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Mike Bradley, Hannah Verdier, Ellen E Jones, Hannah J Davies and Paul Howlett

TV tonight: an old school hip-hop take on Renaissance art

Fab 5 Freddy saddles up.
Who were the Renaissance disrupters? ... Fab 5 Freddy finds out in Florence. Photograph: Eddie Knox/BBC Studios

Killing Eve

9.15pm, BBC One

It is no wonder Luke Jennings’s classy spy thriller has just bagged five Emmy nominations and been recommissioned for a third series, since it has consistently managed to keep us awestruck and guessing. As a nailbiting finale brings the second season to a close, Eve senses Villanelle may have met her match in supercreep Aaron’s Roman palazzo, but when her rescue goes awry the pair are forced to improvise, and fast. Cue tense standoffs, crazy chases, tussles with shark-eyed Raymond, and love among the ruins. Mike Bradley

Zone of Champions

6.45pm, ITV

It might sound like a corny clip show, but this spoof-fest hosted by “Jack Bullman” (John Thomson) and “Nicky Brimble” (Jessica Knappett) in which “everything is a sport and anyone can be crowned a champion” turns out to be a funny mash-up of made-up sports from horse football to “dog-sticking”. Mike Bradley

The Voice Kids Final

8pm, ITV

If the mini warblers hadn’t already been tested to their limits by performing under the spotlight each week while Will.i.am says things like “You’re the bomb dot com backslash yeah”, here comes the live final. The trembling is worth it, though: there is £30,000 to pay for their musical education and a family holiday. Hannah Verdier

Charles and Di: The Truth Behind Their Wedding

8pm, Channel 5

In retrospect, the marriage between a playboy prince and a 20-year-old nanny seems doomed, but back in the summer of 1981? Well, it seemed doomed then too, at least according to this vintage dirt-dishing doc, which counts down the days leading up to the wedding. Ellen E Jones

A Fresh Guide to Florence With Fab 5 Freddy

9pm, BBC Two

Hip-hop pioneer Fred Brathwaite provides a new take on the art-history doc with a visit to Florence to uncover the hidden black figures of Italian Renaissance art. Join him as he saddles up (literally) for a tour of the city’s treasures created by the artists he calls “Renaissance disrupters”. Mike Bradley

Atlanta: Robbin’ Season

10pm, BBC Two

Disturbing ... Teddy Perkins brings the best episode yet of Atlanta: Robbin’ Season.
Disturbing ... Teddy Perkins brings the best episode yet of Atlanta: Robbin’ Season. Photograph: Twentieth Century Fox

The second series of Donald Glover’s layered dramedy continues, with tonight’s episodes among its best. First up, a supersized take on black barbershop culture as Paper Boi tries to get a haircut, before a Get Out-esque trip into the disturbing world of Teddy Perkins. Hannah J Davies

Film choice

The Little Stranger, 7.45am, 12midnight, Sky Cinema Premiere

The Little Stranger.
Oppressive ... The Little Stranger. Photograph: Nicola Dove/Pathe

Summer 1948, and Domhnall Gleeson’s country doctor, Faraday, finds himself back at Hundreds Hall, a crumbling mansion that holds disturbing memories. Ruth Wilson excels as Caroline, mistress of the oppressive house; Charlotte Rampling is her icily reserved mother. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Test Cricket: England v Ireland 10.30pm, Sky Sports Cricket. Fourth and final day from Lord’s.
Cycling: Tour de France 12noon, Eurosport 1; 12.30pm, ITV4. The penultimate stage from Albertville to Val Thorens.
Challenge Cup Rugby League: Warrington Wolves v Hull FC 1.15pm, BBC One First semi-final. St Helens v Halifax follows at 4pm, BBC Two.


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