The Year That Changed Love
10pm, Channel 4
Covid-19 has had consequences for every part of our lives and relationships are no different. This charming documentary follows three groups of daters as they navigate their way through the lockdowns. There are Ffion and Ben, a couple from Llanelli who have to cope with not being able to see and touch each other; commitment-phobic Claire, who moves in with Jade after just one date; and separated couple Dean and Emma, whose cohabitation with their four-year-old might rekindle their romance. Ammar Kalia
MasterChef: The Professionals
9pm, BBC One
The compelling cook-off reaches finals week and, as usual, the quality of catering on display has been striking. Six cooks remain and they begin the taxing week by devising their own twists on classic dishes such as rabbit in mustard sauce and bouillabaisse with a rouille sauce. Phil Harrison
Inside KFC at Christmas
9pm, Channel 4
Take a look behind the scenes of the finger-licking franchise in this frothy observational documentary that follows shops across the country as they mount a final push for end of year sales and try to keep their businesses afloat. There’s a new festive burger to contend with at least. AK
Christmas at Hampton Court
9pm, Channel 5
Royal tradition meets festive magic in this access-all-areas special as the historian Tracy Borman explores Henry VIII’s former home, Hampton Court Palace. There’s extravagant Tudor Christmas cooking and beautiful, natural Elizebethan decorations, as well as a carol service in the Chapel Royal. Hannah Verdier
Industry
9.10pm, BBC Two
It’s Christmas party time at Pierpoint and that means a cocktail of drugs for several of the grads, a confessional between Harper and Daria, and a tense stand-off between Yasmin and a potential new client. There is enough adrenaline-fuelled panic to make you thankful that all workplace parties are on Zoom this year. AK
We Are Who We Are
10.45pm, BBC One
Luca Guadagnino’s beguilingly intense, finely detailed series about teens coming of age on a US army base in Italy reaches its closing double bill – although it has all already available on iPlayer. Bad news reaches the kids in Chioggia, before home beckons. There’s time for one more reckless adventure. Jack Seale
Film choice
Their Finest (2016, Lone Scherfig) 12.30am, BBC Two
In blitz-battered London, Gemma Arterton and Sam Claflin are screenwriters falling for each other while working on a morale-boosting Ministry of Information film. But overshadowing all in Lone Scherfig’s sweet romance is Bill Nighy’s performance as vain veteran actor Ambrose Hilliard. Paul Howlett
Sports choice
Championship football: Queens Park Rangers v Stoke City 5pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Followed by Watford v Brentford at 7.45pm.
League football: Notts County v Stockport County 7.30pm, BT Sport 1. Clash at Meadow Lane.
German football: VfB Stuttgart v FC Union Berlin 7.30pm, BT Sport 2. Bundesliga head-to-head.
