Best TV to watch: ‘A mouthwatering weekend ahead for music lovers and football fans’

Friday

GLASTONBURY

BBC2/BBC4, from 7.30pm; BBC1, from 10.30pm

The greatest musical festival of them all is given the usual exemplary coverage by the greatest public service broadcaster of them all, across its platforms.

Today’s Pyramid Stage headliner, Dua Lipa, making her third visit to Glasto since 2016 (when she played the John Peel Stage), is on BBC1 at 10.30pm. There’s plenty more to enjoy before then, including Paul Heaton, Sugababes, Dexys, PJ Harvey, Idles and Jungle. Check BBC listings for times.

THE PANORAMA INTERVIEWS

BBC1, 7.30pm

With a week to go to the UK general election, Nick Robinson grills Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey, whose humorous stunts with a serious intent have captured the public imagination. But can his party capture votes too?

ANDY MURRAY: WILL TO WIN

BBC1, 9pm

At the time of writing, Andy Murray, still recovering from spinal surgery, was leaving his decision whether or not to play at this year’s Wimbledon until as late as possible. Ahead of the tournament’s start next Monday, this hour-long documentary traces his life from his childhood in Dunblane to the top of the game.

THE SOMMERDAHL MURDERS

More4, 9pm

Borgen’s Peter Mygind stars in this Danish drama, first shown on UK/US streamer Acorn TV in 2020, as a detective who has to deal with multiple murders, as well as the fact that his marriage to a forensics expert has hit the rocks. What he doesn’t realise is she’s having an affair with his partner and best friend.

THE WALKING DEAD: THE ONES WHO LIVE

Sky Max, 9pm

The penultimate episode of the miniseries sees Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Jadis (Pollyanna McIntosh) engage in a game of double cross.

STICK TO FOOTBALL: EURO 2024

UTV/ITV1, 10.40pm

No matches until tomorrow, but you can get a football fix of sorts from this light-hearted show with Gary Neville, Ian Wright, Jill Scott and Roy Keane taking a sideways look at the tournament.

STREAMING CATCH-UP

Three biggies arrived yesterday: season three of The Bear (Disney+), cheeky costume drama-cum-horror My Lady Jane (Prime Video) and sizzling superhero saga Supacell (Netflix).

Saturday

EURO 2024

RTÉ2/BBC1, from 4.30pm; UTV/ITV1, from 4pm

It’s funny how, when the Euros roll around every four years, the moaners bang on about television being taken over by football, yet nobody seems to complain about the hundreds of hours eaten up by soaps, talent shows and I’m a Celebrity year after year.

Anyway, the last 16 knockout round kicks off with Switzerland v Italy (5pm), followed by Germany v Denmark.

GLASTONBURY

BBC2, from 5pm; BBC4, from 7pm

Buckle up for a blast of 80s magic from the legend that is Cyndi Lauper, who makes her debut on the Pyramid Stage — familiar territory for today’s headliners Coldplay (on at 10.30pm), who first played it in 2002 with just one album under their belts. Loads more acts on BBC4.

A ROYAL GUIDE TO FUNERALS

Channel 4, 8pm

Most of us don’t get the opportunity to decide what we’d like for our final send-off. Then again, most of us aren’t the British royal family, who basically plan their own funerals (Prince Phillips designed a bespoke Land Rover hearse for his). This documentary traces the history of royal bereavement, which is steeped in often bizarre traditions.

STREAMING CATCH-UP

If you’re among those people who haven’t seen Baby Reindeer (Netflix), one of the most controversial, talked-about dramas of the year, you should probably rectify this oversight. I’m among those people, so I guess I should follow my own advice too.

Sunday

SURANNE JONES: INVESTIGATING WITCH TRIALS

Channel 4, 9pm

Conclusion of the outstanding two-part documentary. Jones visits Salem, Massachusetts, site of the most infamous witch trials of all.

She looks at how the hysteria in Salem 300 years ago was replicated in senator Joe McCarthy’s vile anti-communist crusade of the 1950s, and how the legacy of Salem still impacts women’s rights.

EURO 2024

RTÉ2/BBC1, from 4.30pm; UTV/ITV1, from 3.30pm

Despite being woeful, England topped Group C and, having dodged any tournament favourites, face Slovakia (kick-off 5pm). Spain v Georgia follows at 8pm.

GLASTONBURY

BBC2, from 6pm; BBC4, from 7pm

On the final day, Shania Twain fills the Legends slot — always a firm favourite — on the Pyramid Stage. Others on the bill include Janelle Monae, Avril Lavigne, Seasick Steve, Paloma Faith and The National, and the closing headliner is SZA at 10.30pm.

LIAM BRADY: THE IRISHMAN ABROAD

RTÉ1, 10.35pm

Sadly, Brady is no longer among RTÉ’s football pundits, but if you missed this excellent documentary on its first showing, don’t miss it tonight.

STREAMING CATCH-UP

From the team that brought us 9/11: One Day in America and JFK: One Day in America, the three-part Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown (Disney+) talks to witnesses and survivors of the 1978 Jonestown massacre in Guyana, instigated by cult leader Jim Jones, in which 900 people died.