Natural History

This week's top TV: 30 November - 6 December

Alex Polizzi in San Vito on her trip around Italy's islands

Monday

Live at the Apollo

BBC Two

10pm


Romesh Ranganathan presents Live at the Apollo
(Credit: BBC / Open Mike / Ellis O'Brien)

Romesh Ranganathan hosts the latest episode of BBC Two’s flagship stand up show.

This week he’s joined by Canada’s Stewart Francis, known for his masterful one liners, and Perrier Award nominee Jason Byrne.

This week's top TV: 24 - 30 August

Goodness Gracious Me India Special 2015

Monday

Muslim Drag Queens

Channel 4

10pm


Asif Quraishi (Credit: C4/Phil Fisk)

Filmmaker Marcus Plowright meets members of the clandestine gay Asian (‘Gaysian’) community, who often struggle to publically reconcile their sexuality with their culture and religion.

Our Friend in the West: Mike Gunton

Last week, I was standing in a fly-fishing shop in a small town in Montana telling the owner I worked for the BBC Natural History Unit. "Oh, so you're from Bristol," was his reply.

OK, he was a wildlife fan and did then ask if David Attenborough was my neighbour, but it does illustrate that Bristol and the NHU's reputation go far and wide.

I joined in my late twenties to work on the Attenborough blockbuster The Trials of Life. I thought I'd stay for the three years it took to make the series and then move on.