Satellite choice
WAR EFFORT Women Airforce Pilots Of WWII, 2.50pm, PBS America
THE story of the American women who served as test pilots, towed targets for anti-aircraft practice and ferried planes about during World War II. As ever with this type of film, it’s the testimony of the veterans that really brings it to life.
ON-DEMAND MOVIE Skyscraper, BT TV/Sky Store/Virgin Movies
DWAYNE JOHNSON does what he does best in this immensely fun action blockbuster. ‘The Rock’ plays a security specialist with a prosthetic leg — and he’s the only man who stands in the way of disaster at a giant skyscraper.
FOLK HERO Robin Hood: The First Celebrity Outlaw, 8pm, Sky Arts
THERE’S a new Robin Hood film in cinemas today — this documentary provides an interesting perspective on how Britain’s alluring hero has evolved through songs, books, movies and video games.
NEW YORK CRIME Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, 9pm, Universal
IN TONIGHT’S twisting new episode, a case of sexual assault on a homeless woman takes a bewildering turn when it emerges the victim has a dual personality. Carisi and Benson both go above and beyond trying to help — Benson especially — but will it blow up in their faces?
ITALIAN ROMANCE 7 Days, 9.45pm, Sky Premiere
ON AN idyllic Mediterranean island, two jaded midlifers (Alessia Barela and Bruno Todeschini) embark on a passionate affair, which they intend to end within a week . . . ATOMIC AGE Britain’s Nuclear Bomb: The Inside Story, 10pm, BBC4 HOW Britain got the atomic bomb is a fascinating tale of ingenuity and determination against the odds, and it’s told with great detail in this documentary. It includes a rare interview with our ‘bombmaker-inchief’, Ken Johnston, the former chief scientist at Aldermaston.
MAGICAL WORLD Zapped, 10pm, Dave
IT’S only taken 15 episodes, but tonight, Brian (James Buckley, pictured with Sharon Rooney) has finally ditched his suit and tie for a more local wardrobe. Does this mean he’s given up hope of returning to Isleworth for good? A familiar face turns up to remind him of home in a finale that features a dragon and an amusing nod to The Hunchback Of Notre Dame.
CRIME DRAMA Lawless, 10.55pm, Film4
CONCLUDING Film4’s season of Tom Hardy films, this gritty Prohibition-era western stars Hardy (pictured with Jessica Chastain) as one of the bootlegger Bondurant brothers, alongside Jason Clarke and Shia LaBeouf. Hamming it up is Guy Pearce as an especially slimy lawman intent on shutting down their illegal alcohol operation.
GOLF Melbourne World Cup Of Golf, 1am, Sky Golf
THE opening day of the tournament at Melbourne’s Metropolitan Golf Club. Twenty-eight national teams will compete across a 72-hole stroke play event. Ryder Cup winners Ian Poulter and Tyrrell Hatton will be representing England.