How the Universe Works
10pm, Discovery
The longstanding Discovery documentary series returns for its eighth season, resuming its meandering tone, having covered everything from whether we are alone in the universe to the birth of Saturn and explaining what triggered the big bang. Accompanied by screensaver-style galactic visuals and expert commentary, Erik Todd Dellums narrates the story of Nasa’s Juno probe in this opening episode, explaining how its mission to investigate Jupiter could reveal the origins of the planet. Ammar Kalia
Virgin Media’s V Festival 2020
7pm, ITV2
If Olly Murs sings in an empty Essex park and no one is around to hear it, does he make a sound? It’s a question to ponder as the tween festival of choice takes place in a corona-safe, audience-less Chelsmford, with Dizzee Rascal and Anne-Marie also headlining. Totally normal – right? Hannah J Davies
Total Wipeout: Freddie & Paddy Takeover
7.05pm, BBC One
More It’s a Knockout-style retro fun with Freddie Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness, as three hopefuls – including a pest controller, a slam poet and a train signaller – navigate the Wipeout obstacles, Sucker Punch and Crash Mountain for a £10,000 bounty. Ali Catterall
Casualty
7.45, BBC One
Although Casualty always has an element of guess-which-accident-is-about-to-happen, it’s the staple characters who give it so much heart. Formidable consultant Connie Beauchamp (Amanda Mealing) is one of the finest, and this week Jacob (Charles Venn) gets on the wrong side of her. Meanwhile, an illegal stowaway arrives. Hannah Verdier
George V: The Tyrant King
9pm, Channel 5
The unlikely king who ascended to the throne in 1910 after his elder brother unexpectedly died in 1892, George V reigned over Britain as the fight for Indian independence gathered pace and the first world war reshaped international relations. This doc gathers the talking heads to assess his legacy. AK
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
9pm, Sky Documentaries
Chief counsel to Senator Joe McCarthy during his anti-communist purge of the 1950s and political mentor to Donald Trump before his death in 1986, Roy Cohn is one of US history’s most notorious lawyers. This film traces the legacy of his reactionary ideology. AK
Film choice
Zombieland: Double Tap 2pm; 10pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
The band gets back together for Ruben Fleischer’s 10-years-on sequel: tough gals Wichita (Emma Stone) and kid sister Little Rock (Abigail Breslin), nerdy Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) and candy-fixated cowboy Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), bickering and pursued by super-zombies. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Premiership Rugby Union: London Irish v Saints 1.45pm, Channel 5. The 15th-round match.
Challenge Cup Rugby League: Castleford Tigers v Hull FC 4.30pm, BBC Two. Sixth-round tie from Huddersfield.
Uefa Women’s Champions League: Arsenal Women v Paris Saint-Germain Women 6.30pm, BT Sport 1. Quarter-final from Reale Seguros.
