SIX HIGHLIGHTS FOR WHAT EVER MOOD YOU’RE IN

If you want majestic wildlife... THE GREAT POLAR BEAR FEAST

Saturday, 7pm, Ch4 This is the story of an extraordinary gathering that takes place every year on the frozen shores of northern Alaska, where up to 80 polar bears gather to feast on the remains of bowhead whales discarded by local hunters.

If you want a walk on the wild side... LAS VEGAS WITH TREVOR MCDONALD

Monday, 9pm, ITV Beneath the bright lights of Las Vegas lies a seedy underbelly of prostitution, violence and even murder. Trevor McDonald (right) meets the characters who put the sin into Sin City, and the poor souls who have lost it all in the gambling capital of the world.

If you want a thrilling chase drama...

PREY

Wednesday, 9pm, ITV Philip Glenister takes over from his old Life On Mars co-star John Simm for the second series of this adrenaline-fuelled crime thriller. He plays a prison officer forced to go on the run with an escaped convict (MyAnna Buring, right with Glenister) after his daughter is taken hostage.

If you want art history... THE SECRETS OF THE MONA LISA

Wednesday, 9pm, BBC2 Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world, that enigmatic smile hiding her secrets for centuries – until now, that is, as the art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon (right) uses new evidence to investigate the truth behind the model’s identity, with surprising results.

If you want the biggest stars in British music...

BBC MUSIC AWARDS

Thursday, 8pm, BBC1 Fearne Cotton and Chris Evans (right) are your hosts for the BBC’s answer to the Brit Awards, now in its second year. One Direction, Rod Stewart and Ellie Goulding will be performing live as the year’s best British artist, international artist and song are revealed.

If you want to feel the force...

STAR WARS NIGHT

Friday, from 9pm, Ch5 With the seventh film in the series released next week, here is a night dedicated to George Lucas’s classic saga. It begins with The Definitive History Of Star Wars, and is followed by How Star Wars Changed The World and a countdown of cinema’s greatest sci-fi films.