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Ammar Kalia, Ali Catterall, Graeme Virtue, Phil Harrison and Simon Wardell

TV tonight: Devils takes a deep dive into international banking

Massimo Ruggero (Alessandro Borghi) in Devils
Rich man’s world ... Massimo Ruggero (Alessandro Borghi) in Devils. Photograph: Antonello & Montesi

Devils

9pm, Sky Atlantic

Based on the book of the same name by the financier Guido Maria Brera, this thriller puts a slick spin on the world of international banking. It follows upstart Massimo Ruggero (Alessandro Borghi), who is pulled into a world of criminal intrigue when his business rival dies mysteriously, and co-stars Malachi Kirby – last seen as Darcus Howe in Small Axe – as Ruggero’s hacker accomplice, Oliver. In tonight’s opening episode, Ruggero is passed up for a major promotion, causing him to hire Oliver to investigate. Ammar Kalia

The Repair Shop

8pm, BBC One

Peter Mason brings in his beloved grandmother’s old-fashioned ice-cream maker for metalwork restorer Dominic Chinea this week, while organ restorer David Burville has a task on his hands, piecing together Carolina’s Spanish barrel organ to provide tuneful memories of her grandmother once again. AK

Celebrity Best Home Cook

9pm, BBC One

Mary Berry, Angela Hartnett, and Chris Bavin will be presiding over the final three celebrities as they attempt the “rustle-up challenge”, utilising a butternut squash; a dessert-based “eliminator” using choux pastry and caramel; and an “ultimate” picnic task before the winner is crowned. Ali Catterall

Trump Takes on the World

9pm, BBC Two

A portrait of Donald Trump burns during a demonstration in Tehran, Iran, in 2017
A portrait of Donald Trump burns during a demonstration in Tehran, Iran, in 2017. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images

The series that analyses the former president’s nuance-free approach to foreign policy turns its attention to the Middle East. From Trump’s rowdy brinkmanship with Iran to his unexpected decision to pull US troops out of Syria, key advisers try to provide context amid the chaos. Graeme Virtue

Extraordinary Escapes With Sandi Toksvig

9pm, Channel 4

Toksvig is joined by the actor Jessica Hynes this week for a trip to her home county of Kent. The pair stop in at a restored windmill guesthouse near the village of Benenden before trying a spot of birdwatching at the Elmley national nature reserve on the Isle of Sheppey. AK

North Korea: Inside the Mind of a Dictator

9pm, National Geographic

Clearly, getting the inside track on Kim Jong-un is approaching the ultimate modern journalistic coup. This series is a decent effort, hearing from former US spies in North Korea and a schoolmate of the “supreme leader”. How has Kim’s difficult family history shaped his attitude to government? Phil Harrison

Film choice

Blake Jenner, Glen Powell, Temple Baker and Forrest Vickery in Everybody Wants Some!!.
Lads on tour ... Blake Jenner, Glen Powell, Temple Baker and Forrest Vickery in Everybody Wants Some!!. Photograph: Everett/Rex/Shutterstock

Everybody Wants Some!! (Richard Linklater, 2016), 1.10am, Film4
Linklater returns to the laddish milieu of Dazed and Confused, but shifted on a few years from high school. This time, his comic group of largely likable kids are college baseball players in 80s Texas, doing what young men will do – but often just talking about it. Not much happens, but entertainingly so. Simon Wardell

Live sport

Grand Slam tennis: The Australian Open 8.30am, Eurosport 1. Day 10 features the fourth men’s quarter-final.

Champions League football: Porto v Juventus 7.15pm, BT Sport 2. The first leg of the round-of-16 tie.

Championship football: Bournemouth v Rotherham United 8.15pm, Sky Sports Main Event. A second-tier clash from the Vitality Stadium.

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