Diamonds Are Forever: The Don Black Songbook | Kangaroo Dundee | James May's Toy Stories: The Motorcycle Diary | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Celebrity Big Brother: Live Launch | Nikita | Raiders of the Lost Past | Golf: Tournament of Champions
**Diamonds Are Forever: The Don Black Songbook*
7.30pm, BBC4*
Son of Hackney Don Black has been everything from an NME hack to a plugger for Doris Day and a standup comedian. But it is as a lyricist that he is justly revered, for classics including Born Free, Ben and the titular Shirley Bassey showstopper. Michael Grade talks to him about his work (including his recent Profumo musical collaboration with Andrew Lloyd Webber), while, in between, Marc Almond, Katie Melua and Gary Wilmot are among those performing his tunes at the Royal Festival Hall. Ali Catterall
**Kangaroo Dundee*
8pm, BBC2
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The latest visit to Alice Springs has Brolga tackling the challenges of an outback winter. While there's little need for a snow plough at the shack, multiple mice skittering around make for less than comfortable living. Outside, feral dogs on the prowl for tasty kangaroo meat lead Brolga into becoming a marsupial minuteman for a night, leading to the challenge of reuniting a lost joey with a spooked mother. Another reliably touching visit to the sanctuary, including the revelation that 'roos aren't the only ones Brolga has affection for. Mark Jones
**James May's Toy Stories: The Motorcycle Diary*
9pm, BBC2*
After last series's Meccano bridge triumph, May returns to test the limits of the children's construction toy. He decides to build a motorcycle from it – or, rather, he gets show engineer Sim Oakley to – and drive it round the Isle of Man's TT bike circuit. As he'll be making painfully slow progress, May strikes a deal with the government: it'll put up with him as long as he promotes the island's attractions. But, delegating again, May ships in wine guy pal Oz Clarke to do the boring touristy bits instead. Rachel Aroesti
**8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown*
9pm, Channel 4
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Jimmy Carr hosts the latest special edition of mirthsome panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats, which finds it "mashed up" with veteran Channel 4 word quiz Countdown. Team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson face off against each other as usual, but with anagrams and numbers as their weapons of choice. There are guests joining them, along with hairy comedian Joe Wilkinson, the show's longstanding lexicographer Susie Dent and resident number boffin, former Strictly contestant and lad mag fave Rachel Riley. Ben Arnold
**Celebrity Big Brother: Live Launch*
9pm, Channel 5*
CBB returns and, well, you know the drill. K-list chlebs move into 24-hour observation, a parade of the following: confused 90s American, patronised glamour model, orange beefcake, surprisingly aggressive light entertainer, old person sipping tea and being all Greek chorus-y, etc. The Daily Star clears its front page for a month; everyone else squints as they try to recognise the cast through a five-pint post-pub haze. Ben Beaumont-Thomas
**Nikita*
9pm, Sky Living*
Dating is tricky when you're a trained assassin, as this explosive season finale proves. Nikita is faced with a dilemma when Amanda offers her the chance to kill the president, but if she doesn't go through with it then her fiance Michael's false hand is going to unleash a deadly toxin. Naturally. How's she going to get out of that one, then? With a whole load of twists, turns and suspicious behaviour, that's how. Put your belief in the implausible storyline and your faith in the glossy-haired heroine, people. Hannah Verdier
**Raiders of the Lost Past*
10pm, Yesterday
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Raiders Of The Lost Past this week follows maverick archeologist Juris Zarins and his search for the actual Garden of Eden. "My rule is if people think it's crazy, it's probably right," he says. Well, that's one way of looking at it. Zarins, an atheist, looked to biblical legend, anthropology, satellite technology and geology to try to discover where paradise on Earth may be, coming to the conclusion that it was a place called Dilmun, built by the Sumerians 7,000 years ago. But can he actually find it? Ben Arnold
**Golf: Tournament of Champions*
10.30pm, Sky Sports 4
*
This (almost) end-of-season tournament, held at the wonderfully named Plantation Course in Maui, invites all the winners of PGA tour titles to compete in what is, in theory, a best-of-the-best shootout. In reality, not everyone attends, but so far this year Zach Johnson, Webb Simpson and Masters winner Adam Scott are all confirmed, with defending champ Dustin Johnson still on the "not sure" list. Even if the big hitters don't show, it will still make relaxing viewing during the new year slump. Lanre Bakare Reported by guardian.co.uk 15 hours ago.
