Satellite choice
FOOTBALL EFL Cup, 5pm, 7.30pm, Sky Main Event & Football
IN THE first of tonight’s quarterfinal ties, Championship side Brentford welcome Newcastle United to the Community Stadium (Kick-off 5.30pm). Then, Arsenal manager Mickel Arteta pits his wits against his old mentor Pep Guardiola as Manchester City head to the Emirates (Kick-off 8pm).
SPORTS MOVIE Swimming For Gold, 6.15pm, Sky Premiere
AN ELITE U.S. swimmer (Peyton List) goes to Australia to coach a boys’ team, and deals with poolside drama and rivalries. Daniel Needs and Lauren Esposito also star.
STAR PROFILE Julie Andrews Forever, 8pm, Sky Arts
EVEN at 85, Julie Andrews remains indefatigable — she’s the voice of the all-seeing gossip queen in the Netflix series Bridgerton, which arrives on Christmas Day. This new profile looks behind the polished image of the star of The Sound Of Music to reveal the struggles beneath.
MAGIC MOTORS Car Of The Year, 8pm, ITV4
SOME fantastic cars are being put through their paces on the Anglesey circuit in a new, two-part countdown that ends tomorrow. Look out for the Morgan Plus Four, Honda Civic Type R, Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0, the Lamborghini Huracan Evo RWD and Volkswagen Golf GTI.
DANCING ON ICE Torvill & Dean,, 8pm,p, ITV3
FIRST shown over Christmas 2018 2018, ITV’s drama is an uplifting treat that stars Poppy Lee Friar and Will Tudor (pictured) as the great ice dancing duo. The story begins with them as children, in 1968, and deftly traces their rise and their setbacks across one feature-length instalment.
CLASSIC DRAMA Mother Love, 9pm, BBC4
MESMERISING drama adapted by Andrew Davies from Roger Longrigg’s novel, first shown in 1989. Its main concern is Helena (a Bafta-winning Diana Rigg) and her obsessive love for her son (James Wilby) and hatred of his father (David McCallum). A Face To Face interview with Rigg, who died in September follows at 10.45pm, and it concludes tomorrow.
THE HILLS ARE ALIVE! The Sound Of Music — Live!, 9pm, Sky Arts
AMERICAN country star Carrie Underwood stars as Maria von Trapp, with Stephen Moyer as her Captain, in this stage version of the musical; it has wonderful singing and dancing, plus adequate acting. There’s more musical action on Sky Arts tomorrow with Jesus Christ Superstar at the same time.
WAR DOCUMENTARY Baghdad Diary, 9pm, Sky History
THIS startling new documentary explores the Iraq War and its aftermath from two perspectives: from Baghdad’s Barakat Jassem, who went to work for the Coalition Provisional Authority; and from Craig White, a U.S. TV cameraman embedded with the U.S. Army.
HIT FILM COMEDY Bridesmaids, 9pm, ITV2
KRISTEN WIIG both writes and stars in this comedy, which embraces the romcom’s stock in trade — relationships, weddings — while proving that there is another way to make a comedy that will appeal to female audiences. It’s flat-out gross in places, but it also feels wild, fresh and original.
STAND-UP SET London Hughes, Netflix
BRITISH comedian London Hughes — who started her TV career presenting daytime shows on adult TV station Babestation before moving to CBBC! — has scored a Netflix special and uses it to ask why, despite her success, she and so many women like her are single.