Satellite choice
POIGNANT MOVIE Wonder, 6.45, Film4
YOUNG Jacob Tremblay steals the show as a boy born with a facial disfigurement in this moving, yet not too saccharine, drama. Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson play his parents, who do their best for their son in difficult circumstances.
RUGBY LEAGUE Wigan Warriors v Hull FC, 7pm, Sky Arena & Main Event
DESPITE finishing only sixth in the regular season, Hull defeated Warrington Wolves 27-14 in the eliminator play-off to reach today’s semi-final. Can they defy the odds to beat the winners of the League Leaders Shield and stay on track for a first-ever Super League title?
CLASSIC CCARS S Bangers And Cash, 8pm, Yesterday
THE North Yorkshire auctioneers go out to inspect some classic from California in tonight’sonight’s new episode. episode The motors look like a solid enough lot – tatty, but solid – but one is a Datsun, and Derek (pictured) can’t abide Datsuns. ‘I hate them nearly as much as Land Rovers,’ he says.
FEELGOOD ROM-COM Love Actually, 8pm, Sky Christmas
SOME may reckon it’s a little too early for festive cheer, but this feelgood romantic comedy will lift even the coldest of hearts in these difficult times. Hugh Grant, Liam
Neeson, Alan Rickman and Keira Knightley are just some of the bigname actors in the mix.
SPACE EXPLORATION Bots Or Bodies, 9pm, Smithsonian
ROBOTS are sometimes better suited to space exploration than humans, so should we let them do more of it? This interesting new documentary looks at the history of space exploration to ask that question, and looks to the future.
FLASHY THRILLER Riviera, 9pm, Sky Atlantic
GEORGINA’S quest for revenge takes her and Gabriel, her faithful and half-drunk sidekick, to Argentina, where they embark on a James Bond-style motorbike chase. This season has been Riviera’s most ambitious and ridiculous yet, and it’s especially good fun tonight.
DANCING DUO Puttin’ On The Ritz: The Genius Of Fred Astaire, 9.40pm, BBC4
A SHORT but sweet collection of routines from Fred Astaire’s days at movie studio RKO, when he forged his legendary partnership with Ginger Rogers. The featured songs include Cheek To Cheek and The Way You Look Tonight.
U.S. SINGERS Country Music Awards 2020, 10pm, BBC4
THE 54th CMA Awards brings the best country stars together under one roof to perform, although without an audience. There’s music from Maren Morris, Florida Georgia Line and Miranda Lambert.
MAN IN BLACK I Am Johnny Cash, 10pm, Sky Arts
THIS documentary features interviews with those who knew troubled singer Johnny Cash, and digs into the stories behind 12 key songs from across his five decades in the music business.
FILM DRAMA Lost Transmissions, 10pm, Sky Premiere
JUNO Temple stars in this drama as a songwriter who tries to help her record producer friend (Simon Pegg) when, off his medication, he starts suffering from delusions.
HEN HIGH JINKS Rough Night, 11.10pm, Film4
CHEEKY and fun femaleled comedy starring Scarlett Johansson (pictured with Kate McKinnon) as a brideto-be whose hen night in Miami goes from hedonistic to hellish.