Micky Flanagan: Peeping Behind the Curtain
9pm, Sky One
Cockney comic Micky Flanagan gives viewers the backstage treatment at his 2017 sellout An’ Another Fing tour in this documentary. Culminating in a run at the O2 in London, it has since become one of the world’s biggest comedy tours, and this film charts Flanagan’s slow burn success from unvarnished archive footage of him performing in London pubs to then honing his brand of straight-talking observational comedy that can connect with an arena crowd. Ammar Kalia
Waterhole: Africa’s Animal Oasis
8pm, BBC Two
Rigging an artificial waterhole with cameras has achieved its goal of shedding new light on animal behaviour. This final episode sees Chris Packham and Ella Al-Shamahi observe how the rainy season in Tanzania brings out geese and wildebeest to what’s now a busy, lush grazing ground. Jack Seale
George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces: Winter World Tour
8pm, Channel 4
This compilation special sees George Clarke and Will Hardie bring up their best clips of winter hideaways, from Norway to Finland, the Alps and Canada. Among the architectural gems are a modern and airy take on the Swiss chalet and a mysterious boulder cabin in Verbier. AK
Jane McDonald: Christmas Cruising
9pm, Channel 5
The showtune aficionado and queen of the high seas – who quit her cruising adventures earlier this year, only to gladly reverse her decision – revisits two of her favourite journeys. Highlights include jaunts to German Christmas markets and a giant gingerbread city in Norway. Hannah J Davies
The Sound of TV With Neil Brand
9pm, BBC Four
Composer Neil Brand’s fascinating series on the music that makes up television ends with a deep dive into the world of the TV score. Brand charts how scores created by the likes of Blue Planet composer George Fenton have given their accompanying shows a sense of cinematic reach. AK
The Graham Norton Show
10.45pm, BBC One
Tonight’s guest lineup is almost as glitzy as Graham’s wardrobe: superstar smoothie George Clooney charms with anecdotes from the set of his new sci-fi film The Midnight Sky and Oscar-winner Viola Davis discusses her latest film, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Plus, there are carols from Michael Ball. Ellen E Jones
Film choice
The Happy Prince (Rupert Everett, 2018) 9pm, BBC Two
As the writer, director and star, Rupert Everett’s labour of love examines the last poignant years of Oscar Wilde – his exile in Naples and Paris after his release from prison for “gross indecency”, and his reunion with Bosie (Colin Morgan), the love that ruined him. Everett is superb in this heartfelt portrait. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Championship football: Hull City v Portsmouth 5pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Followed by Preston North End v Bristol City at 7.45pm.
Rugby union: Scarlets v RC Toulon 5pm, BT Sport 2. Followed by Wasps v Montpellier at 7.45pm.
German football: FC Union Berlin v Borussia Dortmund 7.15pm, BT Sport 1. Bundesliga clash.
