Irish Independent

The best of tonight’s television

- PAUL WHITINGTON

■ BEST FOOD

MasterChef: The Profession­als BBC Two, 8pm

Judges Gregg Wallace, Monica Galetti and Marcus Wareing set the first series of challenges for the young hopeful contestant­s.

■ PROGRAMME OF THE DAY Celebrity Hunted Channel 4, 9pm

As the charity version of the show continues, the hunters are closing the net on the remaining fugitives, and Olympic gymnast Louis Smith finds himself surrounded in a hot tub showroom in a scary game of hide and seek. Meanwhile tensions brew between Kay and Johnny, while the hunters target AJ’s achilles heel.

■ BEST DOCUMENTAR­Y School BBC Two, 9pm

Reality series exploring the experience­s of teachers and pupils at three British secondary schools. Tonight, a first year struggling to fit in makes a desperate bid for attention.

■ MOVIE OF THE DAY Bridge of Spies Film Four, 9pm

Steven Spielberg’s war drama stars Tom Hanks as a lawyer who develops an unlikely bond with a Soviet spy after agreeing to defend him. With Mark Rylance.

■ WATCH BACK The Haunting of Hill House Netflix

A couple and their five children experience terrifying visions after moving into an old mansion. Not to be watched on one’s own.

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War drama: Tom Hanks as James Donovan, Mark Rylance as Rudolf Abel and Billy Magnussen as Douglas Forrester in Bridge of Spies. Below: Monica Galetti
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