Satellite choice
FOOTBALL Ghana v Uganda, 3.45pm, Eurosport 1
JORDAN AYEW from Aston Villa and brother Andre from West Ham are both in Ghana’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. Ghana lost 9-8 on penalties to Ivory Coast in the dramatic 2015 final and are among the favourites again.
PAY-PER-VIEW MOVIE Kubo And The Two Strings, BT TV/Sky Store/Virgin Movies
DON’T let the weird title put you off this magical animated adventure about a boy, a monkey and ancient spirits. Charlize Theron leads the voice cast.
FREEVIEW FILM The Remains Of The Day, 6.20pm,p, Sonyy Movie Channel
BASED on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, this period drama is the embodiment of British reserve. AnthonyA HHopkinski anddEEmma ThompsonTh (pictured) stay buttoned up as butler and housekeeper, who might reunite in service when an American takes over the house. (Freeview 32, Sky 323, Virgin 425)
WATERWAYS The Golden Age Of Canals, 8pm, BBC4
AFTER the industrial importance of Britain’s many canals faded, they were saved from disrepair by fans of their leisure potential. This warmly nostalgic film, a blend of home movies from the Forties onwards, illustrates how right they were to do so.
LOOTED ART Nazi Weird War Two, 8pm, National Geographic
IN THE series finale, hosts Sam and R.J. visit Montegufoni Castle, where, as World War II raged across Italy, a British officer discovered a vast collection of priceless artworks — by some of the greatest Renaissance masters — hidden by the Nazis.
MURDER CASE Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, 9pm, 5 USA
CYBILL SHEPHERD guest stars as the defendant in a high-profile murder case, playing a celebrity chef who is on trial for shooting a man dead. She claims she acted in self-defence; the police want to charge her with murder. So, whom will the jury believe?
NEW REALITY SHOW Ex Isle, 9pm, Lifetime
CARMEN ELECTRA (pictured) hosts this breathtakingly trashy new series in which a collection of former couples gather on an island to ‘break free before they y break down’. There’s a lot of drinking, flirting and arguing against the tropical backdrop, while relationship therapist Dr Ish poses as a bartender and watches.
ALL ACTION ACTOR Idris Elba: Fighter, 10pm, Discovery
‘FACING up to another man, that’s the ultimate test,’ says the actor Idris Elba (pictured), who, for this new series, wants to see if he can become a professional kickboxer. There’s no doubting this is a hard thing to do and, in a way, it’s inspirational — Elba is 44 — but it feels like an exercise in ego.
BRIT FLICK Hummingbird, 11.10pm, 5Star
THANKS to writer-director Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders), Jason Statham lands a role that grants him a rare degree of sensitivity, playing an ex-soldier nursing psychological battle scars. Hitting self-destruct in London’s Soho, he finds comfort in the company of a nun.