APOLLO 13 (1995) PG WAGON MASTER

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★★★★ Nail-biting stuff, even though we all know how it ends, Ron Howard’s historical space adventure charts the ill-fated 1970 mission that didn’t make it to the moon. Tom Hanks stars as Commander Jim Lovell, with Bill Paxton and Kevin Bacon making up the trio of astronauts lost in space.

8PM, ITV4

(1950) PG 10.30PM, BBC4

Gaining admirers as the years have passed, this John Ford western follows a Mormon wagon train that collects waifs and strays on its journey to San Juan river country. Ben Johnson and Harry Carey Jr join up as wagon masters, proving their mettle during an encounter with murderous outlaws.