The Martin Lewis Money Show Live – Christmas Countdown, STV, 8pm
IT may be still three months till Christmas, but Martin Lewis says its more about preparation than early celebration. With the festive season fast-approaching and many starting their shopping hauls, Lewis has plenty of top tips to stay financially savvy. With the help of Angellica Bell and his team in the studio, those New Year credit card bills shouldn’t be quite so jaw-dropping.
The Flu That Killed 50 Million, BBC2, 11.15pm
IN 1918, the First World War ended, leaving people around the globe exhausted and in mourning. But before many of them could start rebuilding their lives, they faced a new horror – Spanish flu. Narrated by Christopher Eccleston and drawing on eyewitness testimony from doctors, soldiers, civilians and politicians, along with dramatic reconstructions, this documentary brings home the full scale of the virus which would go on to kill more people than both World Wars combined.
Queen of the World, STV, 9.15pm
FILMED over the course of a year, this documentary explores the central role the Commonwealth has played in the monarch’s life. It also discovers how she’s passing on her knowledge to a younger generation of royals. When Elizabeth II was crowned, she had the symbols of the then eight countries embroidered on her coronation crown; at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding this year, the number had grown to 53.
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, C5, 9.15pm
IN this new series Ben Fogle ditches Everest and heads to some remote and harsh environments. He begins by journeying to the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas to live with master craftsman Robert, learning why this 70-year-old former medical student ditched his education for America’s counterculture 20 years ago, bought 200 acres of land deep in the woods and raised a family of six children.
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