Satellite choice
MOVIE ADVENTURE The Jungle Book, 12.20pm, 8pm, Sky Family
RAISED by wolves, man-cub Mowgli (Neel Sethi, pictured) comes of age in this glorious take on the classic tale. Bagheera, Baloo and co are realised in stunning, characterful detail.
ACTION FLICK John Wick: Chapter Two, 12.45pm, 8pm, Sky Premiere
SHOOTOUT-heavy sequel with Keanu Reeves returning to the title role, loaded with even more bullets than in the first film. The ante-raising will certainly please action fans.
FOOTBALL Arsenal v Liverpool, 7pm, Sky Premiere League & Main Event
LIVERPOOL managed a league double over Arsenal last season and will aim to do the same again — they’ve already beaten them 4-0, at Anfield back in August.
RUGBY UNION Worcester Warriors v London Irish, 7pm, BT Sport 1
THE Premiership’s two bottom clubs battle for survival at Sixways. London Irish haven’t won in the league since beating Harlequins 39-29 on the first weekend of the season, and Worcester will want to make sure the Exiles don’t add to their points tally this evening.
FESTIVE HITS TOTP2 Christmas 2017, 7.30pm, BBC4
TOTP2 becomes TOTP4 as the nostalgic music retrospective moves channels. Mark Radcliffe narrates a fact-filled trip back through the yuletide charts of times past, including hits from the likes of Kylie and Jason, Slade, The Flying Pickets and Mariah Carey.
SEASONAL SING-SONG Michael Buble’s Christmas In New York, 8pm, Sky One
ARIANA GRANDE, Barbra Streisand and Miss Piggy join the old-school entertainer for an easy-going night of song and banter at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Buble duets with Miss Piggy on Baby, It’s Cold Outside and with Streisand (pictured with Buble) on It Had To Be You.
FANTASY THRILLER Bright, Netflix
WILL SMITH plays an LA policeman paired with an Orc in Netflix’s $90 million holiday action extravaganza. Joel Edgerton gives an impressive performance — under a lot of make-up — as that goblin-like partner, and the two have plenty of funny moments in between all the violence.
SHREWD OPERATOR Putin’s Revenge, 9pm, PBS America
CHILLING new overview of the rise, operation and motivations of the Russian leader. It’s especially interesting in relation to accusations of meddling in the U.S. election and Putin’s awareness of his media profile.
NOT FORGOTTEN Music Legends We Lost, 9pm, Sky Arts
SKY’S retrospective reflects on music stars who died in the past 12 months, including George Michael, Chuck Berry, Glen Campbell and Tom Petty. If you’d like a more in-depth profile of George Michael, seek out the excellent film Freedom on Channel 4’s on demand service, All 4.
FUNNY TALK The Interviews, 10pm, Yesterday
KENNY EVERETT was never afraid to make an impression on a chat show and makes a highvoltage subject in this episode of the very watchable series. He has softer moments, too — when talking about bullying at school or suicide — but a funny story or voice is rarely far away.