Britain’s Got Talent
8pm, ITV
It’s semi-finals time, with Ashley Banjo keeping Simon Cowell’s seat warm and adding a likeable new dynamic to the judging panel. Returning Golden Buzzer acts include lookalike mother and daughter warblers Honey and Sammy and Sign Along With Us, the choir so inspirational they should surely win. Hannah Verdier
Jimmy’s Big Bee Rescue
8pm, Channel 4
In this final episode of TV farmer Jimmy Doherty’s series on saving Earth’s vital pollinators, he turns his attention to policy changes that could be implemented to transform our countryside into bee havens. He also gathers the results of his Peterborough bee count. Ammar Kalia
The War Generals: Vietnam To 9/11
8pm, National Geographic
A documentary painting US military leaders as wronged, steadfast heroes, forever adjusting for poor political decisions. Colin Powell and David Petraeus are among those testifying to how unwinnable guerrilla conflicts in Vietnam and Iraq keep besmirching the armed forces’ reputation. Jack Seale
Metallica: S&M2
9pm, Sky Arts
Any self-respecting Master of Puppets needs strings, right? God-tier hard rockers Metallica first teamed up with the San Francisco Symphony back in 1999 for a kickass orchestral crossover. This dense concert film – inaugurating a new SF stadium in 2019 – sees the two groups renew their growls. Graeme Virtue
Piers Morgan’s Life Stories
10pm, ITV
Get ready for the emotional video montages as Piers Morgan returns with two specials of his celeb interview series. Up first is former England footballer and professional hardman Vinnie Jones. Jones is Morgan’s first return guest, talking through his grief since the death of his wife in 2019. AK
Film choice
Shaun of the Dead, 9pm, ITV2
When the zombies arrive, it takes north London slacker Shaun (Simon Pegg) a while to notice, so wrapped up is he in his own little world of the pub, on-off romance with Kate Ashfield’s Liz, and the pub. But soon he’s involved in a blend of deadpan humour and horror, in the first of director Edgar Wright’s cornetto trilogy. Paul Howlett
Live sport
T20 International Cricket: England v Australia, 9am, Sky Sports Cricket. First of the three match series.
British Athletics Championships, 1.15pm, BBC One. Day two coverage from Manchester Regional Arena.
Rugby Union: Harlequins v Bath, 1.45pm, Channel 5. 18th round match from The Stoop.
