What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Tuesday

January 21, 2025
What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Tuesday

Michael Smiley is among the cast of Ragdoll, The Fear Clinic: Face Your Phobia looks fascinating, Arthur Gourounlian and Donal Skehan head to Madeira, and there's an epic documentary about the Holocaust . . .

Pick of the Day

Here’s a US-UK co-produced thriller series, starring Lucy Hale, Henry Lloyd-Hughes and Michael Smiley.

The series follows the murder of six people who have been dismembered and sewn into the shape of a grotesque body, known as The Ragdoll.

As detectives DI Baxter, DS Rose and DC Edmunds begin to investigate, the killer starts to taunt them.

By all accounts it’s far from your average murder mystery and is laced with black humour. Went down well with critics – which can often be a kiss of death.

Sure we’ll give it a go and see what happens!

New or Returning Shows

The Fear Clinic: Face Your Phobia, 8.00pm, Channel 4

This brand-new series follows patients as they check in for an intense 48-hour therapy treatment at Kindt Clinic in hopes of curing their extreme phobias.

Ollie has had a phobia of balloons since being surrounded by them at a party as a child and warehouse manager Nick has a severe phobia of mice despite encountering them on most days at work.

Nina is hoping Dr Merel Kindt can cure her amaxophobia, the fear of being a passenger in a car.

As you can imagine, not everythging goes to plan and the treatment proves to be too overwhelming for some patients

Winterwatch, 8.00pm, BBC Two

Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan (below) and Iolo Williams return to present the 2025 season from the RSPB Arne reserve on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset.

This edition takes a look at the wildlife that calls the diverse landscape of Arne home, from the bustling estuary to the ancient heathland. Featuring expert insight, up-close encounters and the season's first breathtaking moments.

This is a three-part BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel of the same name, starring Bill Nighy.

The former husband of a murdered heiress prepares to remarry 18 months after her adopted son was convicted of killing her, before dying himself in a prison brawl.

But the wedding preparations are disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious scientist who has returned from an expedition to the Arctic - and who claims to be able to prove the supposed murderer is innocent.

Don’t Miss

Taking the subtropical island of Madeira by storm are Dancing with the Stars judge Arthur Gourounlian and professional chef Donal Skehan (below).

Together, they tear downhill in a wicker toboggan and go canyoning within spectacular nature.

There is also a hop on, hop off bus tour and a banana museum for one celebrity, while the other gets to enjoy golf, fine dining and a jeep tour.

Shoah: First Era, 10.00pm, BBC Four

Claude Lanzmann's epic 1985 documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses - perpetrators as well as survivors.

Lanzmann shows us what happened - how it was that close to six million Jews were murdered after being sent by rail to specially constructed death camps. He spent ten years making the film, criss-crossing the world in search of interviewees and the film has become a commemorative act.

Part two follows tomorrow night, and the entire documentary is a hefty nine hours long. Essential viewing though, because every generation needs to realise that such horrors must never be repeated.

Pete Wicks: For Dogs’ Sake, 9.00pm, U&W

Dogs make for great TV and this show is no exception in that regard.

Tonight, Pete meets a puppy who needs urgent treatment for a badly broken leg and a young Doberman who has spent most of her life in quarantine kennels.

Manhunt, 9.00pm, Channel 4

This new series continues with what looks like a grim tale.

Greater Manchester Police's Major Incident Team spring into action when three suspects vanish after a stabbing on a busy street in broad-daylight leaves a 24-year-old dead.

The team call in specialist intelligence officers to track the fugitives before they strike again.

Long Lost Family Special: The Spanish Baby Scandal, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One & UTV

Davina McCall (below) and Nicky Campbell present another special edition of the show.

Time is running out for one foundling who was discovered on a luggage rack in Paddington station nearly 75 years ago, while another woman hopes DNA will solve the mystery of why she was left next to a church in Liverpool at two days old.

Sport

How to Win the Champions League, 10.40pm, BBC One

A look at Real Madrid's continental success, including a look back at them becoming champions of Europe for a record-extending 15th time last year.

Former players Clarence Seedorf and Sami Khedira reflect on the club's evolution, the never-say-die Los Blancos mindset, and the decisive factors that led to a sixth UEFA Champions League triumph in the space of a decade.

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