FIVE OF THE BEST

The Apprentice

BBC1, 9pm

The six remaining candidates are challenged to produce and brand a new chocolate range, coming up with three unique chocolate flavours. The decision to create “naughty but nice” chocolates results in overly provocative packaging for one team, while the other team opt to make high–end products, which end up being boring and bland. When they come to pitch their ideas to buyers, one team is severely out of step while, on the other, outrageous promises are made.

Death and Nightingales

BBC2, 9pm

Beth decides to tell Mercy that she is leaving Fermanagh, but Mercy protests and exclaims that it will break her heart, and Billy’s too. Later, Beth puts her plan to run away with Liam into action, and prepares some sandwiches laced with opiates. Later, a suspicious and very drunk Billy questions Beth, desperate to know if there is anything she has to tell him.

World’s Weirdest Homes

Channel 4, 9pm

Many people want to make their mark on their homes, but what drives someone to live in a property that truly is one–of–a–kind? That’s the question that Charlie Luxton is asking as he goes in search of some of the world’s quirkiest properties, ranging from a giant sandcastle to a farm that floats on the ocean and the tallest single–family home on the planet. Along the way, he meets some of owners, including a Bible–obsessed Dutch entrepreneur and a group of scientists who are pretending they live on Mars. There’s also a billionaire Youtube celebrity who has set up his own zoo, populated by animals named in honour of designers and fashion–conscious celebrities. The human inhabitants of these homes will be revealing what it’s like to live in such unusual buildings.

HMS Belfast: WW2’S Great Survivor

Channel 5, 9pm

Rob Bell delves into the fascinating history of the Second World War cruiser, HMS Belfast, the sole survivor of the British ships that bombarded the Normandy coast on D-day. Rob also hears the testimony of Second World War veteran John, who was on board HMS Belfast at the moment it was attacked by a Nazi magnetic mine.

North Korea: Life Inside the Secret State

Channel 4, 10pm

Kim Jong Un’s regime has made plenty of global headlines this year, yet for most people, life in North Korea remains a mystery – Marcel Theroux was recently granted rare access for an edition of Unreported World, but he was also given an official minder. Now, this documentary is offering a more unfiltered look at what it is really like to live in the world’s most secretive country. Over the past 12 months, the Dispatches crew has been filming defectors who are in regular phone contact with family and friends who still reside in North Korea. Their conversations offer a fascinating insight into what it is like to exist under communist rule.