Satellite choice
SNOOKER Champion Of Champions, 12.45pm, 6.45pm, ITV4
RONNIE O’SULLIVAN is in action in this first day’s play from Coventry, in an event worth £100,000 to the winner.
CHILDREN’S CONTEST Junior Bake Off, 5.30pm, CBBC
THE grown-ups’ show may be over, but the charming children’s version, judged by Nadiya Hussain and Allegra McEvedy (pictured), is back for a new, fourth series. It continues every weekday.
KIDS’ CLASSIC Sesame Street, 4pm, Cartoonito
THE American children’s classic comes to British screens, and starts a new season — its 46th — with the number ten and the letter B. Also, Elmo is very excited about an impending sleepover (B is for ‘bedtime’). (Sky 619, Virgin 706)
FOOTBALL Southport v Fleetwood Town 7pm, BT Sport 1
THE final tie in the FA Cup first round, in which National League strugglers Southport host Fleetwood from League One. The draw for the second round takes place before this fixture, and can be seen live at 7pm on BBC2.
BEST DOCUMENTARY Rich Hall’s Presidential Grudge Match, 9pm, BBC4
BEING U.S. President is a draining job. For his sharp new history, Rich Hall claims there is a 40 per cent chance that someone will try to kill you, and observes that Obama’s stint has left him with ‘a face like a used tyre’. It leaves you wondering why on Earth anyone would want to do it.
BRITISH SITCOM Trollied, 9pm, Sky 1
SKY’S supermarket series returns for a new run, and Gavin, still merrily in love with Cheryl, is in an unusually carefree mood. Neville’s romance with Linda isn’t proving quite so sturdy — but then, Neville is not one of life’s winners.
PAY-PER-VIEW MOVIE Now You See Me 2, BT TV Store, Sky Store, Virgin
LIKE Ocean’s Eleven but with magic, the flashy sequel finds the illusionists pitted against a crazy tech genius (Daniel Radcliffe).
FREEVIEW ACTION Gladiator, 9pm, Film4
RIDLEY SCOTT brought the swordand-sandals epic back to life in all its panting, sweating, muscly glory. Russell Crowe plays the Roman officer who fights his way back from betrayal and humiliation — and does so with all the grit and valour you’d expect.
GRISLY CRIME DRAMA Criminal Minds 9pm, Sky Living
PRENTISS returned last week, in the wake of Hotch’s sudden departure, which was triggered by the firing of actor Thomas Gibson after an alleged ‘physical altercation’ with a writer on set. Here, Prentiss and the team seek a killer who is targeting hikers.
U.S. COMEDY Teachers, 11pm, Comedy Central
SHARP new U.S. comedy about incompetent primary schoolteachers. ‘Why do you insist on making me ugly?’ demands one of the insecure and selfinvolved number, when a child brings up a drawing of her for her approval. Look out for Mad Men’s Alison Brie (pictured) in episode one.