Satellite choice
ON-DEMAND MOVIE A Dog’s Purpose, BT TV Store, Skyy Store,, Virging
VERY sweet U.USS. drama about a dog that brings light into the homes it wakes up in, after being reincarnated across the decades. Reminiscent of The Littlest Hobo.
NATIONAL TREASURE The Story Of Only Fools And Horses, 8pm, Gold
IT’S a testament to John Sullivan’s skill at weaving comedy and drama that he was able to make a Christmas special featuring a miscarriage (in 1996). His stars reflect on Sullivan’s great comedy in a new appreciation featuring laughs, tears and some unexpected trivia.
WHODUNIT Midsomer Murders, 8pm, ITV3
CRICKET matches often turn out to be deadly affairs in Midsomer, and this one’s no different when a former secret agent is brutally killed after a match in Midsomer Parva. It’s a death that leads to the revelation of Barnaby’s (John Nettles) own unlikely past as a spy.
QUIRKY FLICK Night Of The Living Deb, 9pm, Horror
WACKY horror comedy in which Deb (Maria Thayer) uses a zombie apocalypse to try to win the heart of her crush (Michael Cassidy), who’s more interested in saving his ex-fiancee. (Freeview 70, Freesat 138, Sky 319, Virgin 149)
THIS LAND Awesome Beauty: The Art Of Industrial Britain, 9pm, BBC4
IN THIS thought-provoking documentary, the artist Lachlan Goudie travels the country to explore Britain’s spectacular industrial landscapes and the many artists and artworks inspired by them.
PILOT EPISODE New Tricks, 10pm, Drama
IT’S back to 2003 for the pilot episode of the evergreen detective series, which was to run for 12 years. Here, Superintendent Sandra Pullman (Amanda Redman, pictured) is sidelined after a failed hostage rescue and put in charge of a team of veteran detectives, played by Alun Armstrong, Dennis Waterman and James Bolam.
IN THE BLOOD Jack Stein: Born To Cook, 9pm, Good Food
RICK STEIN’S son gets his own series in which he has relaxed chats with Rick and cooks in Western Australia. Jack (pictured) is nononsense and has some good stories once he gets going,g, including about how his dad never taught him to cook:: ‘He only taught me how to cut bread — once — when he was drunk.’
ON THE EDGE Dual Survival, 10pm, Discovery
BACK for the second half of series six come survival experts E.J. Snyder and Jeff Zausch to show how you can survive in the world’s most unforgiving terrain. They begin in the Araucaria forest of South America — where they encounter an angry wild boar.
MOVIE DRAMA White God, 11.35pm, Film4
DOGS have their day in this powerful Hungarian drama, in which they rise up to bite the hands that feed them. Lili (Zsofia Psotta) is the girl who forms a bond with her pooch.
FILM COMEDY Whisky Galore!, BT TV Store, Sky Store, Virgin
EDDIE IZZARD plays an English soldier in this serviceable remake of the Ealing comedy set on a Scottish island. It’s better if you think of it as a Sundaynight TV movie.