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Satellite choice

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ON DEMAND CHOICE

Johnny English Strikes Again, BT TV Store, Sky Store, Virgin ROWAN ATKINSON returns as the blundering spy, with Emma Thompson as his boss, and their performanc­es are this comedy’s best assets.

WILDLIFE

Rhino Orphanage, 12 Noon, 7pm, Eden WHILE they’re not quite as cute as baby orang-utans, lolloping infant rhinos still make an endearing subject for this new, three-part series. It’s filmed at Africa’s first rhino orphanage, where, in part one, new calf Nandi is proving to be quite a handful.

FOOTBALL

Liverpool v Bayern Munich, 7pm, BT Sports 2 VIRGIL VAN DIJK, who has been a rock for Liverpool at the back this season, is suspended for the first leg of this Champions League last-16 tie at Anfield. With Joe Gomez also injured, the Reds will be hoping that Alisson has a faultless performanc­e in goal against the German giants.

HISTORY SERIES America In Colour, 8pm, Smithsonia­n

ON CHRISTMAS EVE, 1929, a fire ripped through the West Wing of Herbert Hoover’s White House, a grimly fitting event for a nation in the early stages of the Great Depression. Those years are brought to startling life in this new episode of a fascinatin­g history series. (Freeview 99, Sky 195, Freesat 175, Virgin 295)

REALITY SHOW

Rich Kids Go Skint, 9pm, 5 Star JACOB is 19, and lives in a Chelsea flat that his millionair­e parents bought for him. Here, he spends an eye-opening few days in Manchester after moving in with Terri, Gareth and their three kids, plus a dog and a snake. When he’s sent out to do the weekly food shop, Jacob turns to the children for advice.

DRAMATIC FINALE

Escape At Dannemora, 9pm, Sky Atlantic THE finale of Ben Stiller’s slow-burning and finely acted prison escape drama finds prisoners Matt and Sweat — along with Tilly, the prison supervisor who helped them — trying to evade punishment. Patricia Arquette, as the conflicted and deluded Tilly, has been the best reason to watch.

U.S. COMEDY

LA To Vegas, 9pm, Paramount THE last three episodes of this U.S. comedy, the best bit of which is still Dylan McDermott’s vain Captain Dave — there’s something a bit Alan Partridge about him. Here, the pilot is excited to make his social media debut with his girlfriend. (Freeview 54, Sky 159, Virgin 188)

ANIMATED COMEDY

Bob And Margaret, 10pm, Together BASED on an Oscar-winning short film, this British-Canadian adult animated comedy (which ran for 52 episodes between 1998 and 2001) details the quiet midlife crises of a childless British couple (pictured) as they muddle through mundanity. This is the first of a double bill repeat for season one. (Freeview HD 89, Freesat 164, Sky 173, Virgin 269)

HORROR FILM

The Devil’s Doorway, 11.20pm, Sky Premiere THIS found-footage horror is set in the 1960s. Two Vatican priests investigat­e ‘miracles’ at a Magdalene laundry, and descend into hell.

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