TV tonight: a gripping drama about the Bali 2002 terror attacks in a nightclub - The Guardian

Bali 2002

10.25pm, ITV1

Tackling such recent history as the 2002 nightclub bombings in Kuta, Bali, in which more than 200 people died, is never going to be easy. But this Australian four-parter – first aired on ITVX earlier this year – is gripping, as it opens with the lead-up to the night the bombers struck, following some of the victims and the heroes who treated them in hospital. Hannah Verdier

The Hit List

5.50pm, BBC One

Strictly’s back later this month, so here’s a special round of Rochelle and Marvin Humes’s music quiz to warm up with. The professional dancers and former contestants hoping not to fall flat on their faces are Tyler West, Dianne Buswell, Kym Marsh, James Bye, Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu. Hollie Richardson

BBC Proms: Last Night of the Proms

7pm, BBC Two

From northern soul to Self Esteem with the Royal Northern Sinfonia in Gateshead and an ode to fantasy film music – it’s been another wonderful year of sound at the Proms. The closing night sees royal wedding cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and soprano Lise Davidsen join conductor Marin Alsop and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Coverage continues on BBC One from 9pm. HR

Pointless Celebrities

7.20pm, BBC One

The quiz where your first thought is rarely the best thought assembles another four teams of famous faces, including Spitting Image veteran Jan Ravens and her comedian son Alfie Brown. New Pointless regular Antony Costa is also in the mix yet again; the Blue singer was last spotted in May’s Eurovision special. Graeme Virtue

Later … With Jools Holland: Amy Winehouse

9pm, BBC Two

It has been 20 years since a pre-beehive Winehouse first appeared on Later, performing her debut single Stronger Than Me. Holland looks back at that, as well as her evolution to the soulful chanteuse duetting with Paul Weller in 2006. It’s a remembrance tinged with sadness, but this was Winehouse in her happy place. Ellen E Jones

DNA

9pm, BBC Four

There are distinct shades of Dracula in this penultimate episode of the Danish crime thriller, closing in on a “travel agency” with the positively vampiric name of Transylvanian Contractors. Could they somehow be linked to … hmmm, Romanian trafficking? Meanwhile, Mario tries to buy his sister Nico’s freedom, and Hoxa is arrested. Ali Catterall

Film choice

The Lady Vanishes, 2.45pm, BBC Two

This 1938 film is one of the most purely enjoyable of Alfred Hitchcock’s many thrillers, with a dash of peril, touches of light comedy and none of the voyeuristic intensity he brought to his later work. Margaret Lockwood’s Iris and Michael Redgrave’s Gilbert are among the travellers on a trans-Europe train when a fellow passenger, elderly governess Miss Froy, goes missing. Everyone else denies ever seeing her, so Iris decides to investigate. It’s a tangled yarn worthy of Agatha Christie, with an interesting pre-war take on English pluck and resolve. Simon Wardell

Live sport

Women’s One-Day International Cricket: England v Sri Lanka, 10.30am, Sky Sports Cricket The first in the three-match series at the Riverside, Chester-le-Street.

Cycling: Vuelta a España, 11.30am, Eurosport 1 Stage 14, from Sauveterre-de-Béarn to Larra-Belagua.

Rowing: World Championships 2023, 1pm, BBC Two The penultimate day from Belgrade, Serbia.

International Football: Ukraine v England, 4pm, Channel 4 Harry Kane leads England in a Euro 2024 qualifier at Stadion Wrocław, Poland.

Rugby Union World Cup: England v Argentina, ITV1, 7.15pm At Stade de Marseille, France. Preceded by Italy v Namibia at 11.30am, Ireland v Romania at 2pm, and Australia v Georgia at 4.45pm.

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