THE SOUND OF TV WITH NEIL BRAND

9PM, BBC4 ★★★★

In the absorbing second part, Neil Brand explores how the BBC has used music to brand itself from the early days, even through such apparently incidental things as test card music. Bob Stanley (left) of Saint Etienne enthuses about the quality of the musicians on the songs, which he plays at his DJ nights.

SKY COMEDY

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9.15am Trading Places (1983) 15 u

See 11.15pm. (S)

11.15 Spinster (2019) 15 u

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12.50pm American Pie:

The Wedding (2003) 15 u

See 9.35pm. (S)

The Hot Chick (2002) 12 u

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The Addams Family (1991) PG ● Creepy couple Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia are threatened with losing their ancestral home. (S)

The Longest Yard (2005) 12 u

Imprisoned quarterback Adam Sandler is given the job of forming a team of inmates to play against the guards. (S) Spinster (2019) 15 Chelsea Peretti finds ways to tackle her fear of loneliness. (S)

American Pie: The Wedding (2003) 15 The friends celebrate Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan’s trip to the altar. (S)

11.15 Trading Places (1983) 15 u

Stockbroker Dan Aykroyd and homeless conman Eddie Murphy swap places. (S)

1.15am-3.05 The Hot Chick (2002)

12 With Rob Schneider. 2.30 4.20

uuu2.35 6.20 8.00 9.45 11.30

THE WITCHES

(1990) PG ● 2.35PM, SKY FAMILY HHHH An enjoyably creepy version of the Roald Dahl story about a coven of child-hating witches. The disappointing new version, with Anne Hathaway, didn’t make a lot of friends.

SKY DISNEY

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6.10am Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004) PG ● (S)

7.45 Meet the Robinsons (2007)

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9.25 The Lion King (2019) PG ●

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11.25 Frozen 2 (2019) U ● (S) 1.10pm Finding Nemo (2003) U n

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2.55 Homeward Bound:

The Incredible Journey (1993) U ● (S)

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) U ●

Three pets become separated from their owners on the streets of San Francisco. (S) The Lion King (2019) PG ●

A young lion prince flees his kingdom, only to learn the true meaning of bravery. (S)

Finding Nemo (2003) U

A clownfish tries to rescue his son, who has ended up in a tropical tank. (S)

The Pacifier (2005) PG ●

Military veteran Vin Diesel is assigned to protect a family from assassins. (S) 11.25 Frozen 2 (2019) U ● (S)

1.20am-3.05 Meet the

Robinsons (2007) U 4.25

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us mere Earthlings tens of thousands of years to reach the closest star system to us, Alpha Centauri. Even if we were able to travel at the speed of light, the voyage would still take over four years. With this in mind, the science broadcaster Anand Jagatia asks engineers and physicists if new developments, such as fusion technology and ion drives, might shorten the journey.

THE ESSAY: SECRET ADMIRERS

10.45PM, RADIO 3 HHH

This week-long series has had radio presenters talking about musicians who have helped them through difficult times. Tonight, the saxophonist Jess Gillam explains how, to her surprise, the serene and timeless music of Johann Sebastian Bach made lockdown bearable. SJ