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Hollie Richardson, Phil Harrison, Ali Catterall, Jack Seale and Simon Wardell

TV tonight: Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa talks to Graham Norton

Doctor Who actor Ncuti Gatwa
Look who’s on Graham Norton’s couch … the new Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa. Photograph: Jonangelo Molinari

The Graham Norton Show

10.40pm, BBC One

It’s a night with some of Britain’s best this week, starting with the new Time Lord – Ncuti Gatwa. He’ll be nestled on the sofa next to Imelda Staunton, who’ll be discussing the end of The Crown, Jamie Dornan ahead of season two of The Tourist and Jack Lowden, who stars in hit series Slow Horses. Live music comes from Gregory Porter. Hollie Richardson

Gardeners’ World Winter Specials

8pm, BBC Two

Mary Berry pops up in this festive special, showing her garden to Adam Frost. Elsewhere, Rachel de Thame takes us to a “cut your own flower” field in Dorset. And Frances Tophill explores urban greening projects. HR

Celebrity Gogglebox

9pm, Channel 4

Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade, Nicole Scherzinger and Thom Evans, and Harry Hill and Tim Vine are some of the celebrities who will be tearing into television shows such as silly thriller Hijack, ludicrous reality series 90 Day Fiancé UK and the dwindling This Morning. HR

Look who’s coming to dinner … Christine (Elaine C Smith) crashes the party at the local carvery in Two Doors Down
Look who’s coming to dinner … Christine (Elaine C Smith) crashes the party at the local carvery in Two Doors Down. Photograph: Robert Pereira Hind/BBC Studios

Two Doors Down

9.30pm, BBC One

A rare day out as Beth and Eric meet Ian and Gordon at the carvery for a Father’s Day treat. However, there’s a fly in the ointment as Christine, who is still processing the loss of her father in the early 80s, guilt-trips her way into the party. Cue more gloriously low-key domestic sitcom awkwardness. Phil Harrison

Breeders

10.30pm, Sky Comedy

“We spent years looking after the kids; now we’re looking after our mums. When is it going to be our time?” So wonders a beleaguered Ally in the bittersweet series closer, which sets itself up nicely for any number of future plot turns. Has Ava found true love? And will Luke come to terms with fatherhood? Ali Catterall

Ben Elton Live

11.05pm, Channel 4

“People say: ‘You can’t say anything any more,’” said Ben Elton, promoting this standup film last year. “Just watch me.” And he says a lot on stage at the Southend Palace theatre, working up quite a sweat as he powers through familiar political and everyday observations, plus more middle-aged concerns such as living with the menopause. Jack Seale

Film choice

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (James Mangold, 2023), Disney+

Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Photograph: Collection Christophel/Alamy

Harrison Ford’s final crack of the whip as academic cum adventurer Indiana Jones mostly redeems the disaster that was 2008’s Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. This is largely down to Ford himself: now in his 80s, his comic timing is still sharp, but he adds a world-weariness perfect for a retired archaeologist pitched into yet another hunt for a mysterious artefact. It’s now 1969, and his goddaughter Helena (played, with a Fleabag twinkle in her eye, by Phoebe Waller-Bridge) is seeking an ancient Greek device with time-travel properties. The plotline is nonsense, of course, but James Mangold’s effortlessly jolly film has all the car chases, exotic escapades and devilish Nazis (led by Mads Mikkelsen) you could wish for. Simon Wardell

Live sport

Darts: The World Championships, 6.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event Day one from Alexandra Palace, London. Michael Smith returns to defend his title.

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