Wednesday TV highlights: Champions League action, and Gary Oldman takes on Winston Churchill

Wednesday TV highlights: Champions League action, and Gary Oldman takes on Winston Churchill
Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour.

Great Continental Railway Journeys 

BBC One, 8pm 

Michael Portillo ends up on Sicily, as he follows a famous guide book from 1936. He hears how Mussolini took on the mafia, and samples some of the spectacular food that Palermo has to offer.

Darkest Hour 

RTÉ One, 9.35pm 

Gary Oldman is excellent as Winston Churchill in 1940, as the British prime minister faces the tough choice as to agree to peace with the all-conquering Germans, or to keep fighting, risking an invasion of his country.

Little Boy Blue 

Virgin One, 10pm 

Moving four-part drama series on the real-life killing of young teenager Rhys Jones in Liverpool in 2007. Previously broadcast on ITV, Irish actor Brian F O'Byrne plays the father of the murdered boy, while Stephen Graham is in the role of the investigating officer. 

The title of the show came from the fact that Rhys was an Everton fan, and there's a moving scene filmed at a real game at Goodison Park where those in the stadium did a minute's applause.

Sport 

The second Champions League semi-final features Lyon v Bayern (Virgin Sport, ko 8pm), with the Germans starting as favourites to make it through to Saturday's decider against PSG.

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