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TV tonight: the Last Night of the Proms 2020

BBC Proms 2020: Last Night of the Proms

8pm, BBC One

Notwithstanding the furore over whether Rule, Britannia! would be played to close out this year’s edition of the Proms, this screening of the Last Night from the Royal Albert Hall will certainly be one to remember, featuring no flag-waving audience for the first time in its history. BBC Symphony Orchestra guest conductor Dalia Stasevska oversees the evening’s performances, including excerpts from Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro and a new piece from Andrea Tarrodi. Ammar Kalia

Superhuman Summer: The Paralympic Rewind

6pm, Channel 4

With the Tokyo Paralympics delayed to next summer, here’s a welcome reminder of happier times. Double-gold medallist Jonnie Peacock and Johnny Vegas look back at highlights of London 2012 and Rio 2016 with the help of guests including Clare Balding and Adam Hills. Graeme Virtue

Fergie vs Diana: Royals At War

9pm, Channel 5

Firm favourites of the tabloids during the 1980s – and, evidently, of present-day documentarians – Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson were the youthful faces of the modern monarchy. This documentary explores how the distantly related pair started out as friends before the press fuelled claims of jealousy. AK

Hendrix and the Spook

9pm, Sky Arts

Jimi Hendrix.
Jimi Hendrix. Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Marking the 50th anniversary of the Purple Haze guitarist’s death comes this conspiracy-laden film, asking whether Jimi Hendrix’s untimely passing was accidental or, in fact, something far more sinister. The premise is shaky, centring on his manager Mike Jeffery’s rumoured past as a British spy. AK

Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club

10pm, ITV

This new series aims to bring the atmosphere of a small standup gig to the TV screen, with up-and-coming comedians as well as more established names trying out new material. Ross has attracted a strong lineup, with Mawaan Rizwan joining him as the club’s resident comedian. Hannah Verdier

Faking It: Tears of a Crime

10pm, Quest Red

Fancy yourself adept at sniffing out a lie? The British true-crime series is back and reunites its experts “the Watcher” (body language), “the Listener” (linguistics) and “the Profiler” (forensic psychology) to study new cases. Such as: how did the Grenfell conman give himself away? Ellen E Jones

Film choice

Guy Pearce in Memento.
Guy Pearce in Memento. Photograph: Danny Rothenberg/AP

Memento, 9.45pm, BBC Two

With his newly released Tenet puzzling cinema audiences, here’s Christopher Nolan’s early time-inversion teaser. It opens with the climactic murder, then moves back through time as Guy Pearce’s amnesiac hunts the man who killed his wife and tries to order his fractured memories. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Premier League Football: Fulham v Arsenal, 11.30am, BT Sport 1. The opening match of the season from Craven Cottage.

Cycling: Tour de France, 12noon, ITV4. Stage 14: 194km to Lyon.

Premier League Football: Liverpool v Leeds United, 5pm, Sky Sports Main Event. The champs take on newly promoted Leeds at Anfield.