Sue Johnston's Shangri-La BBC1, 10.35pm There is an irony at the heart of this presenter-led travelogue tracing the myth of Shangri-La, as originally penned by James Hilton in his novel Lost Horizon. Sue Johnston (above) tells us how much she wants to get away from all the 'hustle and bustle', but the actress brings plenty along herself in the form of constant chatter to the camera.
Clip in human hair extensionsThose frequent interruptions tend to detract from the qualities of peace and beauty to be found in the landscape and the way of life in the rural mountainous region between China and Tibet. Still, such sights as Tiger Leaping Gorge - a verdant spectacle plunging nearly two miles deep - fair take the breath away, and eventually there's a winning honesty in Johnston's heart-on-sleeve approach and the way she communicates with everyone she meets.
Dispatches: Kids Don't Count Channel 4, 8pm The standard of the country's maths teaching comes under scrutiny in light of a recent statistic that estimated one in five children are leaving primary school without grasping the subject's most basic concepts.
Maths specialist Richard Dunne thinks the only way to address the crisis is for all schools to replica rolex adopt a radical new approach to arithmetic. He puts his theory into practice in a Bristol school, while leading business names, including Sainsbury's CEO Justin King, predict the effect on the economy, should the problem continue.
Raymond Blanc: Kitchen Secrets BBC2, 8.30pm For 35 years French chef Blanc has 'inspired the world with his cooking'. Now, in a new series, he's opening his kitchen to help Joe Public to recreate some of the dishes that earned him two Michelin stars. Chocolate is the star ingredient tonight, as Blanc offers a step-by-step guide to creating four desserts: a simple dark chocolate mousse, a chocolate delice, a chocolate fondant, and finishing with his spectacular signature dish, cafe creme - a cup sculpted from chocolate and filled with a mousse and coffee sabayon.
Getting Our Way BBC4, 9pm Sir Christopher Meyer (below) runs rings around most TV presenters with his exuberant charm and mercurial humour, but that's just the icing on the cake of this substantial behind-the-scenes history of British diplomacy. Tonight he tells the chequered story of Britain's official relations with China, beginning with the 18th-century emissary who refused to kowtow
embroidered patches before the emperor and was therefore seen as an unworthy barbarian, and right up to the long negotiations over the future of Hong Kong. In between came the Opium Wars and Britain's ruthless use of gunboat diplomacy, so it's understandable that there is still a keynote of wariness in the Chinese attitude to their Western counterparts.
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