The former Newsnight attack dog seems genuinely aggrieved as he grills a rogues’ gallery. Plus, Celebrity Masterchef. Here’s what to watch this evening

Call it a jeremiad: Newsnight’s former attack dog opens by ripping strips off prominent targets Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn and Nigel Farage. But after that initial barrage, Paxo seems genuinely aggrieved while grilling a rogues’ gallery – including Jonathan Aitken, Alastair Campbell and Ann Widdecombe – to work out how UK politics became so pestilent. His glum thesis is followed by a debate hosted by Jeremy Vine entitled Are Our Politicians Up to the Job? The answer seems fairly flipping obvious. Graeme Virtue

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