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PICK OF DIGITAL & ON DEMAND TV

THE BEACH BOYS, DISNEY+

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FROM early hits that created the California dream of sunshine, surfboards and girls in bikinis to the groundbrea­king complexity of albums such as Pet Sounds, the story of the Beach Boys is impressive­ly laid out across six decades in this new look at the history of the band. It’s a detailed, feature-length documentar­y film that traces their story from the Wilson brothers singing three-part harmonies together as kids through line-up changes, falling outs and rivalries with other bands to their

CLASSIC SHOWS The Prisoner, 10am/9pm, Rewind TV

NEW channel Rewind is a great destinatio­n for vintage TV. Along with episode one of this Patrick McGoohan show, look out for Whicker’s World (5pm) and Shine On, Harvey Moon (7pm). (Sky 190)

SUPERHERO MOVIE Blue Beetle, 10.55am/ 8pm, Sky Premiere

WHILE Blue Beetle is far from the most famous of the DC superheroe­s, he does have a cool, super-powered suit, and this origin story is status among the greats of American music. It suggests that the rivalry between them and The Beatles pushed each of them on to greater and greater heights. There are lashings of archive footage and performanc­e clips, but it’s the all-new interviews with Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine (pictured with Dennis and Carl Wilson in 1976), David Marks and Bruce Johnston that really let you peek behind the curtain at what actually went on in the band.

full of underdog charm and warm comedy — if you liked 2018’s Bumblebee, this is that type of film. Cobra Kai’s Xolo Maridueña (pictured) is the accidental owner of the suit, a likeable college graduate with a loud family who crosses paths with an industrial­ist (Susan Sarandon), who has plans to use the suit herself, to evil ends.

NEW U.S. SITCOM Tires, Netflix

WHEN Will (Steven Gerben) takes over his father’s car repair chain, he’s determined to bring it into the 21st century. Trouble is, the resolutely old-fashioned staff like it just the way it is and dig their heels firmly in. Especially his cousin and now employee Shane (Shane Gillis), who struggles to get his sexist and non-PC brain around even the simplest of Will’s reforms. Following the long-establishe­d tradition of sitcoms such as The Office and Superstore, this sixepisode series pulls together a fine ensemble cast to poke cheery fun at life in the American workforce.

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