Live International Football | Ice Road Truckers | Goodbye Television Centre | The Mentalist | Ancient Egypt: Life And Death In The Valley Of Kings | Britain: My New Home | Wedding Band | The Richest Songs In The World
*Live International Football
7.30pm, Sky Sports 2
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Friday night international football. Still doesn't sound right, does it? We muddle on. All of the home nations are in action tonight, with Scotland v Wales the standout tie. Both have suffered miserable campaigns so far, but have reasons for optimism: the Scots have a new manager in Gordon Strachan, while Wales can take heart from the fine recent form of Gareth Bale. Over on ITV, England take on minnows San Marino, while on Sky Sports 3, Northern Ireland face a tricky tie at home to Russia. Gwilym Mumford
**Ice Road Truckers*
8pm, Channel 5
*
It's hard to place the appeal of this show, in which drivers haul loads across the most treacherous, icy conditions in North America. Perhaps it's the smallness of their cabin-confined world, their tight-knit friendships and rivalries, in contrast to the vast terrain they cross. This week, there's some welcome oestrogen, with trucker Lisa looking to redeem herself after she dumped her last load in a ditch. Meanwhile, Alex – "Slow as molasses on a winter day"– shows his tender side and grounded bad boy Dave mopes. David Stubbs
**Goodbye Television Centre*
8.30pm, BBC4
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Farewell to that question mark-shaped building that has loomed large over British TV this past half-century or so. First, though, a great thumping leaving do featuring a strong roster of Beeb alumni, from old hands Terry Wogan and Penelope Keith to relative saplings David Mitchell and Fiona Bruce (Dick & Dom were presumably deemed a bit too lively for BBC4 viewers). Elsewhere, Victoria Coren will be your guide for a tour of Television Centre's corridors, while, beforehand, there's a live performance from ska-pop stalwarts Madness. GM
*The Mentalist
9pm, Channel 5
*
Lisbon is called away from a high-stakes poker game to a case at the Museum of Natural History, where a missing university student has turned up squirrelled away in a case of flesh-eating bugs. Charming. Just another day at the office for the California Bureau of Investigation, then. What her and consultant Patrick Jane discover is that the victim's chosen field – the woodpecker – can tell them much about her character. They also discover that the world of academia can be remarkably cutthroat. If you will. Ben Arnold
**Ancient Egypt: Life And Death In The Valley Of Kings*
9pm, BBC2
*
What were the lives of ordinary people like in ancient Egypt? It's a question Dr Joann Fletcher tackles by visiting the ruins of Deir el-Medina, a village for the Valley of the Kings. Here lived Kha, an architect and tomb-builder, and Meryt, his wife, a couple whose own immaculately preserved tomb was reopened in 1906. Among other highlights in the first of two documentaries, we learn about Kha's working day and a curious condition known as "wandering womb". Excellent. Jonathan Wright
**Britain: My New Home*
9pm, More4
*
This documentary series follows three immigrant children over a five-year period as they each embark on a new life in the UK. Film-maker Daisy Asquith first caught up with them when they stepped off a plane, aged 11. Imran, who is from Pakistan and had previously never left his village, starts secondary school in Peterborough; Altnay, from Kyrgyzstan, doesn't speak a word of English, and moves to a Yorkshire village; while Marshal, from Zimbabwe, is reunited with his mother in Newcastle. Martin Skegg
*Wedding Band
10pm, 5∂
*
Pilot episode of a US comedy about a covers band. Frontman Tommy (Brian Austin Green) and his weekend warriors juggle real life with their gigs, primarily playing an offbeat mix of Gwen Stefani and Gloria Gaynor at wedding receptions. Bar a little nudity and an improbably deflated boob implant, this is a tame affair: a grown-up School Of Rock via Glee. With every marriage-related cliche and clanger used up in the first instalment, though, does this show only have one direction? Hannah J Davies
*The Richest Songs In The World
11.30pm, BBC4
*
Mark Radcliffe counts down the 10 biggest musical earners of all time, and tells the stories behind them in this one-off, first shown in December. He also explains just how much of that royalty pie the artist gets to eat after all the expenses are paid off. Napalm Death fans will be disappointed to hear that their charming grindcore ditty You Suffer isn't among that top 10. Instead, expect a lot of Christmas-themed numbers, the odd Beatle and a slightly tricky-to-guess – though in hindsight obvious – No 1. Ali Catterall Reported by guardian.co.uk 9 hours ago.
