STV Racing Live: Royal Ascot (STV, 1.30pm) ED Chamberlin and Francesca Cumani present behind-closed-doors coverage of the fourth day of the festival. Today’s feature race is the 3.35 Commonwealth Cup, won last year by Advertise, with Frankie Dettori in the saddle. Analysis comes from Jason Weaver, Kevin Blake and Johnny Murtagh, with reports by Luke Harvey, Mick Fitzgerald and Matt Chapman, commentary by Richard Hoiles and social stable interaction from Oli Bell.
Jack Whitehall’s Father’s Day (BBC1, 8.30pm) IT’S Father’s Day on Sunday. Jack Whitehall has spent much of his comedic career alongside his former celebrity agent father Michael; their often combative relationship has brightened up various TV appearances over the years. Jack claims that despite their rows, he’s missing Michael, so is setting up on the pavement outside his home, where they will reminisce over old photos and home-video footage and family tales. They also participate in a special edition of MasterChef.
Celebrity Gogglebox (C4, 9pm)
THERE isn’t much new and exciting on the box at the moment but the Goggleboxers still have lots to say about what they’ve been watching. Zoe Ball and her son Woody Cook, Joe Swash and Stacey Solomon, Nicola Adams and her partner Ella, and Harry and Sandra Redknapp, among others, who’ll be sharing their views tonight.
A Greek Odyssey with Bettany Hughes (C5, 9pm) BETTANY visits the sacred isle of Delos, Wandering the ruins, she explores how the Romans turned Delos into a marketplace for their slave trade. She then moves on to Ikaria, an island famous for its long-lived population, and Mykonos,
Later – with Jools Holland (BBC2, 10pm) JOOLS chats to singer, songwriter, broadcaster and frontman of Elbow, Guy Garvey, who has performed on the show six times, from 2003 until most recently last year. Guy also presents a weekly show on BBC 6 Music, so he is no stranger to delving into the back catalogues. His choices of some of his favourite music are illustrated with treats from the Later archive. Last in the series.
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