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Winter Paralympics

6.30pm on Channel 4
The high drama of snow sports is not over yet! It’s now the turn of the Winter Paralympics, with their opening ceremony at the Arena di Verona. Look out for British curler Joe Butterfield, who is hoping to become the first British athlete to win both the Summer and Winter Games. This year, hosts Ade Adeptan, Billy Munger and Ed Jackson are joined by the UK’s most decorated Paralympian, Sarah Storey, and multi-gold medal-winning swimming champion Alice Tye. Holly Richardson

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7pm, BBC One
It may be an awkward time for visitors to Windsor Castle, but Queen Camilla has invited Alex Jones and Roman Kemp to host the final of a children’s writing competition. Obviously Paddington will be there, and Big Zoo and Jodie Whittaker will help reveal the winners. Human resources

The world of gardeners

8pm on BBC Two
The year is young and spring is about to burst. This definitive compilation will put you in the mood as Monty Don revisits the stories of yesteryear. In Yorkshire, the team explores the beautiful garden of a retired GP. And in Stroud, there’s a peaceful space inspired by the gardener’s Tibetan heritage. Phil Harrison

Hippo watching with Steve Backshall

8pm on Channel 5
In the concluding part of this short but wide-ranging series, the natural world is set in Saint Lucia, South Africa, where hippos roam the streets at night. It’s exciting to watch from a distance with night vision cameras – and even better up close as they shake the droppings off their backs. Hannah J. Davis

Big cats 24/7

9pm on BBC Two

Botswana’s Okavango Delta is teeming with life, especially when the annual flood comes, and a roaming pride of male lions seems keen to be in the area. Gordon Buchanan and the rest of the crew keep a close eye on these rogue boys as they learn about the local Xudum pride. JV

Ted

9pm, Sky One
Seth MacFarlane’s dirty-mouthed bear returns for round two of this initial ’90s series. John (Max Burkholder) begins his senior year with Ted, hoping to become “cooler.” Cue lots of penis jokes, pong action and Dungeons & Dragons gameplay. Human resources

Choose a movie

The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick, 1998), 9pm, Great! an act

After 20 years of absence, Terrence Malick’s return to filmmaking has sparked great excitement. Fortunately, his loose 1998 adaptation of James Jones’ World War II novel is a brilliant, exhilarating experience. The sparse advance of an American infantry battalion up a hill defended by Japanese forces on the Pacific island of Guadalcanal is interspersed with the soldiers’ existential musings — hopes, fears, memories — that speak to the loss of innocence on the battlefield. The ridiculously stacked cast includes Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn, Elias Koteas, and Ben Chaplin. Simon Wardle

Live sports

Six Nations Rugby Etihad: Ireland v Wales, 7.20pm, on ITV1
From the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

FA Cup Football: Wolves v Liverpool, 7.45pm, BBC One
Fifth round match at Molineux Stadium.