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BBC4, 8pmOf all the big and small-screen Miss Marples there was none better than Joan Hickson. When she took up the knitting needles in the 1980s her look as well as her calm, quizzical, precise delivery was so perfect it is hard not to imagine her voice whenever you read the books. Ahead of a repeat of her debut (The Body in the Library, BBC4, 8.10pm), the producer George Gallaccio remembers his work on the series, explaining why the stories were perfect for television and what a pleasure it was to work with Hickson — well, TV history would have to be rewritten if he said otherwise. Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley's theme tune wasn't bad either. BD
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BBC1, 12.20pm/7.15pm
What may be a groan inducing summer for non sports fans is certainly hotting up with live tennis from Wimbledon (BBC1, 12.20pm/7.15pm) as the players battle for a place in the second week. Also on today's sporting menu is the start of the Tour de France (ITV1, 11.45am) and the fourth day's play in a lively second test match between England and India (Sky Sports, 11am start). BD
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ITV1, 7pmTake your mind back to that glorious England win against Germany in 2022, the team congaing into the press conference and the sense that women's football had the status it deserved. Since then the team has slightly stuttered and there have been some high-profile departures, including the bullish goalkeeper Mary Earps. But we have a chance t. Laura Woods presents the Lioness's opening game against France, with Emma Hayes, Karen Carney and Laura Georges in the studio and Seb Hutchinson and Lucy Ward on commentary detail. BD
BBC iPlayerEschewing the images of tsunamis and collapsing buildings that tend to accompany most speculative dramas about global warming, the Danish director Thomas Vinterberg's seven-part miniseries is far less emotionally manipulative but just as chilling. Set in a world where rising sea levels have forced the entire population of Denmark to evacuate their country and seek asylum elsewhere, Families Like Ours asks difficult questions about immigration, self-survival and privilege but never once does it feel didactic or manipulative. Andrew Male
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Channel 4, 10pmWith the reunion tour underway, here's a showing of Mat Whitecross's riotous rock-doc, which traces the rise of Oasis from working-class Manchester to their triumphant concerts at Knebworth in 1996. The film follows the executive producer Asif Kapadia's no-talking-heads ethos, although a more helpful comparison is with Ron Howard's Beatles documentary, Eight Days a Week — Noel and Liam Gallagher have the same comedic instincts and disarming honesty that made the Fab Four such luminous subjects. (117min) Ed Potton
BBC1, 10.20pmAn Oscar-winning performance from Will Smith defines nearly every scene of this biopic. He plays Richard Williams, the father of tennis champions Venus (Saniyya Sidney) and Serena Williams (Demi Singleton), in a movie that is authorised by the Williams family and could so easily have been a trite account of ambition, moxie and devotion. Smith's Richard, however, scotches any claims of lazy bias. He's a mercurial figure, complex and irascible; an ornery martinet one minute, a dewy eyed guru the next. (144min) Kevin Maher
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Radio 4, 8pmA century after the publication of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf, John Kampfner — whose Jewish father fled Czechoslovakia in 1939 — looks at its origins, impact and how the book is still influencing readers today. It was republished in 2016, heavily annotated by historians, and Kampfner is struck by how much its spirit lives on in digital spaces and political rhetoric. Clair Woodward
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BBC2, 9pm/10pmIn late October 1984, Bob Geldof was sitting at home with his wife Paula Yates when they caught Michael Buerk's BBC news report from the 'biblical' famine that had struck Ethiopia. The singer's determination to do something to stop people dying led to the Band Aid single, Do They Know It's Christmas?, and on July 13, 1985, the intercontinental rock spectacular Live Aid. As a story that exists at the intersection of politics, culture and celebrity, it's fabulously rich ground for documentary-makers and this excellent three-part series locates all the drama, poignancy and — despite the human tragedy on display — absurdity of this complicated, controversial knot of rock history. Midge Ure, Bono, Sting and Geldof share their memories, while there are also contributions from George W Bush and President Obasanjo of Nigeria. Victoria Segal
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Channel 4, 8pmIt's been 20 years since Jimmy Doherty first came to the public's attention as an agricultural neophyte setting up his own farm. Then, the childhood friend of Jamie Oliver was wholly committed to rare breed pigs; now, he and his wife, Michaela, are also focused on conservation, their Suffolk farm housing brown bears, tapirs, crocodiles and camels. While he admits his choices have been eccentric — 'I mean, who has a giant anteater?' — this series follows him as he takes on a truly wild task: rehousing two polar bears who are about to lose their home in Sweden. Doherty and his team start building Europe's largest polar bear reserve to cater for their complex needs, but there is a distinct lack of We Bought a Zoo sentiment as the realities of bringing huge predators to Suffolk become crushingly apparent. VS
