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New Year’s treat for Taskmaster

9pm on Channel 4
TV chef Big Zo, former lioness Jill Scott, Eurovision star Sam Ryder, Dictionary Corner’s Susie Dent and Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis are the brave contestants vying to win a golden bust of Greg Davies in this two-part special – from goading a dangerous animal to playing the glockenspiel. Plus, which one of them is going to sweat it out on a foot pump for 20 minutes? Holly Richardson

Would I lie to you?

7.30pm on BBC One
He joins Messrs. Brydon, Mitchell, Mac Yinka Bukini, Harriet Kemsley, Julie Hesmondhalgh and Chris McCausland. Whether you’re wondering whether McCausland saved a penalty from Mohamed Salah or contemplating Puccini’s dental arrangements, it’s an effortlessly entertaining half-hour. Phil Harrison

2025: the year from space

7.30pm on Channel 4
Aerial TV: The annual view of the world from above via stunning satellite images. Alongside the grim extent of human displacement in Gaza and the widespread scale of wildfires in California is the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela, which has drawn 600 million people to the Ganges. Hannah J. Davis

Tom Read Wilson’s Great Journey

8pm on Channel 5
Much-loved I’m a Celebrity Groom Tom Reed Wilson embarks on a grand tour of Europe, a rite of passage journey undertaken by aristocrats in the 17th and 19th centuries. He begins his tour in Paris, where he learns the basics of etiquette from the Countess. Human resources

Jane MacDonald: From Pole to Pole

9pm on Channel 5
TV darling Jane Macdonald rings in the new year with a new adventure: over six episodes, she’ll travel from Antarctica to the North Pole, starting with a helicopter ride over snow-capped mountains and icebergs, plus a relaxing glass of champagne aboard her yacht Discovery. There’s also time for a song, of course. Ellen E. Jones

Amanda and Alan Greek Job

9.35pm, BBC One
“Another dump, another feces on the ground, another feeling of doom.” Amanda Holden and Alan Carr’s third renovation is also their largest. They’re in Corfu, with a dilapidated property that they want to turn into something suitable for Mamma Mia! film. But first they will have to demolish the entire house. Human resources

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