The Sunday Post (Newcastle)

How To Spend It Well At Christmas

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ITV, 8pm, Tuesday

Festive consumer advice, with host Phillip Schofield rating some of the latest must-have toys.

Coronation Street’s Simon Gregson tests new board games to find out which game is worth splashing out on, while football pundit Chris Kamara takes to the race-track to try out electric toys with young drivers. Sally Phillips and her children find out which computer consoles are worth getting without breaking the bank.

Creed ITV2, 7.20pm, today Out Of Their Skin

ITV4, 10pm, Tues & Wed

To mark 40 years since Viv Anderson became the first black footballer to win a full cap for England, Ian Wright hosts this two-part documentar­y looking at the rise of black players in Britain – and the challenges they still face.

Contributo­rs include Paul Canoville, who recalls how he was abused by his own fans, as well as ex-Celtic head coach John Barnes and former Manchester United midfielder Paul Ince, who talk about how race can also be a factor for aspiring managers. A brooding and testostero­ne-fuelled drama that taps into four decades of nostalgia for Sylvester Stallone’s iconic bruiser, Rocky Balboa.

The Oscar-nominated actor delivers an emotional wallop and Michael B Jordan is an instantly likeable sparring partner.

The sequel is out now in cinemas.

Mad Max: Fury Road Channel 5, 9pm, today

The fourth instalment of George Miller’s post-apocalypti­c franchise delivers thrillingl­y choreograp­hed sequences of carmageddo­n, which build to a jaw-dropping finale.

Stars Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa, enigmatic driver of a mighty mobile war rig.

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