Satellite choice
CHILDREN’S SERIES The Dumping Ground, 5pm, CBBC
A NEW series for CBBC’s admirably mature, Bafta-winning drama, which is a spin-off of Tracy Beaker Returns. It’s back with a clever, Groundhog Day-style episode in which Sasha is stuck reliving the same day, over and over. What is it she needs to change?
RUGBY UNION Newcastle Falcons v Exeter Chiefs, 7pm, BT Sport 1
LAST year’s runners-up, Exeter, have been in explosive form this season, averaging nearly 40 points in their three games so far. Can they keep up their 100 per cent record at Kingston Park tonight?
MUSIC MASTER Quincy, Netflix
MUSIC producer Quincy Jones is one of only 18 people to have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards. One of his children is actress Rashida Jones (Parks And Recreation), and she directs this remarkably intimate profile.
COMEDY SEQUEL Daddy’s Home 2, 8pm, Sky Premiere
THE daddies of the daddies from the first film put in an appearance — Mark Wahlberg gets hunky Mel Gibson, while Will Ferrell’s dad is played by a far weedier John Lithgow (pictured with Ferrell).
FREEVIEW MOVIE The Blind Side, 8pm, 5Star
SANDRA BULLOCK won an Oscar for her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy, a Tennessee woman who takes a troubled teenager under her wing, in this fact-based drama. Quinton Aaron is the teen, Michael ‘Big Mike’ Oher, whose skills on the football field offer him a big opportunity to escape poverty.
MAGICAL WORLD A Discovery Of Witches, 9pm, Sky One
THIS fantasy drama is taking its time, but it’s worth it for the tense moments when someone’s supernatural power suddenly explodes. There’s a moment like that for Diana tonight as the pressure on her to reveal the book escalates, and we also learn more about the fascinating Matthew.
CHECK MATE Brooklyn Castle, 9pm, PBS America
IN NEW YORK, there’s an inner-city school that boasts the most successful junior high chess team in the whole of the U.S. The squad is the subject of an uplifting new film that sees the game as a great leveller, especially at a school with so many poor students.
DARK COMEDY DRAMA Maniac, Netflix
DIRECTED by Cary Fukunaga (who will helm the next Bond movie) and based on a Norwegian series, Netflix’s stylish, split-reality drama dives headlong into the deepest recesses of the human psyche. Jonah Hill and Emma Stone (pictured) play the wounded souls at its core, who begin their adventure at a strange drug trial.
ELECTRONIC BEATS Can You Feel It — How Dance Music Conquered The World, 10pm, BBC4
WELL-STRUCTURED history of dance music, from its early repetitive ‘four to the floor’ beat — which allowed seamless mixing between records in clubs — through the rise of remixes and beyond. There are some surprising side stories, as well as contributions from the likes of disco legend Tom Moulton, house pioneer Farley ‘Jackmaster’ Funk and modern superstar DJs Pete Tong and David Guetta.