FOUR OF THE BEST

Wildlife Rescue

Channel 4, 8pm

Founded in 1995 by Sue Schwar, the award–winning South Essex Wildlife Hospital provides veterinary care and rehabilitation for sick, injured and orphaned animals in south–east England. Open seven days a week, 365 days a year, the dedicated staff there are committed to putting ‘life’ back into the ‘wild’. They treat over 9,000 patients a year, and pride themselves on never turning away a sick or injured animal. This new series follows the team, who tonight face a race against time to prevent a fox from suffocation after he gets his head stuck in a plastic bottle at a building site. Meanwhile, a swan needs life–saving surgery when she swallows a fisherman’s hook. Finally, a grey seal pup is recovering from a dog attack.

The Twelve STV, 9pm

Claire’s father Nathan is called to the stand, and soon paints Kate as a sexual predator, who groomed Claire before murdering her. However, Colby throws suspicion back onto Nathan when it’s revealed he had a false online persona, posing as a young girl in order to monitor Claire’s social media. The courtroom is also given a taste of Nathan’s temper when Colby gets under his skin. Meanwhile, some jurors struggle with the mounting pressures of life outside the jury room. Georgina’s husband’s controlling behaviour goes from bad to worse, and Alexi is plagued with guilt over Luiz’s death.

Taskmaster Channel 4, 9pm

It’s the fourth week, so we should, in theory, be getting a good idea of which of the five contestants is most likely to win Greg Davies’ coveted golden head. Tonight, the quintet are forced to wrangle wild animals – with unpleasant consequences for Sophie Willan and Steve Pemberton. Meanwhile, Greg’s loyal valet Alex Horne watches on as Joanne Mcnally demonstrates a traditional Irish handshake, John Robins reveals a love of pickled onions, and Nick Mohammed sparks controversy with a cardboard tube.

Nelson Mandela: A Life in Ten Pictures BBC2, 9pm

He was a political heavyweight, an inspirational figure and a global icon for the repressed and incarcerated. Throughout his extraordinary life, Nelson Mandela went from activist in his 20s to political prisoner for 27 years until finally becoming the leader of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 and a revered statesman on the world stage. But who was the real Mandela? The latest edition of the biographical documentary explores the varied life and true nature of the iconic individual who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.