Satellite choice
Portugal Masters, 11.30am, Sky Sports 2
A STELLAR line-up is expected to tee off at this latest European Tour event. Competitors include Ryder Cup stars Kaymer and Molinari, as well as the defending champion, Irishman Shane Lowry.
European Challenge Cup: Sale v Biarritz, 7pm, Sky Sports 2
LIVE coverage of this season’s European rugby union action kicks off with this Challenge Cup Pool One clash from Salford City Stadium.
Moneyball, 7.45pm, Sky Select
THE fascinating fact-based story of how U.S. baseball team manager Billy Beane used a system called sabermetrics — aka statistical analysis — to recruit a winning baseball team from underrated players. Brad Pitt, Robin Wright and Chris Pratt bring it on home.
Outback Rangers, 8pm, Eden
WHAT happens when a crocodile runs out of prey? In this new series, that’s just one of the things the rangers of Kakadu National Park have to consider when they prowl their vast patch, and decide if it is safe to open to the public.
Weather That Changed The World, 9pm, Yesterday
THE tragic final voyage of the Hindenburg in 1937 famously ended commercial travel by airship. The first in this new series puts the atmospheric causes of the disaster centre stage, explaining how a violent electrical storm brought the 800ft ship down in a catastrophic ball of fire.
The Last Witch,
9pm, Sky Living
ANOTHER Drama Matters pilot, this one written by Last Tango In Halifax’s Sally Wainwright. Katherine Kelly is Alice, a scruffy, limping drifter who is taken in by Anne Reid’s kindly widow Miranda (pictured with Kelly). Alice is living under a cloud; she’s an escaped prisoner, but the police are the least of her worries. Lurking beneath the hurried pace is an alluring set-up with plenty more to reveal. This is one pilot that needs further development to really thrive.
Tricked, 9pm, ITV2
MAGICIAN Ben Hanlin unleashes his skills on celebrities with a new series that mixes the usual tricks with hidden-camera antics. Rylan Clark is tonight’s target.
The Big C: Hereafter, 10pm,p , More4
LAURA LINNEY concludes her award-winning role as cancer patient Cathy (pictured) in tonight’s final episode. In a bold, astute series, Cathy’s fate might have always been a foregone conclusion, but there are still questions remaining.
Plunkett & Macleane, 9pm, ITV4
ROBERT CARLYLE and Jonny Lee Miller join forces for a fun historical action comedy. Two chancers, Plunkett and Macleane fall and rise from prison to palaces in search of . . . well, maybe it’s just love . . .
Much Ado About Nothing, Virgin Movies
JOSS WHEDON shot his smart and lively black-and-white adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy in 12 days, using his own LA home for the set, and staying faithful to the text. Alexis Denisof and Amy Acker are Benedick and Beatrice.