Satellite choice
MUSICAL DRAMA Mozart In The Jungle, Amazon Prime
THE absurdly charismatic conductor (Gael Garcia Bernal) is in Venice, falling for a possibly crazy opera singer (Monica Bellucci, looking sensational), as the new, third season debuts.
SCI-FI MOVIE Midnight Special, 2.15pm, 8pm, Sky Premiere
SLOW-MOVING sci-fi thriller about an eight-year-old boy (Jaeden Lieberher, pictured) who is kidnapped from a religious cult run by a sneaky Sam Shephard. As the truth of the boy’s lineage and destiny emerges, the film shifts gear for a spectacle of a finale.
FAIRYTALE ANIMATION Tangled, 4.15pm, Sky Disney
RAPUNZEL is reimagined as a feisty gal with magical locks and a mind of her own. None too pleased to find herself trapped in a tower, she breaks free for an adventure.
FOOTBALL Brighton & Hove v Leeds United, 7pm, Sky Sports 1
THE Israeli striker Tomer Hemed scored twice for the Seagulls in their 4-0 win the last time these two sides met, in February. Brighton & Hove Albion have now won their five most recent meetings — but Leeds have enjoyed a revival this season and are now up to fourth in the Championship, seven points behind their hosts.
RUGBY UNION Northampton Saints v Leinster, 7pm, BT Sport 2
BOTH sides have won one and lost one, but the Saints find themselves at the bottom of their European Champions Cup pool as they host table-topping Leinster tonight.
MUSICAL FUN Hairspray Live!, 8pm, ITV2
MARTIN SHORT, Ariana Grande (pictured) and Kristin Chenoweth are among the talented cast in a TV version of the colourful Broadway musical, which was performed live on NBC in the U.S. Harvey Fierstein reprises his stage role as the pantomime dame-style Edna Turnblad, mum to the fameseeking Tracy (Maddie Baillio).
STAR PROFILE Arena: No Direction Home — Bob Dylan, 9pm, BBC4
MARTIN SCORSESE’S profile is long, but Dylan is such a compelling presence that you barely notice. The director tries to demystify his subject here through rare footage and interviews, but he doesn’t quite succeed. Just as well, as Dylan’s mystique is part of his charm.
THRILLING DRAMA The Blacklist, 9pm, Sky Living
LIZ has tired of Red’s ‘help’ and has taken to rolling her eyes at him like a surly teen — but could he finally hold the key to saving her daughter? Elsewhere, events take an absurd turn when Aram goes undercover: ‘The safety word is banana,’ he is told. Somehow, everyone
keeps a straight face.
FILM CHILLER The Thing, 10.15pm, Sky Greats
JOHN CARPENTER’S cult sci-fi horror is set on an Antarctic research station — where no one can hear you scream. Kurt Russell is the hero, returning from another base with some ghastly remains . . .
TOP DRAMA Olive Kitteridge, 11.05pm, Sky Atlantic
THIS elegant HBO drama was added to Sky On Demand and Now TV yesterday, but for readers without those services, here’s another way to watch. Frances McDormand stars as the crabby schoolteacher driven to extreme action in a two-parter of top-notch quality.