PICK OF THE DAY

JOANNA LUMLEY’S INDIA, 9PM, ITV

THE absolutely fabulous presenter calls it ‘one of the most intriguing, bewildering and thrilling countries on Earth’, and over the next three weeks, she will be travelling the length and breadth of this vast land to bring us its magical sights and sounds. It’s a country she would like to know better, having been born there in the last days of the Raj, and where several generations of her Army family lived. Joanna (pictured) is clearly delighted to be back — and her infectious enthusiasm makes this series one of her best. To mark the 70th anniversary of Indian independence, she sets off on a 5,000-mile odyssey, beginning in the ancient, holy city of Madurai.