Today's TV: spend the night with Fred Sirieix in the New Forest, and taking on KFC

FRED SIRIEIX heads to the New Forest with former greengrocer Chris Bavin as his guide. Chris spent many a happy family holiday camping in the forest as a child and is a huge fan of the area and its delicious food. With his background in fruit and veg, Chris is passionate about sourcing the freshest ingredients, and believes the New Forest national park is a truly unique gastronomic destination. The duo do a spot of wood-fired cooking, before sampling pork pies and a visiting a country pub serving a special Ploughman’s.

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer (C4, 8pm)

The last batch of celebrities enter Britain’s most famous tent, putting their baking skills to the test and hopefully inspiring viewers to do the same and raise awareness for Stand Up To Cancer. Host Matt Lucas welcomes TV presenter Anneka Rice, comedian John Bishop, pop star Nadine Coyle and wheelchair basketball player and TV presenter Ade Adepitan to prove they have what it takes to win a Star Baker apron. Under the watchful eye of judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, they attempt decorative choux buns in the Signature and tackle financiers in the Technical, before making a Showstopper that represents something from their bucket list.

The Syndicate

The Syndicate (BBC1, 9pm)

Keeley and the syndicate tell Mercury Millions that they are the real lottery winners, not Frank. But without their ticket, how can they convince anyone they are telling the truth? With £27million on the line, the syndicate decides to take the problem into their own hands – they will track down Frank in Monaco themselves and force him to confess. However, there’s a snag before they even leave the UK, namely the expensive last-minute flights. As none of the syndicate have that kind of money lying around to throw at a wild goose chase, they will have to beg, borrow and steal to get the cash together. Meanwhile, Colette faces an unexpected dilemma as one of the customers from the kennels asks her out for a drink.

Britain’s Tiger Kings – On the Trail with Ross Kemp

Britain’s Tiger Kings – On the Trail with Ross Kemp (ITV, 9pm)

One effect of the Covid-19 pandemic has been increased TV viewing and streaming. And the biggest lockdown programme of all has been Tiger King, the Netflix series which came from out of nowhere to become one of the most successful TV shows of all time. A year on from its release, and the world seemingly still can’t get enough of big cat stories. Last night, we saw Louis Theroux revisit the aforementioned series’ self-proclaimed ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic – and tonight we see the concluding part of this documentary in which Kemp meets some of the UK’s private zoo owners and looks at their motivations. He meets a man who keeps 46 snakes, as well as a crocodile owner with an unusual death wish. Plus, Ross discovers what happens when wild cats escape – and, much like the Tiger King series, the footage is not for the faint-hearted.

Snackmasters KFC

Snackmasters: KFC (C4, 9.20pm)

Fred Sirieix (yes, him again) watches on as two of the country’s finest chefs take on the mighty KFC, tackling not only the top-selling Zinger Burger, but also attempting to replicate the top-secret recipe for their legendary original chicken recipe. Fine-dining firebrand Tom Aikens, from Muse in Belgravia, the youngest ever chef to receive two Michelin stars, and cocky upstart Alex Bond, from Nottingham’s acclaimed Alchemilla, have just seven days to perfect their recipes, before cooking them for KFC’s big bosses, who will choose a winner. Meanwhile, comedian Jayde Adams goes behind the scenes of KFC’s factories to reveal how the famous products are really made.

Lights Up: Half Breed

Lights Up: Half Breed (BBC Four, 11pm)

Natasha Marshall’s semi-autobiographical dark comedy about finding your voice began its life as a poem at spoken word nights and was developed into a short play through Soho Theatre’s Writers’ Lab and Talawa Firsts. It follows Jazmin, a young woman of mixed ethnic heritage, who lives in a village in the West Country and feels different. She doesn’t want to stay in the village; she doesn’t want to have a baby; she doesn’t want to laugh at racist jokes in the local pub. She’s got to get out – and spots an opportunity when her gran signs her up for a drama school audition in London.