What to watch on TV and streaming today: Eurovision, Salman Rushdie interview and The Fabelmans

Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly BBC2, 9pm If ever a writer has lived in the firing line, it’s Salman Rushdie. In 1988, following the publication of The Satanic Verses, he became the target of Islamist fury because of the book’s perceived blasphemy. After mass demonstrations in Pakistan, and a book-burning session in the UK, the Ayatollah Khomeini weighed in by declaring a fatwa on Rushdie: for extremists everywhere, it was open season on authors.

Forced to live in hiding and under police protection for a number of years, Rushdie’s life became more normal after an apparent softening of Iran’s attitudes. But the threats and the danger never really went away: there were dark rumblings from Hezbollah in the mid-2000s, and Al-Qa’ida placed him on their long assassination wish list.

Still, it came as a genuine shock when the writer, then 74, was attacked by a man wielding a knife while on stage at a book event in upstate New York in 2022.

Repeatedly stabbed in the face, hand and abdomen, Rushdie spent several months in hospital and permanently lost the sight in one eye, but rallied in predictable style by turning the experience into a novel, Knife, which was released last month to some acclaim. In this exclusive interview with Alan Yentob, he talks in detail about that attack, which might have ended his writing career, and what he thinks of the man who perpetrated it.

Eurovision Song Contest RTÉ One, 8pm Ireland enters the increasingly fraught Eurovision waters this year with an actual good song, but will it make any difference? Bambie Thug performs Doomsday Blue in tonight’s first semi-final, with commentary from Marty Whelan. Fingers crossed. ​ Champions League Live RTÉ2, 7.30pm Can Paris Saint-Germain finally win a Champions League title? To get to the final, they’ll have to see off Borussia Dortmund in this second-leg semi-final tie. Kick-off at the Parc des Princes is at 8pm.

​Aldi’s Next Big Thing Channel 4, 8pm As six producers pitch health-based products to Aldi’s UK managing director of buying, Julie Ashfield, a ginger beer with a fiery punch is road-tested, and opinions are divided on whether it’s a good idea to brand a protein ball as ‘Dung’.

​​The Fabelmans Sky Cinema Premiere, 9.55pm When his family moves to a quiet suburb in post-war Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman distracts himself from his parents’ crumbling marriage by making elaborate home movies. Michelle Williams, Paul Dano star in Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical drama.

A Man in Full Netflix, streaming now You’ve got to give it to Jeff Daniels. He’s got range. Here, he plays Atlanta-based real estate mogul Charlie Croker as he faces sudden bankruptcy. Unsurprisingly, his political and business interests collide as he defends his empire from those attempting to capitalise on his fall from grace. ​ Clarkson’s Farm Prime Video, streaming now Series three sees crops failing in the severe hot weather, and inflation has skyrocketed supply prices, with any restaurant dreams being dashed alongside the future of the farm shop. In short, Jeremy is up against it, so expect a landslide of ‘Clarkson-crafted’ marketing hacks.

Unfrosted Netflix, streaming now Picture it. Michigan, 1963. Kellogg’s and Post are sworn cereal rivals (you’ll never guess who lasts the long game...). This tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar and menacing milkmen stars writer/director Jerry Seinfeld alongside Amy Schumer, Melissa McCarthy, Hugh Grant, Christian Slater and lockdown Twitter sensation Sarah Cooper. ​ Welcome To Wrexham Disney+, streaming now In 2020, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds opted to purchase the fifth-tier Red Dragons over Zoom. Why? They wanted to transform the club into an underdog story the whole globe could root for. Now, after 15 painful seasons in the National League, it’s finally been promoted back into the English Football League. The stakes have never been higher as League Two brings a new level of intensity; will Wrexham AFC rise to the challenge?

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA Netflix, streaming now Running over the course of six nights, this unconventional comedy special — created by and starring John Mulaney — is part of Netflix is a Joke Fest.