Gemma Arterton returns for a second run of Funny Woman, Henry Mancini is celebrated at the Proms, Guy Garvey is back with more From the Vaults, while the 8th season of Selling Sunset lands on Netflix . . .
Pick of the Day
Funny Woman, 9.00pm, Sky Max
Streaming on NOW
Season 2 of this 1960s' set comedy drama based on Nick Hornby’s Funny Girl novel finds Sophie (Gemma Arterton) on a high.
Not only is she the British nation’s favourite TV comedy star, she’s also got a group of good friends and her romance with Dennis is full of promise.
But trouble is just round the corner . . .
All episodes are available from today.
New or Returning Shows
Mancini, Bacharach and Friends at the Proms, 8.00pm, BBC Four
Lovers of lounge music – or anyone who likes a catchy tune - should lap this up.
Edwin Outwater and the BBC Concert Orchestra celebrate Henry Mancini (above) and his music, marking a century since the flautist, composer and conductor's birth.
They play classics such as Lujon as well as themes from The Pink Panther and Peter Gunn, plus gems from the lounge music and space-age pop genres Mancini helped inspire.
Presented by Jess Gillam from London's Royal Albert Hall.
Guy Garvey: From the Vaults, 10.00pm, Sky Arts
Streaming on NOW
Elbow frontman and broadcaster Guy Garvey (below) is back to lift the lid on two decades of TV gold.
As ever, he’ll be taking you through era-defining musical performances, long lost studio appearances and revealing interviews.
In the first episode of this run, Guy reflects on our turbulent times with a special look at era-defining protest songs.
All episodes are available from today.
Don’t Miss
Movie Themes at the BBC, 10.05pm, BBC Four
Here’s a selection of the best BBC moments and classic archives performances from singers and bands who cracked Hollywood as well as the pop charts.
Songs from blockbusters, Oscar-winners, comedies and family favourites featuring a selection soundtrack stars, including Destiny's Child, Paul Simon, All Saints, Simple Minds and Dolly Parton.
Followed at 11.05pm by Movie Themes at the BBC Vol 2. More archive performances of songs from the big screen, including Lulu's To Sir with Love, Kate Bush's This Woman's Work, Lisa Loeb's Stay and Bruce Springsteen's Streets of Philadelphia.
Other highlights include Isaac Hayes and the Bees Gees with the best of 1970s funk and disco and a BBC Piano Room performance of Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Murder on the Dancefloor.
If you’re up for it, And Sings Bond follows at 12.05pm, with a selection of performances of the Bond theme tunes across the years, including Adele's Skyfall and archive clips of Shirley Bassey's Diamonds Are Forever, Tina Turner's GoldenEye, Tom Jones's Thunderball and Matt Monro's From Russia with Love.
Lady Macbeth, 11.05pm, BBC Two
Here’s the quirky independent period drama that really put Florence Pugh on a pedestal. And she’s brilliant in it.
She plays a young woman newly married to a rich industrialist in 19th-century England who finds herself starved of companionship.
So when her husband is called away to one of his collieries, she begins a passionate and fiery affair with a young groom from the estate.
Jojo Rabbit, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Taika Waititi wrote, directed and co-stars in this Oscar-winning comedy, featuring Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant and Scarlett Johansson.
A lonely German boy discovers that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler,
Jojo Rabbit must confront his blind nationalism as the Second World War continues to rage on.
New to Stream
Selling Sunset, Netflix
Season 8 of the show mixing luxe real estate and major drama.
The reality series set in the world of LA’s high-end real estate follows seven of the city's most successful female realtors who all work under the same roof at the top agency in the Hollywood Hills and the Sunset Strip.
This season, new agents mean new drama.
The Oppenheim Group return with sleek penthouse listings, personality clashes, and pregnancies - and throw enough shade to cover every cabana in Los Angeles.
Rebel Ridge, Netflix
Terry Richmond (Aaron Pierre) enters the town of Shelby Springs on a simple but urgent mission: post bail for his cousin and save him from imminent danger.
But when Terry’s life’s savings is unjustly seized by law-enforcement, he’s forced to go head to head with local police chief Sandy Burnne (Don Johnson) and his combat-ready officers.
Terry finds an unlikely ally in court clerk Summer McBride (AnnaSophia Robb) and the two become ensnared in a deep-rooted conspiracy within the remote township.
As the stakes turn deadly, Terry must call upon his mysterious background to break the department’s hold on the community, bring justice to his own family - and protect Summer in the process.
The Three Musketeers: Milady, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
Here’s the second part of director Martin Bourboulon’s adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ swashbuckling classic.
In a kingdom divided by religious wars and under threat of British invasion, a handful of men and women will battle and tie their fate to that of France.
Starring François Civil, Vincent Cassel, and Eva Green.
Sport
Paris Paralympics 2024, from 8.30am, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Early live coverage includes men's and women's road races, which get under way at Clichy-sous-Bois in Saint-Denis.
Eight more athletics finals also take place at Stade de France, including the men's T52 100m final, and the men's 72kg powerlifting final is held at La Chapelle Arena.
From 12.30pm there’s the men's and women's road races, eight more athletics finals - including the men's T52 100m final - and the men's 72kg powerlifting final.
Daráine Mulvihill is joined at 3.15pm by Jason Smyth for the first four athletics finals of the evening, including the women's T64 100m race. There’s also another packed session in the pool at Paris La Defense Arena.
From 7pm Evanne Ní Chuilinn is joined by Catherine Walsh, James Scully and Michael McKillop for live coverage from the pool at Paris La Defense Arena with the women's S4 50m freestyle and men's S11 100m butterfly and S8 100m freestyle finals.
There are also more athletics finals in the women's T20 long jump, 4x100m universal relay and men's T51 100m.
