The Great British Bake Off,
C4, 8pm
IT’S dessert week and judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood set three sticky challenges to test the remaining nine bakers. There is a meringue signature, a wobbly technical and a complex chocolate showstopper. Which bakers impress Prue and Paul enough to keep their place in the tent? And who will be following in the footsteps of recent bakers Imelda McCarron and Luke Thompson, who were among the first casualties of the 2018 season?
Wanderlust,
BBC1, 9pm
TONI Collette doesn’t make many British TV dramas, so this rarity about a couple trying to breathe life back into their marriage is all the more welcome. In the latest offering, Joy deals with the fallout from Laura’s discovery, and Tom’s “practice” with Michelle awakens surprising new feelings between the two friends. Meanwhile, the rules of the experiment are put under serious strain as Joy bumps into first love Lawrence in a pharmacy, and Alan’s connection to Claire becomes more intense. The ever-reliable Steven Mackintosh also stars.
Moped Muggers: Caught on Camera, ITV, 9pm
THE number of crimes carried out by moped riders has been rising. Even Home Secretary Sajid Javid has been a victim, with his phone being stolen outside Euston station in London. This documentary hears from others who have been targeted and, as the title suggests, includes footage of the crimes being committed. We’ll see a courier being brutally attacked for his bike and some astonishing videos of the police in pursuit of the riders. Experts and former police officers also offer their insights.
The Circle,
C4, 9.15pm
BROADCASTING over three consecutive evenings, this new reality series, presented by Alice Levine and Maya Jama moves a group of contestants into separate apartments in the same building. They can only communicate via a voice-activated social media platform called The Circle, and the goal is to become as popular as possible. But how much of their online personas are real and how much has been invented to win new friends and a prize of up to £50,000?
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