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TV tonight: inside the manosphere – and a ‘100-day semen retention journey’

James Blake speaks to young men about ‘taking the red pill’. Plus: Celebrity MasterChef returns with added Grace Dent. Here’s what to watch this evening

TV tonight: inside the manosphere – and a ‘100-day semen retention journey’

Men of the Manosphere 10pm, BBC ThreeJames Blake meets the online community of alpha influencer Hamza Ahmed. “No one respects the nice guy,” says Shayne, who “took the red pill” after a breakup. “I don’t worship [Andrew Tate] but I crave what he represents,” says Jack, who is 57 days into his “100-day semen retention journey”. It’s an insightful, honest hour in which even Blake needs to address his past beliefs. Hollie Richardson Inside the World’s Most Luxurious Cruises 8pm, Channel 4The makers of another Channel 4 series, Secrets of Supercheap Shopping, swap frugality for flashiness with this new strand of shows about high-end living. First is a look at life on board the world’s most expensive cruise ships, including one that boasts multiple Picassos and a Fabergé egg. Hannah J Davies Celebrity MasterChef 9pm, BBC One Now with added Grace Dent (but still containing traces of John Torode), the celebrity arm of the cooking perennial returns. The first five (barely) famous foodies are Antony Costa, Gaz Choudhry, Ginger Johnson, Katie McGlynn and Uma Jammeh – but what will they make of the secret ingredients beneath their cloches? Phil Harrison The Forsytes 9pm, Channel 5The tension intensifies between the two wings of the Forsyte clan: the smug, bullying side led by Jack Davenport’s awful James, and the anxious faction headed by Stephen Moyer’s wishy-washy Jolyon. A risky investment brings out the worst in both, and there’s more than one marriage in jeopardy. Jack Seale It: Welcome to Derry 9pm, Sky AtlanticThis 1960s-set prequel to the killer clown bestseller has folded in elements from other Stephen King shockers such as The Shining and The Shawshank Redemption but is struggling to make a case for itself. This week, traumatised youngster Lilly (Clara Stack) must cope with another timeless, vindictive evil: mean girls at school. Graeme Virtue The Chair Company 9.45pm, Sky ComedyIt’s hard to follow exactly what is happening as Ron (Tim Robinson) continues his berserk quest to unravel a conspiracy theory. Meanwhile, morale is really down in the office – so much so that Douglas offers to come in dressed as a chicken. HR Film choice A Thousand and One (AV Rockwell, 2023), 11pm, BBC TwoShe blew away all opposition with her cameo in Paul Thomas Anderson’s recent opus, One Battle After Another. But there’s more to Teyana Taylor than scene-stealing. In AV Rockwell’s tough but tender New York drama, she holds the screen throughout as the angry, disaffected Inez, just out of prison and keen to take back her son Terry. But that means abducting him from care and setting up a falsified new life. A piercing tale of shifting emotions, responsibilities and love. Simon Wardell Live sport Men’s international football: Northern Ireland v Luxembourg, 7.30pm, BBC Three A World Cup qualifier. Scotland v Denmark is on Tuesday at 7.30pm on BBC Two; Wales v North Macedonia is on Tuesday at 7.30pm on BBC Three.

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