Monday's TV highlights

7.30PM, PRIME
MONSTER GARAGE
Getting a new night, Jesse and his team of mechanics have to convert a 1959 Chevy Apache milk truck into a one stop milking machine complete with space for a cow. And petrolheads keep watching later in the week for a new series of American Chopper starting on Thursdays at 8.30pm, also on Prime.

8.30PM, TV2
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
Gabrielle and Carlos can't believe it when the father of their baby shows up. And the rest of the show is about sex, deception, and bar fights. Lynette tries to help Ed heat up his sex life, Karl breaks up with Edie, and then she starts a fight in a bar. If you think that's crazy then wait to you see what Bree's up to in tonight's episode.


MOVIES
[rated out of 5]

8.30PM, SKY MOVIES 1
SPIDER-MAN 2
Herald rating: * * * *
Better than the first, in terms of both story and special effects. Tobey Maguire returns as Peter Parker, student and part-time news photographer who leads a double life as the wall-crawling, web-slinging friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man. Peter is losing his Spidey-mojo and stress in his personal life makes him turn his back on his life as a superhero. This time around, the evil genius at large is the cyber-tentacled Doctor Octopus, played by Alfred Molina. (2004)

8.30PM, RIALTO SKY DIGITAL
FEAST OF JULY
Herald rating: * * *
A romance based on a novel by H.E. Bates set in 19th-century England. Three brothers scramble for the love of a woman who lives with their family. After deciding to accept the youngest son, a former flame who had abandoned her re-enters her life and is the catalyst for tragic events. (1995)


SPORT

SKY SPORT 1/ 3 AND TV ONE LIVE 5.30AM
SOCCER: WORLD CUP FINAL
Brazil had their name pencilled on the trophy but like Argentina, one of the standout teams, crumbled when it mattered. It's a cruel stage as England have found again and again. At the time of writing the semis (Germany v Italy and Portugal v France) had yet to be played. You'd be brave to pick a Germany-France final.