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PICK OF THE DAY

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THE LAKES WITH SIMON REEVE

9PM, BBC2 ★★★★ For his final episode touring Cumbria, its famous lakes and towns, Simon soaks up the rugged west coast, where he spots a rare natterjack toad. His next stop is a sharp contrast – a visit to the toxic shell of the Sellafield nuclear complex is ‘horrifying and astonishin­g’ as the true scale of the clean-up operation sinks in. He further explores the wins and losses of our energy industry before ending on a more positive note. Farmer James (near right, with Simon) works in harmony with nature – and it’s a balance we all need to work on finding.

TOP GEAR 8PM, BBC1

★★★

Iceland is the destinatio­n this week as the boys wrap up warm for an expedition across the country – except choosing to do their trip in some old and rather temperamen­tal British cars might not be the wisest of decisions. Back in Blighty, Freddie Flintoff has the more enviable task of test driving the new Chevrolet Corvette.

SHOWTRIAL 9PM, BBC1

★★★★

The jury returns with a verdict in tonight’s concluding episode as we discover whether Talitha and Dhillon are found guilty of the murder of fellow student Hannah Ellis. Celine Buckens as Talitha has been the making of this guilty pleasure of a series and, as she gets her day in court, Talitha once again steals the show.

THE OFFICE 10PM, BBC2

★★★★★

This mockumenta­ry sitcom, which begins a repeat from the start, made Ricky Gervais a star. His David Brent is the painfully unselfcons­cious boss of a paper company in Slough, with Martin Freeman’s Tim, Mackenzie Crook’s

Gareth and Lucy Davis’s Dawn groaning under his irksome management style.

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