MOVIE CHOICE

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) PG

● 3PM, BBC2 ★★★★★

David Lean’s adaptation of Boris Pasternak’s novel copes magnificently with the multiple characters, complex emotions and scale of the events that form the story’s backdrop – namely, the Russian Revolution. Omar Sharif and Julie Christie star. See Classic Film Choice, page 25.

THE GAMBLER (2014) 15

10.55PM, CH4 ★★★

Mark Wahlberg is on electrifying form in this thriller. He plays Jim Bennett, a college professor who owes a small fortune in gambling debts. When one of his students

(Brie Larson) gets mixed up in his shady and dangerous other life, Bennett reconsiders his path to self-destruction.

BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR (2013) 18

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1.05AM, CH4 ★★★★

French romantic drama that won widespread acclaim, and the prestigious Palme d’or at Cannes. Much of the praise was directed, deservedly, at the two young leads – Lea Seydoux and Adele Exarchopoulos – whose stunning performances are the film’s beating heart and soul.

6.05pm FILM Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Children’s musical adventure, starring Dick Van Dyke, Lionel Jeffries and

Sally Ann Howes. Includes Access.

FILM Dreamgirls Musical drama, starring Jamie Foxx and Beyonce Knowles. Includes Access.

FILM The Sweetest Thing Romantic comedy, starring Cameron Diaz. 9.00 11.35