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ONCE UPON A TIME . . . CBeebies Bedtime Stories, 6.50pm, CBeebies
THE latest star to take the storyteller’s seat t for CBeebies is none other than Sir Elton John himself. The music legend (pictured) — and d parent of two youngoung sons — will be reading The Dog Detectives: Lost In London by Zoa and Fin Gypsy.
CYCLING Tour de Yorkshire, 1.45pm, ITV4
AFTER the women set off from Beverley to Doncaster in the first of two stages (8.30am), the men’s four-stage race gets under way this afternoon, with Mark Cavendish set to return from injury to compete.
CLASSIC WESTERN True Grit, 4.30pm, Film4
REMADE in 2010 by the Coen brothers, this is Henry Hathaway’s original, starring John Wayne as one-eyed lawman Rooster Cogburn. It’s a beautifully filmed revenge western in which Cogburn is hired by 14-year-old Mattie (Kim Darby) to avenge the murder of her father.
FOOTBALL Atletico Madrid v Arsenal, 7.30pm, BT Sport 2
THE first leg of their Europa League semi-final was a missed opportunity for Arsenal after they conceded an 82nd-minute equaliser despite playing against ten men for 80 minutes. Can the Gunners defy the odds and get to the final in Lyon?
TRUE-ISH TALE Urban Myths, 9pm, Sky Arts
ROCKER Alice Cooper and surrealist Salvador Dali (Noel Fielding and David Suchet, pictured) compete to see who is the greatest artist in this latest comic recreation of true events. What happens between them is weird in a tedious art student sort of way — what’ss far more interesting is Sheila Hancock as Dali’s unpredictable wife.
SPY ACTION Deep State, 9pm, Fox
IF YOU’VE found the recent season of Homeland a little on the silly side, this tough British thriller is a good alternative. Tonight, Max is pushed over the edge when the loathsome George makes a move on his family. Surely, that twofaced desk jockey has just signed his own death warrant?
NEW U.S. SITCOM Let’s Get Physical, 9.30pm, E4
JANE SEYMOUR (pictured with Matt Jones) is the best reason to watch this fasttalking but wafer-thin new comedy about a curious inheritance request. She plays the mum of a tubby rocker (Jones) who returns home after his dad dies and learns he must dedicate his life to aerobics to receive $8 million from the will.
POLITICAL DRAMA Scandal, 10pm, Sky Living
IT’S past its best, but if you’ve ever enjoyed this full-throttle political thriller, this is the penultimate episode, and the show’s many plot threadst are starting to be pulled tight. Liv and Mellie are answering hard questions tonight, and Liv’s choices will have huge consequences — there is no other kind in ScandalS — for everyone else.
FILM SATIRE Austin Found, 10.10pm, Sky Premiere
THIS black comedy might be in too poor taste for some. It follows an ambitious mother who has her beauty contestant daughter kidnapped — for the publicity. Linda Cardellini stars.
HIT MAN Barry, 10.45pm, Sky Atlantic
OUR assassin who wants to be an actor tries to put his past behind him in part two of HBO’s comedy, but his past comes knocking, straps him to a chair and demands he kill again. This episode reveals a sillier streak than the opener and gives more room for Henry Winkler to shine as Barry’s crazy acting teacher.