{"id":348167,"date":"2026-01-02T13:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/348167\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T13:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:46:15","slug":"tv-tonight-jill-scott-big-zuu-and-sam-ryder-take-on-taskmaster-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/348167\/","title":{"rendered":"TV tonight: Jill Scott, Big Zuu and Sam Ryder take on Taskmaster | Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taskmaster\u2019s New Year Treat<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">9pm, Channel 4<br \/>TV chef Big Zuu, former Lioness Jill Scott, Eurovision star Sam Ryder, dictionary corner\u2019s Susie Dent and Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis are the plucky contestants out to win a golden Greg Davies bust in this two-part special \u2013 from prodding a dangerous animal to playing the glockenspiel. Plus, which one of them will sweat over a foot pump for 20 minutes? Hollie Richardson<\/p>\n<p>Would I Lie to You?<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">7.30pm, BBC One<br \/>Messrs Brydon, Mitchell and Mack are joined by Yinka Bokinni, Harriet Kemsley, Julie Hesmondhalgh and Chris McCausland. Whether you\u2019re wondering if McCausland has ever saved a Mo Salah penalty or pondering Bokinni\u2019s dental arrangements, it\u2019s an effortlessly enjoyable half-hour. Phil Harrison<\/p>\n<p>2025: The Year from Space<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">7.30pm, Channel 4<br \/>TV, aerial: it\u2019s the annual look at the world from above via striking satellite images. Alongside the bleak extent of human displacement in Gaza and the vast scale of California\u2019s wildfires is the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela, which attracted 600 million people to the Ganges. Hannah J Davies<\/p>\n<p>Tom Read Wilson\u2019s Magnificent Journey<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">8pm, Channel 5<br \/>Hugely likable I\u2019m a Celebrity runner-up Tom Read Wilson sets off on the grand tour of Europe, a rite-of-passage journey taken by aristocrats in the 17th to 19th centuries. He starts his tour in Paris, where he learns the basics of etiquette from a countess. HR<\/p>\n<p>Jane McDonald: From Pole to Pole<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">9pm, Channel 5<br \/>TV\u2019s beloved Jane McDonald is ringing in the new year with a new adventure: over six episodes, she\u2019ll be travelling from Antarctica to the Arctic, beginning with a helicopter flight over snow-capped mountains and icebergs, plus a relaxing glass of champagne on board her Discovery yacht. There\u2019s also time for a song, of course. Ellen E Jones<\/p>\n<p>Amanda &amp; Alan\u2019s Greek JobHolden and Carr find time to visit a donkey sanctuary. Photograph: BBC\/Voltage TV\/Zak Walton<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">9.35pm, BBC One<br \/>\u201cAnother dump, another poo on the floor, another sense of doom.\u201d Amanda Holden and Alan Carr\u2019s third renovation is also their biggest job. They\u2019re in Corfu, with a crumbling property they want to turn into something fit for a Mamma Mia! film. But first they\u2019re going to have to gut the entire house. HR<\/p>\n<p>Live sport<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Prem Rugby Union: Bristol v Sale, 7pm, TNT Sports 1 At Ashton Gate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Taskmaster\u2019s New Year Treat 9pm, Channel 4TV chef Big Zuu, former Lioness Jill Scott, Eurovision star Sam Ryder,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":348168,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[96,59,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-348167","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-gb","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348167\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}