Six Wives with Lucy Worsley (BBC1, 9pm)

TV has long been fascinated with Henry VIII and his six wives, but this new series promises to put a new twist on what some may feel is a slightly over-familiar story.

It features dramatised scenes, written by Chloe Moss, which will include historian Lucy Worsley in the background as a silent servant. Worsley will then report back on what she's heard, and offer her own contemporary historical comment. In the process, she'll show how the Tudor court was made up of a small group of families who were all vying for power – and while it was a world ruled by men, each queen found her own way of exerting her influence. In the opening episode, the historian follows Catherine of Aragon as she struggles to produce an heir, and the King's eyes begin to wander in the direction of the Boleyn sisters.

Worsley believes that far from being a womaniser, Henry VIII was misunderstood. She told Radio Times: "He was what we would call a serial monogamist, always looking for his one true love. Henry's marriages were more than a series of love stories; they each had massive political repercussions which in many ways turned us into the country we are today. Personally, I've always been more interested in the wives than in Henry, and in this series, we've tried to look at events from their perspective. It's time they got to tell their own stories."

And episode one reveals that Catherine was actually a fantastically well-trained queen.

KIRSTIE'S HANDMADE CHRISTMAS (C4, 8PM)

NEW series. In the first episode, Kirstie heads to the Highlands to visit Blair Castle's Christmas Fair, and explores the wonderful world of festive Scottish craft, from handmade jewellery and fashions to pottery. Kirstie then learns some new, creative skills, including how to make your own handmade Christmas decorations, unique presents and a selection of festive foods. Later, the show's Christmas competition sees leading craft folk compete against each other to create festive gingerbread houses and paper creations.

In Plain Sight (ITV, 9pm)

NEW series. This drama series, set in 1955, is based on the true story of Lanarkshire detective William Muncie's quest to bring to justice notorious Scottish killer Peter Manuel. With Manuel having being released from prison after a nine-year sentence for housebreaking and sexual assaults, he attacks a young woman and keeps her with him in an open field for most of the night before returning to his home, and Muncie is convinced further crimes are certain to be committed. Douglas Henshall and Martin Compston star.

Big Life Fix with Simon Reeve (BBC2, 9pm)

NEW series. Simon Reeve and a team of inventors try to help people in need, creating solutions to everyday problems, beginning with a terminally ill photographer who can no longer use his hands to operate a camera. They attempt to bring cutting-edge technology to a remote Welsh village which has no internet access and an unreliable telephone connection, and give some control back to a young designer who has Parkinson's disease and who has been unable to use a pen since developing tremors in her hands two years ago.

Finding My Twin Stranger (C4, 10pm)

UNLESS you're an identical twin, you may think that your face is unique. However, there is a theory that all of us have seven near identical matches scattered around the world. Some people have embraced this idea, even turning to social media to find their doppelgangers. Now, leading twin experts at King's College, London, are trying to find out if these pairs of lookalike strangers are linked by more than just an uncanny resemblance. Seven pairs of doubles have agreed to undergo a series of tests, involving 2D and 3D facial comparison and DNA analysis. The duos include Fiorella from London, who found her "twin", Ambrosia in Missouri, USA – and they are so alike, even Ambrosia's young daughter struggles to tell them apart.