UTATAKHO, Mzansi Magic, 7.30pm
Hosted by South African musician, poet, actor and presenter, Bonginkosi Dlamini Zola, Utatakho is centered on bringing resolution and understanding to absent fathers. Using interviews, the series will explore the motivations, doubts and hopes of the three most central persons in each episode – father, mother, and child.
GETTING ON, BBC Entertainment, 8pm
Kim, Den and Dr Moore return to the daily grind on ward B4 in the backwaters of the National Health Service. As series two begins, the legacy of Kim’s threatened suspension still lingers, while Den and Hilary’s relationship is no clearer than before and, as always, new patients bring new problems. A planned new wing is dangled before the staff like a carrot and Pippa’s investigation into stools finally gets the recognition it deserves.
MASTERCHEF, BBC Lifestyle, 8pm
Forty amateur cooks are through to battle it out over four weeks of heats, producing some of the most inspiring, exceptional, unusual and disastrous food seen on the series. Firstly, the contestants are given just one hour and 15 minutes to dazzle the judges when they are asked to cook their calling card, a dish that represents who they are as a cook and showcases their talent. After tasting all five dishes, John and Gregg, without telling each other, each pick their favourite dish. Who will go through to the next round with the hope of, ultimately, being crowned the 2015 MasterChef champion?
STITCHERS, Vuzu Amp, 9.30pm
A woman is recruited into a secret government agency to be “stitched” into the minds of the recently dead, using their memories to investigate murders.