To End All War: Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb
6.25pm, Sky Documentaries
Ahead of Christopher Nolan’s film about J Robert Oppenheimer, this documentary explores the life of the scientist whose brilliance led to destruction on a previously unimaginable scale. It tracks the US nuclear programme through the second world war and explores the aftermath of the first detonation, when Oppenheimer became a pariah after the world-changing implications of his scientific breakthrough were made clear. Phil Harrison
Beck
9pm, BBC Four
When a father is shot at a petrol station, a woman with a distinctive scar is immediately implicated, but witnesses point to a different suspect. The Beck group are already distracted by Josef’s suspension. Did he really push that Säpo agent down the escalator? Ellen E Jones
The Good Fight Club
9pm, Sky Documentaries
This four-parter about MMA has been surprisingly charming. It concludes with a focus on Shanelle: a slight, bashful girl who turns into a demon in the ring. The coaching team are keen to push her but also to manage her wellbeing. There are also problems with Dan, a gentle giant who is built for the game but doesn’t want to hurt anyone. PH
Champion
9.15pm, BBC One
Sibling rivalry descends into musical warfare after Vita inadvertently reveals she’s the writing talent behind her brother Bosco’s tracks. Her fast-rising fame (with radio airplay and freebie clothes) also puts her at loggerheads with best mate Honey, who gets her revenge by nabbing Vita’s songbook. Katie Rosseinsky
Becoming Elizabeth
9.15pm, Channel 4
This drama starring Romola Garai and Jessica Raine aired on Starzplay last year. Now in a primetime slot, its narrative about turbulent young royals jostling for position feels timely. Elizabeth Tudor finds herself in the dangerous English court after the death of Henry VIII, but she’s shrewder and more ambitious than she seems. PH
Crime
10pm, ITV1
Irvine Welsh’s tense procedural tightens like clammy fingers round the neck. We’re Leeds-bound after Drummond discovers the van that was used to snatch young Britney Hamil. Meanwhile, Lennox interrogates MSP Richie Gulliver (a hideous Derek Riddell): “You don’t protect the weak, Lennox … you devour them. Glad to see we’re on the same page.” Ali Catterall
Film choice
Gandhi, 5.20pm, Great! Movies
Nowadays, all sorts of films clock in at nearly three hours (the latest Indiana Jones, Avengers: Endgame). But back in 1982, that length was reserved for epic, statement dramas such as Richard Attenborough’s superb biopic of Indian political leader Mahatma Gandhi. Covering his life from his early years fighting for the rights of Indians in 1890s South Africa to his shocking assassination in 1948, it touches all the crucial historical bases. And in Ben Kingsley it has a skilled lead actor bringing simple humanity to a stirring, strife-ridden story of nation-building. Simon Wardell
Following, 9pm, Sky Arts
Christopher Nolan’s debut feature from 1998 may be a low-budget noirish drama, but it already has the fractured, flashback-heavy narrative that would become his trademark in the likes of Memento and Tenet. Jeremy Theobald’s would-be writer meets a well-dressed, upper-class man, Cobb (Alex Haw), who turns out to be a burglar. There’s also a young woman (Lucy Russell) in the mix, a femme fatale figure in thrall to a gangster. The mysteries surrounding the trio’s relationships are heightened by the backflips in time in a tantalising tale. SW
Possessor, 11.20pm, Film4
A superbly unsettling, occasionally gruesome sci-fi thriller from Brandon Cronenberg, son of David, which features a fair bit of his dad’s corporeal horror. Andrea Riseborough is corporate assassin Tasya Vos, who undergoes a surgical procedure to take over the bodies of people connected to her targets. However, she begins to lose control – and her already wobbly grip on reality – when occupying her latest host Colin (Christopher Abbott). Amid increasingly hallucinatory plot twists, Riseborough and Abbott are engrossing as two identities fighting over one body. SW
Live sport
Cycling: Tour de France, 11.30am, Eurosport 1 Stage 14, from Annemasse to Morzine Les Portes du Soleil.
Golf: The Scottish Open, 10am, Sky Sports Golf Day three from the Renaissance Club. Concludes on Sunday.
Tennis: Wimbledon, 1.15pm, BBC One Finals weekend, starting with the women’s singles. The men’s singles final is on Sunday at 1pm.
Horse Racing: Newmarket, 1.30pm, ITV1 Group 1 July Cup is the feature race. Plus racing from York and Ascot.
Darts: World Matchplay, 10pm, Sky Sports Main Event First day of the tournament at Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
