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Phil Harrison, Jack Seale, Hannah Verdier, Ali Catterall, Gwilym Mumford and Paul Howlett

TV tonight: will the murder of Jill Dando ever be solved?

Judith Dando, Jill’s Cousin, speaking on The Murder of Jill Dando.
Judith Dando, Jill’s Cousin, speaking on The Murder of Jill Dando. Photograph: BBC Studios

The Murder of Jill Dando
9pm, BBC One

A disgruntled ex? An associate of a criminal brought to book by Crimewatch? A Bosnian-Serb angered by her aid appeals during the Yugoslavian wars? The increasingly berserk theories attempting to explain the murder of Jill Dando in 1999 served to indicate what a perplexing crime it was. Barry George was convicted of the murder but was acquitted several years later after forensic evidence was discredited. The case remains open. Twenty years on, this documentary returns to the still-unfinished story. Phil Harrison

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer
8pm, Channel 4

The last batch of famous bakers. While Nicola Adams quietly gets on with it and Caroline Flack does so less quietly, a tasty comedy partnership forms: the insufferably urbane Greg Wise and the snarkily envious Krishnan Guru-Murthy are like sitcom neighbours. Jack Seale

The Great British Sewing Bee
9pm, BBC Two

Joe Lycett, Esme Young and Patrick Grant on The Great British Sewing Bee.
Joe Lycett, Esme Young and Patrick Grant on The Great British Sewing Bee. Photograph: Mark Bourdillon/BBC/Love Productions

Joe Lycett guides the remaining needle-wielders as they wrap up the series. Finalists Leah, Riccardo and Juliet must face complex patterns and the ultimate challenge of turning curtains into eveningwear. Whose pockets are on the wrong side? And who has a nightmare with a zip? Hannah Verdier

Inside Britain’s Storms
9pm, ITV

Is it national mood influencing the climate, or a mere coincidence of the season that the weather is invariably horrendous on Brexit voting days? With two storms hitting the UK in March, Becky Mantin presents this look at some truly foul skies, with the help of eyewitness accounts and satellite tracking. Ali Catterall

Derry Girls
9.15pm, Channel 4

Teacher’s pet Jenny has decided to ruin the annual Lady Immaculate formal by giving it a naff 50s prom theme, which means the girls have to find dresses and dates. Meanwhile, the arrival of a new student (Aoife Hinds, daughter of actor Ciarán) upends the social order. Joyous comedy, with a note of poignancy. Gwilym Mumford

First Class vs Economy: Is It Worth It?
9.15pm, Channel 5

Fresh from road-testing high-end hotels, Sally Lindsay and Nigel Havers nobly do the same with top-end air travel, joining BA on a transatlantic flight. Well, one of them does; the other is forced to slum it in economy with the rest of us. Elsewhere, the pair are put through staff training processes. GM

Film choice

Jeremy Renner’s William Brandt and Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt messing around at the top of the Burj Khalifa tower.
Jeremy Renner’s William Brandt and Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt messing around at the top of the Burj Khalifa tower. Photograph: c.Paramount/Everett / Rex Featur

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (Brad Bird, 2011) 9pm, Film4
Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt pits his team against terrorist Michael Nyqvist. The usual stuff, but director Brad “The Incredibles” Bird brings dizzying excess to the action, from Hunt’s prison breakout to a fight in a hi-tech carpark and a stunning scene on Dubai’s Burj Khalifa skyscraper. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Swimming: Nordic swim tour 4.30pm, Eurosport 1. Day two of the first meeting.

Premier League football: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United 7.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event. United seek revenge after their FA Cup quarter-final defeat.

NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder v Los Angeles Lakers 1am, Sky Sports Main Event. From Chesapeake Energy Arena.

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