Nadiya’s American Adventure (BBC1, 8pm)
NADIYA Hussain concludes her short but sweet culinary journey with a visit to California, home to one of the most diverse populations in the US. From Los Angeles to San Francisco, she meets people who are passionate about bringing their Asian, Latin and Middle Eastern food culture to the States. Nadiya is invited to a Mexican quinceanera – an extravagant fiesta celebrating a girl’s 15th birthday – before cooking for an all-woman daredevil rodeo riding team and making handmade fortune cookies.
The Savoy at Christmas (STV, 9pm-10pm)
THE recent run of docuseries The Savoy illustrated how one of the world’s most prestigious hotels coped during the pandemic. And now we get to see how the staff manage at its busiest time of year. Head butler Sean is preparing his newest recruit, Michael, for his first Christmas at the hotel. Michael will be looking after the Sprenger family, who spend every Christmas there. The Savoy Grill’s director Thierry and executive head chef Ben have a seven-course Christmas lunch to prepare and with three sittings they will be serving up a total of 4500 dishes on the big day.
Taskmaster (C4, 9pm)
IT’S the grand final of what has been another brilliantly bonkers run of the comedy panel show. Tonight, Daisy May Cooper, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson, Mawaan Rizwan and Richard Herring make one final bid to win Greg Davies much-coveted golden noggin. But, with at least four-fifths of the comical quintet still in with a genuine shout of triumphing at the climax of the episode, who will eventually prevail is anyone’s guess.
Inside Lidl at Christmas (C5, 9pm)
DOES Lidl offer the cheapest turkey and trimmings? How does it compare on quality? And who will win in the annual Christmas pudding taste test? We join the Wynne family as they put the German discount retailer through its paces. From serving up luxury foods to award-winning wines, this programme reveals just how Lidl prepares for the seasonal rush, how it keeps prices down, and asks if its festive advert is good enough to convince shoppers to step inside their stores.
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