Satellite choice
CARTOON COMEDY The Great North, Disney+
ANIMATED sitcom with the voice of Nick Offerman (Parks And Recreation) as the wonderfully named Beef Tobin, a single father raising four children in Alaska. A warm, cosy and funny show.
FOOTBALL Manchester United v Villarreal, 7pm, Virgin Media Two & 7.15pm, BT Sport 3
FOLLOWING defeat at the hands of Young Boys in Bern a fortnight ago, United will be keen to take all three points from Spanish side Villarreal at Old Trafford tonight. Meanwhile, Chelsea face Juventus in Turin (7pm, BT Sport 2).
SISTERS ON TOUR The Nolans Go Cruising, 9pm, Quest Red
THE Irish-born Nolan sisters have sold 30million records, but they say they’re ‘still pretty skint’. So, the quartet return for a new, second series of their jaunty travelogue, which will follow a cruise around the UK. (Sky 149, Virgin 159). Also available on Discovery+.
MAKING MUSIC Janine Jansen: Falling For Stradivari, 9pm, Sky Arts
VIOLINIST Janine Jansen (pictured) has a real treat on her hands in this joyful new documentary. The Dutch virtuoso plays 12 Stradivari violins that are worth more than €230million in total, and some of which haven’t been played in 200 years. Can you imagine the insurance documents for such a recording?
ART CHALLENGE How To Paint The Mona Lisa, 9pm, More4
‘I’M going into the mind of this guy!’ The artist Adebanji Alade is excited to understand the brain of Leonardo da Vinci for this one-off. His effort to recreate the Mona Lisa is interesting, but it’s Alade’s endless enthusiasm that makes the show.
KILLER COMEDY Hitmen: Reloaded, 9pm, Sky Comedy
SUE PERKINS and Mel Giedroyc return as assassins Fran and Jamie, and this opening double bill is more fun than the whole first series put together. We begin with a Grosse Pointe Blankstyle school reunion, featuring Katherine Parkinson and Sanjeev Bhaskar.
PANEL SHOW Rob Beckett’s Undeniable, 9pm, Comedy Central
THE comedian hosts a fast-and-loose new panel show in which facts, true or not, win praise from the host. Beckett’s so-so guests in this opener are Joe Swash, Kae Kurd, Ivo
Graham and Angela Barnes, who produce some decent, pub quizworthy trivia during the episode.
COMEDY GAME Outsiders, 10pm, Dave
PAIRS of comedians compete for
scout badges in a new, Taskmasterstyle outdoor comedy contest run by David Mitchell, who is dressed like a gentleman in defiance of his surroundings. Lou Sanders
and Ed Gamble (pictured) are the standout duo because he really wants to win the badges, and she just wants to make mischief.
PRIMITIVE ORGANISM The Blob: A Genius Without A Brain, 10pm, BBC4
THIS new documentary challenges the very notion of intelligence. The ‘blob’ in question is slime mould – it’s not a plant, animal or fungus, but a giant, single-celled organism that has no brain, but seems capable of making intelligent decisions and even learning about its environment.
FUNNY FILM Senior Moment, 10pm, Sky Premiere
ROMANTIC comedy starring unstoppable rogue William Shatner (who turned 90 this year), with Jean Smart as the more age-appropriate woman he meets while taking a bus.