*Live International Football
7.30pm, Sky Sports 2
*
Friday night international football. Still doesn't sound right, does it? We muddle on. All of the home nations are in action tonight, with Scotland v Wales the standout tie. Both have suffered miserable campaigns so far, but have reasons for optimism: the Scots have a new manager in Gordon Strachan, while Wales can take heart from the fine recent form of Gareth Bale. Over on ITV, England take on minnows San Marino, while on Sky Sports 3, Northern Ireland face a tricky tie at home to Russia. Gwilym Mumford
**Ice Road Truckers*
8pm, Channel 5
*
It's hard to place the appeal of this show, in which drivers haul loads across the most treacherous, icy conditions in North America. Perhaps it's the smallness of their cabin-confined world, their tight-knit friendships and rivalries, in contrast to the vast terrain they cross. This week, there's some welcome oestrogen, with trucker Lisa looking to redeem herself after she dumped her last load in a ditch. Meanwhile, Alex – "Slow as molasses on a winter day"– shows his tender side and grounded bad boy Dave mopes. David Stubbs
**Goodbye Television Centre*
8.30pm, BBC4
*
Farewell to that question mark-shaped building that has loomed large over British TV this past half-century or so. First, though, a great thumping leaving do featuring a strong roster of Beeb alumni, from old hands Terry Wogan and Penelope Keith to relative saplings David Mitchell and Fiona Bruce (Dick & Dom were presumably deemed a bit too lively for BBC4 viewers). Elsewhere, Victoria Coren will be your guide for a tour of Television Centre's corridors, while, beforehand, there's a live performance from ska-pop stalwarts Madness. GM
*The Mentalist
9pm, Channel 5
*
Lisbon is called away from a high-stakes poker game to a case at the Museum of Natural History, where a missing university student has turned up squirrelled away in a case of flesh-eating bugs. Charming. Just another day at the office for the California Bureau of Investigation, then. What her and consultant Patrick Jane discover is that the victim's chosen field – the woodpecker – can tell them much about her character. They also discover that the world of academia can be remarkably cutthroat. If you will. Ben Arnold
**Ancient Egypt: Life And Death In The Valley Of Kings*
9pm, BBC2
*
What were the lives of ordinary people like in ancient Egypt? It's a question Dr Joann Fletcher tackles by visiting the ruins of Deir el-Medina, a village for the Valley of the Kings. Here lived Kha, an architect and tomb-builder, and Meryt, his wife, a couple whose own immaculately preserved tomb was reopened in 1906. Among other highlights in the first of two documentaries, we learn about Kha's working day and a curious condition known as "wandering womb". Excellent. Jonathan Wright
**Britain: My New Home*
9pm, More4
*
This documentary series follows three immigrant children over a five-year period as they each embark on a new life in the UK. Film-maker Daisy Asquith first caught up with them when they stepped off a plane, aged 11. Imran, who is from Pakistan and had previously never left his village, starts secondary school in Peterborough; Altnay, from Kyrgyzstan, doesn't speak a word of English, and moves to a Yorkshire village; while Marshal, from Zimbabwe, is reunited with his mother in Newcastle. Martin Skegg
*Wedding Band
10pm, 5∂
*
Pilot episode of a US comedy about a covers band. Frontman Tommy (Brian Austin Green) and his weekend warriors juggle real life with their gigs, primarily playing an offbeat mix of Gwen Stefani and Gloria Gaynor at wedding receptions. Bar a little nudity and an improbably deflated boob implant, this is a tame affair: a grown-up School Of Rock via Glee. With every marriage-related cliche and clanger used up in the first instalment, though, does this show only have one direction? Hannah J Davies
*The Richest Songs In The World
11.30pm, BBC4
*
Mark Radcliffe counts down the 10 biggest musical earners of all time, and tells the stories behind them in this one-off, first shown in December. He also explains just how much of that royalty pie the artist gets to eat after all the expenses are paid off. Napalm Death fans will be disappointed to hear that their charming grindcore ditty You Suffer isn't among that top 10. Instead, expect a lot of Christmas-themed numbers, the odd Beatle and a slightly tricky-to-guess – though in hindsight obvious – No 1. Ali Catterall Reported by guardian.co.uk 9 hours ago.