The Great British Sewing Bee (BBC2, 9pm)

A CONVERTED warehouse is the new location for the fourth series of The Great British Sewing Bee as ten home sewers begin the battle to become Britain's best with thimbles, scissors and cutting mat.

Claudia Winkleman takes charge again, and even has space to raise an eyebrow under that famous fringe. She's actually desperate to, because there's a real lack of anxiety in the ranks. "This bunch are abnormally happy," she tells TV Times. "I walk around them, asking, 'Anyone unhappy? No? Please can someone shout at me when they're having a terrible time?' Nothing happens."

Replacing May Martin, from the Women's Institute, as a judge is Esme Young, who teaches pattern-cutting at London's Central Saint Martin's College and co-founded fashion label Swanky Modes. Asked how she feels about joining the team, Young replies: "Terrified. Fashion is my life, but TV is a completely new world to me."

Savile Row charmer Patrick Grant returns as a judge and capably fills the role of heartthrob.

"People at home seem to be sewing more adventurously, so we've broadened our challenges. For the first time we're asking contestants to make athletics wear, lingerie and we're also having a week on international clothes. I'm impressed by the way they've got stuck into using tricky fabrics and kit they've never used before.

Last year, the competition was won by a man for the first time when 37-year-old IT consultant Matt Chapple, from Berkshire, beat soldier Neil Stace and former air hostess Lorna Monje. Sadly, Lorna died earlier this year following a long battle with aplastic anaemia.

Winkleman says: "When we started and I saw people sitting at machinesI honestly thought, 'Oh no, we've finally created something people won't watch'. But the viewers love it. I get more comments about Sewing Bee than Strictly Come Dancing – actually, that's not quite true, but it sounded good."

Young points out that the competing ten have been seen helping each other out. "They've become like a little community, which is lovely," she says.

"They're the closest bunch we've had. One almost made a major mistake and another stepped in to stop it. We have to remind them they're competing against each other," adds Grant.

Tonight the ten must follow a pattern and make a bias-cut chevron top which is "fiendishly difficult to cut" and match zigzags. They also have to fit a skirt to a live model and there is a 90-minute test to transform a maternity dress which is "truly revolting".

And has Winkleman's own sewing improved since she became host? "No. I tried, but made too many mistakes, like making my daughter a cardigan with three sleeves. I do name tags... at a jaunty angle."

Eating Well with Hemsley + Hemsley (C4, 8pm)

JASMINE and Melissa Hemsley demonstrate another selection of fun and delicious recipes that are packed with flavour, but free from grains, gluten and refined sugar, with this edition focusing of food for times when a little comfort is required. They start off with a healthy twist on the classic breakfast fry-up, before they are visited by their mother to cook a nostalgic take on a Filipino dish from their childhoods and end by preparing a slow-cook ragu with added nutrients and a glass of wine.

Choose the Right Puppy for You (BBC2, 8pm)

IN the conclusion of the two-part documentary following on from Six Puppies And Us last year, Kate Humble continues to explore the characteristics, habits and needs of different breeds of dog, including how much they bark, what they eat and how trainable they are. Meanwhile, animal behaviourist Louise Glazebrook is also on hand to help more prospective owners find the right puppy for them – including a couple who might be biting off more than they can chew and a single father who can't say no to his daughters.

Viv Hardwick