TV tonight: prepare for a very exciting Winter Paralympics!

TV tonight: prepare for a very exciting Winter Paralympics! The opening ceremony kicks off with hosts including GB’s most decorated Paralympian, Sarah Storey. Plus: Steve Backshall’s on Hippo Watch. Here’s what to watch this evening Winter Paralympics 6.30pm, Channel 4 The high drama of snowy sports isn’t over just yet! It’s now the turn of the Winter Paralympics , with its opening ceremony at the Arena di Verona. Look out for GB curler Jo Butterfield, who is hoping to be the first British athlete to win at the summer and winter games. This year, hosts Ade Adepitan, Billy Monger and Ed Jackson are joined by GB’s most decorated Paralympian, Sarah Storey, and multi-gold medallist swimming champion Alice Tai. Hollie Richardson 500 Words With The One Show 7pm, BBC One It is perhaps an awkward time for visitors at Windsor Castle but Queen Camilla has invited Alex Jones and Roman Kemp to host the final of the children’s writing competition. Paddington will be there, obviously, and Big Zuu and Jodie Whittaker will help with revealing the winners. HR Gardeners’ World 8pm, BBC Two The year is young and spring is about to burst forth. This final compilation will put you in the mood as Monty Don revisits stories from the past year. In Yorkshire, the team explore the beautiful garden of a retired GP. And in Stroud, there’s a tranquil space inspired by a gardener’s Tibetan heritage. Phil Harrison Hippo Watch With Steve Backshall 8pm, Channel 5 In the concluding part of this short but wide-ranging series, the naturalist is in St Lucia, South Africa, where hippos wander the streets at night. Watching from a distance with night-vision cameras is dramatic – and preferable to being up close when they shake dung off their backsides. Hannah J Davies Big Cats 24/7 9pm, BBC Two The Okavango delta in Botswana is teeming with life, particularly when the annual flood rolls in, and a roaming group of male lions seem keen to muscle in on the territory. Gordon Buchanan and the rest of the crew...