Big Cats About the House, BBC 2, 8pm
DOCUMENTARY following the work of Giles Clark at his sanctuary for big cats in Kent. Maya the jaguar is 10 weeks old and is starting to push the family to their limits as she wreaks havoc in the house. However, after an appearance on breakfast TV with Giles, she becomes a big-cat ambassador. Giles also takes in a five-month-old cheetah called Willow, who is recovering from an incident where she broke her paw. Last in the series.
The Cruise: Sailing the Caribbean, STV, 8.30pm
THIS new series looks at life on board the Royal Princess island-hopping around the Caribbean. Once again we get to see the workings of the large operation and the exciting destinations, as well as an insight into the characters on board. Tonight, things get off to a bad start when the winches on level three stop working, meaning the ship will be unable to dock at the next port. New on-board medic Dr Laverne faces a baptism of fire when a passenger falls ill and needs transporting to a hospital quickly.Bar manager Lilia has to organise a beach party for 3000 guests.
Not Going Out, BBC 1, 9pm
LEE Mack and Sally Bretton star in the domestic comedy which sees the couple go from one disaster to the next, while coping with their three kids, Lucy’s disapproving parents, Lee’s feckless dad Frank and their world-weary friends Toby (Hugh Dennis) and Anna (Abigail Cruttenden). This week the couple become addicted to a TV boxset, causing them to last-minute cancel dinner with Toby and Anna. But when they lie about the reason, it opens up a huge can of worms.
Civilisations, BBC 2, 9pm
DAVID Olusoga show how art was always on the frontline when disparate cultures came together in the 15th and 16th centuries. Benin bronzes record the meeting of an ancient West African kingdom and Portuguese voyagers in a spirit of mutual respect, while Aztec artworks recall a forgotten side to the Spanish conquest of Central America. In Japan David shows how the Tokugawa Shogunate were wary of outside interference, but in their art, could never truly isolate themselves.
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