Satellite choice
SNOOKER Shanghai Masters, 12 noon, Quest & Eurosport 2
TWENTY-FOUR players started the competition here in China on Monday – including last year’s champion, Ronnie O’Sullivan – in what has now become the richest invitational event in the sport.
FILM DRAMA Never Steady, Never Still, 4.05pm, Sky Premiere
SHIRLEY HENDERSON stars in this Canadian indie drama as a wife and mother who lives with Parkinson’s, while her teen son experiences troubles of his own.
APE EXPERT Jane, Netflix
THERE’S a real sense of adventure to this finely made documentary, which draws on 100 hours of rich, 16mm footage of the conservationist Jane Goodall.
FUNNY GAMES Taskmaster, 9pm, Dave
THE contenders on this latest series have an easy-going chemistry, but also an unpredictable flair when it comes to the challenges – tonight, they involve Jessica Knappett (pictured) mimicking an odd noise, and Phil Wang donning a memorable costume.
WAR EPIC The Pacific, 9pm, Sky Atlantic
ANOTHER chance to see this tenpart drama series following the fortunes of US Marines fighting in the Pacific during World War II. It’s a companion piece to the 2001 series Band Of Brothers and shares that show’s ambition and scale.
L.A. EMERGENCY 9-1-1, Sky Witness
ANOTHER week, another spectacular disaster, the details of which we won’t spoil – suffice to say that the writers must have a lot of fun dreaming them up. Meanwhile, Athena (Angela Bassett) looks a lot calmer now she’s been confined to a desk, and the bond between Abby (Connie Britton) and Buck (Oliver Stark, pictured) is renewed. Where will that take them?
PRISON MOVIE The Criminal, 9pm, Talking Pictures
JOSEPH LOSEY’S stylish crime thriller, reputedly banned here previously, stars Stanley Baker (pictured) as swaggering London gangster Johnny Bannion. While in and out of prison, Bannion finds his ‘top dog’ lifestyle – and his stash of loot – under threat from a new style of criminal organisation. The movie co-stars Sam Wanamaker and Margit Saad.
UNCANNY POWERS Seatbelt Psychic, 10pm, Lifetime
MORE from Thomas John, who gives people lifts in his car while delivering alarmingly specific psychic readings. Sometimes, the results are humorous – he tells a young couple they were siblings in a past life – and sometimes, they seem cathartic and lead to moments of quiet.
U.S. FAMILY This Is Us, 11pm, More4
IN THE latest episode of this heart-warming US series, the Pearson family get together for an important conversation, while Beth, Toby and Miguel have a bonding session. Super-dad Jack (Milo Ventimiglia), meanwhile, surprises the clan with a summer holiday at a log cabin.