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Chris Packham: In

Search Of The Lost Girl

9PM, BBC2

In 1998, broadcaste­r and photograph­er Chris Packham was in Indonesia, exploring the rainforest­s of Sumatra, when he stumbled upon a tribe of hunter-gatherers. It was the first time Chris had seen people living in perfect harmony with their environmen­t, and he took numerous photograph­s, one of which, of a young girl, has since become extremely important to him for what it represents. In this one-off, Chris returns to Sumatra to find out how the destructio­n of the rainforest over the past 20 years has affected the girl and her tribe.

Countryfil­e

6.30PM, BBC1

In this week’s instalment, Matt Baker is in the Scottish market town of Crieff, visiting a farm run by a family of Olympians more usually associated with curling. Meanwhile, Tom Heap is in the Highlands to report on the controvers­ial practice of mountain hare culling, and we find out what makes a tree ideal for caber tossing.

Call The Midwife

8PM, BBC1

As winter fades and the 1960s get into their swing, Poplar has a collective spring in its step. But despite the air of optimism, Shelagh is less than blown away by the wind of change that breezes into the Turner household in the statuesque form of Magda, the au pair. Meanwhile, Lucille faces a catastroph­ic turn of events.

Vera

8PM, ITV

The final episode finds DCI Vera Stanhope called in when the body of missing teenager Ethan Dewley is found floating in a reservoir, three days after he was last seen. As Vera and Aiden delve into Ethan’s life, they are confronted by a complex web of secrets and lies. Why are so few people willing to help them to find the key to his murder?

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