CRITICS' CHOICE

MORNING VIEWING Animal Park Summer Special, 9.15am, BBC1

IN THE first of a new series, koalas are coming to Longleat, and Kate Humble and Ben Fogle witness the preparations, which are more fraught with pitfalls than you might think. The fussy marsupials only eat their favourite type of eucalyptus — which is being flown in, at vast expense — and are notoriously prone to illness.

SUNNY CUISINE Ainsley’s Caribbean Kitchen, 8pm, ITV

AINSLEY HARRIOTT (pictured) is in Trinidad on the second leg of his gastronomic tour of the Caribbean. There, he goes in search of more fantastic local ingredients to serve up tamarind tofu with callaloo pesto, okra onion bhajis and Caribbean coconut chai.

TERRIBLE DILEMMA The Conjoined Twins: An Impossible Decision, 9pm, BBC2

WHEN Marieme and Ndeye (pictured with dad Ibrahima) were born, doctors warned they would live only a matter of weeks. Now, they are two-and-a-half, but the proposed surgery to separate them could be fatal for one or both. This heart-rending film weighs the risks, emotions and ethics.

REUNION TALES Long Lost Family: What Happened Next, 9pm, ITV

ONE of tonight’s catch-ups will be unfamiliar, as the original reunion was never shown on TV. It is the story of Hazel, who gave her son up in the hope he would find a better life. Sadly, Kenneth became

homeless and a paranoid schizophrenic, but a silver lining has since emerged.

FILM CHOICES A Surrogate’s Nightmare, 2.15pm, Ch5

POPPY MONTGOMERY plays a woman acting as a surrogate for her estranged sister. She is disturbed to find that a mysterious man is tracking her every move, and it seems he is willing to do anything to stop the baby from being born — even if that means murder!

The Intern, 10.25pm, 5Star

ROBERT DE NIRO (pictured) stars as the 70-year-old widower who joins a senior citizen intern programme in a fun comedy from director Nancy Meyers. Anne Hathaway is the sceptical CEO he tries to win over while charming everyone else, including Rene Russo’s in-house masseuse.