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Dr Dolittle
Today, Italia 1, 9.10 p.m.

Based on Hugh Lofting's stories, this is a remake of the 1967 film about a 19th century English doctor named John Dolittle who talks to animals and dreams of one day teaching them how to talk back to him.

Hitch

Monday, Canale 5, 9.10 p.m.

As a tactical adviser who specialises in first impressions - Alex "Hitch" Hitchens customises and orchestrates a client's first three dates - Hitch has been secretly responsible for hundreds of New York City weddings.

After a chance meeting with Hitch, Sara, a gossip reporter for a daily tabloid, finds her professional life and personal life on a collision course. She makes Hitch re-evaluate his game and teaches him that love is not a feeling, it's an action.

Behind Enemy Lines
Tuesday, Rete 4, 9.10 p.m.

Lieutenant Chris Burnett is eager to fly a F/A -18 Superhornet jet into combat. But his commanding officer, Admiral Reigart , won't allow it, ordering Burnett to spy and take photographs of the enemy's movements instead. When Burnett and his pilot, Lt Michael Stackhouse, are shot down on a routine reconnaissance mission, Stackhouse is killed and Burnett suddenly finds himself alone, trapped and hunted by two rebels behind enemy lines. Although Admiral Reigart is ordered to leave him where he is, he decides to take a small force into enemy territory to rescue Burnett.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Friday, RaiDue, 9.05 p.m.

This is the second in the Indiana Jones trilogy. This time, Dr Indiana Jones teams up with a nightclub singer and a 12-year-old boy named Short Round. After a spat in Shanghai, the trio end up in a small village in India. Indiana soon discovers that the children of this village have disappeared due to the villagers' stolen sacred stone. He agrees to try to find and bring back the stone.