Friday’s TV: Batman, Brad Pitt and The Walking Dead

Tonight you have the tough decision to choose between a Walking Dead double bill, Batman and Brad Pitt.

Main Event: The Walking Dead: Double Bill, RTE Two, 9.05pm

Two episodes of the most chilling and breathless show on TV? Sounds good to us.

In the first episode tonight, as Carl slowly recovers from his operation, Daryl ventures alone into the woods to search for the boy's missing friend Sophia. Dale and T-Dog get a shock as they collect water from a nearby well and a trip to the pharmacy for medical supplies ends unexpectedly for Glenn and Maggie. Back at the farm, Hershel grows impatient with the newcomers, while Lori suspects she may be pregnant.

An hour later, Shane angrily tells Rick they are wasting their time looking for Sophia, while Daryl finds the missing girl's doll, only to be thrown from his horse and injured, leaving him open to attack from walkers. Hershel grows tired of the disputes within the group and makes it clear they cannot stay with him indefinitely, and Glenn discovers a horrible secret in the barn.

Sport Pick: Live Cycling: Tour de France, Eurosport, 9.30am

Tour de France coverage of stage 12 of the world's most famous cycle race begins this morning with a 226km journey from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Annonay Davezieux, as the peloton takes on another mountainous leg before returning to flatter ground the following day

Movie Pick: Batman Begins, UTV, 10.35pm

With The Dark Knight Rises exactly a week away, it's time to watch Christopher Nolan's masterful reboot once more.

Billionaire Bruce Wayne travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice, consumed with rage over his parents' murder. Trained by a secret society, he hones his fighting skills and returns to his home city of Gotham on a mission to rid it of crime and corruption in the guise of a masked vigilante.

Comic-book adventure, exploring the origins of the Dark Knight, with Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Cillian Murphy, Gary Oldman and Katie Holmes

UPC On Demand Pick: Moneyball

That's your lot for terrestrial TV tonight, but you should utilise UPC's new On Demand service if you want to continue watching top class entertainment, as the service includes the RTE Player, 3Player and a host of boxsets and other shows, free to all UPC customers.

Moneyball is a 2011 biographical sports drama film that was hugely well received late last year. The film is based on Michael Lewis's 2003 book of the same name, an account of the Oakland Athletics baseball team's 2002 season and their general manager Billy Beane's attempts to assemble a competitive team.

Sparkling dialogue from Aaron Sorkin and a fantastic performance from Brad Pitt help hide a little too much melodrama in this one.