Scottish Daily Mail

CRITIC'S CHOICE

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CULINARY TOUR The Hairy Bikers’ Chicken And Egg, 8pm, BBC2

THE next stop on Si and Dave’s (pictured) poultry-themed adventure is Morocco, where they discover that chicken is relatively new on the North African menu, having only gained popularity in the Seventies. Dishes this week include a chicken tagine with preserved lemons, while the eggs go into a rose and pistachio ice cream, which helps the boys to cool down.

HOME IMPROVEMEN­T DIY SOS: The Big Build, 9pm, BBC1

SCOTT JONES, 17, was the 2013 F34 shot put world champion and is an aspiring Paralympia­n, with his sights set on Tokyo in 2020. Tonight, with a little help from Nick Knowles and the team, his dream gets a little bit closer — after they make over his Cheltenham home, Scott will have a fit-for-purpose place to live and train.

CAPITAL CITY New Town, 9pm, BBC2

EDINBURGH 250 years ago, overcrowde­d and run-down, was a city out of step with the nation’s golden age. And so, a competitio­n was launched to design a new, modern suburb. The winner was local 26year-old architect James Craig, and this fascinatin­g documentar­y tells the story of how Auld Reekie, thanks to Craig’s masterpiec­e of urban planning, was transforme­d into the exemplary Georgian city.

CONCEPTION RESEARCH Alex Jones — Fertility & Me, 11.45pm, BBC1

THE One Show presenter (pictured with Dr Carlos Simon) recently

announced her pregnancy, something she worried might not happen, as she was pushing 40 when she conceived. Here, she meets some of the one in seven women who are struggling to conceive, and examines the cutting-edge science that could revolution­ise fertility treatment.

FILM CHOICE Good Witch, Bad Witch, 3.15pm, Ch5

THE fourth film in Hallmark’s popular Good Witch series, which stars Catherine Bell as suburban spellcaste­r Cassie. Here, Cassie gets a visit from her black-sheep cousin, Abigail (Sarah Power, pictured far right with Bell) — and it soon becomes clear that Abigail is using her magical gifts for mischief and mayhem.

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