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FRIENDLY BEAR The Adventures Of Paddington, 5pm, Nick Jr
BEN WHISHAW returns as the voice of the marmalade-loving bear from darkest Peru in the first of a new run of episodes. In today’s delightful double bill, Paddington patrols as an unofficial police officer and engages in airborne antics during a balloon hunt. (Sky 615, Virgin 715)
ANIMATED MOVIE Henchmen, 6pm, Sky Premiere
COMEDY animation that gives top billing to the sidelined sidekicks of supervillains. They work together as heroes when they come under fire from the wicked Baron Blackout.
LOVE STORY 23 Walks, BT TV/Sky Store/Virgin Movies
GENTLY romantic story of love in later life, starring Alison Steadman and Dave Johns as singles who like walking dogs.
FOOTBALL Wycombe Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur, 7pm, BT Sport 1
WYCOMBE’s firstever season in the Championship has been a struggle so far, and there’ll be no respite for the Chairboys in this FA Cup fourth-round tie as they welcome Jose Mourinho’s Spurs to Adams Park.
SPORTING SUCCESS Driving Force, 8pm, Sky Documentaries
JUDY MURRAY interviews top female athletes about their ‘driving force’ for this polished new series. But first, it’s Judy’s turn in the chair. She talks about the tough road coaching Andy and Jamie, and recalls the Dunblane shootings at the school they attended. (Sky 114, Virgin 277)
MATCHMAKERS Celebs Go Dating: The Mansion, 9pm, E4
DATING experts Anna Williamson and Paul C. Brunson (pictured) return for a new series of the dating reality show, for which all the familiar faces are now living together in a mansion. Hopefuls include Gary Lineker’s brother Wayne, dancer Curtis Pritchard and Made In Chelsea’s Sophie Hermann.
FILM STUDIES Mark Kermode’s Secrets Of Cinema, 9pm, BBC4
TONIGHT’S focus is the cult movie, a unique genre in the sense that, unlike horror or comedy, it’s defined by how a film is received by audiences. Kermode takes us through the work of director Ed Wood, so-bad-they’re-good films such as Hudson Hawk and Howard The Duck, and cult world cinema.
COUNTRY LIFE The Yorkshire Dales And The Lakes: Season Byy Season, , 9pm, More4
THIS Zenlike series moves on to summer, when the sheep are being sheared and the humans are out enjoying the sun.sun Naomi (pictured) is preparing to conquer a challenging 100ft rock climbing route at Gordale. She’s practised every section before, but is now going to do it in one go.
U.S. CRIME SQUAD NCIS, 9pm, 5 USA
THE 16th season has its Freeview premiere tonight, while the 18th — and latest — continues on Fridays at 9pm on Fox. Gibbs (Mark Harmon) has a rough time of it in tonight’s opening episode as Vance is missing and, horror of horrors, this means the field veteran must step up as Acting Director. And Gibbs hates bureaucracy . . .
FANTASY TALE American Gods, Amazon Prime
BLYTHE DANNER joins the cast this week as Demeter, the Greek goddess of the harvest. Wednesday is anxious for a reunion with her, and that storyline, along with a tenderly reflective scene for Laura, helps to make this one of the best episodes for a while.