The Accidental Angler

If Michael Palin had a fishing rod, he'd be Charles Rangeley-Wilson - globetrotter, writer, and thoroughly lovely chap. He's the star of The Accidental Angler, the show that will make even the staunchest anti-angler develop a sudden and unfeasible interest in trout.

Unless you're a keen angler, chances are you've never watched a fishing programme. Except perhaps while channel-hopping, and for a few terrifying seconds you find yourself confronted with the sight of a middle-aged man looking inordinately fond of a big wet carp - at which point your thumb's emergency reflexes kick in and you're safely among the music channels again. But listen up: you're about to change your mind.

And that's mainly because The Accidental Angler isn't really a fishing show in the ordinary sense. It's more of a fishy odyssey, following Charles Rangeley-Wilson as he seeks out the most unusual fishing, and fishing locations, around the world - from the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Amazon rainforest.

He also shows us London as we've never seen it before, by going underground to show us the hidden rivers flowing beneath the streets of our capital. And if you think you're indifferent to fish, wait till you see the peacock bass. Grab your rod, you've pulled.