TV HIGHLIGHTS
SUNDAY
Agenda, TV3, 12noon David McWilliams returns with a new series of the programme dissecting the pressing social, economic and business issues of the day both domestically and internationally. There’s plenty for him to get his teeth into, as Brexit begins to loom large in the rear view mirror and President Trump makes a number of new enemies on a seemingly daily basis. Still Open All Hours, BBC1, 7.30pm Season three of the comedy reaches its conclusion. All-time great comic actor David Jason has reprised his role as Granville, who is now the manager of his late uncle Arkwright’s corner shop. With the store becoming an internet delivery drop-off point for his punters, a huge package gives the wily shopkeeper an idea to do Gastric a good turn. The Jump, Channel 4, 7.30pm Model and entrepreneur Caprice joins 13 other celebrities for season four of the injuryprone Alpine sports reality show. Tonight the contestants try their hand at the parallel slalom, with the losers facing the dreaded jump-off. Davina McCall presents, with other contestants including Tour de France legend Bradley Wiggins and model and businesswoman Caprice.
MONDAY
The Fake News Show, C4, 8pm “A lie is halfway around the world before the truth has got its boots on” is a saying attributed to Mark Twain. The advent of the internet seems to have made this even more fitting. Last year’s US elections saw clear fiction frequently treated as fact, while a surprising number of people actually seem to believe that director Steven Spielberg genuinely mistreated a dinosaur. Channel 4’s week of programmes dedicated to the phenomenon begins with a lighthearted comedy panel show, presented by Stephen Mangan, with special guests including Richard Osman and Richard Ayoade. Against the Head, RTE2, 8pm Joanne Cantwell is joined by Donal Lenihan and Eddie O’Sullivan for a look back at the first round of matches in the 6 Nations, which saw Ireland begin their campaign away against Scotland at Murrayfield. Apple Tree Yard, BBC1, 9pm The thriller, notable for another brilliant performance by the great Emily Watson, reaches a nail-biting climax tonight in the courtroom. Middleaged and middle class, Dr Yvonne Carmichael (Watson) has discovered that her brief passionate encounter with a mysterious stranger has ballooned out of control. With lover Costley on trial for murder, she must hope that the court doesn’t discover she has lied... First Dates Hotel, C4, 10pm Manager Fred and his staff open the doors of their stayaway for the last time tonight to couples looking for love. Among the singletons featured are handsome charity worker and devout Christian, Jordan, who seeks to grab life with both hands after surviving a tumour, and comedian Louise, who is hoping to find a man who shares her love of cheese.
TUESDAY
The Moorside, BBC1, 9pm This promising drama, starring Sheridan Smith, recounts the shocking disappearance of a child on a rundown estate in northern
England. A frantic search is launched when nine-year-old Shannon Matthews vanishes. Emotional appeals by her mother Karen come to nothing, and the community mobilises to help. However, something doesn’t seem to ring true about the case, and neighbours being to cast doubts on her mother. Britain’s Greatest Hoaxer, C4, 10pm Fake News Week continues with this special on hoaxer Simon Brodkin, whose stunts involving the rich and very famous, such as showering exFIFA president Sepp Blatter in banknotes and interrupting Kanye West’s headline set on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, have made headlines around the word. Until now, he has kept the meticulous preparation for his stunts a secret, but this special sees cameras unveil his methods as he sets to work to prank music mogul Simon Cowell, controversial business tycoon Philip Green and his biggest target yet – Donald Trump. Tourette’s: Teenage Tics, BBC1, 10pm A revealing documentary showing how people live with a much-misunderstood condition. Tourette’s sufferers John Davidson and Greg Storey have overcome many challenges, which often reveals itself in shouting and bad language. Their stories are contrasted with young boy Rory Brown, who has only recently been diagnosed with the condition, as the pair set about helping him come to terms with his diagnosis and condition.
WEDNESDAY
Gogglebox Ireland, TV3, 9pm The second series of the domestic version of the hit entertainment show begins with the nation’s most opinionated TV viewers reacting to what they watch on the small screen in the corner of their living rooms, with some new faces joining the regulars from season one. Who knew watching people watching TV could be so entertaining? Roots, BBC4, 9pm Malachi Kirby stars in this new version of Alex Haley’s 1970s book as Kunta Kinte, a proud young member of the Mandinka tribe. A feud with a rival family results in him being kidnapped and sold to English slave traders, where he eventually winds up in a slave plantation in Maryland. However, he refuses to be cowed by his new circumstances. Forest Whitaker is among the cast. After the Crash, RTE1, 9.35pm Last year, 188 people were killed on our roads, causing devastation and heartache for their circles of families and friends. This documentary tells the stories of some of those who died, and the effect it had on their loved ones. Four Rooms with Sarah Beeny, Channel 4, 10pm The host is back to present another series of the programme in which members of the public try to make some cash from a quartet of very rich dealers. Tonight, Celia Sawyer, Alex Proud, David Sonnethal and Raj Bisram inhabit a room each and try to entice the owners of various items to sell up. On offer this time out are a book containing doodles by artist Damien Hirst, vintage designer clothing and some highly prized Andy Warhol pop art.
ThUrSDAY
Getaways, RTE1, 7pm There’s a stretch in the evenings and many will be turning their attention to those glorious summer holidays. Joe Lindsay and Mairead Ronan present the last in this run of the holiday show that roams both far and wide and near and narrow. First up the travelling twosome are both in Los Angeles to take in some iconic sights, before Mairead goes to Fermanagh for a culinary tour of Lough Erne. The Club House, 3e, 10pm With this year’s 6 Nations championship having got underway at the weekend, Joe Molloy settles down for a brandnew rugby entertainment show in the company of fans, recent legends of the game and ‘hall of famers’ who are all on hand to offer their opinions on how the matches went, with a few outliers from the worlds of showbusiness, comedy and entertainment also joining them for the ride. This is Us, RTE2, 10.30pm Promising new American drama series, starring former pop star Mandy Moore, about strangers who share a connection. Rebecca is pregnant with triplets, but her partner Jack insists that she continues a birthday tradition. On his own big day, sitcom star Kevin faces a personal crisis, which is mirrored by his twin sister Kate. Elsewhere, Randall’s party ends in him locating his biological father, tearing a few strips off him, and taking him home to meet the family.
FrIDAY
Inside Claridge’s RTE2, 8.30pm Three-part documentary getting a sneak-peek inside the luxury hotel. This opener follows staff as they transform the entire third floor of the establishment into a palace for foreign royalty — though they are all fully aware that the booking risks being cancelled at any moment. Piers Morgan’s Life Stories, UTV, 9pm The host, who seems to make headlines of his own on a daily basis at the moment, chats to veteran actor Nigel Havers, learning about his career on the screen, private mental health battles and the bond that he shared with Princess Diana.
SATUrDAY
Let It Shine, BBC1, 6.55pm The competition reaches its first live show — so expect glitz and glam from this point onwards. Last week’s guest judge Lulu makes way, but her replacement is being kept under wraps for now. Following a spectacular group performance to kick things off, each of the five remaining bands takes to the stage, before the judges in the studio, and viewers at home, decide who stays to sing again, and whose competition is sadly over. Through the Keyhole, UTV, 9.20pm Keith Lemon invades the homes of more celebrities, causing absolute chaos as he looks to provide his studio guests with clues designed to help them discover ‘who lives in a house like this?’. Tonight, singer and Ninja Warrior presenter Rochelle Humes, Cold Feet favourite Fay Ripley and TV presenter Steve Jones are the ones trying to figure out whose home their host is poking around.