Poison Water is a damning documentarym that puts 1988 water contamination in Cornwall in the spotlight. Plus: Grand Designs: House of the Year – the shortlist. Here’s what to watch this evening
9pm, BBC Two
“Before I die, I want this truth to come out.” Carol Wyatt was a victim of what this damning film claims to be the biggest mass poisoning in British history – the 1988 water contamination in north Cornwall. She recalls her water being the colour of loo cleaner. Many complaints were made (“Our daughter’s hair has turned green and it’s sticking like glue,” says one phone recording) but the authorities – some speak here, including South West Water’s former head of operations – insisted the water was safe. Despite claims that the aluminium caused Alzheimer’s, there has not been a fully independent public inquiry. Perhaps this can change that. Hollie Richardson
