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TV tonight: a candid year with Chris Eubank and his son Chris Jr

The boxers open up in a documentary about masculinity, rivalry and rebuilding relationships. Plus: Mary Berry and Jamie Oliver team up. Here’s what to watch this evening

TV tonight: a candid year with Chris Eubank and his son Chris Jr

The Eubanks: Like Father, Like Son 9pm, BBC ThreeA documentary that goes beyond the boxing, and follows Chris Eubank and his son Chris Eubank Jr in behind-the-scenes footage and candid interviews filmed over the course of a year. They talk about rivalries in the ring, modern masculinity, living with grief after the death of Eubank’s other son, Sebastian, in 2021, and rebuilding a strained relationship with each other. Hollie Richardson The War Detectives: On the Front Line 7pm, BBC TwoAn estimated 100,000 soldiers who fought in the first world war have no known graves. This moving documentary explores the work of archaeology teams looking for their remains. It focuses on the stories of two Scots who died in France in 1915, and can now be properly laid to rest. Phil Harrison Mary at 90: A Lifetime of Cooking 7.30pm, BBC Two The queen of the kitchen, Mary Berry, is joined by Jamie Oliver this week as she celebrates her culinary career. Before looking back at the first lemon drizzle she made on air, 50 years ago, they knock up watercraft chicken, lamb with spiced tagine and prawn curry. There’s also time for a quick drink down the pub. HR Ambulance 9pm, BBC OneThere’s a reminder to look out for your neighbours, when a 999 call comes in from someone worried about an elderly woman next door, after a gas leak on their street. Elsewhere there is a difficult conversation with a patient who wants to live independently but needs a social care referral. HR World’s Most Dangerous Roads 9.45pm, BBC Two“Vast, remote and brutal” is Stephen Mangan’s accurate summation of Cape York, Australia. He attempts to navigate its roads alongside a perfect stranger: comedian Lara Ricote. It’s a classic, sparky odd-couple road-trip dynamic. Ali Catterall In My Own Words: Cornelia Parker 10.40pm, BBC One After a career spent repurposing domestic objects for conceptual sculpture, the 69-year-old Cornelia Parker this year switched to painting for a new exhibition. She unspools her memories here with mostly breezy good humour, despite a hard childhood and a mental health episode in 2018 that almost ended her life. Jack Seale

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