Satellite choice
GOLF British Masters, 1.30pm, Sky Main Event & Golf
DANNY WILLETT is the host of this year’s tournament, which comes from The Belfry. Italian Renato Paratore is the defending champion.
NEW COMEDY The Upshaws, Netflix
MAINSTREAM U.S. sitcom with some punchy performances, in which a working-class AfricanAmerican family struggle for success in middle America.
FOOTBALL Chelsea v Arsenal, 7.30pm, Sky Main Event & Premier League
ARSENAL need to go for a win at Stamford Bridge to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for Europe. Chelsea have been in fantastic form, but Gunners manager Mikel Arteta will hope the Blues have their minds on Saturday’s FA Cup final.
BRITISH FILM Silent Night, 8.10pm, Sky Premiere
MURKY thriller about an ex-con (Bradley Taylor), fresh out of prison, who hopes to reconnect with his daughter — if only he can stay away from violence.
COLONIAL TIMES India On Film, 8.40pm, PBS America
IN THIS new two-parter, restored footage from the BFI provides a fascinating window into India at the time of the Raj. Experts comment on films of pomp and everyday life, and reveal intriguing facts: most Indians hadn’t even heard of tea until 1850.
REAL-LIFE MYSTERY Catfish UK, 9pm, MTV
IN THE last part, we meet TikTok stars Abbie and Cole Howat from Dumfries. The couple have been receiving sinister gifts from a ‘fan’, and the situation is playing havoc with their relationship. Hopefully, Oobah and Julie will find some answers. (Sky 126, Virgin 134)
LEGAL LAUGHS The Grinder, 9pm, Fox
THE cameos just keep coming in Rob Lowe’s sharp comedy about a deluded actor-turned-lawyer. Lowe’s old West Wing co-star Richard Schiff graces the screen, opening a two-parter full of self-imposed dramatic torment for Dean (Lowe) that puts him and his brother on opposite sides of the court.
BIG PLANS Building The Dream/ Grand Designs Australia, 9pm/10pm, More4
TONIGHT’S new double bill of architectural ambition opens in Hampshire, where Charlie Luxton helps Ryan and Jenny with a derelict barn. Then, Peter Maddison (pictured) meets Matt and Eloise, who have swapped Melbourne for Tasmania, and face a tough budget.
FREEVIEW MOVIE The Taking Of Pelham 123, 9pm, Paramount
REMAKING Joseph Sargent’s understated 1974 subway hostage caper was a tall order, but the Tony Scott/Denzel Washington dream team succeeds. Washington is the train dispatcher dealing with a ransom demand. (Freeview 32, Freesat 132, Sky 150, Virgin 187)
PARAMEDIC SITCOM Bloods, 10pm,p Skyy One
THEY must have spent a bit of money on this new episode — it features multiple uses of a helicopter. One airborne medic is played with swagger and Top Gun shades by Garth Marenghi’s Matthew Holness, and Maleek (Samson Kayo, pictured with Holness and Jane Horrocks) is in awe. Could he, a lowly paramedic, join the ranks of this aerial elite?
BENEATH THE WAVES Legends Of The Deep, 10pm, Sky History
THE grown-up grandchildren of Jacques Cousteau search for the truth behind marine mysteries for this new series. Celine and Fabien, who take it all very seriously, travel to Nova Scotia, where, in 1967, witnesses claimed to see an object crashing into Shag Harbour.