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FOUR REAL Gemma

and Chesney are

expecting quads

CORONATION STREET

ITV, 7.30pm & 8.30pm

Gemma and Chesney are interviewed on Radio

Weatherfield about their quads, with the DJ Jane

urging listeners to send their support for the

couple to get married.

Chesney later plucks up the courage to open

up to Gemma about his feelings towards her, but

as he leans in for a kiss, they are interrupted

by someone.

Meanwhile, Alya and Ryan decide to set Maria

up with Ali on a date. And elsewhere, Kevin is

unimpressed that Paula stayed the night.

UNNATURAL

WONDERS

Steve in the jungle

EXPEDITION WITH

STEVE BACKSHALL

DAVE, 8pm

Up there with the most hardcore

of explorers, Steve Backshall

ventures into uncharted territory

in this series, and it’s all rather

tense.

In the opening scenes, Steve is

in the Guiana Shield, South

America, abseiling down a

vertical drop by a waterfall as

rocks come crashing down

around him.

“It was like an explosion, like a

grenade going off,” he says. “If

those rocks hit my head, a helmet

wouldn’t make any difference.

You will be dead in an instant.”

Steve is freaked out, and you

might well start biting your nails

as he and a team of local experts

pursue undiscovered natural

wonders.

It’s a vast jungle and they are a

10-month walk from the nearest

village.

“We are hell and gone from

nowhere,” says Steve.

From moments of fear – in the

knowledge that they would not be

rescued – to moments of sheer

wonder, this is a fascinating

insight into a lost world.

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ITV, 7pm

Everyone in the village is starting to gossip about

Jai and Laurel’s relationship. Jai is grilled by a

surprising person when Arthur quizzes him

about his intentions.

Meanwhile, Rishi is busy reassuring Jai and

Priya that the factory is safe, glossing over the

fact he is considering doing a deal with Kim Tate.

Elsewhere, Jamie continues plotting for Kim to

sign over the shares to him.

And after her kiss with Nate, Moira wonders

whether she should fire him.

REASSURING Rishi

tells Jai and Priya

the factory is safe

SHOP WELL FOR LESS?

BBC1, 8pm

The Barnett family home is run like a

well-oiled machine – and with 10 of

them, it jolly well needs to be.

But mum Caroline, dad John and

their eight kids, aged 20 years to

20 months, feel money is getting

tighter and would love enough cash

for a new bathroom.

“I’d like to think that I’m savvy with

money,” says Caroline, who diligently

budgets, buys in bulk and saves for

holidays and Christmas. But is she?

Alex Jones and Steph McGovern

snoop around the house to discover

they are guilty of big brand spending.

“Classic trap,” says Alex.

The Barnetts are also horrified to

discover they’ve spent £800 on

Barbie dolls and £600 on Lego.

This is the fun bit. All their beloved

brands are banned and replaced in

plain packaging – so they have no idea

what’s been swapped and what hasn’t.

Will they notice? And ultimately,

how much cash could they save? The

results are eye-watering.

FIRST STEPS Little

Safina struggles to walk

ANIMAL BABIES: FIRST

YEAR ON EARTH

BBC2, 9pm

The sight of a baby elephant

sliding around in mud,

desperate to stand up but

completely failing, is like a

scene from You’ve Been

Framed. It will certainly make

you smile.

Camerawoman Sue Gibson

giggles as the newborn calf, which

she has named Safina, struggles to

get back up on four legs. It’s a bit

like watching Bambi trying to take

its first steps. “It’s so undignified,”

says Sue, who also captures Safina

later flicking her trunk around,

unsure exactly what to do with it.

Sue is in Kenya following

the baby elephant through its first

year of life.

Elsewhere, two other wildlife

camera operators also follow

newborn animals through this

critical time.

The first year is one of the most

difficult and dangerous, with

threats from rivals, preda-

tors and the elements as

they learn to survive.

This episode covers the

first three months, as the

animal babies get to grips

with several challenges. And

in a unique format, the

camera operators step into

shot to talk us through what’s

happening. There’s a lot of anxiety,

but plenty of cute scenes too.

In Sri Lanka, a week-old macaque

must learn to survive in a world

surrounded by humans.

On the edge of the Arctic,

five-week-old fox cubs

have to figure out the

business of hunting before

the winter sets in.

An otter pup, named

Limpet, is born in the

Californian fishing port

of Monterey.

And in Uganda, watch out for a

tiny eight-week-old mountain

gorilla having a nap on his mum.

All together now, ahhhh...

The trunk route

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