Satellite choice
FREEVIEW ROMCOM Big Stone Gap, 4.40pm, Film4
SET in the Seventies, this romantic comedy is based on a novel by director Adriana Trigiani. Ashley Judd is the happy singleton whose world is turned upside after her mother’s death.
RUGBY LEAGUE Hull Kingston Rovers v Wigan Warriors, 5.55pm, Sky Mix
THE Super League leaders will expect to have another two points in the bag after this evening’s trip to bottom club Hull KR. Wakefield Trinity v Leeds Rhinos follows at 8.15pm.
SPECIAL GUEST MasterChef Australia, 7pm, W
KATY PERRY (pictured) sweeps into the kitchen tonight, and some of the contenders look as if they’re about to faint. ‘My taste buds have expanded since I’ve been with child,’ announces the pop star. Perry sings the show’s theme tune, so this isn’t as random as it seems.
NAZI IDEOLOGY Adolf Hitler’s War, 8pm, Yesterday
A NEW history of World War II, seen through the prism of Hitler’s motivations — among them ‘lebensraum’ or ‘living space’, the idea that Germans were so much better than everyone else that they needed a bigger country. Seeing it all through his eyes is grimly instructive.
SWEDISHDETECTIVE SWEDISH DETECTIVE Young Wallander, Netflix
ENGLISH-language prequel about a formative case for the Swedish detective, with a soulful performance from Adam Palsson (pictured) as an idealistic Kurt.
ACTRESS ON THE EDGE I Hate Suzie, 9pm, Sky Atlantic
IN PART three, we learn who Suzie (Billie Piper) had the affair with, and it’s a tricky revelation because he’s not a bad guy. In fact, no one in this series is totally sympathetic or unsympathetic — except Suzie’s blameless son — which is what makes it interesting to watch.
METAL MAYHEM Forged In Fire: Beat The Judges, 9pm, Sky History
BLADE forgers look pretty rock ’n’ roll by nature — it’s the beards — and the finale to this OTT contest takes that overlap and turns it up to 11 as the contenders pit their treasured blades against steel guitar strings. The noise that comes from the collision of the two is deafening.
SIXTIES MOVIE Binge, YouTube
A PERIOD romp adapted from Henry Fielding’s novel by John Osborne, and directed by Tony Richardson in glorious Swinging Sixties style. Its standout cast includes Albert Finney, Edith Evans and Susannah York. (Freeview 50, Freesat 303, Sky 319, Virgin 424)
INTENSE DRAMA Kiri, 10pm, More4
THE first of a riveting four-part drama that was originally shown on Channel 4 in 2018. The excellent Sarah Lancashire (pictured below) stars as a social worker who finds herself blamed when a foster child (the Kiri of the title) goes missing. Sue Johnston and Lucian Msamati also star in a story that gets more intense with everyy ppassingg episode. p
BRITISH BRITISHFILM FILM Villain, 10pm, Sky Premiere
BRITISH gangster drama starring Craig Fairbrass as the tough guy trying to save his brother — and his pub — from the clutches of Robert Glenister’s violent mob boss.