Satellite choice
ONE-DAY CRICKET
India v Sri Lanka, 10am, Sky Sports 2 SRI LANKA came up well short against South Africa in their opening match, and will see their Champions Trophy hopes slipping away if they can’t find a way to win at the Oval today.
BASEBALL BIOPIC ATHLETICS
Spaceman, 6.15pm, Sky PremiereP NOT your usual sport story — its eccentric hero, Bill ‘Spaceman’ Lee (Josh Duhamel, ppictured), was a left-handed pitcher with a fondness for defying authority and smoking a lot of drugs. Diamond League: Rome, 7pm, Eurosport 2 BRITISH hurdler Andrew Pozzi is set to run in the Olympic Stadium tonight. He managed to overcome a string of foot injuries to become the European 60m hurdles indoor champion in Belgrade in early March.
ALL IN VEIN
The Wonderful World Of Blood, 8pm, BBC4 IN A documentary that’s not for the squeamish, Michael Mosley eats black pudding made from his own blood as part of an intriguing delve into its properties. In total, he gives up a fifth of his blood to conduct six experiments, including depriving it of oxygen.
COMEDY COPS
Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 9pm, E4 THE new season of this snappy U.S. sitcom continues, and with a new guest star — Gina Gershon plays Lt Melanie Hawkins, the head of a gritty task force, whom Rosa and Jake are both desperate to impress. A festival of mutual sabotage ensues.
TRUE-STORY DRAMA
The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks, 9pm, Sky Atlantic ROSE BYRNE and Oprah Winfrey (pictured) star in this immediately engaging HBO film about the story of Henrietta Lacks, who was, in 1951, the unwitting source of cells that became hugely important to medical research. Ultimately, this is a rich tale of family, full of colourful characters.
ACTION FLICK
Lucy, 9pm, Film4 WILDLY OTT thriller, of the kind director Luc Besson does so well. Scarlett Johansson is the reluctant mule who develops powers after absorbing high doses of an experimental drug.
TV PEOPLE
UnREAL, 10pm, Lifetime THIS dark mix of comedy and drama is set behind the scenes of a trashy U.S. dating contest, as an unstable producer (Shiri Appleby) returns to work under her sharptongued boss (Constance Zimmer, pictured with Appleby). This is the TV premiere for season two, which is also available in its entirety on Amazon Prime.
PAY-PER-VIEW MOVIE
Prevenge, BT TV/ Sky Store/Virgin Movies ALICE LOWE directs, writes and stars in a horrific comedy about a grieving, pregnant killer. It’s poignant, if not for the sensitive — and Lowe was actually pregnant during filming.
FAB FOUR HITS
Sings The Beatles, 11pm, Yesterday ARCHIVE clips of acts bringing their own flavour to Beatles hits, including The Carpenters (an eerie version of Help!), Nana Mouskouri (a wobbly Hey Jude) and Cilla Black and Dudley Moore (a laughter-strewn If I Fell). Fun facts about each song pop up at the bottom of the screen.