Irish Independent

The best of tonight’s television

- PAUL WHITINGTON

■ BEST ENTERTAINM­ENT Hunted Channel 4, 9pm

Ten ordinary citizens will try to evade the clutches of a team of military and intelligen­ce experts for as long as possible, and this week ex-con Nick and his mate Paul are on the run.

■ PROGRAMME OF THE DAY Ear to the Ground RTÉ One, 7pm

The team continue their fact-finding journey around Ireland. In Co Waterford, Helen meets a young woman whose first 12 months in agricultur­e coincided with one of the most difficult years Irish farmers have experience­d in decades, Darragh meets a sheep farmer on Achill Island, and Ella talks to two first-time farmers in Co Armagh who are taking a risk.

BEST DOCUMENTAR­Y Back in Time for School BBC Two, 8pm

In the second episode, students enter the inter-war period, where the strictness of the Victorian and Edwardian eras slowly begins to give way to more progressiv­e ideas.

■ MOVIE OF THE DAY Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Virgin Media One, 9pm

Chris Pine plays Jack Ryan, who’s working undercover on Wall Street when he uncovers a Russian plot. Keira Knightley also stars.

■ WATCH BACK Neven’s Irish Seafood Trail RTÉ Player

In his first series devoted to seafood, Neven Maguire tastes mussels in Clew Bay and haddock and bonbons at Knockranny House.

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