The Secret World of Posh Pets
8pm, ITV
Is the subtitle of this show “More Money Than Sense”? It should be, for that is the unspoken subtext about every pet-owner on the programme. Joanna’s rescue beagles are starting therapy, while a Chelsea-based cockapoo is getting out of the city for a spot of “doggy detox”. And it’s not just dogs that warrant this level of pampering. Janey is equally potty about her pigs, though she would prefer them to be a little more portable. Ellen E Jones
BBC Proms 2017
8pm, BBC4
Kicking off the eight-week classical blowout – including 16 world premieres and anniversary tributes to Monteverdi (450), Handel’s Water Music (300) and film-score supremo, John Williams (85) – Katie Derham introduces the opening concert from the Royal Albert Hall. Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto, with Igor Levit, a lively new work by Tom Coult and a gala performance of Harmonium by John Adams are all on the bill. Graeme Virtue
Count Arthur Strong
8.30pm, BBC1
The sitcom following retired performer Strong reaches the end of its third season. If the guest appearance of John Shuttleworth didn’t confirm it, gentle 90s comedy continues to rule. Tonight it’s Michael’s birthday, an event that, after childhood disappointment, he prefers to manage himself. He reckons without Arthur’s box of expiring vouchers. Soon, a mystery excursion is, with occasionally humorous consequences, under way. John Robinson
The Barbara Windsor Story
8.30pm, Channel 5
A decent biopic of the Carry On and EastEnders star, strung together from archive and talking heads, and featuring the usual tabloid suspects, but also benefiting from friends and colleagues who know what happened because they were there. It’s useful as a primer on Windsor’s early work in theatre and film, where her energy and skill were utilised more artfully than in the soaps and sauce she is better remembered for. Jack Seale
The Eubanks
10.40pm, ITV
On the eve of his fight with Arthur Abraham, which ITV has scheduled, a behind-the-scenes look at Chris Eubank Jr’s preparation for the toughest fight of his career. The Armenia-born, Germany-based Abraham has been in the ring with greats, such as Carl Froch but, at 37, his best days may be behind him. There has been the usual war of words, but can Eubank finally step out of the shadow of his perhaps over-influential father with a famous victory? David Stubbs
The Jim Jeffries Show
11.30pm, Comedy Central
Aussie comedian Jim Jeffries’s star found itself on the ascendant when his scorching riff about US gun control from his 2014 show Bare went gangbusters on social media. Perhaps this is how he’s now able to snare Brad Pitt as a regular guest on his new late-night show – in which he tackles the topical news stories of the week – playing a pessimistic weatherman. However he’s managed it, a doff of the cap is in order. Ben Arnold
Dicte: Crime Reporter
9pm, More4
Episode two of the Danish crime drama’s second series, and reporter Dicte Svendsen, along with cop John Wagner, investigates the killing of a local “wellness expert”. All the evidence points in one direction, but Svendsen and Wagner reckon things are a bit too tidy. Soon, our reporter is behaving intrepidly, if a little unwisely, as she tries to solve the crime. Elsewhere, Dicte’s love life takes a serious turn. Jonathan Wright
Film choice
Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino, 2012) 10pm, 5Star
Jamie Foxx’s Django is a slave who teams up with a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) to rescue Django’s wife (Kerry Washington) from Leonardo DiCaprio’s monstrous plantation owner. Blaxploitation meets spaghetti western tropes, creating a loopy madness and an unflinching eye for the brutalities of slavery. Samuel L Jackson’s loathsome house servant is horribly culpable.
Live sport
Test Cricket: England v South Africa 10.30am, Sky Sports 2. The opening day’s play in the second Test of the series at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Tennis: Wimbledon 2017 12.30pm, BBC2. The men’s singles semi-finals.
World Para Athletics Championships 7.30pm, Channel 4. Coverage of the evening session on day one from the London Stadium, featuring several finals.
