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ANIMATED CLASSIC Animal Farm, 1.05pm, Film4
CELEBRATED animated adaptation of George Orwell’s allegorical tale, famously paid for by the CIA. Napoleon and Snowball are the farmyard pigs going snout to snout.
CRIME-SOLVING DUO Dempsey And Makepeace, 2.40pm, ITV4
ARGUABLY the chalkiest and cheesiest of all the chalk ’n’ cheese detective duos, the American Dempsey and the Lady Makepeace (Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber, pictured) were the toast of Eighties teatime TV. Here, they go undercover in pursuit of stolen antiquities.
FUN TIMES Craig Of The Creek, 4.15pm, Cartoon Network
NINE-year-old Craig and his friends have a lovely time in this U.S. cartoon, which is back for a new series today. They’re always off having grand adventures in the wilderness together – here, they’re headed to the fabled other side of the creek.
SOCCER Ross County v Motherwell, 7pm, Sky Football & Main Event
DESPITE a loss in form in the new year, Motherwell finished the curtailed 2019-20 Scottish Premiership in third place, their highest since they were runnersup in 2014. Manager Steve Robinson will hope his side can make another flying start to the new season, beginning with tonight’s trip to Victoria Park.
NEW GAME SHOW Yung Filly’s Celeb Lock-In, BBC3
EASTENDER Maisie Smith and singer Frankie Bridge are among the star guests in a riotous game show with pranks and dancing.
COOKING CONTEST MasterChef Australia, 7pm, W
THERE’S a new judging line-up in this new series, and their three fresh faces have been carefully surrounded by familiar ones. Gordon Ramsay is here to introduce the trio (Andy Allen, Melissa Leong and Jock Zonfrillo, pictured) to the competing chefs, all of whom are returning contenders.
ANIMAL MAGIC Inside The Zoo: Down Under, 9pm, More4
NAOMI WATTS narrates a charming new series that takes us inside Taronga Zoo, Sydney. Look out for the extraordinary sight of silverback gorilla Kibali, who has to be anaesthetised and heaved up on to a table for a heart check-up. Don’t miss the size of his hands!
THIRTIES SLEUTH Perry Mason, 9pm, Sky Atlantic
PASSIONS run high in the penultimate part, in which Perry has really started to believe he can make a difference in this world. We also get more insight into Sister Alice, brilliantly played by Orphan Black’s Tatiana Maslany. That character is so three-dimensional she almost walks off the screen.
LEGAL EAGLE Bull, 9pm, Fox
CAN a bartender be blamed for what happens after a drunk leaves their establishment? That’s the question pondered by jury expert Dr Bull (Michael Weatherly) as this U.S. drama kicks off a new, fourth season with a seemingly boozefuelled shooting spree.
FILM THRILLER The Fanatic, 10pm, Sky Premiere
JOHN TRAVOLTA goes for a very different look, playing Moose, a man who takes his interest in his favourite film star (Devon Sawa) to dangerous extremes.