Satellite choice
FANTASY FUN How To Train Your Dragon 2, 1.10pm, Sky Family
VIKING teenager Hiccup returns with his trusty dragon, Toothless, in this breezy sequel. Hiccup’s village is thriving after declaring peace with the dragons — but some still see the flying firebreathers as the enemy.
T20 CRICKET England v Australia, 2.30pm, Sky Sports Ashes
THE one-day internationals begin on Thursday, but first, England take on Australia at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, in the sole T20 of the visitors’ 2015 tour.
FAMILY FILM The Book Of Life, 6.15pm, Sky Premiere
A VIBRANT animation with a tangy Mexican flavour, about a feisty girl called Maria, the two amigos who try to woo her, and a wager in the underworld.
CULTURAL HISTORY Treasures Of The Indus, 9pm, BBC4
SONA DATTA’S (pictured) fascinating three-part series brings a new perspective to the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. Researching the ancient civilisation of the Indus valley, she finds a legacy far richer and more diverse than our modern understanding of the region that is now Pakistan.
TRUE-DRAMA Show Me A Hero, 9pm, Sky Atlantic
MAYOR WASICSKO (Oscar Isaac) is alone in his efforts to save Yonkers from ruin. The city is on a precipice, not just because it faces bankruptcy, but because it has no way to house its most vulnerable residents. This is an excellent, finely tuned drama, but one that, perhaps unjustly, has limited appeal.
MODERN CLASSIC Star Wars: Episode VI — Return Of The Jedi, 9pm, Sky Star Wars
SKY’S run of Star Wars weekend specials culminates today with a marathon of all six films. The original three, including this series finale, are undoubtedly the best
TENSE DRAMA
Prey, 9pm, ITV Encore
JOHN SIMM excels in roles in which he is displaced and under pressure — such as his timetravelling cop in Life On Mars — and this three-part drama delivers another such role. He plays a police detective who goes on the run after he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his wife and son.
NEW U.S. DRAMA
Fear The Walking Dead, 9pm, AMC
A NEW prequel to The Walking Dead, set in LA and with a different cast of characters (including Alycia Debnam Carey as Alicia and Frank Dillane as Nick). In episode one, there are only hints that something is wrong, but one family will learn the hard way that all is not right with the world. This first episode is also available on Freeview (channel 59) but, usually, AMC can only be seen on Sky (192) and BT TV (332).
NEW FUN SHOW
Lip Sync Battle, 10pm, Spike
WE HAVE Stephen Merchant to thank for this U.S. show in which two celebrities battle it out to be the best lip-syncer — Merchant is one of the creators, with U.S. comic Jimmy Fallon. Hosted by LL Cool J, tonight’s opener sees Justin Bieber trying to outmime NFL star Deion Sanders. (Freeview 31, Freesat 141, Sky 160)
LEGAL DRAMA
Suits, 10pm, Dave
THE smartly dressed legal drama continues with Louis’s super-rich businesswoman sister, Esther, securing the services of Harvey for her divorce. Harvey might state that divorce law is beneath him, but it doesn’t mean it’s an easy case . . .