The Book Show

7pm, Sky Arts 1

Mariella Frostrup, still stuck on that set that looks as though it was designed by a five-year-old and a librarian, interviews Philip Pullman, who is creating a stir with his new book about Jesus. Pullman retells the gospels with Jesus and Christ as brothers and two distinct characters. Rose Tremain is the other big name on the sofa, and she talks about the follow up to her Orange prize winner. Plus, you get Lemony Snicket with his bedtime reading suggestions and award-winning debut novelist (must you have won something to get on to The Book Show?) Neel Mukherjee.

How The Other Half Live

9pm, Channel 4

Rebecca and Iris are both eight-year-olds living in the Cotswolds. But the former's parents are loaded, while the latter lives below the poverty line. So the rich family agree to sponsor their poor neighbours in this second series. "Iris is small, like her room," whispers Rebecca when they first visit. But the two girls become friends and Rebecca's dad sees that Iris's mum is keen to forge a career in law. There are uncomfortable scenes of wealthy patrons lavishing gifts on their underprivileged counterparts, but acts of goodness on TV are rare and to be encouraged.

Warehouse 13

9pm, Virgin 1

Another secret government team investigating weird supernatual goings on. This one seems more promising than most, being the co-creation of Jane Espenson, a writer-producer known in geek circles for her work on Battlestar Galactica and Buffy. This pilot sees the team assembling new recruits: maverick special agent Pete Latimer and his no-nonsense partner Myka Bering, who appear primed for some of that Mulder/Scully dynamic. The warehouse itself is a sprawling underground facility, allegedly designed by Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla and MC Escher.

Outnumbered

9.30pm, BBC1

In the opening episode of the third series of the British comedy about a typical middle-class family, cracks are beginning to show in the brilliance of the children's acting: frankly, it's too good. Karen has lines no seven-year-old would come out with, such as: "it's a Dad word, like tosser". That's an adult joke, made funny by getting a child to say it. Still, there's a lot that is recognisable about family life, as sulky pre-teen Jake battles with his dad, Ben declares war on the world, and too-clever-by-half Karen outwits her parents on a trip to London.