FOUR OF THE BEST

Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers

BBC2, 7pm

Paul Murton kicks off a new series by following the River Don’s easterly flow from the famous Cock Bridge, where he encounters the Lonach Highlanders and a clan chief with two feathers in his cap carrying relics of the Battle of Culloden. Near Strathdon, he meets an artist and sculptor who creates lifelike creatures from scrap metal, and learns how the Aberdeen Angus became a world–beating cattle breed. At Alford, the presenter explores an unusual transport museum, before a trip in a vintage Rolls–royce takes him to Kemnay.

Beyond Paradise

BBC1, 8pm

When a priest from a Catholic boarding school suddenly disappears, Humphrey and Esther find that his case has similarities to local myth ‘The Devil on the Rocks’. With the school’s headmistress reluctant to aid the investigation and a large sum of money missing from the school safe, the team try to pin down the truth. Meanwhile, Zoe helps Martha clean up Ten Mile Kitchen after a break–in, Anne’s new flame helps her move onto the Lily Bond, and Kelby ups his game when Margo suggests his job may not be secure.

Pilgrimage: The Road Through North Wales

BBC2, 9pm

The final edition sees the group head west from just outside Eryri national park towards the Llyn Peninsula and the village of Y Fron in the spectacular North Wales slate landscape. Tom and Spencer join Sonali on a 24–hour fast to celebrate the start of Paryushana, and the following day, the Pilgrim’s Way takes them through the Nantlle Valley to St Beuno’s church in Clynnog Fawr, where they find their overnight accommodation at a Buddhist meditation and retreat centre. The last leg takes the group along the North Wales coast path to Aberdaron, where Christine reveals she is delighted to be letting go of things from her life, including her marriage. Finally, the pilgrims reach the nearby cove where ferryman Colin Evans is waiting for them to take them to Bardsey.

Avoidance

BBC1, 9.30pm

Although Spencer is desperate to go to jiu–jitsu classes, he’s scared he’ll become a walkover – just like his dad. Jonathan decides to prove he’s wrong and show off his kung–fu moves in the school playground. Meanwhile, Claire tries to find the right way to tell Jonathan about her new partner Brett, and that she wants to introduce him to Spencer. Dan and Courtney are at an NCT class, where their eyes are opened wide to the realities of impending parenthood – and the many different types of baby poo.