5 NEED-TO-KNOWS TODAY

1 to watch The Games, ITV, 9pm

The men battle it out in the 110m hurdles, while the women look to score points in the 400m race.

1 to know...

Reggae singer Bob Marley died of cancer aged 36 on this day in 1981. He remains a worldwide icon of Jamaican culture.

1 to answer

Which songwriter was born Israel Baline in Siberia, today in 1888? Alexander’s Ragtime Band made him world-famous.

Birthdays

Louis Farrakhan, 89; Eric Burdon, 81; Pam Ferris, 74; Jeremy Paxman, 72; Frances Fisher, 70; John Parrott, 58; Holly Valance, 39.

1 to listen to

Steve Lamacq , BBC Radio 6 Music, 6pm Arcade Fire join Steve to chat and play live from the BBC’s Maida Vale studios in London.