Satellite choice
SNOOKER The Masters, 1pm, BBC2 & Eurosport 2
REIGNING world champion Judd Trump starts his defence of the Masters crown at Alexandra Palace today. Only the world’s top 16 players are competing, and his first-round opponent is Shaun ‘The Magician’ Murphy.
FUNNY MOVIE Sometimes Always Never, 6.25pm,p, Skyy Premiere
OFFBEAT British comedy drama starring Bill Nighy and Sam Riley (pictured) as eccentric father and long-suffering son. Sprightly, droll and beautifully acted.
U.S. THRILLER The Enemy Within, 9pm, 5 USA
DEXTER’S Jennifer Carpenter remains the best thing about this twisting, 13-episode U.S. thriller. In part two, traitor-with-a-heart Erica (Carpenter) continues to push her own agenda while helping FBI agent Keaton to track the terrorist Tal, who has just killed a former CIA agent.
ON-DEMAND CHOICE It Chapter Two, BT TV/ Sky Store/Virgin Movies
CHAPTER one was a hit in 2017, and this sequel — while long and not as scary — is worth seeing purely for its adult cast. Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy star in the story of Pennywise’s return, set 27 years after the original.
SEA’S BOUNTY Spiky Gold Hunters, 9pm, Blaze
SEA urchins are the gold of this real-life series, and divers are looking for them off the coast of New Zealand. It’s a long ride to the dive spot, but crewman Red Dog keeps everyone’s spirits up with some colourful stories. (Freeview 63, Freesat 162, Sky 164, Virgin 216)
RURAL VOCATION Born Mucky: Life On The Farm, 9pm, Quest
UNEXPECTED problems lurk round every corner in this eye-opening series about young British farmers. In Herefordshire, Ally is ready for harvest, but thieves have made off with his hay-making kit — while on Treflach Farm in Shropshire, Ian is challenged by a one-ton bull.
NEW YORK JUSTICE Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, 10pm, Sky Witness
BENSON’S half-brother turns up in this new episode and, as is usual with Simon, the results aren’t positive. Also turning up is Prison Break’s Wentworth Miller, who plays a helpful lawyer during a busy hour that tackles a rape case, past unjust convictions and attitudes to crime in low-income areas.
REAL LIVES This Is Our Family, 10pm, Sky Atlantic
THE lives of four families are followed for three years in Sky’s rewarding new series. Tony is a boxing coach in Newport, with eight children by four women; at 52, he has decided to settle down with Emma (pictured with Tony), and the bringing together of their families is a tricky affair.
FILM DRAMA Pond Life, 10pm, Sky Premiere
SET in a Yorkshire ex-mining community during an early Nineties summer, this coming-of-age drama has a strong cast of up-andcoming actors, including Esme Creed-Miles and Angus Imrie.