If you are not glued to the big match, Kirstie and Phil can provide some distraction. Plus, an utterly lovely Paul Mescal movie is on offer.
Location, Location, Location
8pm, Channel 4. With England playing Croatia on ITV1, other channels have slim pickings. But anyone immune to football fever can count on Kirstie and Phil. This week, they are in London to revisit two couples: in the east, Molly and Sam have finally bought in Walthamstow; down south, Alan and Rachel have spent three years doing up their Victorian terrace in Crystal Palace. — Hollie Richardson
Inside the Tower of London: The Mystery of the Mary Rose
8pm, Channel 5. Tudor expert Tracy Borman investigates the great mystery of what made Henry VIII's flagship, the Mary Rose, sink. Elsewhere in the Tower, the team plan to mark VJ Day on 15 August. — HR
Saint-Pierre
9pm, U&Alibi. Fitz already considers Premier Robert O'Brien (Eric Johnson) his nemesis. So when Arch and Fitz are hastily summoned to his bachelor party gone wrong to find O'Brien standing over a dead body with a murder weapon in hand, can Fitz keep his personal feelings in check? — Ali Catterall
W Stephen Gilbert Remembers: Only Connect
10pm, BBC Four. In 1979, the TV play Only Connect told the story of socialist pioneer and gay rights activist Edward Carpenter. Today, it is considered a landmark in television. To mark Pride month, it airs again at 10.15pm after this reflection from its producer. — HR
Best of Iris: Cardiff Charm 2026
1am, Channel 4. It has been 20 years of the Iris prize festival celebrating LGBTQ+ short films; this is a compilation of three. A lively night at a kebab shop, a zany black-and-white romcom, and a drama about expecting the worst when love comes along—complete with a talking lobster—are all here. — HR
From
2am, Sky One. The horror drama with convoluted mythology and gory special effects continues. For four seasons, residents of Fromville have fantasized about leaving their purgatorial town. Now, lawman Boyd (Harold Perrineau) thinks he may have found a way out. But at what cost? — Graeme Virtue
Film Choice
Aftersun (Charlotte Wells, 2022), Netflix
What an utterly lovely, delicately heartbreaking film Charlotte Wells has made. The mysteries of adulthood and the loss of innocence are wrapped up in a summer holiday in Turkey taken by 11-year-old Sophie (Frankie Corio) and her dad, Calum (Paul Mescal). Amid lazy days by the hotel pool, buffets, boat trips, and excursions to ancient ruins, Calum's hidden melancholy surfaces. It is mitigated by the tenderness of his relationship with his daughter, but something gnaws at him. — Simon Wardell
Live Sport
- Men's Test cricket: England v New Zealand 10am, Sky Sports Main Event. The second Test starts at the Oval.
- World Cup football: England v Croatia 8pm, ITV1. Harry Kane leads England in their first match, in Dallas. Ghana v Panama, from Toronto, is at 11.40pm.
