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Long Lost Family Christmas Reunion (STV, 9pm)

The documentary following patients being treated at St George’s in south-west London reaches its 200th edition. Ky, 18, is brought in after being knocked off her motorbike in a hit-and-run and her mum Sam is by her side as doctors assess the damage to her legs and pelvis. Aleks, 41, is suffering from confusion and memory loss after falling from her loft onto her head, and as her husband Paulo arrives at the hospital, medical staff are still unsure as to whether she has sustained permanent brain damage.

Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell invite 120 people who were reunited by the programme to come together under one roof to celebrate Christmas, with participants travelling to London from as far afield as Barbados and Australia. They reveal what it means to spend a first festive season with long-lost loved ones and reflect on how lives have changed for them since finding their relatives.

Inside the Christmas Factory (BBC2, 9pm)

Gregg Wallace visits a factory that produces 2million tins of festive chocolate assortments a year, with 5,500 individual sweets packaged and dropped into containers every minute. Cherry Healey learns how the Royal Mail produces Christmas stamps and also travels to Germany to join a crew of 35 ornament decorators applying glitter and paint to glass Santas. Historian Ruth Goodman goes on the trail of the festive turkey, a tradition that began in the 16th century when these birds were introduced from Mexico.

TUESDAY Gogglesprogs Christmas Special (C4, 8pm)

The UK’s youngest TV critics are back, including eight-year-old Molly and her 11-year-old brother William, who are taking a break from helping out on the family farm to settle down in front of the box, and the charming friends Stephanie and Christina. They’ll also be joined by a few new recruits as they cast their expert eyes over some of the TV highlights of 2018, from news stories to popular hits (although the much-talked about Bodyguard may be a little too mature for these pint-sized viewers). The youngsters will also be taking a look at some nostalgic Christmas classics but will these shows cast a spell over today’s kids or will they, perhaps understandably, be struggling to see what all the fuss is about?

The Long Song (BBC1, 9pm)

Adapted from the award-winning novel by Andrea Levy, this three-part period drama (which is showing over consecutive evenings) may sound quite heavy for festive TV fare as it’s set in 19th-century Jamaica during the final days of slavery. But while it’s undoubtedly powerful, there is also more hope and humour in it than the premise may lead you to expect. Tamara Lawrance stars as the wily, strong-willed July, who is born into slavery at the Amity sugar cane plantation and is picked by the mistress, Caroline Mortimer (Hayley Atwell), to be her personal maid. As she grows up, July learns there are ways to handle her mistress and takes pleasure in her own small victories - but the arrival of new overseer Robert Goodwin (Jack Lowden), who has some revolutionary plans for the plantation, could change the lives of both women.

Springsteen on Broadway (Netflix, from tomorrow)

Bruce Springsteen is one of the biggest names in rock music and has been at the peak of his powers for the best part of 40 years. Earlier this year, he began an eight-week residency at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York; it proved so popular that the run had to be extended twice. It is not, however, a traditional concert. Instead Springsteen appears solo on stage, performing some of his biggest hits, including Born to Run, Brilliant Disguise and Born in the USA, accompanied only by his guitar or piano-playing. Between songs he recalls events depicted in his autobiography as well as new material.

Searching for Kanye (BBC3, from tomorrow, 10am)

With 20million album sales and numerous other businesses raking in the cash, it’s fair to say Kanye West is one of the most influential musicians of his generation. He was born to parents who were active in the Black Panther movement and throughout his career has peppered his music with the language of black power and civil rights. However, in recent years, his has caused controversy among his fan base by aligning himself with President Donald Trump and declaring that 400 years of slavery “sounds like a choice”. Here, Ben Zand hears from the people West grew up with, including his cousin Tony Williams and childhood friend GLC, to try to work out what is

The Boss is back (Netflix, from tomorrow)