Pick of The DAY

WATERLOO ROAD 8PM, BBC1

★★★

It’s a big day for Miss Spratt (Katherine Pearce) as the series reaches its midpoint, but Kelly Jo (Alicia Forde) looks set to ruin it. Her manner and actions have been called aggressive, confrontational and disruptive, but is there a reason that Kelly Jo won’t – or can’t – behave? Much becomes clear here.

★★★★ To kick off the final week of wildlife reports, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring us up to date on all the dramas that played out at Wild Ken Hill over the weekend, while Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams catch up with the badgers (above) in Edinburgh. On Thursday, there will be tips on making the most of the weekend’s Big Garden Birdwatch, and on Friday, David Attenborough will be talking to Chris about his new series Wild Isles.

BRADLEY & BARNEY WALSH: BREAKING DAD 9PM, ITV1

★★★ Baseball isn’t just a big deal in the US – it’s the national sport of Nicaragua, and some of that

WINTERWATCH 8PM, BBC2

country’s finest players have become Major League stars. Bradley and Barney get a taste of the game there before Brad gets yet another taste of terror – this time, the pair (left) are sledging down the side of a

volcano at speeds of up to 100mph before heading down into an active one, known to the locals as the ‘mouth of hell’, to get a glimpse of bubbling lava. Come on, Barney – give your poor old dad a break!

24 HOURS IN A&E 9PM, CH4

★★★★

In this week’s visit to Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham, we meet patient Peta, 20, who was knocked unconscious when she came off her motorbike. Her mum Nikki talks about the challenges she faced raising her daughter before Peta was diagnosed with Asperger’s and ADHD. Callum is just 21 and, as a result of a previous stabbing, has arrived at A&E with a badly prolapsed stoma. And Libby, 44, reveals how her life changed when her husband – a professional footballer – embarked on a new career. She’s come in to Queen’s after being hit in the face with a stick while playing hockey.