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T20 CRICKET Southern Vipers v Western Storm, 2.15pm, Sky Cricket

ENGLAND’S World Cup hero Anya Shrubsole and captain Heather Knight are in the squad for Western Storm as they head to Southampto­n for the opening game of the Women’s Super League. They lost to the Vipers in the 2016 final.

ANIMATED FILM FUN Zoo tropolis, p, 3.20pm, Sky Disney

FANTASTIC animal antics from Disney as a plucky bunny cop and a wily con man fox team up to expose a conspiracy to bring down predators. Smart, fast and enormously entertaini­ng.e

RUGBY LEAGUE Wakefield Trinity v Leeds Rhinos, 7.30pm, Sky Arena

A TRY in each half by Tom Briscoe helped to give Leeds the edge in an 18-16 victory when they visited Wakefield in the regular season. Can Trinity get their revenge in the Super 8s and climb back into contention for the play-offs?

FANTASY ADVENTURE Outlander, 9pm, More4

HERE’S what we’ve learned so far in this series: in the 18th century, the Scottish look like brutes, but are honourable underneath — while the English seem nice, but simply aren’t once you get to know them. Claire saw what Jack Randall was like up close last week and now she gets to see Jamie at close quarters, too.

SOUTH POLE OUTPOST Impossible Engineerin­g, 9pm, Yesterday

SINCE 1956, five British bases bearing the name Halley have succumbed to the elements in Antarctica. The latest, Halley VI, is a self-sufficient and hugely impressive piece of work that can relocate itself and is worthy of a fly-on-the-wall series of its own.

BEAUTY EXPERTS Body Fixers, 9pm, E4

REALITY star Stephen Bear is the first client for the team in this first of a new, second series. He says he has terrible skin, but the experts struggle to see what he’s talking about. Still, he’s an entertaini­ng presence in the office, and Dr Esho (pictured centre with Alex, April, Danny and Daniel),

a man with a photograph­ic memory, soon sets about resurfacin­g his skin with a laser.

DOUBLE ACT Laurel And Hardy: Their Lives And Magic, 9pm, Sky Arts

THIS pleasing new account of ‘a true friendship between men’ emphasises the affection in which Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy held each other. Stan’s daughter, Lois, also gives a rare interview in a profile that features colour footage of the comedy legends.

SPORTING BANTER A Premier League Of Their Own, 9pm, Sky 1

IT’S sweet that James Corden, despite riding high as the host of his own late-night U.S. chat show, still finds the time for Sky’s sports panel quiz. For this new special, the enthusiast­ic host welcomes guests Jeff Stelling, Thierry Henry and singer Kate Nash to the fray.

FREEVIEW MOVIE Wilde, 10pm, BBC4

STEPHEN FRY is absolutely perfect as the Victorian playwright Oscar Wilde in this biopic of the great wit. Returning to London after a lecture tour, Wilde is newly married and riding high. But his struggles with his homosexual­ity and his affection for Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas (Jude Law) are about to bring him crashing down.

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