Mike Bradley, Ellen E Jones, Hannah J Davies , David Stubbs and Paul Howlett 

TV Tonight: Brendan Gleeson gets the family together for a comedy classic

Five members of the Gleeson gang team up for a tale of a has-been psychic, while cutting-edge technology examines the skeletons of the Mary Rose. Here’s all the best TV to tune in for
  
  

Outstanding comic miniature ... Brian, Brendan and Domhall Gleeson in Psychic.
Outstanding comic miniature ... Brian, Brendan and Domhnall Gleeson in Psychic. Photograph: Brink Films & Keynote Productions

Psychic & Nyet!: A Brexit Border Farce

9pm, Sky Arts

An outstanding double bill of eccentric comedy miniatures. In the first, five members of the real-life Gleeson family (three actors, one composer, one writer) combine in a Beckettian tale about has-been psychic (Brendan Gleeson), forced to resuscitate his “gift” by his two conniving sons. Next, in the farce Nyet!, Boris and Olga arrive at Dover bearing a precious cargo. Border authorities led by the scary Mrs Pyke (Olivia Williams) will stop at nothing to discover what they are really hiding. Mike Bradley

All Star Musicals

6pm, ITV

A gala celebration of showtunes sees celebs Amy Walsh, Martin Lewis, Joel Dommett, Tessa Peake-Jones, London Hughes and Alan Titchmarsh interpret numbers from Chicago, The Greatest Showman, South Pacific and Mamma Mia!, in a bid to impress a panel including Elaine Paige and Kristin Chenoweth. MB

Skeletons of the Mary Rose

8pm, Channel 4

This eye-opening investigation looks into the ethnic population of Tudor England during the reign of Henry VIII. It employs cutting-edge technology to examine skeletons preserved on sunken flagship the Mary Rose, to ask: could the crew of an English naval vessel have included men of African origin? MB

Baptiste

9pm, BBC One

That brain surgery really knocked Baptise off his game, eh? Throughout this series, the supposed master detective has been acting more like a clueless rookie, getting mixed up with the Romanian mafia and trusting the clearly deranged Edward (Tom Hollander). Or is that just what he wants us to think? Here’s hoping … Ellen E Jones

Born Digital: First Cuts

10pm, BBC Four

A night of experimental, tech-related shorts commissioned by the BBC and the BFI. Highlights include Reuben Hamlyn’s Roger – exploring ideas of isolation and the gig economy – and My Sweet Prince by Jason Bradbury, a coming of age/coming out story told via Placebo and instant messaging. Hannah J Davies

Ride Upon the Storm

11.55pm, Channel 4

You can practically feel the Scandinavian chill exuding from the screen in this Danish drama about a religious dynasty. Tonight, Johannes is obsessed with a dream, August’s first assignment as a street pastor is to help a seriously ill asylum seeker, and Christian’s new book attracts the attention of a journalist. David Stubbs

Film choice

The Road, 12noon, AMC

In a post-apocalyptic US, a father and son trudge through a land devoid of colour and hope, evading bestial gangs. John Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel is relentlessly downbeat but moving, with compelling performances from Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee as Man and Boy. Paul Howlett

Today’s best live sport

FA Cup Football: Millwall v Brighton & Hove Albion, 1.40pm, BBC One

The Seagulls enter the Den.

Premier League Football: Fulham v Liverpool, 2pm, Sky Sports Main Event

Klopp’s team visit relegation-threatened Fulham.

Premiership Rugby: Northampton Saints v Saracens

2.30pm, BT Sport 1

The final from Franklin’s Gardens.

 

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