Satellite choice
RUGBY UNION Auckland v Waikato, 8.30am, Sky Action
AUCKLAND take on Waikato at Eden Park in the Mitre 10 Cup. Waikato won this match 35-32 last season, but Auckland should be stronger this year with All Black Patrick Tuipulotu leading the side.
SITCOM DOUBLE-BILL The Piglet Files/Butterflies 9am/10am, GOLD
A CHANCE to see from the start two sitcoms featuring Nicholas Lyndhurst in roles very different from Rodney in Only Fools And Horses. In Butterflies, from 1978, he got his big break as Wendy Craig’s dopey son Adam; The Piglet Files, from 1990, sees him playing bungling spy Peter Chapman.
FAMILY COMEDY Hop, 4.40pm, Sky Family
NEXT in line to become the Easter Bunny, E.B. (voiced by Russell Brand) has other ideas and heads off to Hollywood to become a drummer in a rock band. This fun family comedy, from the makers of Despicable Me, mixes live action with animation to good effect.
FANTASY FILM About Time, 6.40pm, Film4
FANTASY romcom, with Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Gleeson as a charming couple. Gleeson is the Cornish lad who hopes his ability to travel in time will improve his love life.
CRIME DRAMA Castle, 9pm, 5USA
THE duo dabble in the world of internet celebrity in tonight’s jaunty, new-to-Freeview case. Castle is filming a ‘webmercial’ (web commercial), a killer is targeting social media stars, and Beckett is railing against the idea of renting out rooms in your home to strangers over the internet.
RURAL LIFE A Year On The Farm, 9pm, More4
WHEN you’re working in the city, a rural life can look idyllic. Polly and Graham gave up careers in London to run her family farm on the Welsh coast, but is it harder than they anticipated, especially with two children? Find out in part three of this nicely rounded series.
DOCUMENTARY Tales From The National Parks, 10pm, BBC4
RICHARD MACER’s three-parter on Britain’s national parks focuses on the competing groups of people who use them. In the Peak District, a clash is brewing between offroaders and the locals who want their lanes preserved for horses and humans. Before long, legal battle lines are being drawn . . .
ARCHITECTURE Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America, 9pm, BBC4
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (pictured) is widely regarded as America’s greatest-ever architect. Now, in this fascinating documentary, the Welsh architect Jonathan Adams sets off across America to explore the great man’s masterpieces for himself.
HIGH EMOTIONS Long Lost Family U.S., 10pm, Quest Red
BOTH of tonight’s new cases for Lisa Joyner and Chris Jacobs are moving. In one, Mary learns that the sister taken away from their home so many years ago lives closer than she thinks.
FILM DRAMA Apprentice, Sky Premiere, 10.10pm
AN IMPRESSIVE drama from Singapore. In his job as a prison officer, Aiman (Firdaus Rahman) develops a complex relationship with the prison’s long-standing chief executioner.