Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
9pm, BBC2
Iconoclast-turned-national treasure, the Glaswegian comic continues to front warm, gently retrospective films. Here, three very different artists prepare large-scale portraits of the man. Interaction with the popular Jack Vettriano and old friend John Byrne is predictably empathetic, but more interesting is his sitting with multimedia artist Rachel Maclean, whose lurid, amusing video art initially seems well out of Billy’s comfort zone. John Robinson
Proms Extra
6.50pm, BBC2
With this summer’s Proms in full swing, Katie Derham hosts another digest casting an expert eye over the past week of performances from the Royal Albert Hall. Among the highlights being discussed by tenor Stuart Skelton, soprano Ailish Tynan and gospel specialist Ken Burton are Beethoven’s choral career highlight Symphony No 9 in D Minor and a double-header centenary salute to bebop firecrackers Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie. Graeme Virtue
Paul O’Grady’s Hollywood
8pm, Channel 4
Renowned movie buff, erm, Paul O’Grady fronts this new series in which he wanders through cinema history, this week settling on the weepie, and why we feel the need to share our expressions of sadness with a group of strangers in the dark. A parade of talking heads – from critics such as James King and Jonathan Ross through to actorly types Richard E Grant, Jon Voight and Maureen Lipman – discuss tear-jerkers from Brief Encounter to Beaches. Ben Arnold
I Know Who You Are
9pm, BBC4
The penultimate double bill of a sinfully exciting Spanish import that, miraculously, has managed to preserve the secrets of nearly all its juicily performed characters without letting the pace of the plot slacken. Tonight’s first episode has a race against time that feels like a season finale, but there are several hairpin turns still to complete; and, in the tradition of well-constructed pulpy thrillers, a couple of minor players who are yet to reveal their true significance. Jack Seale
Queens of Pop
11.20pm, Channel 5
It wasn’t all that long ago that solo female artists held the top five places of the Billboard Hot 100. It’s been rather more of a sausage party recently but – from Adele to Beyoncé and Gaga, to Perry, Cyrus, Rihanna and the ubiquitous Taylor Swift – there’s no denying that in the past decade, the charts have been dominated by a swell of female soloists. Here’s a compilation and a celebration of hit videos from the aforementioned artists and many more. Ali Catterall
Cambridge Folk Festival 2017
9pm, Sky Arts
A genre once either ignored or derided by all but the faithful, folk has undergone a striking image makeover and been redefined to embrace myriad hybrids, as these highlights from the venerable festival shows. Purists may bridle at the inclusion of Jake Bugg, but with Shirley Collins, Indigo Girls and young Rosie Hood also all part of the bill, its dedication to mixing styles and generations is obvious. Mark Radcliffe and Julie Fowlis host. Sharon O’Connell
The LA Riots: 25 Years Later
9pm, History
A documentary recalling the unrest that engulfed parts of LA a quarter of a century ago – and casting its eye further back, past the beating of Rodney King and the shooting of Latasha Harlins to the years of racial tensions that first became manifest with the 1965 Watts riots. Those who were present in 1992, both as victims and perpetrators of violence, add their vivid testimony to a patchwork of insight about what went wrong and why. Jack Seale
Film choice
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Peter Jackson, 2014) Saturday, 8pm, ITV
Unless he decides to give the newly published Beren and Lúthien the trilogy treatment, this is Peter Jackson’s last visit to Tolkien’s Middle-earth, and what a stupendous finale it is. Opening with the furious dragon Smaug incinerating Lake-town, it then culminates in a massive battle between dwarves, elves, orcs, humans and eagles. But amid all the fiery fury, it is Martin Freeman’s cheeky hobbit Bilbo, struggling to rouse dour dwarf chief Thorin (Richard Armitage) from his existential crisis, who provides the human warmth. Paul Howlett
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (James Cameron, 1991) 9pm, ITV4
Well, he said he’d be back … Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as the “cybernetic organism” of a machine-ruled future, making mayhem in the present. This time, though, he’s the good guy, defending surrogate family Linda Hamilton and Edward Furlong against state-of-the-art terminator Robert Patrick. PH
In the House (François Ozon, 2012) 1am, BBC2
Ozon’s assured psychological comedy has literature teacher Fabrice Luchini’s ennui washed away by the vivid creative writing of 16-year-old pupil Claude (Ernst Umhauer), who’s fascinated by the idyllic middle-class life of a classmate (his beautiful mother in particular). The teacher, captivated, encourages the boy to inveigle his way further into the family, with darkly comical results. PH
The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012) 1.10am, Film4
Another all-American history lesson from the director of There Will Be Blood. Philip Seymour Hoffman is Lancaster Dodd, AKA The Master; a charismatic, L Ron Hubbard-like figure creating a cult for personal improvement. Joaquin Phoenix is his wild, alcoholic acolyte Freddie Quell in a long, enigmatic, puzzling film that’s equally fascinating and tedious, but glows with an Edward Hopper-like American beauty. PH
Today’s live sport
Test Cricket: England v South Africa 10am, Sky Sports Cricket
The second day of the final Test from Old Trafford.
Championship Football: Aston Villa v Hull City 5.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event
The first game of the season from Villa Park.
Athletics: World Championships 6.30pm, BBC1
The second night of competition from the Olympic Stadium including the men’s 100m final.
