Satellite choice
BRITISH CLASSIC The Fallen Idol, 5.15pm, Talking Pictures TV
THE year before he directed The Third Man, Carol Reed made this classy thriller. Young diplomat’s son Phillipe idolises the family butler, Baines (Ralph Richardson), and when Baines is accused of the murder of his wife, Phillipe will do anything to save him.
ON-DEMAND MOVIE The Good Liar, BT TV/ Sky Store/Virgin Movies
TWISTY thriller about a con artist and later-life dating that isn’t quite as good as its cast implies. Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen look like they’re having a great time as the couple, though.
MIND MATTERS Brain Games, 8pm, National Geographic
ACTRESS Rebel Wilson joins host Keegan-Michael Key (both pictured) for this new edition, which is all about how your brain functions during attraction. The Pitch Perfect star is caught out by a surprising insight into what she finds attractive, and re-enacts a date from her past.
LABOUR OF LOVE Steve McQueen: Le Mans And The Man, 9pm, BBC4
THIS mesmerising new film blends previously unheard recordings of Steve McQueen with footage presumed lost from his 1971 film Le Mans. The documentary does a great job of illustrating how important this movie was to McQueen, and the impact on him when it flopped.
PROPERTY PROJECTS Building The Dream, 9pm, More4
CHARLIE LUXTON returns with his aspirational architectural show, starting with an ambitious self-build on the outskirts of York. And, if that doesn’t sate your interest in bold but troubled building projects, there’s a new series of Grand Designs Australia straight after at 10pm.
CONFIDENCE BOOST How To Look Good Naked, 9pm, Really
AS HIS supportive new series continues, Gok Wan helps best friends and mums Hayley and Beth to find new confidence in their bodies. Both seem to feel lost, and Gok shares stories of how he was mocked for his weight to help: ‘I was called Hubba Blubber’, he recalls.
WILD IDEAS Hypothetical, 10pm, Dave
IT’S a good guest line-up in this new episode: Johnny Vegas, Sara Pascoe, Zoe Lyons and Richard Osman (pictured with James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe). Osman demonstrates how he would buy a coffee if he were just three inches tall, while Pascoe explores life without chairs, and co-host Acaster continues his war against Cliff — the poor man who brings on the props.
CRIME THRILLER Hammer, 10pm, Sky Premiere
AN EX-CON (Mark O’Brien) sparks a personal crisis for his estranged father (Will Patton) when he’s forced to reach out to him for help after a botched robbery. Together, the two men set out on a violent journey . . .
RACE TRACK DUEL Hunt v Lauda: F1’s Greatest Racing Rivals, 10.35pm, BBC4
DURING the 1976 Formula One season, the rivalry between Britain’s James Hunt and Austrian Niki Lauda became the stuff of legend — indeed, such was its intensity that Lauda took a mere six weeks off after nearly dying in a crash. This documentary ably captures that remarkable period.