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Black swan

10pm, BBC4
“A storm is brewing in Amira’s office…” This fascinating Danish documentary series by director Mads Brügger (above) follows the work of powerful corporate lawyer Amira Smajic and her dealings with gangs. In this penultimate episode, tensions rise as money launderer Vassar threatens to “crush you with my bare hands.” While the hidden cameras are rolling, Amira works to solve the crisis and deal with a violent confrontation, before the series concludes in the final episode. Holly Richardson

On the front line: fighting phone snatchers

7pm on BBC Two
A phone is stolen in London every seven and a half minutes. Hence Operation Raw – an attempt by the police to deal with the thieves. This documentary follows the crackdown, from helmeted cops storming buildings with a battering ram, to CCTV footage of the Bridgerton actress fighting off her attacker. Alexey Duggins

Mary at 90: A Lifetime of Cooking

At 7.30pm on BBC Two
Alan Titchmarsh has written dozens of novels and published two collections of poetry. He also knows a little about gardening. But what he had never done before was bake a cake. Who better to introduce him to the joys of self-rising than his friend Mary Berry, who also teaches him how to make creamy cauliflower soup and tuna teriyaki with ribbon salad. Ali Catterall

Celebrity MasterChef

8pm, BBC One

They get their pins ready… Jamie Lomas, Michelle Heaton, Jackie Graham, Don O’Porter and Chris Hughes are cooking. Photo: BBC/Shine TV

Writer/broadcaster Dawn O’Porter, sports presenter Chris Hughes, actor Jamie Lomas, and singers Michelle Heaton and Jackie Graham, shine for the second week of the qualifiers. After testing secret ingredients and blind tastings, the street food market gives chefs the chance to let loose. Jack Seale

ambulance

9pm, BBC One
The final episode of the tear-jerking, often on-the-edge-of-your-seat series that follows paramedics in action. In Leeds, Ryan and Tom look after 68-year-old Stephen who has been in detention. He could barely breathe as they helped him into the ambulance, but he was still able to say, “You’re great, you know.” Human resources

The most dangerous roads in the world

9.45pm, BBC2
This week’s drivers are buddy comedians Ed Gamble and Lou Sanders. They were friends on a road trip on their way to a lot of gigs in the UK, but had never put on their driving gloves to cover 1,000 kilometers of Icelandic roads. This means winding fjord paths, crazy map reading, and lots of unimpressed locals. Ellen E. Jones

Live sports

UEFA Champions League soccer: chelsea vs barcelona, 6.30pm, Prime Video Marcus Rashford returns to England with the Spanish champions.

UEFA Champions League soccer: man city vs bayer leverkusen, 7pm on TNT Sports 1 Marseille and Newcastle match, on TNT Sports 2.

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