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NEW TV SERVICE Disney+ Launch,
THE biggest series on Disney’s new streaming service is the Star Wars sci-fi western The Mandalorian, starring Game Of Thrones’ Pedro Pascal as the bounty hunter (pictured) with a sad past and an honourable present. Disney+ can be watched through the app on Apple and Android devices as well as Chromecast, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Xbox One, PS4 and certain smart TVs. Those with Sky Q and Now TV will also be able to access Disney+ as a separate subscription. It costs £5.99 a month.
AND THE WINNER IS . . . Portrait Artist Of The Year 2020, 8pm, Sky Arts
IN the final of Sky’s polished contest, the artists gather to paint poet and author Lemn Sissay, before the winner claims their commission to portray Chic’s Nile Rodgers for the Royal Albert Hall. The results of that project can be seen from 9pm.
SEVENTIES STAR Larry Grayson: Shut That Door!, 8pm, ITV3
MICHAEL GRADE and Janet StreetPorter offer their memories of
Grayson in a warm profile of the much-loved host of The Generation Game, who only found fame in his 50s. The film also draws on his unpublished autobiography to tell his stories in his own words.
SPECIAL DELIVERIES Babies 24/7: The Maternity Ward, 9pm, 5Star
THE big day is looming for Rachael, who drops into the Royal Preston Hospital with her fiance to talk about her Caesarean in a new episode of this sunny series. Her intended is rarely short of a joke to defuse the tension and, when you hear about her medical history, you can understand why.
STAND-UP SHOWCASE Comedy Against Living Miserably, 9pm, Dave
THIS charity night of stand-up was recorded shortly after Caroline Flack’s death, and its visibly moved host, Joel Dommett, uses that as a way to talk about grief in the opening. It’s a strong start to a night of grounded sets from Kiri Pritchard-McLean (pictured), Judi Love and John Robins.
FILM NOIR Blow The Man Down, Amazon Prime
DARK deeds lurk beneath a picture-perfect surface in a sharp U.S. noir set in a quaint fishing town. The plot concerns a murder covered up by two sisters, and a fabulously evil brothel owner (the excellent Margo Martindale).
HOSTAGE THRILLER Inside Man: Most Wanted, 9.45pm, Sky Premiere
SEQUEL to 2006’s Inside Man, with more high-stakes hostage negotiations, here at the New York Federal Reserve. Rhea Seehorn and Aml Ameen star.
WARTORN NATION Pictures From Afghanistan, 10pm, BBC Scotland
PHOTOGRAPHER David Pratt revisits the locations of photos he’s taken in Afghanistan over the four decades he’s covered the country, and makes his work sound very exciting. (In Scotland: Freeview 9, Freesat 106, Sky 115, Virgin 108. Outside Scotland: Freesat 174, Sky 457, Virgin 162)
COMEDY HOLIDAY The Trip To Greece, 10pm, Sky One
THERE’S spiritual angst running through the penultimate part as the attentions of a young waitress — on whom the camera lingers uncomfortably, and surely deliberately — leads Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon to ponder ageing. Then, they go for a defiant and potentially fatal swim.