Friday January 1
Gino's Italian Escape - Islands in the Sun (ITV1, 8.00pm)
Chef Gino D'Acampo ends his tour of Sicily by learning how to make the sweet treat cannoli and climbing the craters of Mount Etna. He also achieves a personal ambition by visiting the town of Savoca, the setting for Corleone in the Godfather movies. Here, he meets the owners of the bar featured in the film and cooks on the terrace.
Sunday January 3
Walking the Himalayas (Channel Four, 8.00pm)
Levison Wood and his guide Malang Darya travel through Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and the Gilgit Valley aiming to get as close to the heavily militarised border with India as they can, a dangerous journey that involves crossing a raging river and being met with suspicion by the local authorities. They meet a Nomadic tribe that has driven herds across the Himalayas for centuries and visits a valley which has been closed to foreigners for nearly 70 years
My Mediterranean with Adrian Chiles (BBC Two, 9.00pm)
The journalist, broadcaster and devout Roman Catholic, tours the Mediterranean experiencing religious festivals, learning about the similarities and differences between the three religions that co-exist in he region - Christianity, Islam and Judaism. His odyssey begins in Croatia, his atheist mother's homeland where she now spends much of her time. He later heads to Jerusalem, where the religious fervour unnerves him. However, he revels in the company of a Jewish family as they celebrate the festival of Sukkot
Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure (ITV, 10.20pm)
The actress sets out to travel 6,400 miles making use of the Trans-Siberian Railway, which is considered the longest railway line in the world. Her journey begins in Hong Kong, where she spent some of her childhood. Repeat.
A ride on the Trans-Siberian
Monday January 4
Great British Railway Journeys (BBC Two, 6.30pm)
Michael Portillo embarks on another journey around the country to discover how the railways have affected people and communities, and the legacy they left. The first leg of a journey through north-west England begins in Carlise, where investigates the Victorian appetite for the custard cream, before braving a perilous descent into the only operational slate mine in England and discovering a miniature railway
Griff's Great Britain (ITV1, 8.00pm)
Griff Rhys Jones sets out to explore eight types of quintessentially British terrain, investigating how they have dictated different ways of living, working and playing - both in the past and as they are now - across the entire country, while also unearthing quirky and funny facts en route. He begins by heading to the South Downs, taking to the air for a bird's eye view.
• Britain's 25 best walks for winter
Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher (BBC Two, 9.00pm)
Archaeologist and historian Joann Fletcher explores how the story of Ancient Egypt, beginning by going in search of the building blocks that made he civilisation so enduring. She discovers how its people changed from primitive farmers to pyramid builders in just a few centuries, and finds early evidence for Egypt's gods and its obsession with death and the afterlife. She also reveals how the first writing was used to calculate taxes and examines Egypt's first pyramid - one of the world's earliest stone structures
• Will Sinai air crash sink Egyptian tourism?
Tuesday January 5
Great British Railway Journeys (BBC Two, 6.30pm)
Michael Portillo continues his journey through the Lake District, where he discovers a magical world of talking rabbits, ducks, hedgehogs and mice, who have entertained children for more than 100 years. At the village home of author and illustrator Beatrix Potter, he learns about her legacy and her fears about the railways.
• The world's great train journeys
Wednesday January 6
Great British Railway Journeys (BBC Two, 6.30pm)
Michael Portillo reads the riot act in Preston, and discovers four mill workers were shot dead at a protest in 1842. In Darwen, he traces developments in interior design from wallpaper to paint, before exploring the Victorian industrial landscape of Salford in the paintings on LS Lowry. He finishes his leg of the journey on Kersal Moor, where he discovers the poetry of Edwin Waugh and twists his tongue around the Lancashire dialect
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough (BBC Two, 9.00pm)
Using the latest technology, the naturalist explores the shark-infested waters of Osprey Reef in the Triton submersible, before returning to the nesting grounds of the Green Sea Turtle, sixty years after his first visit to Raine Island. He also marvels at manta ray cleaning stations on Lady Elliot Island, and tracks visitors like dwarf minke whales to discover their surprising reasons for returning, and why the reef is vital for their survival
• Diving the Great Barrier Reef
Thursday January 7
Great British Railway Journeys (BBC Two, 6.30pm)
Michael Portillo travels from St Helen's to Knutsford, finding out about modern glass-making and how techniques invented in the Victorian era to construct buildings such as the Crystal Palace have evolved and are powering a new architectural revolution
• The world's great train journeys
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