Glastonbury 2016 (BBC2, 10pm)

THE headliners are Adele and Coldplay, but the best place to see them may not be by joining the 175,000 mud-splattered festival-goers at Worthy Farm. Instead, the 20th year of the BBC television coverage of Glastonbury could well offer us the best seat in the field.

TV coverage will be fronted by Chris Evans, Jo Whiley, Dermot O'Leary, Sunderland's Lauren Laverne, Steve Lamacq, Cerys Matthews, Trevor Nelson, Mark Radcliffe, Huw Stephens, Greg James, Annie Mac, Yasser, Clara Amfo, Alice Levine, DJ Target and Martin Dougan.

Meanwhile, live streams from six key music stages will reflect the wealth and breadth of acts at the festival – from the biggest headliners to some of the newest talent on the music scene.

Bob Shennan, Director of BBC Music, says: "Glastonbury promises to be a magical weekend, especially this year with so many homegrown performers.

"If you can't make it to Worthy Farm, BBC Music will bring you the cream of the festival, whether you're at home or on the move. "

Muse will be at the top of the bill as well, while Jeff Lynne's ELO will perform in the legendary Sunday teatime slot.

The festival will also feature sets from LCD Soundsystem, PJ Harvey, Beck, Grimes, New Order, M83, James Blake, Skepta, Savages, Stormzy, Floating Points, the Last Shadow Puppets, Vince Staples, Little Simz, Kamasi Washington, Kurt Vile, Bat for Lashes, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Mac DeMarco, and many more.

As a tribute to the late David Bowie, his headlining set from 2000 will also be screened in its entirety.

After a couple of days of build-up, the festival begins in earnest today, as the BBC team report on events, present a special live acoustic performances in the studio and chat with Muse as they prepare to take to the Pyramid Stage as the first headliners of the weekend.

Also tonight, James Ballardie presents a short film exploring the nearby town's relationship with the festival, and Gemma Cairney delves into the dark, weird and bizarre late night world of Glastonbury.

There is also extensive coverage on the Red Button or over on BBC4. Tonight, the digital channel will air performances by Manchester rockers James, legendary Texan rock trio ZZ Top, stomp-clapping neo-folk band the Lumineers, Oxford band Foals and UK dance legends Underworld.

Last month, the festival's founder Michael Eavis dropped some pretty strong hints that Glastonbury would be moving location, in 2018, as an alternative to a fallow year. That location might or might not be Longleat Safari Park. The festival-goers behaviour is bound to be wild again this weekend.

Oscar Pistorius: The Interview (ITV, 9pm)

HE was once hailed as a Paralympic hero and an inspiration to people around the world – but all that changed following the fatal shooting of Oscar Pistorius's girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013. Last year, South Africa's Supreme Court convicted him of murder, overturning the previous conviction of culpable homicide, and he is expected to return to prison. Here, Pistorius gives his first television interview about the events of that fateful night as investigative journalist Mark Williams-Thomas questions him about the key details of the prosecution case, his relationship with Reeva and the allegations of previous abusive behaviour. The Steenkamp family were asked to take part in the programme, but declined.

The Graham Norton Show (BBC1, 10.55pm)

JENNIFER Saunders and Joanna Lumley join Graham to discuss the making of Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, the follow-up to their highly successful BBC One sitcom of the 1990s. Australian actress Rebel Wilson also appears on the sofa to reflect on her role in the West End production of Guys and Dolls. Plus, Iggy Pop provides a musical interlude with his single Sunday. The host also invites more audience members to sit in the dreaded red chair and regale him with amusing anecdotes – so the stories had better be good.

Viv Hardwick