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Hollie Richardson, Phil Harrison, Hannah J Davies and Ellen E Jones

TV tonight: Jill Scott, Big Zuu and Sam Ryder take on Taskmaster

Jill Scott flexing her biceps while sitting at a drum kit in Taskmaster's New Year Treat
Plucky … Jill Scott in Taskmaster's New Year Treat. Photograph: Channel 4

Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

9pm, Channel 4
TV chef Big Zuu, former Lioness Jill Scott, Eurovision star Sam Ryder, dictionary corner’s Susie Dent and Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis are the plucky contestants out to win a golden Greg Davies bust in this two-part special – from prodding a dangerous animal to playing the glockenspiel. Plus, which one of them will sweat over a foot pump for 20 minutes? Hollie Richardson

Would I Lie to You?

7.30pm, BBC One
Messrs Brydon, Mitchell and Mack are joined by Yinka Bokinni, Harriet Kemsley, Julie Hesmondhalgh and Chris McCausland. Whether you’re wondering if McCausland has ever saved a Mo Salah penalty or pondering Bokinni’s dental arrangements, it’s an effortlessly enjoyable half-hour. Phil Harrison

2025: The Year from Space

7.30pm, Channel 4
TV, aerial: it’s the annual look at the world from above via striking satellite images. Alongside the bleak extent of human displacement in Gaza and the vast scale of California’s wildfires is the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela, which attracted 600 million people to the Ganges. Hannah J Davies

Tom Read Wilson’s Magnificent Journey

8pm, Channel 5
Hugely likable I’m a Celebrity runner-up Tom Read Wilson sets off on the grand tour of Europe, a rite-of-passage journey taken by aristocrats in the 17th to 19th centuries. He starts his tour in Paris, where he learns the basics of etiquette from a countess. HR

Jane McDonald: From Pole to Pole

9pm, Channel 5
TV’s beloved Jane McDonald is ringing in the new year with a new adventure: over six episodes, she’ll be travelling from Antarctica to the Arctic, beginning with a helicopter flight over snow-capped mountains and icebergs, plus a relaxing glass of champagne on board her Discovery yacht. There’s also time for a song, of course. Ellen E Jones

Amanda & Alan’s Greek Job

9.35pm, BBC One
“Another dump, another poo on the floor, another sense of doom.” Amanda Holden and Alan Carr’s third renovation is also their biggest job. They’re in Corfu, with a crumbling property they want to turn into something fit for a Mamma Mia! film. But first they’re going to have to gut the entire house. HR

Live sport

Prem Rugby Union: Bristol v Sale, 7pm, TNT Sports 1 At Ashton Gate.

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