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Ammar Kalia, Hannah Verdier, Hannah J Davies, Jack Seale and Paul Howlett

TV tonight: free to air channel Sky Arts fronts a new late night slate

Arlo Parks
Arlo Parks, who joins art historian Tim Marlow on Sky Arts Late. Photograph: Anthony Harvey/REX/Shutterstock

Sky Arts Late

10.30pm, Sky Arts

Now free to air, Sky’s flagship arts and culture channel has a slate of new programming to come throughout the autumn, beginning tonight at 9pm with a documentary charting the meeting of the AC/DC singer Brian Johnson and Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl. Afterwards, this series of monthly late-night arts panel shows, fronted by the art historian Tim Marlow, begins. The opener focuses on the effects of coronavirus on the arts; Marlow is joined by the British singer-songwriter and poet Arlo Parks. Ammar Kalia

Saving Lives at Sea

8pm, BBC Two

A new series follows Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers as they make quick decisions to save lives. Matt and Gavin are brothers whose dad also volunteered; they spring into action in Swanage, Dorset, when a pair of paddleboarders stray into dangerous territory: shipping lanes. Hannah Verdier

Landward

8pm, BBC Scotland

The Scottish countryside magazine show returns for a new series, exploring how coronavirus has affected rural life. We open in the Beinn Eighe national nature reserve in Wester Ross, where the presenter Dougie Vipond visits a tree nursery to see how the unique Scots pines are being preserved. AK

Council House Britain

9pm, Channel 4

More human stories from tenants and council workers in the London borough of Southwark, as this six-part docuseries continues. While fly-tipping proves a major issue for housing officer Janet, pest controller Andy has an even bigger load of rubbish to deal with – 40 tonnes of the stuff, to be precise. Hannah J Davies

How to Add 20K to Your Home

9pm, Channel 5

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has some tips for avid DIYers on How to Add 20K to Your Home. Photograph: Ten66 Television/Channel 5

TV decorators, assemble! The cream of the early 00s crop – Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Linda Barker and Craig Phillips – get together for this listicle-based show on increasing the sale value of your house, from DIY renovations to major overhauls such as converting your garage. AK

FBI: Most Wanted

10pm, Sky Witness

Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck) leads a lively cast in an otherwise rote police procedural. The first fugitive of the week is a doctor who has been recorded killing his wife: as an elite team investigates, crime fans will easily identify the key minor character, based on when they enter the narrative. Jack Searle

Film choice

Anita Pallenberg and Mick Jagger in Performance
Anita Pallenberg and Mick Jagger in Performance. Photograph: Andrew Maclear/Getty Images

Performance (Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg, 1970), 1.20am, TCM Movies
A brilliant, kaleidoscopic mix of Krays villainy and acid-infused rock dreams from the directors Cammell and Roeg. James Fox’s gangster, Chas, hides out in the home of a rock recluse, Turner (Mick Jagger), who is living in a potty, sexy ménage with Anita Pallenberg and Michelle Breton; identities start to shift and merge in a baleful, disturbing portrait of hedonistic 60s London. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Diamond athletics: Naples 5.45pm, BBC Two. Seventh meeting of the campaign.
US Open golf 12.30noon, Sky Sports Main Event. Opening day’s play from Mamaroneck, New York.
International football Marseille v Saint-Etienne 8pm, BT Sport 1. French top-flight clash.

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