Punk
9pm, Sky Arts
The gravel-voiced founding father of punk, Iggy Pop, narrates this comprehensive history of the genre. He begins, with some justification, by talking about himself: the opening episode kicks out the jams in Detroit with the MC5 and the Stooges and learns how those bands inspired a generation of young New Yorkers, including the Ramones, to give voice to their own urban angst. In the second part of a double bill, the Ramones visit London and find a city full of scruffy, furious kindred spirits. Phil Harrison
Rescue: River Deep, Mountain High
8pm, ITV
Jeopardy TV that doubles as a recruitment ad for the volunteer rescue services it promotes, this eight-part series, filmed on GoPro, forms a lively addition to an otherwise tired genre. This opener features a death-defying mission to the Devil’s Ladder in Ireland and an accident in the Peak District. Mike Bradley
Hippos: Africa’s River Giants
9pm, BBC Two
The diametric opposite of BBC One’s woeful Serengeti, this Natural World film is proper natural history, narrated by David Attenborough. A two-tonne animal that cannot swim but is dependent on water, the hippo is a paradox superbly illustrated in a profile of its life cycle in the savage climate of the Okavango delta in northern Botswana. MB
Lethal Weapon
9pm, ITV
All change for season three of the buddy movie spin-off. After some off-screen drama involving star Clayne Crawford, Martin Riggs has been killed off. Now grumpy veteran Damon Wayans needs a new partner to bicker with during reckless car chases: enter former CIA agent Seann William Scott, a long way from American Pie. Graeme Virtue
Freddie Mercury: The Greatest Showman
10pm, Channel 5
Is there anything left to say on the subject of the late, lamented Queen frontman, who could hold entire stadiums in the palm of his hand? Relive his greatest hits and performances in a fulsome profile that features contributions from friends, lovers, collaborators and fans. He will rock you. MB
Film choice
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 11.05pm, BBC Two
Two boys sit on opposite sides of a fence: on the outside is a Nazi commandant’s son (Asa Butterfield); and on the inside, the Jewish boy in the striped pyjamas (Jack Scanlon). Their friendship is a powerful counterpoint to the evil of the Holocaust in this affecting take on John Boyne’s novel. Paul Howlett
Sport choice
Cycling: Tour de France 12.15pm, Eurosport 1; 12.30pm, ITV4
A mountainous route from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Tignes.
World Matchplay Darts 7pm, Sky Sports Action
Quarter-final coverage.
