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IT’S BACK! Raven Returns, 3.50pm, CBBC THE exciting fantasy game show returns with a new series, for the first time since 2010. New host Aisha Toussaint (pictured) presides over challenges that test the strength, skill and courage of a group of nine- to 13-year-olds who lose themselves in the adventure. TOP TEEN-MOVIE Stand By Me, 3.45pm, Sky Select OUTSTANDING coming-of-age drama, based on a Stephen King story and directed by Rob Reiner. River Phoenix and Wil Wheaton are two of the friends on a lifechanging day out. SWEET DRAMA Red Dog: The Early Years, 12.55pm, 6.15pm, Sky Premiere PREQUEL to 2011’s Red Dog, this is a fictionalisation of the early life of a legendary Aussie pup. Levi Miller stars as the lad who meets a four-legged friend that is simply unforgettable. NEW ACTIONER Atomic Blonde, Sky Store CHARLIZE THERON is the supercool and stylish centre of this hard-charging action thriller. She’s playing an MI6 agent in Berlin, shortly before the collapse of the Wall. NEW FANTASY SHOWS Supergirl, 8pm, Sky One THE start of a spectacular new four-part crossover for Sky’s four DC shows — it’s all about evil versions of Supergirl (pictured below), Arrow, et al, and is a good deal more fun than the recent Justice League movie. The order of the shows is slightly different this week — Arrow has moved from Thursday to tonight, at 9pm. ART HISTORY The Art That Made Mexico, 9pm, BBC4 MEXICAN-BORN artist Alinka Echeverria hosts this new, epic portrait of her country through its art. Her first topic is the natural world, which was at the centre of Aztec art — understandably, as the vistas here are inspiring even seen through a TV screen. GOTHIC PROFILE Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive, 9pm, PBS America A NEW profile of the writer of such brooding Gothic works as The Raven. The talking heads provide good context, especially in explaining Poe’s obsession with death, but the highlight is Denis O’Hare, who plays Poe in the efficient reconstructions. (Freesat 155, Sky 534, Virgin 276) CLASSIC MOVIE Yield To The Night, 10pm, Talking Pictures TV DIANA DORS (pictured with Michael Craig) is spellbinding in this British drama as a prisoner set to hang for murdering a love rival. By the time the film was released, the abolition of the death penalty was under way, but the film still packs a punch. (Freeview 81, Freesat 306, Sky 343, Virgin 445) SEASON ENDS Curb Your Enthusiasm, 10pm, Sky Atlantic THE long-awaited ninth season ends, and the fact that it has even matched what came before is a triumph in itself — so many shows fail when they try to recapture old magic. In the last episode, the big question is whether Larry is still under threat of death!