25 Years in Afghanistan
Sunday, 11.15pm, ITV1
Mir Hussein was eight years old when he first saw a camera in 2002. Documentary-makers Phil Grabsky and Shoaib Sharifi filmed him and his family in Afghanistan when US troops arrived, and followed him for two decades as he grew up and became a cameraman himself in Kabul. The Bafta-winning film My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan was released in 2021. This is an updated version that revisits those years and adds new insight into what has happened in the half-decade since, after the US and its allies left and the Taliban regained control. It’s a remarkable feat, showing everyday life – including joyous moments such as filming a football match – in the context of the regime. Hollie Richardson
Force of Nature
7pm, ITV1
Stunningly shot by a director who presents the creatures as if they’re Marvel superheroes, this must-watch nature series continues. Episode four looks at how animals who live in colder climates are adapting to the climate crisis, including a snow leopard in the Himalayas who is edged out of his homestead by a rival male. Priya Elan
Van Der Valk
8pm, ITV1
When a young genome scientist making great leaps in cancer research takes a flier off the roof of an Amsterdam club, it falls to Marc Warren’s insomniac cop to doggedly untangle what really happened. But with a leather-clad female assassin and a smarmy pharma billionaire in the mix, it’s going to be a tough nut to crack. Graeme Virtue
Richard E Grant’s Very Modern Odyssey
8pm, Channel 4
Grant’s jaunt around Odysseus haunts reaches the Tunisian island of Djerba, where he soaks up the energy of Arabic markets and the ancient know-how of Jewish craftsmanship. In Homeric terms this is lotus-eating country, but there’s no danger of our guide sinking into an amnesiac stupor: he’s soon off to the west coast of Italy in search of history’s worst dinner party host, Circe. Jack Seale
Debuts at the Proms
9pm, BBC Four
A celebration of Proms history with its premieres and debuts. There’s the Spanish National Orchestra, who debuted this year on the same night Spain won the World Cup, plus superstar soprano Angel Blue, and the first accordion soloist. HR
Sunny Nights
10.15pm, ITV1
Directed by Colin from Accounts’ Trent O’Donnell, this crime comedy drama follows two American chancers who land in Australia and get into all types of trouble. Siblings Martin (Will Forte) and Vicki (D’Arcy Carden) are trying to set up a spray tan business when Martin has a one-night stand that ends up in blackmail. HR
Live sport
Cricket: The Hundred, 2pm, BBC Two The women’s final at Lord’s, followed by the men’s final at 6pm.
Community Shield Football: Arsenal v Man City, 2pm, TNT Sports 1 The new season curtain-raiser , at Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
