THE LAKES WITH PAUL ROSE, 8.30PM, BBC2

‘WILD, wonderful and truly magnificent,’ the Lake District has been home (and, he says, ‘playground’) to Paul Rose (pictured right) for the past 20 years. In this picturesque four-part series, the intrepid presenter goes on some of his favourite hikes, starting with Windermere, the biggest lake in England and the beating heart of the area’s booming tourism industry. Fulfilling a long-held dream, Paul (briefly) takes the helm of a pleasure cruiser called the Teal, dives headlong into the world of longdistance swimming, and follows the pack on a hound trailing expedition.