Live Aid at 40: When Rock’n’Roll Took on the World
9pm, BBC Two
“I didn’t think we had a deserving No 1; we had a pop single … but it had to work.” How did a simple song lead to a star-studded Wembley concert and inspire a movement that raised tens of millions of pounds for Africa? For Live Aid’s 40th anniversary, this series speaks to instigator Bob Geldof, plus Bono and Phil Collins, along with former world leaders George Bush, Tony Blair and Olusegun Obasanjo, and Birhan Woldu – the now grown-up little girl in Ethiopia who became the image of the famine. Hollie Richardson
Jimmy Doherty’s Big Bear Rescue
8pm, Channel 4
There’s biting off more than you can chew, and then there’s adopting two polar bears from Sweden. Jamie Oliver’s BFF takes on that colossal task in this new series, which will surely have viewers panicking. None will be more nervy than Jimmy’s wife Michaela, who looks horrified every time she’s on camera. Hannah J Davies
24 Hours in Police Custody
9pm, Channel 4
This new two-parter shadows Cambridgeshire police as they zero in on a possible serial rapist operating in Peterborough. Their suspect is a fixture on the nightclub scene who hosts afterparties in his home hot tub. But when he is arrested and refuses to talk, the team must find other lines of inquiry to advance the case. Graeme Virtue
Insomnia
9pm, Channel 5
Soggy bottom … Insomnia on Channel 5. Photograph: Nyree Riding/Paramount+
Vicky McClure stars in this psychological thriller, which previously streamed on Paramount+. She plays Emma, a successful lawyer and mother of two with an idyllic life. But as she turns 40, she becomes plagued by insomnia and bad dreams – could it have anything to do with her mother’s mental health problems? HR
7/7: Homegrown Terror
9pm, Sky Documentaries
Call it “blitz spirit”, if you like. This third and final episode of the series explores how individual 7/7 survivors and London as a whole returned to everyday life in the weeks following the bombing. Meanwhile, a second attempted attack sparks a nationwide manhunt and the true architect of 7/7 is finally uncovered. Ellen E Jones
The Handmaid’s Tale
10pm, Channel 4
It’s been an epic concluding season for the hit dystopian drama, but the Emmy really should go to Aunt Lydia’s perennially quivering bottom lip. Gilead has finally fallen (or so it seems) – but what does this mean next for June? There’s a lot to iron out and a happy ending was never on the cards for this tale. HR
Film choice
Die Hard 2, 10:30pm, BBC One
Unstoppable … Die Hard 2 on BBC One. Photograph: AJ Pics/Alamy
Is Die Hard 2 the best Die Hard film? Absolutely not. Judged against the elegance of its predecessor, this seems as if it was made by crayon-wielding toddlers. However, once you critically disengage, it is a concentrated dose of sheer fun, full of hilariously gratuitous swearing – “No pictures, you pinko bitch,” is a personal favourite, but you will have your own – and a disregard for human life so comprehensive that it borders on the psychopathic. That Bruce Willis retains his unstoppable charisma while murdering an airport full of baddies is testament to the man’s talent. Stuart Heritage
Live sport
Cycling: Giro d’Italia Women, 11.45am, TNT Sports 2 The first stage: a 13.6km route around Bergamo.
Formula One racing: The British Grand Prix, 2.30pm, Channel 4 Coverage of the 12th round.