DOCUMENTARY
C4, 10pm STAND-UP comedian Jon Richardson makes a living out of laughter but in reality he is absolutely terrified of everything.
Sinkholes, bathtubs, sausages, crime – something is going to kill him and he can’t stop worrying about it.
In this slightly tongue-in-cheek documentary, Jon’s equally fearful wife, comedian Lucy Beaumont, sends him off to investigate the things they are most scared of in the hope it will calm their nerves.
Especially now that Lucy is expecting their first child, and “part-time pessimist and full-time fatalist” Jon’s fears have gone into overdrive.
Over the course of his mission he spends a night in the woods with a survival expert to learn how to protect his family from terrorists.
He also meets a man so committed to making himself invincible that he test drives an indestructible suit by strapping himself to a van and driving through a brick wall.
But the most astonishing scenes are when Jon meets a family in Dorset selling fresh air (I kid you not) for £80 a jar. They actually run around a field “catching” the air with nets.
I think I’ll just take my chances with air pollution, thanks... THE HALCYON
STV, 9pm THIS glossy period drama, dubbed a sexier Downton, has seen us through the winter weeks and now it bows out with plenty of action that could point towards a second series.
As in pretty much every episode, there is an unwelcome visitor at the hotel tonight – one who sends the usually calm Garland (Steven Mackintosh) into a panic.
Meanwhile, the Halcyon is preparing for 50th anniversary celebrations and Lady Hamilton (Olivia Williams) is getting into the spirit. But she can’t