Shipwreck Psycho, Yesterday, 7pm
IN 1629, the Dutch ship Batavia was wrecked off the coast of Western Australia, leaving 360 crew and passengers stranded. Yet the greatest danger wasn’t from the elements – it was from apothecary Jeronimus Cornelius. He’d already been plotting a mutiny before the ship was lost and established a cult-like rule over the island, where violence, anarchy and hedonism prevailed. Over the course of three months, 120 men, women and children were brutally slaughtered in what seems like a real-life Lord of the Flies. A team of forensic scientists sets out to find out what really happened on the island and asks if Cornelius would now be called a psychopath.
Animals Behaving Badly, BBC1, 8pm
IN the second episode, Liz Bonnin meets the animals doing whatever it takes to find food, joining experts to uncover the science behind their ingenious tactics and some of their unusual behaviour. Liz sees macaques using psychology to pull off a theft, tigers deceiving their prey, a wedge-billed hummingbird stealing nectar from under the beaks of its rivals, a spider conning prey with a chemical disguise, and coconut crabs intent on a stealing spree.
Live Well For Longer, C4, 8pm
ONCE upon a time, the word “stress” was never mentioned; these days, it’s everywhere with the vast majority of us claiming to either be suffering from it or to have dealt with it at some point in our lives. The show asks if viewers can prove whether they’re suffering from it before turning their attention to relieving the condition by singing. This week’s big experiment looks at food that may be able to bring down blood pressure and sees Professor Adrian Brady from the University of Glasgow put porridge oats, beetroot and coconut water to the test.
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, BBC2, 10pm
IN the final episode, Paul and Bob fish for pike on the River Test in Hampshire, which may not be the best idea for two men of a certain age with heart problems. In the cottage where the pair are staying, they decide to invite a consultant cardiologist for dinner to talk about their medical past and their future, gaining tips on how to live the most healthy life possible.
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