FOUR OF THE BEST

Bears About The House BBC2, 8pm

Conservationist Giles Clark is taking on a new mission – he’s been asked by his friend, Matt Hunt, CEO of

Free the Bears, to help with building a pioneering new sanctuary in Laos, Southeast Asia. That’s going to be a challenge, but the role also means taking on the illegal wildlife trade, which sees bears being sold as trophy pets and for their body parts. Their gallbladders are particularly prized, as their bile is thought to have medicinal properties, and over 10,000 bears across Asia are kept caged in farms so their bile can be extracted. As well as following Giles and his team as they tackle the problem, cameras also chart the progress of Mary, a five-month-old rescued sun bear who moves in with Matt and Giles while her enclosure at the sanctuary is being built.

Celebrity Masterchef BBC1, 9pm

Actress Felicity Montagu, musician Lady Leshurr, travel presenter Amar Latif, and TV presenters Gethin Jones and Jeff Brazier enter the studios to demonstrate their culinary skills. Gethin, Jeff and Lady Leshurr head to Pomana’s, while Felicity and

Amar cook for paying customers at Mortimer House Kitchen in a busy lunchtime service. Then it’s back to the Masterchef kitchen to impress John and Gregg with their own creations. Who will have the culinary flair and skills to impress the judges?

Mrs America BBC2, 9pm & 9.45pm

As Phyllis’s campaign to stop the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment gathers support and momentum, its proponents prepare for the Democratic presidential campaign of 1972 and have a stark choice to make – the popular crowd – pleaser George Mcgovern or the trail blazing African-american Shirley Chisholm, who is determined to fight against a traditional white male preserve. Drama about the political movement to pass the Equal Rights Amendment in the US. Starring Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Uzo Aduba and Elizabeth Banks.

The Railway 24/7 Channel 5, 8pm

If you thought crime on the railways meant fare dodging, this latest episode could make you think again. British Transport Police launch a sting operation in Hull to disrupt county lines drug dealing on the network, while officers use a knife arch at Manchester Piccadilly to stop anyone carrying an offensive weapon. Would-be driver Matt faces the dreaded simulator, with instructor Rob planning to test his mettle with a perfect storm of bad weather, trees on the line and passengers pulling the alarm cord.