TV tonight: Philomena Cunk at her most audaciously funny

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Cunk on Life

9pm, BBC Two

Does God have a brother called Simon? How many 10 commandments were there? Did Michelangelo have a really long brush or really long arms? Did you know knees are a con? These are the “deep questions that strike at the very core of our arseholes” asked by Diane Morgan’s big thinking Philomena Cunk, in her most audaciously funny special yet – about what the point of life is. Hollie Richardson

2024: The Year from Space

7.30pm, Channel 4

This spectacular if somewhat unsettling documentary is a reminder of the beauty of our planet and the extent to which it is surveilled. It collates images from above, recording everything from extreme weather and systemic environmental damage to one-off events including the startling Baltimore Bridge collapse. Phil Harrison

Celebrity Mastermind

7.30pm, BBC Two

Clive Myrie fires questions about ex-Spice Girl Melanie C, Formula 1 driver Lando Norris, Jamaican cuisine and owls in this celebrity edition. Those getting hot in the black seat are: presenter Kelly Somers, actor Adam James, standup Thanyia Moore and Paralympian turned TV host Steve Brown. HR

Tommy Cooper: The Lost Tapes

9pm, Channel 5

Comedian Tommy Cooper in his trademark fez, in January 1975.

The giant with the fez merely had to walk on stage to elicit torrents of laughter, such was his unique aura. Here’s some of his previously unseen appearances, including a 1969 guest spot on The David Frost Show, live from New York, while tributes are paid by everyone from Dame Sheila Hancock to Sir Trevor McDonald. Ali Catterall

Storyville: Stranded! The Andes Plane Crash Survivors

10pm, BBC Four

The story of the student rugby team that crashed on a remote glacier in the Andes and remained there for 72 days is like a horror movie come to real life – which is why we’ve seen it dramatised on screen numerous times. But the true story is told here 30 years on, with the survivors sharing their extraordinary version of events in this documentary. HR

My National Gallery

11.15pm, ITV1

The National Gallery marked its bicentenary in May this year. But how do you sum up such a storied institution? This reverential but heartwarming film simply asks its various subjects – from long-serving staff to celebrities (including a couple of Pythons) – to open up about one artwork they love. Graeme Virtue