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Girl gangs forever

9.20pm, BBC2

From the highs of world domination to the lows of tabloid bullying, insiders tell the story of girl groups’ ups and downs. While the Spice Girls were enjoying massive commercial success, Eternal and All Saints were sticking to their roots for the No. 1 spot – but there was a dark truth behind it all. Kelly Bryan remembers her diet was controlled and Melanie Platt says her manager told her and Nicole Appleton to “abort our babies.” Sarah Cox, Nikki Chapman and Ron Tom also contribute. Holly Richardson

Horse of the Year Exhibition 2025

5.25pm, Channel 4

A quick trip through the NEC in Birmingham, where the event celebrating equestrian excellence was held last month. Matt Baker, Gemma Owen and Tegan Vincent Cook will hand out roses and scarves to a field full of long faces. Human resources

Strictly Come Dancing

6.35pm, BBC One

A Peaky Blinders-themed tango? American Smooth by Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse of the Heart? Eli Goldstein plays a magician with Vito Coppola as the rabbit is pulled out of the hat? This could only be Halloween week on Strictly – and we’ve reached the point where the competition is getting tougher. Human resources

Great British train journeys from above

8.20pm Channel 4

Hugh Bonneville’s narration combined with drone photography is the perfect formula for this quiet adventure. We’re floating above the West Somerset Railway as it winds through the Quantock Hills towards the Bristol Canal, on a route designed by 19th-century engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Jack Seale

Nine bodies in a Mexican morgue

9.20pm, BBC One

The twisty film about plane crash survivors who undergo a horrific crash while waiting for rescue comes to an end. After eight days in the hot jungle, it seems as if the truth will finally be revealed at the remote Los Trios military base; Veteran thriller writer Anthony Horowitz doesn’t miss the big reveal. Graeme Virtue

Romesh Ranganathan’s parents’ evening

9.20pm on ITV1

Does your one-time teacher miss classroom days? Not unless he interrogates the children’s parents in a very entertaining way as in this comedy game show based on the famous parent-child duo. This week Romesh welcomes Adrian Dunbar, Jo Brand, Layton Williams and their relatives. Alexey Duggins

Choose a movie

Good Morning, 12.50pm, BBC Two

An actress who always inspires sympathy, Léa Seydoux is attractive again in this 2022 film. Sandra, a widowed translator with a young daughter, begins an affair with the married Clément (Melvil Poupaud). She also deals with her father, Georges (a wonderful Pascal Gregory), who suffers from a neurodegenerative disease that causes blindness and hallucinations and needs to be in a nursing home. Directed by Mia Hansen Love, the masterful drama follows Sandra’s shifting emotions as she comes to terms with life through lust and love, while her father’s decline brutally shows how fragile life can be. Southwest

Live sports

Rugby League International: England v Australia, 2pm, BBC One The second match is at Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool.

International Rugby: England v Australia, 2pm, on TNT Sports 2 Scotland v USA at 5.30pm, Ireland v New Zealand at 7.45pm.

Premier League: Tottenham vs Chelsea, 5pm, main event on Sky Sports Liverpool vs Aston Villa, on TNT Sports 1, at 7pm.

FA Cup: Brackley Town v Notts County, 5.15pm, BBC Two Draw in the first round. Eastleigh v Walsall is shown on BBC Two on Sunday at 2pm.