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Entertainment
Mike Bradley, Ellen E Jones, Hannah J Davies, Jack Seale and Paul Howlett

TV tonight: Animal Babies will fulfil your cute quota for the year

More than just fur-baby photo ops ... Animal Babies: First Year on Earth.
More than just fur-baby photo ops ... Animal Babies: First Year on Earth. Photograph: BBC Studios

How to Dress Like a Princess: Royal Fashion Secrets
10.15pm, More4

Normally the kind of thing you would expect to find squirrelled away between sharks and Nazis on Channel 5, this is a glamorous deconstruction of the diamonds and decorum that cloak (and simultaneously advertise) the British royal family. Fundamentally, it is a film about branding, in which designers, fashion historians, royal watchers and trendsetters interpret the significance and analyse the planning behind classic royal dresses and the impact of royal women on British fashion. Mike Bradley

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth
9pm, BBC Two

A newborn elephant in Kenya has adorable Dumbo-like ears, but they are no help when it comes to keeping up with the herd. For many species, these first few months of life are fraught with danger, which makes this three-part wildlife documentary much more than a string of fur-baby photo ops. Ellen E Jones

Gomorrah
9pm, Sky Atlantic

Gomorrah always does good finales and this double-bill ending to season four is no exception. Prepare for a rollercoaster ride as Genny declares: “I gotta take back Secondigliano.” Plus, fans impatient for season five can look forward to the prequel film The Immortal, which is currently in the works. MB

GameFace
10pm, Channel 4

Roisin Conaty as Marcella in Game Face
A comedy winning our hearts ... Roisin Conaty as Marcella in GameFace. Photograph: Sophie Mutevelian

Still reeling from being called “a potato-faced slapper” by Simon’s ex-wife Tanya, a bruised Marcella seeks solace in her acting work; trouble is, barring a bit part as a monk, she can’t find any. Writer-star Roisin Conaty’s scripts get better by the week, with the internal rhythms of her comedy winning our hearts. MB

Our Borough: Love & Hustle
10.35pm, BBC One

Youth deaths in London are scarcely out of the headlines, but accurate portrayals of growing up in the capital are still rare. This two-part documentary offers a corrective, telling the stories of pastor Onyeka, performance poet Taz and others, doing their best despite challenges in their corner of north London. Hannah J Davies

Generation Porn
10.35pm, Channel 4

The uncomfortably frank dissection of online filth concludes by looking at where porn is going now. While an ex-gardener tries to convince his bus-driver friend to join his burgeoning smut empire, a campaigner mounts the familiar argument that the answer to porn’s toxicity is to make it more realistic. Jack Seale

Film choice

Jeff Bridges, Steve Buscemi, John Goodman in The Big Lebowski
Bowled over ... Jeff Bridges, Steve Buscemi and John Goodman in The Big Lebowski. Photograph: Gramercy/Everett/Rex Features

The Big Lebowski 12.50am, Film4
The Coens’ trippy comedy filters a noir plot – complete with kidnap, mistaken identity and a severed toe – through the weed-suffused consciousness of hippy throwback the Dude, AKA Jeffrey Lebowski (Jeff Bridges), and a howlingly funny gang of Coen clowns: John Goodman, Steve Buscemi and John Turturro. Paul Howlett

Sport choice

Test Cricket: England v Ireland 10am, Sky Sports Cricket
England, fresh from World Cup glory, prepare for the Ashes with a one-off Test at Lord’s.

Cycling: Tour de France 11am, Eurosport 1; 11.15am, ITV4
Stage 17, a flat 200km route from Pont du Gard to Gap.

World Matchplay Darts 7pm, Sky Sports Action
More arrows action from the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.

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