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Hollie Richardson, Phil Harrison, Jack Seale, Graeme Virtue and Simon Wardell

TV tonight: what caused Charlie Chaplin’s scandalous fall from grace?

The Real Charlie Chaplin on Sky Documentaries.
The Real Charlie Chaplin on Sky Documentaries. Photograph: Spirit Entertainment/Manoir Productions Ltd/The British Film Institute/Channel Four Television Corporation 2021

The Real Charlie Chaplin

9pm, Sky Documentaries

Another documentary about a global figure whose fall from grace left a controversial legacy – Charlie Chaplin’s life is scrupulously unpicked, from his start in the Victorian slums to a Hollywood career that became shrouded with accusations of sexual misconduct and communist sympathies. From the award-winning team behind Notes on Blindness, it uses never-before-heard audio clips, dramatic reconstructions and plentiful archive footage. Hollie Richardson

Celebrity Catchpoint

7.30pm, BBC One

Paddy McGuinness hosts a celebrity edition of the ludicrous but fun gameshow in which contestants try to answer general knowledge questions while catching a variety of awkwardly sized balls. Tonight’s runners and riders: Remi Burgz and DJ Target take on Karen Hauer and JJ Chalmers with charity money at stake. Phil Harrison

The Great Garden Revolution

8pm, Channel 4

Growing food is this week’s focus on a show that is always a fecund source of advice. Bradford resident Nadiya asks for help; an edible lawn and a fence that turns into a table are just some of the bright ideas she receives. Jack Seale

Secrets of the Queen’s Coronation

9pm, Channel 4

Like it or not, there is a lot of jubilee-themed TV on the way. Things kick off with this documentary, showing rare colour footage of what went on behind the scenes and out on the streets during the coronation. Andrew Parker Bowles – ex-husband of Camilla, and former page boy to the Queen – also shares memories. HR

Beck

9pm, BBC Four

After a cop fatally shoots a teenager, angry protests kick off in Stockholm. Even homicide veteran Beck is unnerved by an escalation near the police academy where his grandson Vilhelm is training. The last in the current run of the well-crafted Swedish procedural skews dark but there are still flashes of offbeat humour. Graeme Virtue

Later – With Jools Holland

9.35pm, BBC Two

Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley and former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler perform songs from their collaborative album. Also joining Jools: London-based singer Poppy Ajudha, post-punk band Warmduscher and dance-pop quartet Confidence Man. HR

Film choice

Ex Machina, 11.20pm, Film4

Alicia Vikander in EX Machina.
Alicia Vikander in EX Machina. Photograph: Film4/Allstar

In his smart 2015 sci-fi thriller, Alex Garland pushes at the extremities of modern technology and sees what cracks, Black Mirror-style. Domhnall Gleeson plays young programmer Caleb, invited by his big-tech billionaire boss Nathan (a swaggering Oscar Isaac) to his remote mountain estate. He’s there to test out Nathan’s AI creation Ava (Alicia Vikander) to see if she can pass for human. Intellect battles with emotion as Caleb is drawn to the beautiful, seemingly vulnerable robot, while the ethics of creating (and destroying) sentient life are brought viscerally to the fore. Simon Wardell

Live sport

Tennis: French Open, 9.30am, Eurosport 1 Day seven at Roland Garros, Paris.

Cycling: Giro d’Italia, 11am, Eurosport 2 The penultimate stage, a 167km ride from Belluno to Marmolada.

Challenge Cup Rugby League: Wigan Warriors v Huddersfield Giants, 2pm, BBC One The final from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

Champions Cup Rugby Union: La Rochelle v Leinster, 4.15pm, Channel 4 The final of the contest from Stade Vélodrome in France.

Champions League Football: Liverpool v Real Madrid 6pm, BT Sport 1 A rerun of the 2018 final at Stade de France, Paris.

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