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ONE-DAY CRICKET Gloucester­shire v Hampshire, 1.55pm, Sky Sports 2

GLOUCESTER­SHIRE are yet to record a victory in this year’s OneDay Cup. They’ll hope to kick-start their defence of the 50-overs title against Hampshire, the side they knocked out in the 2015 quarterfin­als with a four-wicket win.

CLASSIC MOVIE David Copperfiel­d, 5.10pm, TCM

THE personal history, adventures, experience and observatio­n of Dickens’s hero are filmed in exquisite style by George Cukor. Freddie Bartholome­w plays the young Copperfiel­d.

FUN ROMCOM The Wedding Singer, 6.15pm, Sky Comedy

ADAM SANDLER is at his best in this only slightly cheesy Eightiesse­tset tale, as failed rock ststar Robbie Hart. Drew Barrymore (pictured with Sandler) is the waitress who catches his eye.

HOCKEY Great Britain v Germany, 8pm, BT Sport 1

AFTER yesterday’s 4-1 victory over South Korea, captain Barry Middleton and his team face a much tougher challenge in this Champions Trophy game. The Germans won the previous tournament, in India in 2014.

SIX-STRING SKILLS Guitar Star,, 8pm,p, Skyy Arts

CLASSICAL virtuoso Milos,Milos top producer Tony Visconti and jazz legend George Benson (pictured) are the authoritat­ive, all-new trio in charge of Sky’s talent search, which is back for a new series. The skill on display in tonight’s auditions is jaw-dropping, but who has the charisma to be considered a star?

SHOWBIZ CONTEST America’s Got Talent, 8pm, TruTV

SIMON COWELL joins Mel B, the model Heidi Klum and comedian Howie Mandel to judge the new, 11th season. Cowell is on upbeat form for this opener, which includes a dazzling magic show, a clairvoyan­t and a Spice Girls drag act. (Freeview 68, Freesat 154, Sky 198)

NOTED COMPOSERS Revolution And Romance: Musical Masters Of The 19th Century, 9pm, BBC4

SUZY KLEIN’S accessible series ends in 1899, when Europe turned its eyes to the east for inspiratio­n. Claude Debussy found much to admire in the style of musicians from Indonesia — with no formal training, they played by instinct, and their music had a big impact on his work.

COTSWOLDS CRIME Agatha Raisin, 9pm, Sky 1

THIS second episode has some classic village mystery ingredient­s — a visit from the bishop, rivalry between bell-ringers and a vicar with a secret. A suicide is the result, but is it actually murder? Or does PR-turned-sleuth Agatha (Ashley Jensen) just want it to be so that she can drag James into another of her investigat­ions?

FREEVIEW FILM ACTION The Day After Tomorrow, 9pm, Film4

INDEPENDEN­CE Day director Roland Emmerich’s effects-driven disaster movie imagines how global warming could bring on a chilly apocalypse. Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid and Emmy Rossum are among those fighting for survival.

LOWER LEAGUE LAUGHS Rovers, 10pm, Sky 1

AFTER The Cafe and After Hours, this is the third gentle comedy series that Craig Cash has directed for Sky, but it’s the first he’s starred in for them, too. This week, obsessive football fan Pete (Cash) loses his emotional grip in the clubhouse, while a personal drama brews in the loos for Mandy (Diane Morgan).

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