Michael J Fox is among the guests on The Late Late Show, Hugh Grant joins Graham Norton, Richard Osman hosts a House of Games Night, and The Real Right Stuff Special tells the remarkable story of the first astronauts . . .
Pick of the Day
The Late Late Show, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Actor and Parkinson's disease campaigner Michael J Fox is among Ryan Tubridy's guests this week.
Fox will look back at his key movies, talk about the work of his foundation - which is researching a cure for Parkinson's - and how he is very much looking forward to turning 60.
Also appearing will be former President of Ireland Mary Robinson, while Irish Women in Harmony - including Ruth Anne, Aimée, Moya Brennan, Sibeal, Laoise and Erica Cody - will share their Christmas song, Together at Christmas, in aid of the ISPCC.
There will be more music from Dublin rapper Malaki (below), with his unique take on Van Morrison's Someone Like You, as well as social media favourites the Flemings.
Don't Miss
The Graham Norton Show, 11.15pm, BBC One
Among the guests joining Graham tonight are actor Hugh Grant (below), TV cook and food writer Nigella Lawson, Hollywood stars Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, comedian Romesh Ranganathan, and six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams.
And there’s music from Dua Lipa, who will perform her song Levitating.
New or Returning Shows
Richard Osman’s House of Games Night, 8.30pm, BBC One
Roisin Conaty, Jermaine Jenas, Jason Manford and Jennifer Saunders test their general knowledge skills in a variety of fun, trivia-based games selected by host Richard Osman (below).
For this primetime version, Richard has some surprises up his sleeve, including a house band, a sneaky peak at some other rooms in his House of Games - and some very special guests.
Jazz 625: the British Jazz Explosion, 9.00pm, BBC Four
The biggest names in the current, buzzing UK jazz scene play live in a special edition of this iconic BBC jazz TV show.
The show, hosted by drummer Moses Boyd and 1Xtra presenter Jamz Supernova, also includes short films exploring the roots of the current UK jazz scene.
Followed at 10.30pm by Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, which tells the story of the legendary jazz trumpeter.
New to Stream
The Pack, Amazon Prime
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If you like dogs, you’ll certainly be into this is, a global adventure series celebrating the bond between canines and humans, hosted by Lindsey Vonn and her dog Lucy.
The show features twelve teams of dogs and their humans on an epic adventure across multiple continents.
At stake is a hefty $750,000 for the winning duo and their charity, with $500,000 going to the winners and $250,000 going the way of the animal charity of their choice.
To win the monetary prize for themselves and their charity, the teams will have to depend on their understanding of one another’s strengths and weaknesses and prove to have the strongest bond in the pack.
The Real Right Stuff Special, Disney+
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This documentary tells the remarkable true story of the USA’s first astronauts, the original Mercury 7.
It pulls from hundreds of hours of archival film and radio broadcasts, interviews, home movies and other never-before-seen material to catapult viewers back to the late 1950s, as the Soviets and the USA fought the Space Race.
Voices of Fire, Netflix
This looks like an uplifting docuseries that follows Pharrell Williams' hometown church as it builds the world’s best gospel choir with undiscovered talent in the community.
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If Anything Happens I Love You, Netflix
In the aftermath of tragedy, two grieving parents journey through an emotional void as they mourn the loss of a child in this beautifully illustrated animated short film.
Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island, Sky Cinema & NOW TV
The campy 1970s' television series Fantasy Island gets dredged up from the deep for this revival from 'blockbusters on a budget' kings Blumhouse, but this time as a campy horror flick.
Apparently, it’s an awful film. But don’t let that put you off.
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Ending Today
Royal History’s Biggest Fibs With Lucy Worsley, 9.00pm, BBC Two
In this final episode, Lucy Worsley explores the myths and fibs that swirl around the dramatic events of 1917 and discovers it was a group of women workers who kick-started the Russian Revolution that toppled the Russian royal family.
Along the way, she reveals how the Bolsheviks used films and books to big up the October revolution while belittling the February revolution as irrelevant and bourgeois.
And when Lenin died in 1924, Stalin lied his way to the top - he repressed Lenin’s last wishes and faked paintings and photographs to support his claim to be Lenin’s chosen successor.
