Oxford Street Revealed
11.30am, BBC1
London’s Oxford Street is best viewed in hard numbers: one-and-a-half miles long, boasting an annual turnover of £5bn, and welcoming 30m visitors a year. But of course, there are human stories behind all those figures. In this new series, we meet some of the people who keep the street ticking: the police who keep an eye on the rogue rickshaw drivers, the Underground station staff and ambulance service that looks after the injured and sick, and the trunk sewer technicians who keep the sewers “free of fat and rats”. Bim Adewunmi
Premier League Football: Southampton v Manchester United
7pm, Sky Sports 1
After a storming start to the season, Southampton’s momentum has been checked a little in recent weeks, with points dropped against Aston Villa and Manchester City. United, meanwhile, are quietly growing in form and confidence, with Wayne Rooney looking particularly impressive. That said, manager Louis Van Gaal will be a little concerned by his hastily cobbled-together defence, which still looks capable of shipping goals. Gwilym Mumford
The Royal Variety Performance 2014
7.30pm, ITV
It’s the feast of light entertainment that covers all bases, hosted this year by mildly comical strutter Michael McIntyre. Big names abound, with the highlight being the irresistible Bette Midler gracing the UK with her presence. Musical big hitters include One Direction, Ed Sheeran and Demi Lovato, along with Alfie Boe. Comedy-wise there’s Jack Whitehall, Sarah Millican and Stephen Mulhern. So long it’s best viewed with the aid of a fast forward button. Hannah Verdier
Jamie’s Cracking Christmas
8pm, Channel 4
As another yuletide holiday season approaches, Jamie Oliver once again pops up to offer recipes to impress family and guests. This means, among other treats, instructions on how to prepare beef wellington, and roast goose with posh trimmings. Curiously, Jamie seems a little subdued this year, even to the point where you actually miss his mockneyisms a bit. This doesn’t much matter from a trying-it-at-home perspective, though, because the appeal of his shows lies in the way he makes things look so easy. Jonathan Wright
The Librarians
8pm, SyFy
Librarians the world over might be about to get a little more street cred thanks to this new drama based on a US made-for-TV movie franchise starring Falling Skies actor Noah Wyle and Rebecca Romijn. Excalibur-wielding Flynn Carsen (Wyle) leads an ancient organisation of librarians guarding powerful objects and protecting the world from the misuse of magic. Playing fast and loose with biblical allusions and myth, episode one finds Carsen on the trail of King Arthur’s crown. It’s a faster-paced, Disneyfied Da Vinci Code. Hannah J Davies
Posh People: Inside Tatler
9pm, BBC2
With the once noble classes of this kingdom in irrevocable financial decline, Tatler has taken its wealth-worshipping brand to Russia. The concluding episode of this enlightening three-parter travels to the cash-rich streets of Moscow, where parents browse Tatler’s UK public-school guide like it’s a brochure for a high-society future. Meanwhile, the British version swerves shiny consumer goods and instead heads to the sprawling estates of Scotland, where the “clannish” toffs ruminate on independence. Rachel Aroesti
The Disappearance Of Glenn Miller
9pm, PBS
One foggy day in 1944, America’s most popular bandleader boarded a plane from England for France. He was never seen again. Miller’s disappearance has never been fully and satisfactorily explained, with all kinds of conspiracy theories abounding in the uncertainty. Was he shot down by the RAF? Was he on a daring mission to overthrow Hitler? This investigation turns up new clues, including an entry in a planespotter’s notebook, which hints at more probable causes for his demise. David Stubbs
Toast Of London
10.35pm, Channel 4
In the last in the series, Toast is knocked very much for six by the arrival of an old flame, Lorna Wynde, more than three decades after she broke his heart when the pair starred in a US soap together. But is she just using him to make her rock star husband jealous? Tormented by feelings from the past, Toast takes up with his very-much-alive chum Francis Bacon. Sterling guest appearances come from Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme and the League of Gentlemen’s Steve Pemberton. Ben Arnold
