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Ammar Kalia, Hannah Verdier, Hannah J Davies, Graeme Virtue and Damon Wise

TV tonight: Liam Charles and Tom Allen are back with more pro bakers

Sweet treats ... Liam Charles, Benoit Blin, Tom Allen and Cherish Finden.
Sweet treats ... Liam Charles, Benoit Blin, Tom Allen and Cherish Finden. Photograph: Mark Bourdillon

Bake Off: The Professionals

8pm, Channel 4

A new series of the high stakes patisserie contest kicks off with returning hosts Liam Charles and Tom Allen taking us through the fiendish bakes set by judges Benoit Blin and Cherish Finden. The pair have their rulers and notebooks out to assess the best sweet treats the UK’s kitchens have to offer, starting with teams from Cardiff, Bristol, Norfolk, Brighton and London. Up first, the chefs have three and a half hours to make 24 identical tarte piémontaise and Jaffa Cakes, before turning their attentions to building a fine-dining strawberry and cream showpiece. Ammar Kalia

When Disaster Strikes

7.30pm, PBS America

As the catastrophic effects of the climate crisis are increasingly felt, this documentary series – continuing nightly until Thursday – investigates how we are adapting to respond to disaster. We follow the aftermath of devastating events, such as Cyclone Idai in Mozambique and the ongoing droughts in Somalia. AK

Springwatch

8pm, BBC Two

Does this mean spring’s finally here? Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Iolo Williams and Gillian Burke.
Does this mean spring’s finally here? Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Iolo Williams and Gillian Burke. Photograph: Jo Charlesworth/BBC

Presenters Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan usher us back out into the world with the return of their comforting nature series. Tonight, the pair are in Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk, bird spotting majestic species, while Iolo Williams tracks down red deer at the Alladale wilderness reserve in Scotland. AK

Hospital

9pm, BBC Two

This week’s look inside the Coventry hospital highlights the pressure the NHS is under, with staff making difficult choices to prioritise care. But babies wait for no doctor, so the maternity ward is busy and the stark reality of life during Covid is brought into focus when a woman prepares to face her induction alone. Hannah Verdier

The Money Maker

9pm, Channel 4

The final episode of Channel 4’s Dragons’ Den-ish business show, which sees straight-talking ex-Obama adviser Eric Collins parachuted into struggling British businesses. This week, Collins is drafted in to help Trim-It, an “Uber for haircuts” firm without Uber-rivalling amounts of revenue. Hannah J Davies

Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer

10pm, BBC Four

Mortality combat: the series that goes deep on historical medical advances looks at antibiotics. The story of penicillin turns out to be an apt fit for distanced co-presenters David Olusoga and Steven Johnson, who reflect on its transatlantic invention. Graeme Virtue

Film choice

Was he slow ..? Ansel Elgort, Jamie Foxx, Eiza González and Jon Hamm in Baby Driver.
Was he slow ..? Ansel Elgort, Jamie Foxx, Eiza González and Jon Hamm in Baby Driver. Photograph: Allstar/Sony Pictures

Baby Driver (Edgar Wright, 2017), 9pm, Sony Movies
Angel Elgort stars as Baby, and Baby doesn’t half drive in this kinetic, music-powered crime caper from Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright. Baby is the teenage getaway man for a heist crew, but his plans to leave the underworld life is scuppered when the boss calls on him for one more favour. Damon Wise

Live sport

Ultimate Tennis Showdown 2pm, Eurosport 1. Day two coverage Patrick Mouratoglou Academy, France.

Tennis: Roland-Garros 3.30pm, Eurosport 2. Day two of the qualifying tournament from Roland Garros in Paris.

Premier League darts 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Night 14 from the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.

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