Satellite choice
BRITISH MOVIE The Dam Busters, 3.50pm, Film4
STIRRING stuff, this tells the true story behind Operation Chastise, the wonderfully codenamed campaign to destroy German dams in 1943. Michael Redgrave stars as Barnes Wallis, the inventor of those ingenious bouncing bombs.
YOUNG BROTHERS One Zoo Three, 4.20pm, CBBC
THERE are lots of children who would love to grow up in a zoo, but that was a reality for brothers Cam, Tyler and Aaron Whitnall. Their family run Hertfordshire’s Paradise Wildlife Park, and this charming new daily series follows their lives caring for meerkats, otters, tapirs and more.
ANIMATED ADVENTURE Captain Sabertooth, 6.30pm,p, Skyy Premiere
BASED on a popular Norwegian franchise, tthis animation for younger children ffollows the notn very fearsome dandy pirate ofo the title (pictured) as he schemes to get his mitts on a magical gem.
FOOTBALL Liverpool v Arsenal, 7.45pm, Sky Premier League & Main Event
THESE two sides were evenly matched in the Community Shield a month ago, playing out a 1-1 draw before the Gunners lifted the trophy after penalties. Will the Reds have the edge at Anfield as they continue the defence of their Premier League title?
GALLERY GUIDE Inside Art, 7.30pm, Sky Arts
LINDA McCARTNEY took great pictures not just of Sixties musicians, but of her family and Liverpool life, too. Kate Bryan visits a retrospective of her work at Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery, and hears from Linda’s daughter Mary — who is also a photographer.
TASTY TOUR John Torode’s Malaysian Adventure, 8pm, Food Network
JOHN TORODE embarks on a daily, new-to-Freeview odyssey to discover what is unique about Malaysian food, and he explains how to re-create it at home. Malaysian cuisine is described as ‘the original fusion food’, with Chinese and Indian influences.
SOCIALITE SET Made In Chelsea, 9pm, E4
IT SEEMS even the gilded lives of Chelsea’s rich young things have been blighted by the pandemic as, at the start of this new series, Gareth and Ollie (pictured) see their wedding plans left in chaos by coronavirus. The spectre of the virus remains light in other areas, though, as Liv is joined by new faces for a summer country getaway.
ICONIC PLANE Inside The Spitfire Factory, 9pm, More4
TWENTY years ago, Peter Monk built a Spitfire in his garage. Now, he employs almost 30 staff, who restore the fighters at the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar. This absorbing new series follows their fine work on MJ755, which flew during Operation Anvil. We also meet a pilot who actually flew it.
HOSPITAL DRAMA The Resident, 9pm, Sky Witness
IN THE war for the soul of medicine at Chastain, profits sit on one side and patients on the other. Tonight’s new episode of the pacey U.S. drama kicks that war up a gear as the staff have to take on the PR-friendly ‘mother of all surgeries’, and Nevin (Emily VanCamp) cleverly defends the free clinic.
FILM BIOPIC Tesla, BT TV/Sky Store/ Virgin Movies
QUIETLY unconventional biopic of an unconventional man, with Ethan Hawke as the prolific inventor Nikola Tesla, whose place in history is smaller than it should be.