Channel 4, 2.30pmThe Red Bull team, home of reigning F1 champ Max Verstappen, conceded defeat in the world championship last weekend after Verstappen crashed out of the Austrian Grand Prix. The race ended in a 1-2 for McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, with Piastri holding a slender lead over his teammate in the drivers' standings. The Bristol-born Norris will look to press on with his title charge in front of 150,000 passionate supporters in his home Grand Prix at Silverstone today. Joe Clay
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5, 9pmSome people approach turning 40 with dread, but it's particularly acute for Emma Averill (Vicky McClure) in this dark six-part psychological thriller, first shown on Paramount+ last year. Her mother suffered from insomnia, eventually having a violent psychotic breakdown on the night of her 40th birthday. History seems to be repeating itself as Emma experiences severe insomnia as she approaches the landmark age. The twists are hardly plausible but McClure is reliably good as a woman on the edge. JC
ITVXOne of Disney+'s first UK-made series is now on ITVX. J Blakeson's Culprits is a darkly comic eight-part crime thriller. The action begins three years after a crew of elite criminals have pulled off a daring heist. They have divvied up the spoils and gone their separate ways, but soon find themselves targeted by a ruthless assassin who starts picking them off, one by one. Nathan Stewart-Jarrett leads the cast as Joe, a former criminal trying to put his past behind him to live the American dream as a suburban dad, with Gemma Arterton as a notorious crime boss and Eddie Izzard as the mysterious Vincent. JC
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BBC1, 10.30pmThe wisecracking cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) finds himself once again facing the bad guys and seemingly insurmountable odds. It is Christmas Eve, and an inconsiderate rogue military cadre has taken over an airport and is threatening to crash the aircraft in the holding pattern, one by one, unless its needs are met. It's a solid sequel, bigger in spectacle but not the equal of the first film. Willis has a nice line in vulnerable machismo — a combination that shouldn't work but does. (123min) Wendy Ide
Channel 4, 11.05pmDaniel Craig has an indecent amount of fun playing Benoit Blanc, a southern sleuth with a deep-fried accent, in Rian Johnson's superlative Agatha Christie remix, which takes familiar ideas and upends them. Chief among those is the 'big-house murder', where a wealthy patriarch (Christopher Plummer) is dispatched in the dead of night, leaving a trail of clues that implicate his entire family, played by a quality cast including Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson and Toni Collette. The film unfolds with precision timing — the plot twists arrive at just the right moments. (130min) KM
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Radio 2, midnightIn a three-part series that is part of the Radio 2 Loves Jazz season, Myrie celebrates the great male voices of the genre by interviewing relatives of the jazz kings. In today's programme Ray Charles Jr discusses growing up with a superstar father and his struggles with heroin addiction. Later in the series Myrie interviews Nat King Cole's nephew and Enrico Tomasso. Tomasso befriended Louis Armstrong when he was a child and the pair went on to have a lifelong relationship. Also today, the Soul Jazz Summit (8pm) features the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Guy Barker Big Band plus guest artists including Damien Lewis, Emeli Sandé and Curtis Stigers. CW
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"Then I'd dash home to pick the boys up from school, give them some tea and help with their homework before falling into bed and doing it all over again the next day," reports The Daily Mail. Fiona revealed that her and Martin were having horrendous rows that spiralled over ridiculous things like emptying the dishwasher. "II need more help around the place, Martin!' I'd yell. 'You expect me to do everything. "And then he'd come back at me: 'Well, what do you want me to do? Give up my job? "No, I just feel like it all comes down to me. "Well, let's get a live-in nanny then!' he'd yell. "I don't want a live-in nanny taking over my house!' I'd shout back. Fiona was caught up in so many conflicting emotions – she knew the job was destroying her but it also gave her security and purpose. "I knew I wasn't giving the boys the attention they needed but I didn't want to pay someone else to do that when I'd been brought up to believe that was my job. 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"You've totally zoned out of our family and our marriage,' he would say to me. "Don't be so bloody ridiculous!' I'd yell back. "But, if I'm honest, I think he was right. I just didn't seem to have the energy for any of it any more." Martin eventually moved out and the couple separated for a few weeks but then reconciled. "You've been so distant for so long,' he told me. 'I just need to know – is this going to work or not?' "Well, I want it to work,' I said. "And so do I,' he said. 'But things have got to change.' "And I knew he was right. The only problem was I didn't know how to change things." In 2020 Fiona decided that, having caught Covid earlier that year, she was now suffering from Long Covid. "Or was I using that as another excuse to the world for why my behaviour had changed? I just don't know," she explained. Around then Fiona also lost her confidence around driving and even popping to the shops, which she'd done a million times before, became terrifying. 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Black Sabbath fan Jason Momoa moshes out during Ozzy Osbourne's star-studded farewell show as Dolly Parton, Jack Black and Sir Elton John lead the surprise celebrity tributes to legendary rocker at Villa Park
