Scotland: My Life in the Wild (C4, 6pm)
HAMZA Yassin was born in Africa, a place inhabited by a wide variety of incredible wildlife. However, the cameraman and photographer prefers to capture the creatures living in his adopted homeland of Scotland.
He lives on the spectacular west coast and, when he isn’t competing in the Highland Games, finds plenty of inspiration for his work on his doorstep.
Here he takes viewers on a tour of one of his favourite spots, the Ardnamurchan peninsula, where he photographs such species as red deer, pine martens, white-tailed sea eagles and puffins over the course of a summer.
Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 7pm)
IT’S come around scarily quickly this year, but we’re already at the semi-final stage. Fans will probably agree it’s been a strong competition. Certainly, in previous years, Caroline Quentin, who went out in week five, would have expected to have lasted longer, but instead said farewell despite performing a creditable and cheeky cha-cha-cha alongside her partner, Johannes Radebe.
She, and the rest of those already eliminated from the contest, will have been sad to go, but whoever leaves tonight will be disappointed to not make it to the final. Expect some extraordinary routines as the pros push their celebrities to their limit. Nobody wants to miss out on a chance to lift the glitterball trophy.
Princess Alice: The Royals’ Greatest Secret (C5, 8.35pm)
EVER heard of Princess Alice of Battenberg? Unless you’re a royalist or a regular viewer of The Crown, chances are the answer is no. But this fascinating documentary tells the story of this royal. Not to be confused with Queen Victoria’s second daughter, also called Princess Alice, she was Prince Philip’s mother and lived an extraordinary life that included being born deaf, being treated for schizophrenia by Sigmund Freud, founding an order of nuns in Greece and living in Buckingham Palace.
The Jonathan Ross Show (STV, 9.30pm)
THERE should be plenty of laughs on this week’s show because two of Britain’s brightest comedic talents are joining Jonathan. David Walliams may have found fame via Little Britain, but these days he’s as well known as a judge on Britain’s Got Talent and for writing children’s books as he is for anything else.No doubt he’ll be promoting his latest tome, Code Name Bananas, as well as talking about his other new projects. Micky Flanagan describes what he’s been up to lately and his plans for the future. Music comes from Robbie Williams and rapper Megan Thee Stallion.
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