Freddie Mercury: In His Own Words (C5, 9pm)

On November 24, it will be 30 years since the death of Queen’s frontman. To mark the anniversary, this programme sets out to chart his life and career through contributions from some of the people who knew him, as well as archive interviews with the man himself. Freddie Mercury will offer an insight into the stories behind such iconic songs as Killer Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody and The Show Must Go On, while the programme will also look at the band’s rise to fame and, of course, that incredible performance at Live Aid.

B Catling: Where Does It All Come From? - Arena (BBC4, 10.15pm)

Brian Catling was born in 1948 and raised in the slums of post-War London. An internationally lauded sculptor, he created the memorial monument to the victims of beheading, on the Site of Execution at the Tower of London. He also holds the post of [Emeritus] Professor of Fine Art at The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford. This film uses archive material and exclusive interviews, along with recreations of past events to provide an insight into the lateflourishing career of the maverick sculptor, poet, novelist, film-maker and performance artist.

MONDAY

Guy’s Garage (C4, 9pm)

Guy Martin is back on the road, taking part in an idiosyncratic racing tour of Europe. His intention is to take some of our continental neighbours’ most iconic cars and turn them into unlikely racing machines – and from Citroen 2CV endurance events to Volvo rallying, Trabant road races to Piaggio Ape rallycross, Guy is aiming to beat them all at their own games. In his garage near Grimsby, aided and abetted by his old mate Cammy, Guy is going to create four very different Frankenstein racers. He begins tonight by revamping a Volvo, which he intends to take to Sweden to compete in the national motorsport, Folk Racing. Guy loves Volvos and already owns two. With Cammy’s help, he strips down a 240 Volvo estate, often dubbed the safest car in the world. It should be a pretty straightforward project for the boys but the next few months are dogged with errors, explosions and disasters. enjoying a night out with friends from work in central Manchester. It was an innocent evening that ended in murder as he was stabbed to death in an alley by a complete stranger. That terrible tragedy started an almost 30-year hunt for justice by police and his family. The murder weapon was found nearby but didn’t reveal any clues as to who had used it, while eyewitness accounts and media appeals only led to dead ends. This programme looks at how, 16 years later, the head of Greater Manchester Police’s Cold Case Unit, Martin Bottomley, decided to have another crack at the case, hoping that developments in forensic techniques would yield new evidence.

The Outlaws (BBC1, 10.35pm)

It’s crunch time for Lady Gabby’s festival as she and Greg go cap in hand to a possible financier and captain of industry – her aloof, aristocratic father. Meanwhile, bureaucratic community service supervisor Diane, who has spent the past few weeks ensuring the group “repays their debt to society”, reveals she has a murky past of her own. Plus, John recruits Frank (the brilliant Christopher Walken) to help him impress his father, Rani plans an audacious break-in, and everything comes crashing down when an imposter is heartbreakingly exposed.