**Diamonds Are Forever: The Don Black Songbook*
7.30pm, BBC4*
Son of Hackney Don Black has been everything from an NME hack to a plugger for Doris Day and a standup comedian. But it is as a lyricist that he is justly revered, for classics including Born Free, Ben and the titular Shirley Bassey showstopper. Michael Grade talks to him about his work (including his recent Profumo musical collaboration with Andrew Lloyd Webber), while, in between, Marc Almond, Katie Melua and Gary Wilmot are among those performing his tunes at the Royal Festival Hall. Ali Catterall
**Kangaroo Dundee*
8pm, BBC2
*
The latest visit to Alice Springs has Brolga tackling the challenges of an outback winter. While there's little need for a snow plough at the shack, multiple mice skittering around make for less than comfortable living. Outside, feral dogs on the prowl for tasty kangaroo meat lead Brolga into becoming a marsupial minuteman for a night, leading to the challenge of reuniting a lost joey with a spooked mother. Another reliably touching visit to the sanctuary, including the revelation that 'roos aren't the only ones Brolga has affection for. Mark Jones
**James May's Toy Stories: The Motorcycle Diary*
9pm, BBC2*
After last series's Meccano bridge triumph, May returns to test the limits of the children's construction toy. He decides to build a motorcycle from it – or, rather, he gets show engineer Sim Oakley to – and drive it round the Isle of Man's TT bike circuit. As he'll be making painfully slow progress, May strikes a deal with the government: it'll put up with him as long as he promotes the island's attractions. But, delegating again, May ships in wine guy pal Oz Clarke to do the boring touristy bits instead. Rachel Aroesti
**8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown*
9pm, Channel 4
*
Jimmy Carr hosts the latest special edition of mirthsome panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats, which finds it "mashed up" with veteran Channel 4 word quiz Countdown. Team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson face off against each other as usual, but with anagrams and numbers as their weapons of choice. There are guests joining them, along with hairy comedian Joe Wilkinson, the show's longstanding lexicographer Susie Dent and resident number boffin, former Strictly contestant and lad mag fave Rachel Riley. Ben Arnold
**Celebrity Big Brother: Live Launch*
9pm, Channel 5*
CBB returns and, well, you know the drill. K-list chlebs move into 24-hour observation, a parade of the following: confused 90s American, patronised glamour model, orange beefcake, surprisingly aggressive light entertainer, old person sipping tea and being all Greek chorus-y, etc. The Daily Star clears its front page for a month; everyone else squints as they try to recognise the cast through a five-pint post-pub haze. Ben Beaumont-Thomas
**Nikita*
9pm, Sky Living*
Dating is tricky when you're a trained assassin, as this explosive season finale proves. Nikita is faced with a dilemma when Amanda offers her the chance to kill the president, but if she doesn't go through with it then her fiance Michael's false hand is going to unleash a deadly toxin. Naturally. How's she going to get out of that one, then? With a whole load of twists, turns and suspicious behaviour, that's how. Put your belief in the implausible storyline and your faith in the glossy-haired heroine, people. Hannah Verdier
**Raiders of the Lost Past*
10pm, Yesterday
*
Raiders Of The Lost Past this week follows maverick archeologist Juris Zarins and his search for the actual Garden of Eden. "My rule is if people think it's crazy, it's probably right," he says. Well, that's one way of looking at it. Zarins, an atheist, looked to biblical legend, anthropology, satellite technology and geology to try to discover where paradise on Earth may be, coming to the conclusion that it was a place called Dilmun, built by the Sumerians 7,000 years ago. But can he actually find it? Ben Arnold
**Golf: Tournament of Champions*
10.30pm, Sky Sports 4
*
This (almost) end-of-season tournament, held at the wonderfully named Plantation Course in Maui, invites all the winners of PGA tour titles to compete in what is, in theory, a best-of-the-best shootout. In reality, not everyone attends, but so far this year Zach Johnson, Webb Simpson and Masters winner Adam Scott are all confirmed, with defending champ Dustin Johnson still on the "not sure" list. Even if the big hitters don't show, it will still make relaxing viewing during the new year slump. Lanre Bakare Reported by guardian.co.uk 15 hours ago.