The best of tonight’s television
■ BEST FOOD
MasterChef: The Professionals BBC Two, 8pm
■ PROGRAMME OF THE DAY
The First Channel 4, 9pm
In the last quarter-final, Monica sets an ingredients test involving egg, after which they’ll cook a twocourse meal for food critics. As preparations continue for the new Mars mission, we find out more about why Tom lost his command on the original, doomed flight. After a tragedy involving his wife, Tom was ill-prepared to take on parenting his teenage daughter Denise alone, and his decision to send her away to New York to study proves fateful. Sean Penn stars.
BEST LIFESTYLE Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas Channel 4, 8pm
Host and property expert Kirstie Allsopp has lots of ideas to cheer up your Yuletide on the cheap, like pop-up Christmas cards, festive window displays and retro cocktails.
■ MOVIE OF THE DAY Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle
Sky Cinema Action, 7pm
A group of teenagers get sucked into a dangerous world when they crank up an old video-game.
■ WATCH BACK The Sinner Netflix
In season two of the crime drama, the apparent poisoning of a couple in a motel room near Harry’s hometown opens an unsettling can of worms.