The best shows to watch this week: Twisted Strings on HBO, Expedition with Steve Backshall on BBC Earth

• Seven-part anthology series Twisted Strings is a Taiwanese thriller-chiller that takes a satirical look at avarice, self-interest and wilful ignorance
• Meanwhile, the second series of Expedition with Steve Backshall returns with more explorations of some of the wildest, hardest to reach places on Earth