MOVIE CHOICE

Blades Of Glory (2007)

12 11.05PM, BBC1 Will Ferrell has a big, clumsy physical presence, so it’s fun watching him performing as an alpha-male figure skater in tight spangly Lycra. Unwillingly, Ferrell is partnered in a samesex doubles contest with Jon Heder’s more svelte – but no less in-sync – skater. Ice-cool underdog hilarity ensues. REGIONAL VARIATIONS

A Hijacking (2012)

15 11.55PM, BBC2 This Danish drama, in multiple languages including English, is a tense and unsettling account of the hijacking of a cargo ship by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. It focuses on the negotiations and a dangerous power struggle, with the authorities reluctant to give in to the pirates’ demands.

30 Days Of Night (2007)

18 12.05AM, CH4 Stylish vampire flick set in an Alaskan town during a month-long polar night. Josh Hartnett is the sheriff trying to avert all-out panic – and then full-on gory carnage – when the town is cut off ahead of an invasion by a band of feral vampires who have nothing to fear from the absent sunlight.