NEW!
Celebrity MasterChef BBC1, 8pm
Fire up your ovens! A whole new posse of 20 famous and slightly less famous folk have assembled in a heroic attempt to blow minds by combining items of food. Only one of them can follow in the mega-heeled footsteps of Kimberly Wyatt, who cooked her way to victory last year. This first rounds’s contestants are Tommy Cannon, Donna Air, The Real Hustle’s Alexis Conran, vlogger Marcus Butler and Sinitta. You might argue it’s a slightly undercooked medley for the opening week, and we might not disagree, but the joy of MasterChef lies in the cookery itself, plus the sheer entertainment value of watching chefs reach boiling point as the ever-watchful John and Gregg crank the heat. Besides, some prominent names are lined up for this run, including Amy Childs, Jimmy Osmond, Louise Minchin, Simon Webbe and Audley Harrison. Due to Thursday’s football, the contest continues on Friday.