THURSDAY JASON & CLARA ITV1, 9pm GET ON UP BBC2, 9pm

PETS

Some of Britain’s naughtiest canines get a chance to change their ways, thanks to a team of experts. The pooches in this episode include cockapoo Bear, whose aggressive behaviour is driving a wedge between owners Paul and

Louise. Channel 4, 8pm

THE DOG ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY

JASON & CLARA: IN MEMORY OF MAUDIE

On New Year’s Day 2011, actor Jason

Watkins and his wife Clara Francis (below) lost their two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Maudie to undiagnosed sepsis. In a moving documentary, the couple tell their story and speak about their grief, as well as the work they have been doing to raise awareness of the condition. ITV1, 9pm

DOCUMENTARY GET ON UP:

THE TRIUMPH OF BLACK AMERICA

Actor David Harewood (below, with Thriller video actress Ola Ray) is a fan of US music, movies and performers. Here he meets some of the African Americans behind key moments in popular culture, such as Smokey Robinson, choreographer Jeffrey Daniel,

Nile Rodgers and actor John Amos, star of the landmark 1977 TV series Roots. BBC2, 9pm

COMEDY TASKMASTER

Greg Davies and Alex Horne are back for the superbly entertaining comedy show, ready to put more comedians through their paces.

The latest batch are Ivo Graham, Jenny Eclair, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Mae Martin and Frankie Boyle. Channel 4, 9pm

DOCUMENTARY

LIVE: VANISHED – THE HUNT FOR BRITAIN’S MISSING PEOPLE

Most people who are reported missing in the UK are found within hours, yet some vanish without trace, leaving their loved ones in agonising limbo. Dan Walker takes a closer look at a selection of cases. Channel 5, 9pm