Satellite choice
MOVIE DRAMA Tomorrow, Began, 2pm, When Sky Premiere The War APOCALYPTIC faintly retro feel, action this is with exactly a the type of movie that might have starred several members of the Brat Pack in the Eighties.
FOOTBALL U-21 Football: England v Belgium, 5.30pm, ESPN ENGLAND are top of group eight, but need to beat Belgium to secure a place in the Euro 2013 play-offs. With Stuart Pearce taking temporary charge of the chaotic senior team, the U-21s are in the capable hands of Brian Eastick. Republic Of Ireland v Czech Republic, 7.30pm, Sky Sports 1 IRELAND are preparing for their first major tournament in a decade, and the Czech Republic should be an ideal warm-up to prepare for the first-class opponents that lie ahead.
CONTEMPORARY ART Tim Marlow On Lucian Freud Portraits, 6pm, Sky Arts 2 THE critical consensus on artists can start to soften after they’ve died, although Lucian Freud’s pitiless portraits provoke such strong gut reactions that judgment on him may be slower to change. Here, Tim Marlow provides an insightful guide to the impressive new London exhibition.
MUSICAL MOVIE
Dreamgirls, 6.25pm, Film4 THE story of The Supremes in all but name, based on the hit Broadway musical. Beyonce (pictured), Jennifer Hudson and Anika Noni Rose are the wide-eyed singers destined for the big time.
TEEN MYSTERY DRAMA The Secret Circle,
8pm, Sky Living TEEN dramas are complex enough, but when you drop two generations of witches and witch-hunters into the equation… well. It all gets amplified. As new episodes continue, Cassie learns the truth about her dad’s death, and worries that a ‘super special dark magic killing plan’ may be coming her way. FUN GOOFY MOVIE Be Kind, Rewind, 8pm, 5H JACK BLACK and Mos Def are the video-store dopes not taking the easy route when their entire stock is accidentally wiped. Good, harmless retro fun from loopy Michel Gondry — whose Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind is on Friday.
CELEBRITY IN OZ Skippy: Australia’s First Superstar, 9pm, Yesterday DUBBED by one contributor ‘the most intelligent Australian I’ve ever encountered’, the ’roo had a legendary dexterity and facility with language (the secrets of which may shatter illusions). This delightful film is well aware of the intrinsic humour of its subject.
MEDICAL DRAMA Grey’s Anatomy, 10pm, Sky Living IT’S hard to imagine Grey’s Anatomy ever ending, so long as it retains the capacity to surprise — and it does. In a shocking development in tonight’s new episode, Bailey asks Meredith for help in her personal life. In less surprising news, almost the entire surgical staff are quibbling over the minutiae of separating conjoined twins.
MUSIC & MEMORIES Pat Sharp’s Top Ten @ Ten, 10pm, Vintage TV EVERY Monday and Wednesday, Pat Sharp picks a themed top ten on this increasingly popular music channel. His guest here is Linda Gail Lewis (sister of Jerry Lee — she has some good stories), the theme is weather, and the choices include Elton John and James Taylor. (Sky 369, Freesat 515)