Satellite choice
FREEVIEW BIOPIC The Iron Lady, 6.55pm, Film4
MERYL STREEP is magnificent as former PM Margaret Thatcher in this fanciful biopic. It covers her career, from humble origins to the forced resignation she felt was such a bitter betrayal.
FOOTBALL Sevilla v Manchester United, 7pm, BT Sport 2
THE Champions League round of 16 sees the Red Devils facing Sevilla for the first time. Manager Jose Mourinho had a good record against them as Real Madrid coach, winning seven games and losing just one.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY Inside Britain’s Moped Crime Gangs, BBC3 (via iPlayer)
LIVVY HAYDOCK rides on the back of a moped with a thief, who points out which members of the public make easy targets, in this eye-opening new report about the growing trend in this alarming crime.
MAKING HISTORY The Day When Churchill Chose War, 8pm, Yesterday
IT’S chilling to think how the world might look had Churchill not been so determined to carry on the fight against Hitler, when his cabinet were keen to negotiate. He’s the first subject of a new series that explores the importance of singular people at pivotal points.
ACTION DRAMA Taken, 9pm, 5 USA
SUPER-SOLDIER Bryan’s grief over his sister sends him into a rage in part two of this absorbing Taken prequel. His boss (Jennifer Beals) is only mildly perturbed (‘Let’s just say he’s a work in progress’) and parks him behind a desk, but there’s only so long a man with his very particular skills can remain idle.
FRIGHT NIGHT Live: Celebrity Haunted Mansion, 9pm, W
TWO teams of celebrities move into a deserted Gloucestershire mansion and attempt to endure the scares in this new, five-night spook-hunt, hosted by Matt Richardson and Christine Lampard (pictured). The first episode will also be shown on Really (Freeview 17).
U.S. MEDICS Grey’s Anatomy, 9pm, Sky Living
DID Dr Wilson run down her ex-husband, the vile Dr Stadler? He turns up severely injured in the hospital tonight, so it’ll be interesting to see what he says when — or if — he wakes up. Another procedure this week turns out to have an awkward personal connection for April.
BACK TO SCHOOL Undercover High School, 9pm, CI
ADULTS go undercover as students at a U.S. high school in this mesmerising new series. Some try to lay their own ghosts to rest; others want to learn how to help teens. At 25, Erin, once a bully, is the eldest and is fitted with braces to help her to pass for 18. (Sky 553, Virgin 275)
FRENCH FILM The Midwife, 10.20pm, Sky Premiere
CATHERINE DENEUVE stars in this comedy drama as the former mistress of the dad of Catherine Frot’s midwife. The two women (pictured) have great fun disagreeing and slowly bonding.
PAY-PER-VIEW MOVIE The Snowman, BT TV/ Sky Store/Virgin Movies
‘HE CALLS himself the Snowman Killer. He’s completely insane.’ Michael Fassbender is the above-average star of this competent serial killer thriller based on a Jo Nesbo book.