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FILM FUN The Incredibles, 12.50pm, 8pm, Sky Disney
BORED with his humdrum life after being a superhero is banned, Mr Incredible looks for excitement — and finds more than he bargained for. Energetic family animation.
FREEVIEW WESTERN Run For Cover, 4.50pm, Film4
DIRECTOR Nicholas Ray’s smart western stars James Cagney as the sheriff who adopts an impetuous, underripe deputy (John Derek). It’s also a crime story and is more interested in the relationships between its characters than in going from shoot-out to shoot-out.
DIGGING INTO THE PAST Hidden Traces, 8pm, Yesterday
HITLER’S Berghof residence was destroyed to stop it from becoming a point of pilgrimage for future Nazis, but some traces remain. This first of a rigorous new archaeology series explores those remains in the Bavarian Alps and what has been built on the site since.
SITCOM FAMILY The Goldbergs, 8.30pm, E4
THE U.S. comedy continues to charm, both with its enthusiastic Eighties nostalgia and in the relationships between the Goldberg family — which, while played for laughs, feel fundamentally real. This week, domineering mum Beverly continues her mission to reinvent herself and start her own business.
VINTAGE FASHION A Stitch In Time, 8.30pm, BBC4
AMBER BUTCHART’S (pictured below rightg with historical ccostumier Ninya Mikhaila) eye is caught by a painting of a hedge cutter, which is thought to date back to the 1790s and provides a rare example of a large portrait of a member of staff.staff What does his leather clothing tell us about his daily life and the time as a whole?
MOTORING ALONG Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars, 9pm, Quest
IN A charming new Wheeler Dealers-style series, the antiques expert Drew Pritchard tours the country, buying motoring memorabilia and collectible cars. Then he passes the cars on to motoring whiz Paul Cowland (pictured near right with Pritchard), of Turbo Pickers, who fixes them up to sell.
EMOTIONAL REUNION Long Lost Family U.S., 9pm, Quest Red
ALL Kendra’s mum has told her about her biological father is that his name is Daniel. How will the heroic image she has built up in her mind compare to the reality? That’s the more emotional of the two true stories in tonight’s new episode. (Freeview 38, Sky 162, Virgin 215)
PAY-PER-VIEW MOVIE It, BT TV/SkyStore/ Virgin Movies
THIS revival of Stephen King’s tale of a child-terrorising clown was a box-office hit and, as well as being deeply sinister, it has some very nice moments between the kids.
GREY MATTER The Brain With David Eagleman, 10pm, Eden
ORIGINALLY shown on BBC4, this series from American neuroscientist David Eagleman is a mind-expanding viewing experience. In this episode, he explores the world of emotions and memories, and learns how a group of nuns are holding back the symptoms of Alzheimer’s.
GOLF Abu Dhabi Championship, 3.30am, Sky Sports Golf
TOMMY FLEETWOOD returns to the UAE to defend his title. He is set to face a top-class field that includes world number one Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Henrik Stenson.