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FOOTBALL Barcelona v Manchester City, 7pm, BT Sport 2
PEP GUARDIOLA’S City fought back to draw 3-3 in their scintillating Champions League tie against Celtic. Now, the former Barcelona manager heads to the Nou Camp, where Barca thrashed Celtic 7-0.
Arsenal v Ludogorets Razgrad, 7pm, BT Sport 3
THE Gunners welcome the Bulgarian side to the Emirates, where a convincing win could put them in the driving seat in Group A.
CURIOS & COLLECTIBLES British Treasure, American Gold, 8pm, Quest
‘RESALE king’ Jesse McClure has come from the U.S. to the UK for this fun new series, and he’s looking for classic British items to sell on back home. Our roundabouts confuse him and brown sauce delights him — as do the old newspapers and toy soldiers he finds at a car-boot sale.
WAR FILM 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi, 8pm, Sky Premiere
MICHAEL BAY brings his sledgehammer-style glorification of violence to this back-slapping U.S. military actioner about the 2012 attacks on government compounds in the Libyan city.
GEEK SITCOM The Big Bang Theory, 8.30pm, E4
THE new, tenth season introduces us to Penny’s mum, Susan, and ex-con brother, Randall (Sons Of Anarchy’s Katey Sagal and 30 Rock’s Jack McBrayer). Susan is wracked by anxiety that Leonard’s mum (Christine Baranski) will find them trashy . . .
FEAT OF ENGINEERING How The Severn Bridge Was Built, 9pm, BBC4
THE ‘one-mile ribbon of steel’ opened 50 years ago, and remains an awe-inspiring way to drive between England and Wales. It was not built without cost, though — the bridge claimed six men’s lives — as this enlightening Timeshift reveals.
COMEDY HORROR Crazyhead, 9pm, E4
WHEN a young woman (Cara Theobold) comes off her anti-hallucinatory medication, she starts seeing demons inside people — are they real or is it all in her head? This new series from Howard Overman (Misfits) veers towards the crass, but there’s an interesting
idea at its core.
SCARY STUFF The Exorcist, 9pm, SyFy
EVIL spirits are stirring in this complex, confident and finely acted TV take on the movie. Britain’s Ben Daniels (pictured) stars as the only priest who seems capable of facing the evil, while Geena Davis plays a mother with a disturbed home. There’s no winking to the camera here — this is genuinely unsettling.
BRITCOM RETURNS Marley’s Ghosts, 10pm, Gold
MARLEY (Sarah Alexander) lives with the ghosts of her husband, her lover and a vicar (John Hannah, Nicholas Burns and Jo Joyner, pictured with Alexander); they never stop jabbering, and it’s driving her batty. This new, second series of Gold’s joyful comedy begins with Marley trying to seem ‘normal’ to her new neighbours.
FREEVIEW MOVIE Sightseers, 11pm, Film4
IN THIS pitch-black comedy, co-written by its stars, Steve Oram and Alice Lowe are the anorak-loving couple taking a road trip that turns seriously messy.
TEST CRICKET Bangladesh v England, 4.30am, Sky Sports 2
THE first of two Tests, with England having won all eight Test meetings between the sides. Haseeb Hameed, aka ‘Baby Boycott’ joins England’s Test squad at the age of 19, and he or Ben Duckett will open with Alastair Cook.