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Hollie Richardson, Ellen E Jones, Danielle De Wolfe, Graeme Virtue and Simon Wardell

TV tonight: treat yourself to Cynthia Erivo’s incredible voice at the Proms

Cynthia Erivo – Legendary Voices at The Proms.
Cynthia Erivo – Legendary Voices at The Proms. Photograph: Chris Christodoulou

Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms

8pm, BBC Two

Grammy-winning Erivo lends her incredible pipes to the Proms for what will be a beautiful night of tributes to the women who inspired her. Performing at the Royal Albert Hall, and backed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, Erivo will cover hits from iconic artists such as Nina Simone, Shirley Bassey, Billie Holiday and Gladys Knight. Hollie Richardson

Griff’s Canadian Adventure

9pm, Channel 4

The travel enthusiast is halfway through his adventure across the Great White North, taking the most scenic route possible. Tonight, he explores the province of Ontario, which is home to Niagara Falls, the country’s largest city, Toronto, and endless forested national parks. Plenty of sightseeing to be getting on with, then. HR

Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night

9pm, Channel 5

The face of Saturday night TV in the 90s, Edmonds had worked his way up from Radio Luxembourg to Noel’s House Party – and had brought Mr Blobby into our lives. This documentary remembers what happened in between that period and his return to screen with Deal or No Deal in 2005. HR

State of Happiness

9pm, BBC Four

The money’s still coming in, but the time for disco-dancing is over in tonight’s double bill of the 70s-set Norwegian oil boom drama. As the search gets under way for missing Marius, Anna’s secrets are being revealed. Meanwhile, she and Christian are busy uncovering industry secrets, with far graver consequences. Ellen E Jones

SurrealEstate

9pm, Sky Sci-Fi

Prepare for the heebie-jeebies, as tonight’s episode contains bloodied wedding cakes and grannies delivering dark omens. Suspecting best friend Priya’s pre-wedding jitters to be a full-blown curse on her bridal corset (they can be perilous at the best of times), Susan turns to Luke for help, with signs pointing to a paternal haunting. Danielle De Wolfe

The Secrets She Keeps

9.20pm, BBC One

The strewth will out as season two of the swanky Aussie psychological thriller continues. After Grace’s bloody tumble, it looks as if her sister Meghan might have to finally fess up about who toddler Ben’s biological father is. Meanwhile, things start to get very Prisoner: Cell Block H for banged-up villain Agatha. Graeme Virtue

Film choice

Samaritan, Prime Video

Samaritan on Prime Video.
Samaritan on Prime Video. Photograph: Daniel McFadden/Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures

Granite City is, not unlike Batman’s Gotham, a disaster area of poverty and crime. For 13-year-old Sam (Javon “Wanna” Walton), superhero Samaritan could be the man to fix it all, even though he apparently died years ago in an explosion with his evil brother Nemesis. Could his loner neighbour Joe (Sylvester Stallone) secretly be his idol? Julius Avery’s film employs its action sparingly – more Luke Cage than Dark Knight – but it’s always fun to see Sly flex his muscles and grunt out his lines, and Pilou Asbæk keeps his crime boss Cyrus to naturalistic levels of badness. Simon Wardell

Days of Heaven, 9.55pm, Sky Cinema Greats

Before a 20-year hiatus from film-making, Terrence Malick created his masterwork, a ravishingly shot tale of tangled romance in 1916 rural Texas. Richard Gere’s labourer Bill realises the ailing landowner (Sam Shepard) has fallen for his lover Abby, who is posing as his sister, and sees the opportunity for a better life in promoting their union – but soon regrets his plan. Malick’s trademarks are all here – elliptical drama, elegiac voiceover, a sensitivity to the seasons and the natural world – in a landscape that glows with “magic hour” light. SW

Live sport

Cycling: Vuelta a España, noon, Eurosport 1 Defending champion Primož Roglič (pictured) should be in contention for today’s mountainous stage from Pola de Laviana to Colláu Fancuaya.

Racing: Goodwood, 1.10pm, ITV The 3.35pm Celebration Mile follows races at 1.50pm, 2.25pm and 3pm.

Premier League Football: Arsenal v Fulham, 5pm, Sky Sports Main Event Preceded by Southampton v Man United at 11.30am on BT Sport 1.

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