SERIES WATCH
Man's Heritage: Cats Under Serengeti Stars
Pearl, 8pm
Africa by day is a familiar image to most of us, but when the sun sets and the moon rises, it shines on a different world. Man's Heritage takes a nocturnal prowl on the African plains as it follows five animals through one night to reveal a world that is normally hidden. Although lions and hyenas are active at night, this is the time for smaller, more unusual, carnivores to also emerge. A young caracal - a small, lynx-like cat - attempts to carve out a territory for itself; an alpha female hyana tries to defend her position as queen of the clan against her sister; a female Thomson's gazelle looks after her fawn; a hungry wild cat forages alone; and a pride of lions hunt together.
To The Top: World's Best - Europe's Coaster Kings
World, 9pm
Europe is home to some of the world's most exciting and exhilarating rollercoaster rides - all guaranteed to turn even the most foolhardy rider's knuckles white. Ride operators vie with each other for new ways to make their visitors, or rather victims, scream. World's Best travels to adventure parks in Britain, Norway, Spain and Germany to see rides with names such as Nemesis, Oblivion, Colossus, Thundercoaster and Megaphobia.
Murder By Numbers
HBO, 9pm
When schoolboys Richard Haywood (Ryan Gosling), a spoiled rich kid, and Justin Pendleton (Michael Pitt), a misunderstood nerd, put their minds together they're not vying for top scholarships, but planning to commit the century's perfect murder. In the wake of their diabolical scheme they leave hard-to-find, nearimpossible-to-solve clues that initially baffle seasoned homicide detective Cassie Mayweather (Sandra Bullock, above) and her new partner Sam Kennedy (Ben Chaplin). Determined to solve the crime, Mayweather follows her hunches and microscopic bits of evidence, focusing her investigation on the two teens. (2002)
