Satellite choice
FOOTBALL Georgia v Wales/Rep. of Ireland v Moldova, 4.30pm/7.15pm, Sky Football & Sky Main Event
ONLY a point separates Wales and Ireland in their World Cup qualifying group. Both sides will be going for the win tonight to try to take pole position in the race for the play-off spot before their crucial showdown in Cardiff next week.
England U-21 v Scotland U-21, 7.30pm, BT Sport 1
WEST BROM winger Oliver Burke found the net in Scotland’s 2-0 victory over the Netherlands last month. Can they bolster their Euro 2019 qualification hopes further by denying England three points at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium?
STORY TIME CBeebies Bedtime Stories, 6.50pm, CBeebies
ARE Zog’s firebreathing skills up to winning him a star at dragon school? Find out as Queens Of The Stone Age front man Josh Homme (pictured) — who has three kids of his own, so is presumably no stranger to the bedtime story — reads Julia Donaldson’s delightful book.
MUSIC MIX The Live Lounge Show, 8pm, BBC4
THIS eclectic collection of performances — one by the artist and one cover of any release in the past half-century — ends on a big note, with Jay-Z performing Numb/Encore. There’s also Craig David, Rudimental, Royal Blood and New Zealand’s Lorde.
FREEVIEW MOVIE The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, 8pm, E4
BY THIS third instalment of Stephenie Meyer’s vampire saga, Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) are trying to plan a future together. But vampires and other creatures are intent on undoing their domestic bliss.
CALIFORNIA COMEDY Modern Family, 8.30pm, Sky 1
THIS enduring U.S. sitcom has won 22 Emmy Awards and still has sparks of genius. As the new, ninth season opens, Jay bosses his family into going away together on a boat, and Phil and Claire decide to look for excitement. What could go wrong?!
ROMAN INTRIGUE Suburra: The Series, Netflix
CLASSY new crime thriller set in Rome, in the space where organised crime, the Church and the state all clash. It’s a prequel to the novel Suburra, of which there is a film (also available on Netflix), and this ten-part season is set over 20 days.
FOR THE RECORD How To Make It In The Music Business, 9pm, BBC4
PRODUCER and Chic co-founder Nile Rodgers, always a memorable contributor to BBC4 music shows, is given this new series to reflect on his career and to show off his skills. There are some good stories, such as the time he sneaked into a studio to record Chic’s first hit.
VOCAL SHOWDOWN Sing: Ultimate A Cappella, 9pm, Sky 1
SKY’S glamorous singing contest is hosted by Cat Deeley and has a lofty goal: the winning a cappella group will release a Christmas single, just like on The X Factor. All the groups are easy on the ear, and some — such as Elle & The Pocket Belles (pictured) — swing intriguingly between genres.
BELATED SEQUEL T2: Trainspotting, 10pm, Sky Premiere
JONNY LEE MILLER, Ewan McGregor and Ewen Bremner return as the misguided friends — older, but little wiser. Twenty-one years after Danny Boyle’s blistering original, his follow-up doesn’t disappoint.