedy drama starring Rafe Spall, left, as luckless Herb. Jobless, estranged from his son and living in a dingy flat, he thinks the solution to his problems lies in robbing a Danish bank. However, a friendly barmaid and a cute dog make him reassess his plans.

BBC2, 11.15pm