Satellite choice
SNOOKER European Masters, 11.55am, 5.55pm, Eurosport 1
WORLD number one Mark Selby is among the favourites in Lommel, Belgium. Others include Stuart Bingham, who lost to Judd Trump in a tense final last year, plus Neil Robertson and four-times world champion John Higgins.
SWEET ANIMATION Daisy y & Ollie, , 4pm, p, Cartoonito
NOT a lot of new British kids’ TV is made outside the BBC, but dad-offive Jason Manford’s charming series is one admirable example. example In this first of a weekday run of new episodes, the siblings find out about farms, Chinese New Year and more. (Sky 619, Virgin 706)
FACT-BASED FILM Battle Of The Sexes, 5.55pm, Sky Premiere
EMMA STONE and Steve Carell really ace it as Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in this tasty sports drama. In 1973, the two meet on and off court for a battle of skill and wills.
FOOTBALL Bournemouth v Crystal Palace, 7pm, Sky Premier League & Main Event
THIS mid-table scrap after such a thrilling weekend in the Premiere League will have us hanging on until the end. Can Wilfried Zaha’s new contract with Palace bring out the best in the player?
LIFE & PAIN George Shelley: Learning To Grieve, BBC3 (via iPlayer)
IN 2017, the sister of singer George Shelley died after a road accident. He has taken antidepressants to help him to cope with the loss and, for this raw and salutary film, he opens up about his grief — which is clearly not easy for him.
WHODUNIT Elementary, 9pm, Sky Witness
FIRST of a wild, two-part finale to a season that has been particularly tough on Joan, given Sherlock’s debilitated state. That only gets worse tonight in an episode that centres on the serial killer Michael, who’s been consistently positioned as Sherlock’s latest nemesis.
FREEVIEW MOVIE The Swimmer, 9pm, Talking Pictures
BURT LANCASTER, looking fit and tanned at 52, plays Ned Merrill, who, on a lovely sunny day, decides to take a dip in as many pools as he can all over a quiet suburban town. What he finds reveals as much about Sixties American society as it does about Ned himself.
THE THINGS WE LEAVE BEHIND The Secret Life Of Landfill: A Rubbish History, 10pm, BBC4
YOU wouldn’t expect a documentary about rubbish to be so interesting, but this dive into how our landfills are made, and what past generations considered not worth keeping, was quite the education — and a minor hit for BBC4. Here’s another chance to learn about this surprising world.
CLASSIC COMEDY Harry Enfield And Chums / The Fast Show, 10pm, Gold
NEW sketch shows are hard to find on TV nowadays — it’s an expensive genre — but there are plenty of classics. Gold is repeating these and others throughout the week to tie in with new series My Favourite Sketch (Friday at 10pm). Episode one of Smack The Pony is tomorrow at 10.40pm.
NORSE MARAUDERS Vikings, 10pm, 5Spike
THE long-brewing collision between the rising Ragnar (Travis Fimmel) and the fading Haraldson (Gabriel Byrne, pictured) finally takes place in tonight’s episode. They don’t make us wait long for it, either — some shows would have strung it out until the end of the episode —and the consequences are considerable.