What’s on telly tonight? Our pick of the best shows on Tuesday 6th March

What’s on telly tonight? Our pick of the best shows on Tuesday 6th March
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TV Times top picks for today

What’s on telly tonight? Here the TV Times team of expert reviewers highlight the best shows on Tuesday 6th March

Shetland, times vary, BBC1

DI Jimmy Perez goes rogue tonight when the Norwegian side of his investigation into the murder of Sally McColl heats up. Jimmy and DS Alison ‘Tosh’ MacIntosh decide to pursue Mathias Søderland, despite being warned off by the Norwegian secret service. When events go dramatically wrong the pair are ordered home – where boss Rhona Kelly reveals to Jimmy that an outside investigative team is taking over Lizzie Kilmuir’s cold case… Rating: ****

Great Celebrity Bake Off, 8.00pm, C4

A fresh batch of celebs ventures into the tent in aid of Stand Up to Cancer

GBBO celeb specials are always a riot, and we’re glad to say the first of five Stand Up to Cancer episodes is just as hysterical as we’ve come to expect. It’s a great line-up this year, with the likes of Alan Carr, Teri Hatcher and Lee Mack, but tonight it’s Harry Hill, Martin Kemp, Roisin Conaty and Bill Turnbull putting their pinnies on. In a particularly mouth-watering set of challenges the foursome must prepare classic cupcakes, crêpes Suzette and, wait for it, “a 3D biscuit scene recreating the best day of their life”! There’s triumph and disaster in equal measure – and a good helping of surprises, too… Rating: *****

Wild Britain, 9.00pm, C5

Incredible footage makes this a must-watch series about British wildlife. This first episode introduces the animals who live in mountainous areas with a bird’s-eye view of the Cairngorms in Scotland from a camera fixed to a golden eagle. And as the female goes in search of food in sub-zero temperatures, we get a close-up of this iconic bird in full hunt mode, and run with its prey, a hare, as it tries to escape across the snowy terrain – it doesn’t end well for the leggy mammal. Meanwhile, in the lower Highlands, the monarch of the glen is ready to challenge rival stags who are after his harem – and it could be a fight to the death. Hugh Bonneville’s narration makes this a very pleasant walk on the wild side. Rating: *****

More previews tomorrow.

David Hollingsworth
Editor

David is the What To Watch Editor and has over 20 years of experience in television journalism. He is currently writing about the latest television and film news for What To Watch.


Before working for What To Watch, David spent many years working for TV Times magazine, interviewing some of television's most famous stars including Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland, singer Lionel Richie and wildlife legend Sir David Attenborough. 


David started out as a writer for TV Times before becoming the title's deputy features editor and then features editor. During his time on TV Times, David also helped run the annual TV Times Awards. David is a huge Death in Paradise fan, although he's still failed to solve a case before the show's detective! He also loves James Bond and controversially thinks that Timothy Dalton was an excellent 007.


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