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Entertainment
Ammar Kalia, Phil Harrison, Jack Seale, Hannah J Daviesand Paul Howlett

TV tonight: DIY SOS: The Big Build helps a bereaved family make new memories

DIY SOS: The Big Build arrives in Scunthorpe.
DIY SOS: The Big Build arrives in Scunthorpe. Photograph: Hamish Summers/BBC

DIY SOS: The Big Build
8pm, BBC One

Nick Knowles brings his DIY team of volunteers to Scunthorpe this week to help single mum Caroline renovate her garage and conservatory, the site of two family tragedies: the heart attack of her husband Paul in 2016 and the fatal head injury of her seven-year-old daughter Natasha in 2007. The team gets to work demolishing the structures and putting in a fresh new layout, including landscaping from designer Arit Anderson, in the hope that Caroline and her two remaining children can now make new memories. Ammar Kalia

Saving Britain’s Pubs With Tom Kerridge
8pm, BBC Two

Chef Tom Kerridge continues his mission to help this particularly British industry, now under immense threat from the pandemic. Rewinding to early 2020, Kerridge is at the volunteer-run Black Bull in Stirlingshire, encouraging management to finally add paid staff to its roster. AK

Ugly House To Lovely House With George Clarke
8pm, Channel 4

More renovation recaps with George Clarke and his team of architects. Tonight, did Armin and Amifa follow designer Carl’s blueprint and succeed in transforming their slightly bland suburban home into something both comfortable and aesthetically striking on an £80k budget? Phil Harrison

Smithsonian Spotlight: Bots Or Bodies
9pm, Smithsonian

Should we try to put people on Mars, or keep sending robots in our place? This documentary explores the difficult, dangerous history of space travel before coming down firmly on the side of mankind’s glorious instinct to push boundaries and explore. Jack Seale

Maxxx
10pm, Channel 4

Maxxx (O-T Fagbenle) finally books a solo performance but he might have bitten off more than he can chew with it taking place at a live televised charity fundraiser. He has two very different song choices on the cards: will he succumb to Don (Christopher Meloni) and give the audience what they want, or will he follow his heart? AK

Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker host the Country Music Awards 2020.
Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker host the Country Music Awards 2020. Photograph: John Russell/Country Music Association Inc./REX/Shutterstock

Country Music Awards 2020
10.40pm, BBC Four

An audience-less awards show, but a show nonetheless, as highlights from the annual Nashville-based celebration return to the BBC. Country stars Darius Rucker and Reba McEntire host, with the likes of Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban up for the CMA gongs. Hannah J Davies

Film choice

The main chance … Matt Damon as The Talented Mr Ripley.
The main chance … Matt Damon as The Talented Mr Ripley. Photograph: Allstar/Miramax/Sportsphoto Ltd.

The Talented Mr Ripley (Anthony Minghella, 1999), 9pm, 5Star
Minghella’s stylish Patricia Highsmith adaptation has Jude Law as playboy Dickie Greenleaf and Matt Damon as chancer Tom Ripley, scheming to acquire his friend’s extravagant lifestyle – and his girlfriend (Gwyneth Paltrow), too. A polished take on what the amoral can achieve. Paul Howlett

Live sport

PGA Tour golf: The RSM Classic 5pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Opening day’s coverage from Sea Island, Georgia.

Rugby League: Betfred Super League 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Opening semi-final clash.

LPGA golf: Pelican Women’s Championship 9pm, Sky Sports Golf. Opening day’s coverage from Belleair, Florida.


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