Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
10pm, Sky Arts
“He was pushing some mysterious envelope and he made the public an accomplice,” says John Cooper Clarke of Chris Sievey, the restless genius responsible for Timperley’s Frank Sidebottom. This is the extraordinary and moving story of the late outsider artist inside the papier-mache head, featuring contributions from collaborators such as Jon Ronson and Mark Radcliffe. As the latter observes, Sievey’s antics were somehow extremely silly and extremely clever at the same time. Ali Catterall
Celebrity Crystal Maze
8pm, Channel 4
Even host Richard Ayoade looks a bit disappointed by a team comprising Gemma Collins, James Argent, Carol Vorderman, Ellie Taylor and Rick Edwards in the first of a new “celebrity” series of the gameshow. Yet, typically, he finds laughter and fun as the team venture on to a set that includes a new Eastern zone. Mike Bradley
Still Game
9pm, BBC One
A UK nationwide debut for the final series for a sitcom that feels elderly in every sense. Tonight, Winston goes viral after thwarting a bag snatcher while Jack and Victor get mobile phones. Watch for a cameo from Martin Compston: the great and the good of Scottish acting are rallying round to give Still Game a rousing send-off. Phil Harrison
I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock
9pm, BBC Four
Katie Puckrik concludes her trawl through the yacht rock years with a look at the 1980s, “a time when bearded sensitivity was out and bombastic rock videos were in”. Of particular interest is the arrival of MTV and the men who came to write Human Nature on Michael Jackson’s Thriller. MB
The Looming Tower
9.30pm, BBC Two
The sombre drama exploring intelligence missteps in the months before 9/11 reaches its penultimate episode. It is August 2001, and ousted FBI agent John O’Neill (Jeff Daniels) throws a farewell party before taking up a new job at the World Trade Center. Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, the al-Qaida cell prepare for their fateful mission. Graeme Virtue
The Eric Andre Show
11.50pm, E4
With Letterman in decline, has the time come for the world to take madcap chatshow host Eric Andre to its heart? This double-bill season opener of manic antics sees Andre aided and abetted by sidekick Hannibal Buress. Surely any show that makes Seth Rogen look like the only grownup in the room warrants a look? MB
Film choice
Papillon (Franklin J Schaffner, 1973) 11.05pm, BBC Two
A classic jailbird drama, based on Henri Charrière’s account of escaping the savage French penal regime on Devil’s Island. Steve McQueen is starved and stuck in solitary, but keeps coming back for more. It’s cannily directed by Franklin J Schaffner, and McQueen finds a foil in Dustin Hoffman’s doddery Dega. Paul Howlett
Sport choice
World Cup Cricket: England v Sri Lanka 10am, Sky Sports Cricket. England continue their push to reach the knockouts.
Tennis: Queen’s 1pm, BBC Two. The singles quarter-finals.
2019 European Games 8pm, BT Sport 1. Coverage from the opening ceremony of the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.
