Strictly Come Dancing Launch Show 2019
7.10pm, BBC One
Everyone’s favourite kitsch ballroom contest returns for a pre-recorded launch, kicking off with a typically glitter-fuelled extravaganza featuring musical performances from Kylie Minogue and Mark Ronson. This year’s cohort includes former England footballer David James, presenter Anneka Rice and Made in Chelsea’s Jamie Laing making his only appearance before dropping out due to injury. Judge Motsi Mabuse also replaces Darcey Bussell. Expect speculation as to whether the “Strictly curse” will return and dance partners become more than just ballroom companions. Ammar Kalia
Proms Encore
7pm, BBC Two
With the last night of the Proms approaching next week (Rule Britannia at the ready), Katie Derham chats to 21-year-old saxophonist Jess Gillam and composer Daniel Kidane about their forthcoming works and Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo talks to Tom Service in an Austin Maestro. AK
Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions
8.30pm, ITV
The showdown between previous BGT standouts from the UK and beyond continues. In episode two, plucky dance crew Mersey Girls and beefcake warbler Jai McDowall return to try their luck against the 12-year-old dog trainer who brought Germany’s Das Supertalent to heel. Graeme Virtue
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
10pm, BBC Two
“Sick, surreal or just plain silly”: Doon Mackichan narrates this lovely little celebration – a collection of BBC archive clips, including Graham Chapman frankly telling Parky about being gay and an alcoholic, and an elfin Terry Gilliam gleefully putting animations together in his flat. Ali Catterall
The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On
10pm, Sky Arts
First opening as a jazz venue in 1957 before hosting a staggering 292 gigs by the Beatles between 1961 and 1963, Liverpool’s Cavern Club has become a musical icon. This upbeat doc charts the rise of the club and its fight to stay relevant in a rapidly shrinking landscape of small venues. AK
The Rap Game UK
11.55pm, BBC One
It’s time for the seven unsigned rappers to get soppy, as they perform a “heartfelt dedication” (big-up all the mums, basically). Earnest emotion is a daunting challenge in a post-People Just Do Nothing rap world, but their aim is to prove they can flow on a slower tempo, as well as keep up with speedy drum’n’bass. Ellen E Jones
Film Choice
Split 9pm, Channel 4
A creepy and effective thriller from the often underwhelming M Night Shyamalan. Teenager Casey gets a lift home with two other girls, before all are kidnapped by James McAvoy’s smiling weirdo and locked in his basement. And the weirdest thing about their captor is his dissociative identity disorder: he has 23 raging inside him. Paul Howlett
Sport Choice
Athletics: Great North City Games 1.15pm, BBC One. Track and field action from Stockton-on-Tees.
International Rugby Union: Ireland v Wales 1.30pm, Channel 4. World Cup warm-up from Dublin.
International Football: England v Bulgaria 4.30pm, ITV. England’s Euro 2020 campaign gets under way.
