Satellite choice
T20 CRICKET England Women v Pakistan Women, 1.30pm, Sky Sports 2
HEATHER KNIGHT had a dream start as England captain, with an ODI series whitewash against Pakistan and five wickets and an unbeaten half-century in the first game. This is the second of three T20 games, after England posted their highest total in the format, 187, in their victory at Bristol on Sunday.
England v Sri Lanka, 6pm, Sky Sports 2
FOLLOWING on from the women at Southampton, England’s men take on Sri Lanka in the tourists’ final fixture. Fans at the Rose Bowl will be hoping for another display of explosive batting from the likes of Jason Roy and Jos Buttler.
FILM THRILLER Black Sea, 4.05pm, Sky Action
THERE’S a touch of the Cold War about Kevin Macdonald’s tense undersea tale. Jude Law is one of the treasure-seekers engaged in a stand-off with a crew of Russian sailors on a rickety sub.
D-DAY ARTEFACTS Unearthing WWII, 7pm, Yesterday
FILM-MAKER Wayne Abbott and military historian David O’Keefe uncover the battlefields of World War II for this evocative new weekly three-part series. The duo’s first stop is Juno Beach, where they look for relics of the Canadian landings on D-Day.
READY TO READ B Is For Book, 9pm, BBC4
LEARNING to read in a London school where 47 different languages are spoken sounds like the material for a gritty, depressing documentary — but this new film, which explores just that journey, turns out to be a joy. Filmed over a year, it records the progress of each child (including Stephan, Sienna, Tai’jah, Maria and William, pictured) with a sense of magic.
VILLAGE SLEUTH Agatha Raisin, 9pm, Sky 1
A HUNKY vet (Daniel Ings) comes to Carsley, and Agatha is at the head of a pack of women who turn up with absurd excuses for appointments. It’s not an edifying sight, but, luckily, a murder soon has everyone thinking along more sober lines . . .
POLTERGEIST ACTIVITY The Enfield Haunting, 10pm, Pick
THE Freeview premiere for Sky’s gripping three-part drama based on the case of the Enfield Poltergeist. Matthew Macfadyen and Timothy Spall (pictured) play Maurice Grosse and Guy Lyon Playfair — paranormal investigators of very different temperaments.
TRAINS DOWN UNDER Railroad Australia, 10pm, Discovery
IT SEEMS leaves on the line are a problem even for the rough, tough locomotives of Australia. In Cairns, oily rainforest leaves combine with rain to make it hard going up a hill — elsewhere, a more-than-a milelong ‘metal monster’ is making the trek from Melbourne to Perth.
U.S. COMEDY BrainDead, Amazon Prime
THIS satire from the creators of The Good Wife — Robert and Michelle King — has a similar look to that show, but a very different feel. As it begins, the U.S. government is on the verge of a shutdown, but something worse — think Invasion Of The Body Snatchers — is afoot. A new episode arrives every Tuesday.
FREEVIEW MOVIE Killing Them Softly, 10.55pm, Film4
TROUBLED hit man Brad Pitt carries out one of the most relentless murders in cinema history in this brutally noirish crime drama. Be warned: this is not for the faint-hearted . . .