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Hollie Richardson, Ellen E Jones, Graeme Virtue, Ali Catterall and Simon Wardell

TV tonight: existential wisdom from Nick Cave

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis in the studio.
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis in the studio. Photograph: TCD/Prod.DB/Alamy

Nick Cave: This Much I Know to Be True

10pm, Sky Arts

“In time we find out we are not in control. We never were. We never will be.” This intoxicating and existential film follows Nick Cave and collaborator Warren Ellis as they record tracks from their Ghosteen and Carnage albums in London and Brighton. Cave also talks about writing open replies to letters from fans via his website The Red Hand Files and takes us inside his studio where he creates sculptures depicting the life of the devil. Hollie Richardson

Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience

5.15pm, BBC One

Can five lads from the UK become a hit K-pop boyband? This reality experiment is about to find out. Vick Hope narrates, as Dear Alice – Blaise, James, Dexter, Olly and Reese – are put through their paces on a 100-day K-pop culture training plan. HR

WW2: Women on the Frontline

7pm, Channel 4

It wasn’t just Rosie the Riveter. In the final episode of this three-part history series we hear about women in battle, such as rule-breaking reporter Martha Gellhorn, who stowed away on D-day, and sniper Lyudmila “Lady Death” Pavlichenko, who is said to have killed 309 Nazis in less than a year’s service. Ellen E Jones

Piglets

9pm, ITV1

The reviews for this police academy sitcom from the minds behind Green Wing have mostly been scathing. But the penultimate episode – with the trainees grappling with interrogation techniques – has verbal absurdity and daft slapstick to spare, while also setting up some actual emotional stakes for the finale. Graeme Virtue

Girls Aloud at the BBC

9.10pm, BBC Two

The Promise! Love Machine! Sound of the Underground! The recent Girls Aloud reunion tour was packed with pop belters, and here’s a chance to sing them in front of the telly. The archive recordings also pay homage to former member Sarah Harding, who died of breast cancer in 2021 aged 39. HR

Love & Death

10pm, ITV1

Candy is arrested for Betty’s murder. Despite Allan’s admission of their affair, Candy maintains her innocence – but confesses all to lawyer and fellow church member Don Crowder, claiming self-defence. Facing intense media scrutiny, she undergoes hypnosis with a psychiatrist, uncovering childhood trauma that triggered her violent reaction. Ali Catterall

Film

Jackpot!, Prime Video, out now

Bridesmaids director Paul Feig has said that Jackie Chan’s work was a touchstone for his latest film. And this breezy action comedy offers up a big dose of Chan-style slapstick stuntwork, brought to life by the smart pairing of Awkwafina and John Cena. In a near-future Los Angeles, the populace are legally allowed to kill the winner of the state’s billion-dollar lottery and claim the prize themselves – but they only have one day to do it. Awkwafina’s new-actor-in-town Katie is the latest target and soon requires the services of Cena’s nice-guy bodyguard Noel. The two make a witty double act – think a kinder, gentler DeVito and Schwarzenegger – and the plot speeds along with minimal schmaltz. Simon Wardell

Prizzi’s Honor, 9pm, Comedy Central

John Huston was at the heart of Hollywood’s classic studio era and this 1985 New York mafia comedy – his penultimate film – is an endearing throwback to those times. Jack Nicholson’s stolid hitman Charley and his desirable, devious love-at-first-sight Irene (Kathleen Turner) could easily have been played by Bogart and Bacall back in the day. Their affair – and Irene’s theft from the Prizzi family – causes friction and resentment, not least from Charley’s former flame, Maerose (a superbly sly Anjelica Huston). Beware the daughter of a mob boss scorned … SW

Predator, 11.05pm, Film4
In the middle of an increasingly popular run of pumped-up, quip-ready action hero movies, Arnold Schwarzenegger made what may be his purest attempt at the form. John McTiernan’s 1987 sci-fi adventure sees Arnie play Vietnam veteran Dutch, whose band of paramilitaries (including Carl Weathers and Jesse Ventura) are stalked by a near-invisible extraterrestrial trophy hunter while on a rescue mission in a Central American rainforest. The interplay of tension and action is well done, while Arnie and his muscles are put through their paces. SW

Live sport

Premier League Football: Ipswich v Liverpool 11am, TNT Sports 1. Followed by West Ham v Aston Villa at 5pm on Sky Sports Main Event.

Racing: Newbury 1.30pm, ITV1. Includes the Hungerford Stakes.

Women’s Cricket: The Hundred 2pm, BBC Two. The eliminator at the Oval. The men’s match is at 7.30pm on Sky Sports Main Event.

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