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FUN FREEVIEW FILM Laughter In Paradise, 6.05pm, Talking Pictures
FOUR heirs are the butt of a practical joke in this splendid British comedy, co-written by Jon Pertwee’s brother, Michael. Alastair Sim is one of the four who must act out of character to claim a £50,000 inheritance. Look out, too, for Joyce Grenfell and George Cole.
WHAT’S COOKING? MasterChef Australia, 7pm, W
THE arrival of celebrity chefs is always greeted by open-mouthed gasps in this cooking contest, so expect a lot of that when Nigella Lawson sweeps into the room tonight. Her first task? Presenting the awestruck contenders with their Mystery Box challenge.
FOOTBALL Scotland v Albania, 7.30pm, Sky Main Event
ALEX McLEISH will be relying on a win over Albania in the third tier of the UEFA Nations League. Meanwhile, in the top division of the competition, Portugal take on Italy (7.40pm, Sky Football & Mix).
LOST ART Nazi Treasure Hunters, 9pm, More4
DURING World War II, Hitler and the Nazis looted art on a scale never seen before. In this fascinating new series, a team of experts are opening cold case files to try to track down plunder still missing today — which could be worth millions.
ANTIPODEAN CULTURE Oceans Apart: Art And The Pacific with James Fox, 9pm, BBC4
IN THE first of a new series marking the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook’s departure on his first Pacific voyage, James Fox (pictured) is knocked out by the art he finds etched into rocks in the wilds of Australia. It’s not just the quality he finds amazing, but the fact that indigenous peoples have been making this art there for millennia.
TIME-TRAVELLER Future Man, 10pm, SyFy
JOSH (Josh Hutcherson, pictured with Eliza Coupe) is a video game obsessive who finds all his dedication finally rewarded when two game characters turn out to be real and need him to save humanity. Like the film Ready Player One, but with a smaller budget and a much bigger sense of humour, this new U.S. series hops around in time and has a lot of fun.
COLD WAR THRILLER The Assets, 10pm, Alibi
JODIE WHITTAKER, the new Doctor Who, plays a CIA officer in this new U.S. series. It’s based on a non-fiction book co-written by Whittaker’s character, but feels undercooked when compared to the likes of The Americans. That said, it is only eight parts long and tells a nice, contained story. Continues nightly.
ON-DEMAND MOVIE Entebbe, BT TV/Sky Store
UNCONVENTIONAL, interesting take on the operation to rescue hostages held by Palestinian and German terrorists in 1976, starring Rosamund Pike and Daniel Bruhl.
TRUE DRAMA Eat Pray Love, 11pm, 5star
IN THIS drama based on the bestselling memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert, Julia Roberts (complemented by Javier Bardem) stars as Gilbert, a woman who leaves her old life behind to go and find herself. The locations are stunning, but the film has a flimsy, airy feel