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My Mom Jayne

9pm, Sky Documentaries

A touching, beautiful film that takes us back to Hollywood’s golden age. TV actor Mariska Hargitay was only three years old when her 34-year-old mother Jayne Mansfield died. Deprived of any memories, she goes in search of the real Jayne – away from the sex symbol – via inherited belongings, home movies and never-before-seen photos, visiting the now demolished “pink palace” and speaking with her siblings properly for the first time. Hollie Richardson

Live Aid at 40: The Concert – Part 1

6pm, BBC Two

Ay-oh! … Queen performs at Wembley on Live Aid at 40: The Concert on BBC Two. Photograph: BBC/Brook Lapping/Band Aid Trust

The 1985 Live Aid concert was a whopping 16 hours long, but the anniversary package is a mere seven. The early acts underline how many mainstream white artists played, with Status Quo, Led Zeppelin and Phil Collins all turning out. The less often-seen backstage footage should be richer. Jack Seale

Love Island: Unseen Bits

9pm, ITV2

There’s much buzz around Love Island this summer. Sadly, it’s centred entirely on the ratings hit that is the seventh US season, while the 12th series of its UK sibling trundles along with little fanfare, despite being hosted by Maya Jama. Still, there are worse ways to spend a Saturday night, aren’t there? Right?! Hannah J Davies

Not Going Out

9.40pm, BBC One

Lee Mack’s popular sitcom reaches its penultimate chapter, with the final ever episode airing next week. As they continue to muddle through post-kids life, Lee (Mack) and Lucy (Sally Bretton) become extras playing elves in TV series Dragon Castle. Cue the usual high-jinks. HR

Suspicion

10.40pm, ITV1

Differences between the UK and US legal systems are highlighted, as agents Anderson (Noah Emmerich) and Okoye (Angel Coulby) investigate the disappearance of the Oxford-student son of a high profile American (Uma Thurman). Namely, it’s a pacing issue: “I’ve been here for three days,” says Anderson. “All I’ve seen you do is release people.” Ellen E Jones

From the Ground Up

11.45pm, ITV1

In this inspiring and sweet documentary, the nicest guy in football, Ian Wright, helps to launch the first ever girls’ under-14 team at his Lewisham childhood club that he owes his career to. It’s not just about finding “the next big thing,” he says – it’s simply to give girls the opportunity to play. HR

Film choice

Oppenheimer, out now, Netflix

A total marvel … Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer on Netflix. Photograph: Photo 12/Alamy

After its extraordinary theatrical run and silverware haul, it’s safe to assume that everyone who wants to watch Oppenheimer has already watched it. But even after all the ballyhoo about seeing it on the big screen, Christopher Nolan’s film loses very little impact on TV. It’s still a total marvel, turning a bog-standard biopic into a puzzlebox of clashing timelines. It’s still masterly to look at, transforming the planes of Cillian Murphy’s face into grand topography. Best of all, we get to see what Robert Downey Jr looks like when he really puts his all into acting. A must watch. Stuart Heritage

A Man Called Otto, 9pm, Channel 4

His days as the do-no-wrong king of Hollywood behind him, Tom Hanks has long since settled into a much more rewarding second act. He writes books. He’s become a Wes Anderson day-player. And, more importantly, he gets to star in films like A Man Called Otto. Hanks plays a bitter old crank who plans to kill himself, only to be shaken out of his stupor when he begins to integrate with his neighbours. It’s a hard role to pull off – lean too hard one way and you become repellant, lean too hard the other and you become unpleasantly sentimental – but Hanks gets it exactly right. SH

Live sport

Cycling:Tour de France, noon, TNT Sport 1 The eighth stage of the men’s race. The ninth stage starts on Sunday from noon, with coverage continuing throughout the week.

Tennis: Wimbledon 2025, 11am, BBC Two Penultimate day of this year’s tournament, with the women’s singles final. The men’s singles final is on Sunday from 4pm on BBC One.

Test Cricket: England v India, 2pm, Sky Sports Main Event The third day of the Third Test in the five-match series from Lord’s.Tomorrow’s play starts at 10.15am.

International Rugby: Argentina v England, 8.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event The second test from estadio San Juan del Bicentenario.

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