TV tonight: the BBC opens a Billy Joel treasure trove

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Billy Joel at the BBC

8.40pm, BBC Two
It’s basically a Billy Joel night for megafans to get lost in on BBC Two, with his 100th show at Madison Square Garden last year and a vintage recording from 1978 airing later in the evening. But first: a warm-up with these archive clips of Joel performing over the years, with the likes of Uptown Girl, Piano Man and Just the Way You Are, along with interviews and appearances. Hollie Richardson

Doctor Who: Unleashed – 20 Years in Wales

7pm, BBC Three

Ncuti Gatwa in the Tardis.
Ncuti Gatwa in the Tardis. Photograph: BBC Studios/PA

What a series ender – with Ncuti Gatwa saying goodbye to the Tardis and Billie Piper making a grand return. But for Whovians in need of more, the two stars join David Tennant and Karen Gillan in this documentary to celebrate the magic of making the Whoniverse come to life in Wales. HR

The 1% Club for Soccer Aid

8.20pm, ITV1
If you thought booking eight famous people for each edition of Pointless Celebrities was a big job, how about this? The charity version of Lee Mack’s addictively unpredictable lateral-thinking quiz starts with 100 sports stars competing to see who’s the smartest. Can anyone win £100,000 for a good cause? Jack Seale

The Black Forest Murders

9pm, BBC Four
“In five days, we will go back to being an investigation team. But we will make the most of those five days.” Kramer and her exhausted squad hit day 100 of the Stefanie Berghoff investigation in the final double bill of the German true-crime drama. Then a breakthrough links the murder weapon to a specific truck. Ali Catterall

The Last Anniversary

9.30pm, BBC One
It’s time for creepy Mr Finch to get his comeuppance – that is, if we don’t count the breadboard incident. So Sophie and Veronika concoct a plan to prove their theory about Enigma’s parentage. The annual family party could provide the perfect cover for this ruse. There’s certainly enough underlying tension to keep everyone distracted. Ellen E Jones

Fake

10.30pm, ITV1
We finally see things from dodgy Joe’s perspective in this dating-app-disaster drama. Surprise, surprise: he’s been telling a few fibs, including another girlfriend who he’s in couples counselling with, and a wife for whom he refuses to sign divorce papers. HR

Film choice

Piggy (Carlota Pereda, 2022), midnight, Film4

Laura Galan in Piggy.
Laura Galan in Piggy. Photograph: Everett Collection Inc/Alamy

Small-town Spanish teenager Sara (Laura Galán) is nicknamed “Cerdita” (Piggy) by her mocking peers, being overweight and the daughter of the local butcher. Their bullying reaches a peak at the outdoor swimming pool but, fatefully for them, a stranger (Richard Holmes) witnesses it and makes them pay. Carlota Pereda’s smart horror thriller teases a common cause – even a twisted desire – between Sara and the malevolent mystery man as kids go missing, the community descends into panic and Sara painfully discovers her inner fighter. Simon Wardell

Live sport

Women’s Challenge Cup Rugby League: St Helens v Wigan Warriors, 11.15am, BBC Two
The final at Wembley. Followed by the men’s final, Warrington v Hull KR, at 2pm on BBC One.

Racing: The Derby, 12.45pm, ITV1
At Epsom, with the Derby at 3.30pm.

Tennis: French Open, 2pm, TNT Sports 1
The women’s singles final. The men’s final is on Sun at 2pm.

Premiership Rugby Union: Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks, 2.45pm, TNT Sports 2
The second semi-final.

Men’s World Cup Football: Andorra v England, 4.15pm, ITV1
Harry Kane captains the visitors in a qualifier in Barcelona, followed by a friendly in Nottingham against Senegal on Tue, 7pm, ITV1. Plus on Monday, Liechtenstein v Scotland is at 4.45pm on BBC Two; Belgium v Wales at 7.30pm on BBC One.

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