CRITICS' CHOICE

HEALTH RISK The Truth About Obesity, 8pm, BBC1 HOT on the heels of Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall’s new series yesterday tackling the same subject, this documentary follows Chris Bavin as he delves into the latest scientific research into obesity. What does it mean to be obese, how does it affect the body, and what are the most effective solutions? RAPID RAPTOR Super Fast Falcon, 8pm, BBC2 CAPABLE of reaching staggering speeds of more than 200mph, the peregrine falcon (pictured) is the fastest animal on Earth. This lovely film follows a family of young falcons growing up in downtown Chicago to find out what it takes to be the fastest of them all, while bird handler Lloyd Buck trains one to race against an Olympic skier. CANINE RESCUE Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs — India, 8.30pm, STV BITTERSWEET four-part series following Paul O’Grady as he visits India to meet the people who care for the estimated 400,000 stray dogs living on the streets of Delhi. In his element helping out at a rescue centre, Paul (pictured with street dog Arthur) soon finds himself falling for troubled miniature golden retriever cross Golu. MASS MURDERER Harold Shipman: Doctor Death, 9pm, STV HE WAS convicted of 15 murders, but a public inquiry concluded that he committed

250. This documentary hears from some of Shipman’s colleagues, as well as detectives investigating his crimes, 20 years after he was finally caught. EVIL SPIRIT True Horror, 10pm, Ch4 THE second in this series of dramatised ‘true’ stories follows the case of young mother Sam, who believes that her dead father-in-law is trying to take her children away from her. FILM CHOICE Patricia Cornwell’s The Front, 3.15pm, Ch5 ANDIE MacDOWELL (pictured) dons the power suits of ambitious DA Monique Lamont for a second time in this follow-up to At Risk. It’s more of the same as she opens up some stone-cold cases, but there’s a distinct lack of pizzazz.