Policing the Police 2020
7.45pm, PBS America
Following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor earlier this year, police reform has been one of the most contested topics of public discourse and protest in the US. New Yorker writer Jelani Cobb travels to Newark, New Jersey in this special to investigate how a federal intervention in its police force in 2014 led to the creation of a citizens’ advisory board and a potentially new form of regulated policing. Cobb asks what it would take to enact systemic change across the country. Ammar Kalia
Jo Brand’s Guide to Staying Sane in a Mad World
8pm, Channel 4
Former mental health nurse and veteran comic Jo Brand takes viewers on an alphabetical journey through the various ways we can soothe our anxieties and fears during the ongoing lockdowns and pandemic. Her witty advice meanders from tips on horticulture to UV rays. AK
Waterhole: Africa’s Animal Oasis
9pm, BBC Two
Chris Packham and Ella Al-Shamahi continue their investigation of life on a Tanzanian nature reserve. It is the hottest time of year, but the presence of hyenas means the camera-rigged watering hole is not a safe place for thirsty animals. Lots of behavioural insights ensue. Jack Seale
The Sound of TV With Neil Brand
9pm, BBC Four
Composer Neil Brand’s fascinating series on the music that makes up television continues. This week, Brand looks at the impact of the music that surrounds our favourite TV. He flies to Las Vegas to meet the most successful jingle singer of all time, Linda November, before recording his own. AK
Sir Stirling Moss: The Uncrowned King of F1
9pm, Sky Documentaries
Moss was 90 when he died this Easter: not a bad innings, especially since he rose to prominence in a notably lethal era of motorsport. A teenage prodigy, he could have won seven F1 titles in a row in the 1950s if not for some rum luck. This feature-length documentary charts his career. Graeme Virtue
Big Zuu’s Christmas Eats
10pm, Dave
The grime MC-turned-TV cook returns for two Christmas specials alongside pals Hyder and Tubsey, making festive fare for “the big dogs of the UK music game”, AJ Tracey, JME, Julie Adenuga and Loyle Carner. Come for the craic, stay for a gobi Christmas curry and sweet and sour carrots. Hannah J Davies
Film choice
Little Women (Greta Gerwig, 2019) 8pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
With Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh and Eliza Scanlen as the sisters, and Meryl Streep dropping in as crotchety Aunt March, Gerwig’s screening of Louisa May Alcott’s classic tale bursts with starry vitality, homes in on women’s struggle to succeed in a man’s world, and is glorious, heartfelt fun. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Racing: Cheltenham 1.30pm, ITV4. Day one of the December meeting, including the Cross Country Chase.
Premier League football 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Leeds v West Ham from Elland Road, kickoff 8pm.
German football: VfL Wolfsburg v Eintracht Frankfurt 7.15pm, BT Sport 1. Top-flight clash from Volkswagen Arena.
