Terrestrial Hustle BBC1, 9pm Mickey and his moral grifters are persuaded by their long-suffering stooge, Eddie the barman, that a holiday is in order. To finance their lavish plans, Albert sets about finding a big bucks mark. But this time there's a serious sting in the tail as Mickey's grifting ways come back to haunt him.
A Very British Storm Junkie Channel 4, 9pm By day, Stuart Robinson is an unassuming IT consultant.
In his spare time he's a fanatical storm chaser who travels across the globe to witness the awesome power of nature. Last year he set himself the ultimate goal: experiencing the eye of a monster hurricane for himself. It's something few sane people would do through choice. To achieve this Holy Grail he'll have to defeat the odds, defy the authorities and run the risk of a stormy weather on the home front - as his wedding to fiancée Alison approaches.
Who Killed Scarlett? Channel 4, 10pm On February 18 last year, Fiona MacKeown's 15-year-old daughter, Scarlett Keeling, was found dead on a beach in Goa. Over the past year Fiona has searched for justice for Scarlett - and also battled nasty tabloid criticism of her lifestyle. It's a campaign that has put her in the spotlight and raised questions about whether she was negligent towards Scarlett. As she gets closer to the truth, Fiona uncovers shocking new evidence about what really happened.
Digital Oliver Twist Film 4, 6.15pm Roman Polanski visits the oft-filmed story of Charles Dickens and his orphan creation. Poor Oliver T is sent to a workhouse, where the children are barely fed and mistreated. He moves to the house of an undertaker, but after an unfair spanking, he runs away to London. Exhausted and starving, he is welcomed by a cheery gang of pick-pocketing ragamuffins led by an old crook. Barney Clark is young Oliver.
The Waterboy Film 4, 9pm A college gridiron team's lowly and slow-witted off-field provider of sports beverages discovers that he has a unique tackling ability, and thus becomes a member of the squad. Adam Sandler seeks to steer the Mud Dogs to the Bourbon Bowl.
From Dusk Till Dawn Film 4, 10.50pm Robert Rodriguez directs a cult horror yarn from Quentin Tarantino's script. Brothers Richard and Seth Gecko (Q T and George Clooney) hijack the Rev Fuller's (Harvey Keitel) mobile home to get to a midnight party at the Titty Twister, Mexico's most famous brothel. But at dusk the brothel turns out to be a far cry from what the brothers imagined, and blood flows before dawn.
Radio Performance on 3 Radio 3, 7pm Over the past 19 years, pianist Murray Perahia's virtuosity has been threatened by recurring damage to his right hand. But last summer, after a 20-year absence, he had a triumphant return to the Proms. Tonight, in a recital recorded at the Barbican in London, he displays his sparkling keyboard skills playing works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms. Earlier, at 11.30am on Radio Scotland, Lesley Campbell continues her series Captains of Industry. She talks to Sir Ian Wood, who turned a small family business into a global market leader, and is now Scotland's most successful oil man and a committed philanthropist.
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