My Gay Dog and Other Animals
9pm, Channel 4
Lesbian pugs jostle for attention with frisky Italian greyhounds, male lions appear to “mate” in the Serengeti and, inevitably, bonobos are filmed doing, well, what bonobos do, this oddly assembled but ultimately rewarding documentary which asks: “If sex is purely to reproduce, why do so many animals engage in homosexual behaviour?” Insightful, but did we really have to endure so much footage of grim greyhound sex to get the answers? Mike Bradley
D-Day 75: The World Remembers
6.30pm, BBC Two
Sophie Raworth presents highlights of the event marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy, decisive in the outcome of the second world war. It includes yesterday’s commemorative event in Portsmouth and a remembrance service at Bayeux War Cemetery in Normandy. David Stubbs
Tonight: Meat – Is it Still Safe?
7.30pm, ITV
It was in 2015 that the WHO announced that eating processed and red meat could cause cancer. And now a new study from the International Journal of Epidemiology finds that even moderate consumption raises the risk of bowel cancer. Is it time to bin the bacon and ban the bangers? Jonathan Maitland investigates. Ali Catterall
Ambulance
9pm, BBC One
The Bafta-winning series that follows paramedics and control room staff in Manchester continues. On a lively Friday night, the crews predict a typically busy shift, but as well as dealing with drunken falls and late-night argy-bargy there is a category-one baby emergency and a crisis involving a little blue pill. Graeme Virtue
Big Animal Surgery
9pm, BBC Two
Asian elephant Grande, 23, lives in sub-standard conditions in Tbilisi Zoo in Georgia, and has a broken tusk so badly infected that his life is in danger. Marvel as two South African vets jet in to perform vital surgery, although the real challenge here is putting the world’s largest land mammal to sleep. MB
The Rookie
9pm, Sky Witness
Just past halfway into the season is a good time to take stock of this fun US cop series, which stars Nathan Fillion as a fortysomething newcomer to the force. He performs death-defying rescues in an entertaining episode; be thankful you don’t have to fend off the flood of older folk applying to the LAPD in the show’s wake. MB
Film choice
Starsky and Hutch (Todd Phillips, 2004) 11pm, ITV4
Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson take the wheel in this loving recreation of the 70s cop show. Detectives Starsky and Hutch are on the trail of permed drugs baron Vince, and Snoop Dogg replaces the legendary Antonio Fargas as snitch Huggy Bear. But the real star is the pair’s red Ford Torino, which looks sexier than ever. Paul Howlett
Live sport
World Cup Cricket: Australia v West Indies 10am, Sky Sports Cricket. Reigning champs Australia continue their campaign.
Diamond League Athletics 7pm, Eurosport 2. Golden Gala meeting from Rome.
Uefa Nations League Football: Netherlands v England 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event. England’s quest to win their first silverware in 53 years continues.
