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ON-DEMAND MOVIE Shazam!, BT TV Store/Virgin Movies
THIS fun, Big-style superhero movie from DC really doesn’t take itself seriously, and that’s a refreshing change of pace for the genre. It’s set in the Seventies and follows a pair of foster brothers, one of whom (Zachary Levi) suddenly develops the power to turn into an adult costumed hero.
FOOTBALL Salford City v Leeds United, 7pm, Sky Football, 7.30pm, Sky Main Event
SALFORD, newly promoted to League Two, made a winning start to the season with a 2-0 victory over Stevenage. Now, they face what will surely be a tougher challenge as they welcome Leeds to Moor Lane in the first round of the League Cup.
FOOTIE CHAT Back Of The Net, Amazon Prime
THE 2019-20 season of the Premier League is the first in which Amazon will be showing matches (20 per season) and, to mark that event, the streaming service has launched this new studio-based chat show. The hosts are Gabby Logan, Peter Crouch and John Bishop — which can’t have been cheap . . . A new episode arrives every Tuesday.
MOBILE MARVEL Revolutions: The Ideas That Changed the World, 9pm, BBC4
AMAZINGLY, nearly two thirds of humanity now use a smartphone and, as he continues his fascinating series, Jim Al-Khalili takes us through the steps that led us here. They include the invention of Morse code (which had a tragic motivation) and the pioneering work of actress Hedy Lamarr in the field of wireless technology.
MEDIEVAL ACTION Knightfall, 9pm, History
THE Templars are in a terrible state in tonight’s gruesome penultimate episode as the Pope and the King of France put on a show trial. Landry, who went through such pains to rejoin the order, must wish he hadn’t bothered.
STRANGE TALE NOS4A2, 9pm, AMC
A BOY is abducted by a strange, vampiric creature (Star Trek’s Zachary Quinto) in this new U.S. drama, and a small-town artist (Ashleigh Cummings, pictured) seems to be the only one who can track him down. It’s a weird premise, and the show weaves an indie movie-like spell after the grim opening scene. (Sky 186, BT TV 332)
SUPER SLEUTH Elementary, 9pm, Sky Witness
WE ARE introduced to tech tycoon Odin Reichenbach (James Frain, pictured) in tonight’s new episode, and we instantlyy know the shifty mogul is significant because he’s named after the waterfall where Conan Doyle’s Holmes met his supposed demise. For now, he has a case for the duo.
TOP DERMATOLOGIST The Bad Skin Clinic, 10pm, Quest Red
LIKE a British Dr Pimple Popper, but less gross, this new series follows Harley Street dermatologist Dr Emma Craythorne. Her first patient has gone ‘cold turkey’ from the steroids she used to treat her eczema, and would dearly love a new way to treat the condition. (Freeview 38, Sky 149, Virgin 215)
MURDER MYSTERY Lizzie, 10pm, Sky Premiere
CHLOE SEVIGNY stars in this thriller, which takes another look at the oft-told story of Lizzie Borden. At its centre is Lizzie’s relationship with her Irish maid (Kristen Stewart).
POWERFUL DRAMA Share, 11.10pm, Sky Atlantic
EFFICIENT and disturbing new one-off HBO drama in which a girl learns that a video depicting an assault on her — which she doesn’t remember — has gone viral. The lead is played with great skill by British actress Rhianne Barreto, who is surely a star on the rise.