What's on TV: Monday, June 1

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MasterChef

Ten, 7.30pm

Last week we saw the first of the post-social-distancing episodes of MasterChef, and like everything else this season, they were beautifully handled. Headmaster Jock laid down the law, and was prescient in his assertion that while the new rules will feel odd at first, we'll all soon get used to it. And so it came to pass.

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Emelia Jackson on MasterChef.NETWORK 10

Now seeing contestants keep their distance from each other, in a new spacious kitchen and with revamped challenges seems far less confronting than watching everyone jostle, sweat, hug and high five – and eat from the same plate – as we have seen so far.

There was also a nice little twist in Wednesday's episode to lift everyone's spirits. This week it's very much back to the new normal, with the top 11 cooks (yes! we're almost top 10 already) embarking on a complicated series of heats.

Fire Keepers of Kakadu

NITV, 8pm

Destined for Open University in the UK, this simple documentary has a little of that high-school tutorial tone. But don't let it put you off: Fire Keepers of Kakadu is as uplifting as it is fascinating. We join the Bininj, the traditional owners of Kakadu National Park, as they prepare for an annual Dry Season feast.

Those preparations give us insight into the ingenuity they employ in making various bush tucker edible, along with the varied purposes of their regular "patchwork burns". More than a way of managing the land, the burns are a crucial tool for hunting (the best – perhaps the only – way to herd kangaroos) as well as a central aspect of culture. All this is explained by both the old people, and a new generation growing up with a fresh respect for traditional ways.