Oasis weren't the only rock icons to reunite over the weekend. With 42,000 fans packed into Birmingham 's Villa Park, heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath returned to the stage for Ozzy Osbourne 's farewell show - the band's first live performance since 2005. The Brummie band, originally formed in 1968, were back together little more than 24-hours after Britpop legends Oasis launched their long-anticipated reunion tour at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on Friday evening. And they were joined onstage by a host of celebrity friends, among them Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler. But it was Jason Momoa who unexpectedly claimed the spotlight while joining fans in the mosh pit while support act Pantera tore through their own setlist on Saturday night. The Hollywood star sparked a frenzy after clambering into the audience before moshing out with fellow concert goers as the metal band performed Cowboys From Hell. Footage of the incident finds Momoa, 45, removing his hair braid and climbing over the barricade to join raucous fans at the front of the stage. The actor previously sent fans into a frenzy when he arrived on stage to host, admitting Osbourne had inspired every single character he has ever portrayed. 'I f*****g freaked out and told everyone I knew. I gotta get here, I gotta bring my kids. I'm not just a fan, I am obsessed with Sabbath,' he said. 'Every character that I've ever played has been inspired by this music - it's in everything that I am. 'So when the Osbournes' called and asked me to host I was scared as hell, I've never done this before in my life. Other celebrity guests included British star Yungblud, who performed on the night and was later pictured enjoying the show with Ozzy's daughter, Kelly Osbourne. The singer, whose real name is Dominic Harrison, took to stage as part of one of the two mysterious 'supergroups' alongside Nuno Bettencourt, II from Sleep Token and Adam Wakeman. They played a version of Black Sabbath's 1972 hit Changes and dedicated the track to Portuguese footballer Diogo Joto in an emotional touch - following suit after Oasis dedicated their first reunion show to the star. Travis Barker also featured in a second supergroup with fellow drummers Chad Smith and Danny Carey. The three percussionists took part in a 'drum-off' after being introduced by Momoa, with the aim of establishing 'the greatest drummer in the world.' Watching from the sidelines, Barker's TV personality wife Kourtney Kardashian shared a video tribute to the drummer as he showed off his skills. Captioning the Instagram post, she beamed: 'That's my husband.' A second supergroup featured Halestrom singer Lzzy Hale, a self-confessed Sabbath fan who previously revealed she'd been personally invited to perform by Ozzy's wife, Sharon. 'When I was a kid, my ABCs of rock 'n' roll were Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Cinderella and Dio,' she told Yahoo. 'The first riff I ever learned was Heaven And Hell, so you can imagine that my inner-child was screaming at the top of her lungs, "I'd walk on broken glass to get there! I want to play this show!"' Additionally, video messages were aired from some rather more unexpected Sabbath fans - notably Dolly Parton, Ricky Gervais and Sir Elton John. Paying tribute to Osbourne, Sir Elton said: 'You are one of the most remarkable singles of our time... You are the king, you are the legend. 'You've been through so much c**p in the last few years. I hope this is the best day of your life so far.' Elsewhere, actor and musician Jack Black, who previously introduced Osbourne ahead of his induction at the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame last October, entertained fans with a cover of Mr Crowley while appearing via livestream. However, there was one controversial moment during the video tributes as Marilyn Manson featured in one message. Ozzy Osbourne sent fans into a frenzy as he brought the house down in Birmingham 's Villa Park on Saturday night for his final ever performance In the pre-recorded clip, Manson said: 'It is a great honour to be here in this video and I'd like to say congratulations and I love you very much Ozzy.' But, his inclusion left some fans unimpressed after his upcoming gig at Brighton Centre in October was cancelled after pressure from campaigners. Manson, whose legal name is Brian Warner, was accused by a dozen women of sex abuse, rape, and torture. He has vehemently denied all the allegations. In January, US prosecutors announced that they would not be pursuing charges against Marilyn following a four-year investigation due to lack of sufficient evidence. Manson has previously described Ozzy and Black Sabbath as his biggest inspiration and they have performed together during various tours over the years. Taking to the stage, Osbourne appeared overwhelmed by the support from the cheering crowds as he thanked them in a touching message and poignantly admitted: 'You have no idea how I feel.' Their final show comes amid concerns for the singer's health after he has undergone seven surgeries in the past five years, including a fourth spinal operation in 2023. Osbourne, who has also been battling Parkinson's disease since 2003, plans to keep recording music but is saying farewell to live music in what was a poignant night. After selling out in minutes, over 42,000 fans packed into Villa Park for the aptly-titled Back to the Beginning show, which saw Black Sabbath return to their hometown - 56 years after they formed there.
