PICKS OF THE DAY
Sport: Match Of The Day Live: The FA Cup, BBC2, 7.30pm
Kicking off at 7.55pm, AFC Sudbury play Colchester United (the team’s Charlie Daniels, left). Tonight’s programme includes coverage of the first-round tie from Sudbury’s Mel Group Stadium, Suffolk. The home side, who play in Isthmian League Division One North beat in-form National League South side Dartford 3-1 in the fourth qualifying round to set up a clash with their local rivals who are just 15 miles down the road. Their League Two opponents haven’t managed to progress from the first round of the competition since the 2015/16 season, when they made it to the fourth round before losing 4-1 to Tottenham Hotspur.
Drama: Dalgliesh, Channel 5, 9pm
In this second episode of the new series, a recent death on the hospital wards becomes of interest to Dalgliesh, as he investigates the behaviour of several of the nurses at Nightingale House. Masterson tells Dalgliesh that Dettinger recognised one of the senior nurses as Irmgard Grobel, a woman found guilty of murdering 122 Polish prisoners by lethal injection. Crime mystery, created by PD James, starring Bertie Carvel (left), Jeremy Irvine and Natasha Little.
Comedy: BBC New Comedy Awards, BBC1, 11.25pm
Six performers take to the stage in their bid to be crowned the BBC New Comedian of 2021. The Grand Final is a culmination of six regional heats filmed in Croydon, Swansea, Wolverhampton, Halifax, Dundee and Portrush. The judges, headed by comic Mawaan Rizwan (above, right), are likely to have a tough job picking a winner. Also featuring Ali Shahalom, Katy Wix and Kiri Pritchard-Mclean (all above).
Chat: The Graham Norton Show, BBC1, 10.35pm
Irrepressible actress Miriam Margolyes talks to host Graham (above) about her autobiography This Much Is True. Comic actor Paul Rudd discusses his role in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, while director Ron Howard talks about his Hollywood memoir The Boys. Oscarwinner Halle Berry reflects on new sports drama Bruised and Stephen Fry promotes his latest book Fry’s Ties. Plus, Gregory Porter performs Revival.
Film: Eye In The Sky, Film4, 7pm
This British war thriller stars The Queen’s Helen Mirren (right) and Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul. Colonel Katherine Powell (Mirren) is in charge of a top-secret operation to capture some high-ranking terrorists. But a sudden change in circumstances forces Powell and her bosses to confront a moral and political dilemma. Combining tense action with an exploration of the psychological demands of modern drone warfare, it also features the talented Alan Rickman.