Satellite choice
CHILDREN’S DRAMA The Dumping Ground, 5pm, CBBC
THE Bafta-winning drama about a children’s care home kicks off the new, second half of its eighth series. Sasha (a Bafta-nominated Annabelle Davis) is excited about the approach of her birthday, so let’s hope everyone remembers, or there might be big trouble . . .
TOTS’ TALE CBeebies Bedtime Stories, 6.50pm, CBeebies
IT’S no fun being a cloud —wherever you go, people are rarely pleased to see you. Dermot O’Leary, who seems to have the exact opposite effect on people, has chosen to read Tim Hopgood’s tale of Cyril The Lonely Cloud for this new episode of CBeebies’ cosy storytelling show.
FOOTBALL Huddersfield Town v Nottingham Forest, 7pm, Sky Football & Main Event
FOREST imploded at the end of last season to drop out of play-off contention, and they’ve continued in a similar vein with three straight defeats. Can they turn things around against fellow strugglers Huddersfield, who are also yet to pick up a point?
BRIDAL BOUTIQUE Say Yes To The Dress: Lancashire, 8pm, TLC
BRIDE-TO-BE Wendy is 60, wants a ‘boobilicious’ dress, and has £3,000 to spend on one from Gok Wan in this fun new episode. Wendy’s entourage of family and friends are rather less keen on her flashing the flesh, though: ‘You’re not Katie Price,’ remarks one. Will she be deterred? (Sky 133, Virgin 167)
F1 CHAMP Fernando, Amazon Prime
‘THE only thing I care about in life is winning.’ The competitive side of the Spanish two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso is on full display in this upclose and personal five-part profile of his life. It includes interviews with those who know him best.
FILM BIOPIC Judy, 8pm, Sky Premiere
RENEE ZELLWEGER (pictured) transforms into Judy Garland for this musical biopic of the feted performer. She won Oscar, Bafta and Golden Globe glory for her knockout turn, and is strongly supported by our own Jessie Buckley (as Garland’s final unflappable assistant).
AUSSIE POP Australian Hits At The BBC, 9pm, BBC4
OVER the years, the Aussie invasion of our charts hasn’t just been down to soap stars looking for another career, like Kylie and Jason. This compilation of performances also features INXS, AC/DC, Aborigine band Yothu Yindi, The Easybeats and John Farnham — the singer of You’re The Voice.
NEW U.S. THRILLER Utopia, Amazon Prime
THE apocalyptic stories of a comic book turn out to be true in this stylishly violent U.S. version of the Ch4 drama, which you can also find on Amazon. The Americanmerican show’s biggest star is John Cusack (pictured), who plays a scientist blamed for a deadly epidemic.
TREASURE HUNTER Rob Riggle: Global Investigator, 9pm, Discovery
HUMOUR can be a good way to learn, and the comic Rob Riggle brings a lot of that to this history series. Tonight, he’s looking for the treasure of the pirate ‘Black Caesar’ in Florida. ‘I haven’t understood most of this,’ he reflects on what he’s learned before diving in search of gold. ‘But it sounds promising.’
DARK COMEDY Why Women Kill, 9pm, Alibi
IN THE first of a double bill, both Simone (Lucy Liu) and Beth Ann (Ginnifer Goodwin) find themselves in thoroughly embarrassing situations. Behind those farce-like moments, though, lies the darker question of which corner of each of this show’s three love triangles will end up dead.