MasterChef (BBC1, 7.30pm)
AFTER an arduous eight-week journey, the search for the country’s best amateur cook reaches its climax as the final three contenders push themselves to the limit for one last time before judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. This is their last chance to pull out all the stops, show everything they’ve learned along the way and demonstrate the kind of cook they have become. They must produce the best three dishes of their lives, push their culinary boundaries and deliver jaw-droppingly good food as they vie to lift the trophy and become the 16th MasterChef champion.
Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back (C4, 8pm)
COMEDIAN Joe Lycett, who has turned complaining into an artform, is here to tackle our issues, no matter how big or small. But he’s not doing it alone. This week, he’s joined by Scarlett Moffatt, who shares her thrifty fast food tips and helps Joe take on toll-road fines with a little additional assistance from Atomic Kitten and Kim Woodburn. Joe will also be turning his attention to car insurance and scores one of the biggest victories ever seen on consumer television, while comedian Rosie Jones finds
out how accessible gyms are to disabled people.
Around The World By Train With Tony Robinson (C5, 9pm)
THE actor sets off from Seattle on an Amtrak Cascades train into Canada, where he is struck by the beauty of Vancouver and the warmth of the locals. He then takes a two-day rail journey aboard the Rocky Mountaineer. While the other passengers enjoy the luxury service, Tony is put to work in its kitchen. Lastly, he travels via Alaska to the small town of Talkeetna. Boarding a float plane, Tony flies over snow-covered mountains to reach the base of the Alaskan glaciers, where he witnesses the impact of climate change up close, and presumably adds to it with his flight.
Friday Night Dinner (C4, 10pm)
DAD seems terribly miserable on his birthday, and no one seems to know the reason why. Mum, Adam and Jonny are dumbstruck when he finally reveals the reason is that he’s realised he’ll never go into space because he has used a website to calculate the date he’s going to die.
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