The princess
21:00, Sky Documentary
What else can be said about Diana, Princess of Wales 25 years after her death? And yet this haunting documentary from the Oscar-winning team behind Man on Wire and Searching for Sugar Man lets more than 90 minutes of exquisitely selected archive footage do the talking. Taking a “Don’t do it, Dee!” the sign ahead of the royal wedding speaks volumes. HR
Van der Valk
8pm, ITV
Mark Warren’s grim detective reluctantly enters the ruthless world of Amsterdam’s diamond trade when his latest murder case involves the backstabbing brother heirs of a wealthy corporation. There’s also a heist, of sorts, as Darrell D’Silva continues to steal scenes as pizza-dropping pathologist Hendrik. Graeme Virtue
Afghanistan: Out
9pm, BBC Two
Last August, the US finally withdrew its troops from Afghanistan after a 20-year war overseen by four different presidents. Barack Obama – and his efforts to repatriate American forces – is the focus of the first in a two-part documentary that tells the story of the war’s ultimate powers. HR
A very British form of torture
10pm, Channel 4
Amidst the current crop of films about colonial history, which for many is absent from the curriculum, here is one about Britain’s role in a war in Kenya against the Mau Mau – a movement fighting for independence against foreign rule – in the 50s. Experts use new evidence to detail a shameful regime of systemic torture. HR
Walter Presents: Hide and Seek
22.55, Channel 4
The first Ukrainian offering from the Channel 4 subtitler is an intimate but gripping police procedural – two detectives with troubled pasts investigate the disappearance of a little girl. Yuliya Abdel Fattakh is particularly good as Detective Varta, another bland Eastern European cousin of Saga Norén from The Bridge. Helen E Jones
Movie selection
120 BPM, 1.10am, track 4 120 BPM on Film4. Photo: Memento Films/Allstar The campaigns and characters of the AIDS activist group Act Up in Paris in the early 1990s make for compelling, emotional drama in Robin Campillo’s 2017 film. Between the controversies over strategy and the disruptive public actions themselves (which often involve fake blood), the heart-wrenching stories of the mostly HIV-positive members escape. It’s also a sweet love story – as new boy Nathan (Arnaud Valois) falls for sick but angry Sean (a terrifically dashing Nahuel Pérez Biscayart). Simon Wardell
Live sport
The Hundred Cricket: Northern Superchargers v London Spirit, 1.50pm, BBC Two From Headingley. Women’s teams compete in the Hundred Women tournament at 10.30am. on Sky Sports Cricket. Premier League Football: Chelsea v Tottenham, 4pm, Sky Sports Main Event The top four contenders meet at Stamford Bridge. It is preceded by Nottingham Forest v West Ham at 14:00.
