PICK OF DIGITAL & ON DEMAND TV

PREHISTORIC PLANET, APPLE TV+

SPEND long enough watching this show and you’ll find yourself believing you can book a dinosaur safari, because what’s on your screen looks that real. Narrated by the trusted tones of David Attenborough and produced by BBC Studios, Prehistoric Planet has clearly been given a budget that could fund a revolution, and each episode shows us the beasts roaming free in a different environment. In part one, witness giant marine predator the mosasaur, which is twice the size of a T-rex, as it moves through the water. In part two, marvel as 40-tonne titanosaurs fight it out, and packs of velociraptors stalk their prey, looking much more birdlike than they do in Jurassic Park. It’s just one amazing sight after another, and you’ll find yourself thinking, ‘How did they get the cameras so close?’ before remembering it’s all just been created on a computer somewhere. The five episodes — subtitled Coasts, Deserts, Freshwater, Ice Worlds and Forests — will be released daily through the week.

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty. 10.00 Woman’s Hour. Presented by Emma Barnett. 11.00 The Untold. The story of an aid worker whose efforts to help refugees could land him in prison. 11.30 Don’t Log Off. The real-life dramas behind people’s social networking profiles. News; (LW) Shipping Forecast. 12.04 You and Yours. Consumer affairs. 12.57 Weather. The World at One.

Metamorphosis — How

‘ONCE upon a time, not so long ago in the future, there lived a mayor called Jason.’ Written like a children’s story, with occasional musical ditties, Peter Strickland’s new comedy drama JASON’S MATES (2.15PM, RADIO 4) is about small-town corruption. The naive style is entertaining, and oddly more effective at dealing with an all too familiar subject than an angry rant might be. Toby Jones and Hugh Dennis are among the cast.

Insects Transformed Our World. New series. The butterfly collection of Margaret Fountaine. 2.00 The Archers. Alice shares an uncomfortable truth, and Tracy is well and truly stuck. Drama: Jason’s Mates. By Peter Strickland.

Round Britain Quiz. With Stuart Maconie and Adele Geras against Marcus Berkmann and Paul Sinha. The Food Programme. How food has been influenced by metals. Youth Unites. Cerys Matthews celebrates