To warm you up for the evening's entertainment, BBC Two is showing The Great Escape at 4.15pm. That'll take you through until 7pm, when Captain Slow kicks off TG night proper with James May: My Sister's Top Toys, a heart-wrenching childhood tale of being stuck between two sisters and their poxy toys. And revenge. Don't forget the revenge.
Then at 8pm it's the one you've been waiting for: the Top Gear series finale, which sees the boys pit the new BMW M3 against the Merc C63 AMG and Audi RS4 in the triple test of the year. James also gets to try out the new Jaguar XF, David Tennant is our Reasonably Priced Star, and a defenceless G-Wiz is transformed into a radio-controlled car.
At 9pm it's the Hamster's turn in Richard Hammond meets Evel Knievel. Richard spent four days in the company of his childhood hero this summer, just before the legendary stuntman's death, and found time between comparing crashes to film this poignant documentary.
Finishing off the night, Jeremy hosts Have I Got News For You at 10pm. Find out whether JC can keep control of Paul Merton and Ian Hislop for half an hour... and at 10.30pm you're finally free to make a break for the toilet. It's only the football on after.
Also, don't forget the Top Gear episode from December 9 is repeated tonight at 7pm on BBC Two.
