CRITICS' CHOICE
CHOCOLATE CHALLENGE The Apprentice, 9pm, BBC1
LORD SUGAR pays a flying visit to the house and challenges the remaining candidates — blurry-eyed and still in their pyjamas — to create, promote and sell their own brand of chocolates. So, who will be celebrating the sweet taste of victory and a place in the final five — and who will be left with a bitter taste in their mouths?
IRISH DRAMA Death And Nightingales, 9pm, BBC2
IN THE second part of this atmospheric drama, Beth (Ann Skelly, pictured) puts her plan to run away with Liam (Jamie Dornan) into action. However, she’s confronted by a very drunk Billy (Matthew Rhys), who has grown suspicious of his stepdaughter.
ROYAL NAVY CRUISER HMS Belfast: WW2’s Great Survivor, 9pm, Ch5
NOW a tourist attraction on the banks of the Thames, HMS Belfast played a critical role in some of the most dramatic battles of World War II. Engineer Rob Bell delves into the fascinating history of the ship and hears from crew members who served aboard her.
A WORLD APART North Korea: Life Inside The Secret State, 10pm, Ch4
OVER the past 12 months, Dispatches has been filming with defectors who are in regular phone contact with former colleagues and family who live in North Korea. Those conversations vividly illustrate what life is like for 24 million people living in the world’s most secretive state.
FILM CHOICES Last Christmas At Home, 3pm, Ch5
ERIN CAHILL stars as widowed mum Megan, who returns to her home town in snowy Vermont for the Christmas holidays,
and is shocked to discover that her parents plan to sell the family home. Megan is even more surprised when the prospective buyer turns out to be none other than her high-school sweetheart . . .
The River Wild,, 1am,, Ch4
MERYL STREEP (pictured) takes on fierce waters in a change of pace from her usual dramatic roles. Here, she’s a rafting expert whose trip along the Salmon river in Idaho with her family goes horribly wrong when they accidentally hook up with armed robbers, played by Kevin Bacon and John C. Reilly.