Paul O'Grady: For The Love Of Dogs (ITV, 8.30pm)

OH dear, the crusty presenter with a heart of gold is again tempted to add yet another dog to the five already living in luxury at the O'Grady house.

The showman and chat show host falls head over heels in love with a boxer called Prince, who is anything but completely charming. The poor old chap has lost most of his teeth, has a dodgy heart, is deaf and has a suspicious-looking lump on his back leg. But O'Grady says: "You've got no teeth, I can see your ribs, you're getting on in years... sounds like me."

Battersea Dogs and Cats (we don't seem to see a lot of the felines side of the operation) Home has proved the ideal place for an award-winning show, and given some of the hard-luck stories, there's little wonder O'Grady's tempted to go back to his farm with a few extra companions.

Before the dog days, O'Grady entertained the punters at London's Royal Vauxhall Tavern. His drag act Lily Savage was soon snapped up for TV and earned a place on The Big Breakfast and Blankety Blank.

The Birkenhead performer moved from game show, to sitcom and chat show, and knows how to entertain millions more with his Sunday evening radio show on BBC.

So not too surprising that in the four years since this strand has been on air, the show has attracted a kennel full of awards. Well, seven if you're counting, and there's a good chance the latest run will be in with a chance of attracting a few more when the next batch of pet-packed programmes begins in January.

Tonight we see O'Grady help the ever-cheery Prince through a series of operations, but it remains to be seen what will become of this beloved creature.

There is also some light relief courtesy of quirky Yorkie Dash. His bark has lost its bite, leaving the dog with an unusual, squeaky voice.

But that's just one of the pooch's problems as this eight-year old has also attracted the nickname "Dash the Slash" on account of the fact he endlessly cocks his leg while out walking with Paul.

Ingenious Animals (BBC1, 8pm)

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and a team of wildlife experts focus on the strange world of animal communication, including scientists who are interpreting the howl of the wolf. Lucy Cooke discovers the communication skills required to persuade a penguin to swim and also heads to the Bahamas, where new research claims to have found that sharks could be social, make friendships and even have personalities. Conservationist Giles Clark is in Australia to see how technology is saving the koala and biologist Patrick Aryee is in South Africa to investigate the seductive calls of a lovestruck lioness.

Absolutely Fashion: Inside British Vogue (BBC2, 9pm)

In the concluding part of the documentary going behind the scenes of the fashion magazine, the staff plan a host of star-studded events to celebrate the magazine's centenary year, including a huge exhibition of Vogue photography at the National Portrait Gallery, a festival of fashion, a bumper centenary issue and a gala dinner with guests including Kim Kardashian and Samantha Cameron. The film-maker Richard Macer begins to speculate that editor-in-chief Alexander Shulman, who has been in charge for a quarter of a century, will use the celebration as her swansong. But then she pulls off a spectacular journalistic coup that makes him realise she is going nowhere.

Best Album of the Year 2016: Mercury Prize Live (BBC4, 9pm)

SUNDERLAND'S Lauren Laverne is back on hosting duties for this show, and for the first time the annual strand features the announcement of the six finalists from the shortlisted 12 albums. One has been chosen by the public and the rest by a panel of judges. There will be live performances as well as a look back over two-and-a-half decades of the back-slapping event, before the winner is announced.

Viv Hardwick