Junior Bake Off (C4, 5pm)
THOUSANDS applied to take part, but only 16 of Britain’s most talented young bakers got a place in the tent – and only one of them can take the title. In the opening episode, the superstar pastry chef Ravneet Gill and surprise guest judge Paul Hollywood test the aspiring bakers on their cake skills. First up is a Technical challenge, then for the Showstopper, the judges are hoping to learn a little more about the contestants’ lives , as they ask them to create cakes depicting their proudest moments.
Beat the Chasers – Celebrity Special (STV, 9pm)
THEY’RE the greatest quiz team in the world (according to ITV anyway, but few viewers would disagree) – Mark Labbett, Anne Hegerty, Shaun Wallace, Paul Sinha, Jenny Ryan and Darragh Ennis, aka the Beast, the Governess, the Dark Destroyer, the Sinnerman, the Vixen and the Menace. So, who would be brave enough to try to take them on? In this celebrity edition, Omid Djalili, Richard Whitehead, Jenny Eclair and Clive Mantle will be giving it a go for charity. As ever, Bradley Walsh asks the questions.
Inside Dubai: Playground of the Rich (BBC2, 9pm)
THE first episode of this documentary focused on the millionaires and billionaires who call Dubai home. This second edition focuses on some of the Brits choosing to live and work there in the hopes of changing their lives. They include Mark, who has just arrived after quitting his job stacking shelves in a supermarket back home in Newcastle.
Warship: Life at Sea (Channel 5, 9pm)
TRAVELLING off the coast of Scotland, HMS Northumberland receives intelligence about a Russian submarine that’s currently under surveillance. New officer recruit Olivia joins for her first taste of life at sea, and while some of the men on board have to share a cabin with up to 16 others, she’s sharing a room with just two others. In the ops room, it becomes clear that the Russian submarine is heading for sensitive waters in the Arctic Circle, and Northumberland receives orders to get there as soon as possible to protect British interests. En route to the Arctic, a huge storm is brewing and the ship has to batten down the hatches and grab one last chance to refuel.
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