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Hollie Richardson, Ellen E Jones, Phil Harrison and Graeme Virtue

TV tonight: Bridget Christie’s superb menopause comedy is back

Bridget Christie in The Change.
Surreal … Bridget Christie in The Change. Photograph: Jon Hall/Channel 4

The Change

10pm, Channel 4

Bridget Christie’s surreal menopause story returns for a second series, and manages to be even funnier and more life-affirming. To recap: menopausal Linda (Christie) ditched her husband and kids for a while to embark on a journey of self-discovery in the forest. The series picks up again at the Eel festival, where newly crowned eel queen Linda is being accused of lying to the town about her life. It gives her the opportunity to do what the show does best: tell the nuanced realities of a woman’s work with hilarious moments and some Christie magic. Hollie Richardson

School Swap: UK to USA

8pm, Channel 4

All the best high-school movies end in a prom, and so it is with these south London transplants who are tasked with finding a date for the biggest event in the Arkansas educational year. Over in the UK, the US students must also say their goodbyes, breaking a few British hearts along the way. Ellen E Jones

Mussolini: Son of the Century

9pm, Sky Atlantic

As the finale of this gripping series begins, Mussolini is cornered. The assassination of Matteotti (and the clear involvement of Mussolini’s fascists) leaves the dictator facing oblivion. However, as even casual students of history will know, at this point Mussolini wasn’t going anywhere … Phil Harrison

A League of Their Own: The Rally

9pm, Sky Max

A first for A League of Their Own fans: Romesh Ranganathan sets a rally challenge from London to Turin. After getting jealous over each other’s cars, team leaders Jill Scott, Micah Richards and Jamie Redknapp pair up with Maisie Adam, Tom Davis and Alan Carr respectively for the first leg to Paris. But Alan is nowhere to be seen. HR

Hypothetical

9.45pm, BBC Two

The first series of Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster’s gameshow, which has found a BBC primetime slot after first airing on U&Dave. Contestants Tom Allen, Jessica Knappett, Rob Beckett and Liza Tarbuck are all given hypothetical situations – but who will deal with them with the funniest results? HR

This Cultural Life: Salman Rushdie

10pm, BBC Four

His ambitious novels have made a lasting cultural impression, with Midnight’s Children twice voted the best of all Booker winners. But what shaped Salman Rushdie? He talks to John Wilson about his influences and enthusiasms, from Indian independence and partition in 1947 to the enduring power of myths and fairytales. Graeme Virtue

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