Atomic People
9pm, BBC Two
“My mum and I were outside feeding the rabbits.” “As soon as I thought, ‘That’s beautiful’, I suddenly couldn’t see anything.” “The hairs on my head were making a sizzle, sizzle, sizzle sound.” These are the spine-chilling memories of the Hibakusha – people who survived the two atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan – speaking about life before, during and after that unimaginable and obliterating week in August 1945. Hollie Richardson
Catching a Killer: A Stab in the Dark
9pm, Channel 4
Yet another true-crime documentary series, this time following missing persons cases and murders, and the police operations that follow. A 21-year-old man has been stabbed after being knocked off his bike, leaving Thames Valley Police officers attempting to find the perpetrators. Micha Frazer-Carroll
Battle in the Box
9pm, U&Dave
Kudos to the comedians who are happy to be locked up in boxes in pairs – it looks horrific, especially with Jimmy Carr in their ears. Rachel Parris, Guz Khan, Josh Pugh and Amy Gledhill are 12 hours into their stay; they now have to play a few more dull games before being allowed to try to make their escape. HR
Mr Bigstuff
9pm, Sky Max
Judi Love makes a welcome guest appearance this week, as the no-nonsense security guard who catches Kirsty (Harriet Webb) on the rob again; she’s trying to avoid the fact she lost her job and her fiance still won’t have sex with her. Luckily, Danny Dyer, in the form of brother-in-law Lee, arrives to attempt to get her off the hook. HR
Alaska Daily
9pm, Alibi
The earnest newsroom drama starring Hilary Swank continues. Eileen’s ongoing investigation becomes a rolling news story when local lad Toby is arrested for killing Gloria. But how exactly was his confession obtained? Elsewhere, knackered hack Austin wrestles with the ultimate journalistic dilemma: is it time to quit and go into PR? Graeme Virtue
Peter Davison Remembers Campion
10pm, BBC Four
It’s not just his Doctor Who stint that brought Peter Davison into the nation’s heart. He’s also well loved as the Lagonda-driving 1930s detective Albert Campion, in the 1989-90 adaptation of Margery Allingham’s mystery novels. In this bitesize piece of BBC nostalgia, the 73-year-old actor recalls his happy memories of those days, followed by two episodes of the drama. Ellen E Jones
Film choice
Mo’ Better Blues (Spike Lee, 1990), 4.25am, Sky Cinema Greats
A cool digestif after his hot’n’spicy previous film Do the Right Thing, Spike Lee’s tale of Brooklyn trumpeter Bleek Gilliam (Denzel Washington) is as much a celebration of Black jazz as a drama about a man for whom music is his first, and only, love. Bleek juggles two women – teacher Indigo (Joie Lee) and singer Clarke (Cynda Williams) – while facing a powerplay in his quintet from Wesley Snipes’s ambitious saxophonist Shadow. But it’s the sounds that are central, penned by Lee’s dad, Bill, and played by the Branford Marsalis Quartet and Terence Blanchard. Simon Wardell
Live sport
Olympics 2024, 6.45am, BBC One
World champion Kieran Reilly is in the BMX freestyle, plus women’s triathlon and swimming finals.
