The Herald

FOUR OF THE BEST

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Dirty Secrets Of Britain’s Takeaways Channel 4, 7.30pm

More than 1,000 restaurant­s have a hygiene rating of zero and five million Brits get serious food poisoning every year, so chef April Jackson and food hygiene specialist Gareth Jones set out on a mission to clean up the nation’s fast–food outlets. Gareth joins council food inspectors and discovers filth, dangerous levels of bacteria and evidence of rodent infestatio­ns, while he and April tackle a chip shop in Harrow, west London, in need of a makeover, helping it to achieve a five–star hygiene rating.

The Diagnosis Detectives BBC2, 9pm

After tackling lockdown obesity earlier this month with his dieting show Lose A Stone In 21 Days, Michael Mosley is back on the box as he and a team of medical experts investigat­e strange and inexplicab­le illnesses. By combining their knowledge, and using cutting-edge technology to test their theories, they’ll try to solve complex medical mysteries. Tonight, we meet Paul, whose dreams of a happy retirement have been ruined since his face started swelling so dramatical­ly that he struggles to see. “It’s distressin­g”, says his daughter. “Is it something life threatenin­g?” Also in the show, the experts help Judy, whose problems began in 2007 when she started being sick and finding swallowing uncomforta­ble.

The Yorkshire Jobcentre Channel 4, 9pm

Lisa, 38, has just been released from prison and is going for an interview as a work coach at the Jobcentre, and hopes this will give her the second chance she desperatel­y needs. Former heroin-user Wayne is desperate to turn his life around and has been referred to work coach Pip on the social justice team, while 48-year-old Justin has worked for many years in marketing and media, but has turned to the public employment service for advice about becoming a self-employed taxi driver.

Ambulance: Code Red Channel 5, 9pm

This new documentar­y series follows Critical Care and Air Ambulance Response cars staffed by doctors and consultant paramedics based in the West Midlands. They deal with only the highest-priority cases, often involving car crashes, cardiac arrest and crushing injuries, and are called upon to use cutting-edge trauma techniques and perform roadside surgery. Using body cams, rigged go-pros and highly mobile camera crews, the series aims to capture every crucial minute as the teams work to save lives.

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