TV Tonight: Gary Lineker Hosts Whimsical Challenges on The Box

The Box

8.15pm, ITV1

Gary Lineker’s latest television role finds him laughing from an overhead perch while minor celebrities scramble across an abandoned car park to locate tokens. Graeme Souness, Shakira Khan, and JB Gill are among the famous faces tackling everyday pastimes—including egg-and-spoon sprints and rock-paper-scissors—featuring subtle variations. The genuine appeal lies in the cast’s camaraderie: an interaction where Joey Essex asks John Bercow if he feels reem proves surprisingly delightful. Phil Harrison

Celebrating Disney at the Proms: The Music of Menken

5.30pm, BBC Two

Be Our Guest! Friend Like Me! Part of Your World! The Royal Albert Hall hosts an evening dedicated to legendary Disney anthems, paying tribute to composer Alan Menken. The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra collaborates with guest performers and the National Youth Music Theatre to deliver the musical spectacle. Hollie Richardson

Alan Carr’s Celebrity Picture Slam

6.20pm, BBC One

Gareth Malone may possess the ear to detect an off-key note from afar, but whether he can decipher the clues in Carr’s picture puzzles is another question. The choral director teams up with Steph McGovern to compete against Will Best and Fleur East, alongside comedian Ellie Taylor and Derry Girls star Jamie-Lee O’Donnell—all attempting to raise £10,000 for their chosen charities. Ali Catterall

Casualty: 40th Anniversary

8pm, BBC One

This long-standing medical drama originated with notably political intentions, beginning its extensive run as a spirited defence of the NHS during the Thatcher era. While it causes fewer controversies in its later years, this milestone anniversary episode is an intense drama after a firebomb incident in Holby leads to an urgent and ultimately heartbreaking night in the emergency department. PH

Beck

9pm, BBC Four

A church burns stylishly in a dark woodland as the venerable Swedish crime drama returns. When the fatal burning of a rock performer turned minister disrupts a tangle of guilt and secret allegiances, Alex (Jennie Silfverhjelm) hides a personal tie to the congregation that could completely derail the investigation. Jack Seale

Lorne

9pm, Sky Documentaries

Lorne Michaels is widely celebrated across American television for establishing Saturday Night Live in 1975. The producer remains notably private—an attribute this enjoyable documentary willingly explores. Fortunately, numerous major figures participate to recount his story, with Conan O’Brien, Tina Fey, Chris Rock, and Andy Samberg among those praising his talent. PH

Film choice

The Mandalorian and Grogu, out now, Disney+

As one of the premier Star Wars spin-offs transitions to a full-length movie, its primary attraction, “Baby Yoda”, rightfully shares top billing with Pedro Pascal’s continuously masked bounty hunter. Otherwise, the dynamic remains familiar for the gruff Mando and his Force-wielding charge as they become entangled in Hutt clan disputes. Recruited by the New Republic to locate an imperial-sympathising warlord, the duo must negotiate with Jabba the Hutt’s siblings, who demand the retrieval of their abducted nephew Rotta (Jeremy Allen White) before handing over critical intelligence. Featuring an unusual cameo by Martin Scorsese as a multi-armed food vendor, Jon Favreau’s sci-fi film provides an agile and engaging entry to the franchise. Simon Wardell

Mayday, out now, Apple TV

Ryan Reynolds continues to offer dependable entertainment, relying on his accessible charm and instinctive comedic style. Both traits are heavily featured in John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein’s 1987-set Cold War action comedy. Reynolds stars as fighter pilot Troy “Assassin” Kelly, whose surveillance craft is shot down over the Soviet Union. Injured and isolated in a Siberian woodland, he encounters Nikolai (Kenneth Branagh), a Top Gun devotee with Misery-level enthusiasm who also happens to be a deeply disillusioned undercover KGB operative. Trains, planes, and military vehicles feature prominently throughout this easygoing buddy film. SW