Britain’s Favourite Dogs: Top 100
7.30pm, ITV
Hopefully this is intended to create a sense of unity, rather than carve the nation into angry, militant factions based on our dog breed preferences. Sara Cox and Ben Fogle will preside over the revelation of the Top 100, leading to the crowning of a supreme canine, while celebrities including Louis Smith, Geri Horner, James Martin, Gabby Logan, Phillip Schofield and Gok Wan will quite literally trot out their hounds to show them off. Ben Arnold
House of Saud: A Family at War
9pm, BBC Two
The series analysing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recent rapid rise in influence in Saudi Arabia continues. This second instalment examines November 2017’s unprecedented anti-corruption purge, which, at Bin Salman’s command, saw hundreds of well-heeled Saudi elites – including 11 members of the royal family – kettled in a five-star hotel while their assets were seized. Was it a genuine crackdown or just a shakedown? Graeme Virtue
Art, Passion & Power: The Story of the Royal Collection
9pm, BBC Four
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores artworks acquired by Henry VIII and Charles I in the opener of this four-parter on the Royal Collection. “This is Britain blowing its own trumpet!” he roars, with trademark theatricality. But if the collection seems to project “the reassuring stability of the monarchy”, in reality, he argues, there’s much more going on here, including (swoon) “private royal passions”. Ali Catterall
Inside No 9
10pm, BBC Two
Another perfectly constructed Swiss watch of comedy horror from Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, also starring Monica Dolan and Emilia Fox. This time, they manufacture ornate and macabre chaos out of a house move. The story is told in reverse, so bewildering early scenes give way to a gradual revelation of means and motives. All eventually becomes clear(ish), but don’t be surprised if you feel like starting again from the beginning as the credits roll. Phil Harrison
Working Class White Men
10pm, Channel 4
Professor Green concludes his snapshot of young white blokes coping with financial and political disenfranchisement. A nimble, empathic interviewer, Green makes a decent stab at drawing universal conclusions from subjects whose lives feel a bit too extraordinary to be instructive. Tonight he meets a boxer, a repeat offender hoping to rebuild his family upon release from prison, and a construction worker who wants to be a male model. Jack Seale
Portrait Artist of the Year 2018
8pm, Sky Arts
Sky Arts’s amateur daub-off returns for another series. At this early stage, hosts Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner are overseeing regional heats, in which aspiring portraitists have four hours to come up with a passable rendition of celebrity sitters David Tennant, James Morrison and Michaela Coel. The judges are painter Tai-Shan Schierenberg, art historian Kathleen Soriano and Soho House head of collections Kate Bryan. Andrew Mueller
Harry Hill’s Tea-Time
8.30pm, Sky One
Time to vigorously Vim down that lino as Harry Hill coaxes another famous face towards his comedy kitchenette. Donning the celebrity sous chef apron tonight is EastEnders star Jessie Wallace, who will be joining Harry in a menu encompassing senseless starters and demented desserts, including a tribute to La La Land. It remains to be seen whether the series has already peaked now that Gregg Wallace has met his ovoid alter ego, Egg Wallace. Mark Gibbings-Jones
TV films
12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013), 9pm, More4
Steve McQueen’s immensely powerful Oscar-winning drama is based on the 1853 memoir of Solomon Northup, a free-born, well-to-do black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery. It is beautifully shot by Sean Bobbitt and uncompromisingly records the horrors of the lash and the noose. Chiwetel Ejiofor is the epitome of brutalised humanity and endurance as Northup, while Lupita Nyong’o makes a memorable debut as Patsey, the defiant young slave who befriends him. Paul Howlett
The Fighter (David O Russell, 2010), 1.05am Wednesday, Film4
Russell’s bruising, down-to-earth boxing movie, based on a true story, stars Mark Wahlberg as 1990s welterweight “Irish” Micky Ward: he wants a shot at the title, but carries the burden of big brother Dicky (Christian Bale), a former-champ-turned-trainer-turned-crack addict. It’s convincingly set in blue-collar Lowell, Massachusetts, with Wahlberg quietly impressive and twitchy. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Tennis: the Australian Open 7.45am, Eurosport 1. The second day of the opening grand slam event of the 2018 tennis season.
Test cricket: South Africa v India 9am, Sky Sports Main Event. Day four in Centurion. Can India take revenge after South Africa’s win in the first Test?
FA Cup football 7.15pm, BT Sport 2. Fleetwood Town of League One take on Premier League opponents Leicester in a third-round replay.
