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Entertainment
Hollie Richardson, Jack Seale and Alexi Duggins

TV tonight: the remarkable ‘hell jumpers’ rescuing Ukranians

Two men in military fatigues emerge from a wartorn house
Rescue mission … Chris Parry, the subject of Hell Jumper, with Christian Campbell. Photograph: Chris Parry/BBC/Expectation Entertainment/Rob Parry

Hell Jumper

9pm, BBC Two
Chris Parry was a 28-year-old from Cornwall who died in eastern Ukraine while trying to save a woman from heavy bombing. He was part of a group of young civilian evacuators – the “hell jumpers” – who went on rescue missions without military support. This moving and immersive documentary uses first-person footage and interviews with those involved about their work. Hollie Richardson

Art Matters

8pm, Sky Arts
Melvyn Bragg presents a full-hearted plea for renewed funding of the arts and a renaissance of Britain’s ailing cultural life. Interviewees including Lemn Sissay, Lenny Henry, Maxine Peake and Tracey Emin talk about how the arts shaped their lives, and how inaccessible and isolated they are becoming. Jack Seale

The Great British Sewing Bee

9pm, BBC One
It’s the final of the needle-based competition. Who will fare best at creating precision-sewn opera gloves out of delicate fabric? Or using party paraphernalia to fashion a fancy outfit? We’re saying nothing, except that it’s hard to believe this is now the 10th series finale for this show. Alexi Duggins

Suspect

9pm, Channel 4
As far as bad days go, psychotherapist Susannah (Anne-Marie Duff) is having an absolute stinker. Her quest to find the man she thinks is about to kill a girl resumes in another double bill – but the obstacles in her way are never-ending. She meets Sapphire, who witnessed her friend’s murder and could be the next target. HR

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

9pm, BBC Three
It’s the concluding two episodes of the teen murder-suicide-solving drama, and after conducting her own investigation Pip is about to try to confront the killer. But just when she thinks she has learned what happened, a few more truths come out to tell the full story. HR

Mr Bigstuff

9pm, Sky Max
Ryan Sampson’s daft comedy-drama – about a carpet salesman whose life is turned upside down when his estranged older brother returns – continues. Glen is (kind of) promoted at the carpet store where he works, but life at home is still crumbling as fiancee Kirsty (Harriet Webb) worries about their sex life and sibling Lee (Danny Dyer) confesses he’s back for a “really bad” reason. HR

Live sport

Olympics 2024: men’s football, 1.30pm, Eurosport 1
The first event of the games in Paris, including Uzbekistan v Spain and Argentina v Morocco.

Olympics 2024: men’s rugby sevens, 2.20pm, Eurosport 2
The opening session of the men’s competition at Stade de France.

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