On TV tonight it's Rob & Romesh vs Team GB, ITV revisits Diana's Decades, and another family learns how to Eat, Shop, Save. Here’s what you shouldn’t miss on TV tonight.
- Our hand selected recommendations for what's on TV tonight include three TV shows, a film, live sport and the latest trending need-to-binge-on-now box set
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What's on TV tonight
Our expert TV journalists have picked the best things on TV tonight...
Best TV shows on TV tonight
Rob & Romesh vs Team GB, 9pm, Sky One/NOW
The Olympics are only a few weeks away, but before Team GB takes on the rest of the world in Tokyo, Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett make a late claim for a place in the squad. In the first of four new episodes — and in a change to the original running order — the boys will be catching up with Sir Andy Murray. They want to know what really makes Britain's greatest ever tennis player tick.
★★★★ NC
Diana's Decades, 9pm, ITV
Princess Diana’s story is put in the context of the country at the time, with archive footage and contributions from the likes of Trisha Goddard and biographer Andrew Morton. It starts with a reminder that, while contraception and anti-discrimination laws advanced women’s rights, Diana’s ‘fairytale romance’ with Charles, of which her virginity was a crucial part, was out of step with the times. Meanwhile, against a backdrop of recession and social unrest, posh Sloane Diana managed to win over the public and make the Royal Family more relatable.
★★★ IM
Eat, Shop, Save, 7.30pm (times vary), ITV
The Lowther family from Newcastle are given food for thought when Ranvir Singh and team visit. Dad Steve loves to cook from scratch, the problem is he enriches his dishes with cream and butter. Can chef Dale convince him that some simple swaps will make a big difference? Meanwhile, busy mum Claire is struggling with her weight after a hip operation. Enter personal trainer Marvin, who helps her hop onto the highway of good health.
★★★★ ER
Best box set to watch on TV tonight
Penguin Town, Netflix
A delightful docuseries filmed not in the icy cold of Antarctica but in the warm climes of South Africa, where jackass penguins mingle with the local human population on the beaches of Simon's Town near Cape Town. As always, they are irresistible.
Best film to watch on TV tonight
The Vanishing, 9pm, Film4/All 4
Fans of a good Scandi noir will enjoy this thriller based on the true story of the Flannan Isle Mystery. Gerard Butler – not in Hollywood action-man mode for a change – plays one of three keepers in a remote Hebrides lighthouse whose daily grind of wick-trimming and dull food is disturbed when first a dead body and then a trunk full of gold turn up. Peter Mullan and Connor Swindells round out a strong cast.
Live sport
Wimbledon, from 12.30pm, BBC1 & BBC2
Soaps on TV tonight
- Emmerdale, 7pm & 8pm, ITV
- EastEnders, 7.35pm, BBC1
- Hollyoaks, 6.30pm, C4
If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…
Don't miss Rob & Romesh vs Team GB on TV tonight — sporting shenanigans from the comedy duo.
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Happy viewing!
