Seven Days

SUNDAY

Celebrity Tipping Point 7PM, VIRGIN ONE ★★★

Alan Davies, Sally Phillips and Ranj Singh take part in the game show where general knowledge is only part of it - their ultimate fate is in the hands of the jumbo-sized arcade-style machine if they are to play for the jackpot.

Race Across The World

8PM, BBC2 ★★★★

In part three, there are just four teams left in the race to reach Ushuaia, Argentina and claim the cash prize. Setting off from Panama City, they encounter unexpected obstacles – and Sam and Jo’s bid to earn money in Cali, Colombia has unexpected consequences. Cleas Act 8.30PM, TG4 ★★★

New series in which Eibhlín Ní Chonghaile and Stiofán Ó Fearail visit schools around the country, starting in Scoil Naomh Eoin Baiste, Lispole, Co Kerry, where the pupils form a pop-up choir and perform Shotgun by George Ezra.

The Great House Revival

9.30PM, RTÉ ONE ★★★

Architect Hugh Wallace follows the restoration of an 1850s regency style mansion, the Middleton Park House, in Co Westmeath. Built during the famine, it was last in use as a hotel, but has deteriorated over its three unoccupied years.

Belgravia 9PM, UTV ★★★★

In episode two of Julian Fellowes’s Downton Abbey substitute, we meet Charles Pope (Jack Bardoe), the illegitimate son of Sophia, who has been hidden away all these years. However, it seems that Mr Trenchard (Philip Glenister) has played a rather large role in his grandson’s upbringing – much to the surprise of his wife, Anne (Tamsin Greig).

MONDAY

Escape To The Chateau: DIY

4PM, CH4 ★★★

The charming Dick Strawbridge and his brilliantly creative wife, Angel, are back every daytime this week, offering more advice and practical help to people buying and running chateau businesses in ‘la belle France’.

Food Unwrapped

8.30PM, CH4 ★★★

Matt Tebbutt is in Naples, exploring why most tinned tomatoes come from Italy, while Kate Quilton goes on a panettone odyssey across Europe, and Helen Lawal heads to one of the world’s biggest coffee factories to find out how instant cappuccinos get their froth.

Changing Ireland: My Big Idea 8.30PM, RTÉ ONE ★★★

Tackling a variety of social issues. Tonight: FoodCloud, which redistributes unwanted food from donation hubs and supermarkets and The Shona Project, which nurtures self-esteem in teenage girls.

Liar

9PM, UTV ★★★

Episode four heads further into the past to show us how Andrew (Ioan Gruffudd) turned into a monster. The tragic recent history of Laura’s family, meanwhile, helps explain the deep bond she and sister Katy (Zoe Tapper) share, as well as the lengths Laura (Joanne Froggatt) will go to for those she loves.

Putin: A Russian Spy Story

9PM, CH4 ★★★★

As Vladimir Putin celebrates 20 years in power, this new, three-part series takes viewers on a journey into the mind of the Russian President. Using Putin’s own words, and those of his friends and enemies, this an extraordinary portrait of arguably the 21st century’s most influential leader

No Activity

11.35PM, RTÉ2 ★★★

Cop comedy. Stokes and Hendy are forced to work with other partners – which is awkward for Stokes, who ends up sharing a car with April. Carol and Noosh try to remember what they got up to on their big night out.

TUESDAY

Cloch Le Carn – Big Tom

7PM, RTÉ ONE ★★★

A tribute to the popular Irish country singer Tom McBride who passed away in 2018. Friends and colleagues remember the so-called gentle giant, whose song, Gentle Mother, was hit in 1967, leading to a career that lasted more than 50 years.

Back In Time For The Corner Shop 8PM, BBC2 ★★★

On the penultimate leg of their timetravelling tour, the Arderns head into the 1980s and 1990s, when supermarkets and recession are putting huge pressures on their corner shop. But can the launch of the National Lottery help them to strike it rich?

The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer 8PM, CH4 ★★★★★

Doing their bit for charity this week are fashion designer Tan France, comedian and presenter Joel Dommett, actress Caroline Quentin and tennis player Johanna Konta. But who will be crowned star baker?

Luther 10.15PM, RTÉ ONE ★★★

The return of the quirky crime thriller, starring Idris Elba as the rule-breaking detective. The DCI is confounded by a series of audacious killings, but as he gets closer to the truth, he is forced to confront the unburied demons of his own past.

One Born Every Minute 11.05PM, RTÉ2 ★★★

Fly-on-the-wall documentary set on a hectic maternity ward, observing the diligent work of the midwives and capturing every moment that occurs when a new life is brought into the world and revealing both the joys and sorrows that are an integral part of becoming a parent.

WEDNESDAY

The Repair Shop

8PM, BBC1 ★★★★

Among the treasures brought in for restoration are a 400-year-old clock, a compass from the lifeboat that rescued the owner’s grandparents, father and uncles, and a 1960s jukebox that holds priceless memories of a long marriage.

The Guards: Inside The K� 9PM, VIRGIN MEDIA ONE ★★★

The policing of The K, Ireland’s busiest Garda district, focusing on how young people are lured into criminal gangs, making the importance of community engagement in tackling antisocial behaviour a real priority for the force.

Máthair 9.30PM, TG4 ★★★

A profile of Maud Gonne, who served as a muse to the poet WB Yeats. But as the film recalls, she was also a republican politician who worked for the disenfranchised and was a lifelong supporter for the rights of prisoners.

The Sinner 10.20PM, TG4 ★★★

Harry revisits Carmen Bell in the psychiatric institution, but discovers she has been placed in isolation. Vera tells Harry that Julian is being medicated at the juvenile detention centre. Crime drama, starring Bill Pullman and Carrie Coon.

Hitmen 10PM, SKY ONE ★★★★

See TV feature, page 33.

THURSDAY

How To Beat – Pain

8PM, CH4 ★★★

Can practices such as yoga, tai chi or acupuncture alleviate pain? And how much of pain is simply in the mind? Kate Quilton, Dr Javid Abdelmoneim and a team of brave volunteers set out to find out the answers.

American Patriot

11.15PM, RTÉ ONE ★★★★ Documentary about the violent battle between a ranching family and the federal government. The Bundy family established a homestead in Nevada’s Virgin Valley in 1877 and began to run cattle. But in modern times, the US Bureau of Land Management obtained court orders directing them to pay more than $1m in grazing fees, which led to an armed confrontation between the Bundy family’s supporters and law enforcement.

Other Voices

11.30PM, RTÉ2 ★★★

Veteran rock band Editors play strippeddown versions of songs from their extensive catalogue, from St James’s Church in Dingle. There are also performances by rapper Jafaris, and singers Angie McMahon and Anna Mieke.

FRIDAY

Young Sheldon

7.30PM, RTÉ ONE ★★★

The early days of the eccentric Big Bang Theory scientist and his family. George Sr and Meemaw struggle to manage the Cooper household while Mary plans Pastor Jeff’s wedding. Comedy, starring Iain Armitage and Zoe Perry.

Coronavirus: Can You Avoid It? 8PM, CH4 ★★★

This one-hour special – the latest of many – looks at the current global outbreak of coronavirus, exploring how viruses are transmitted and featuring interviews with both experts and members of the public. Fleadh Cheoil 8.30PM, RTÉ ONE ★★★

Éamonn Coyne and friends, the Mulcahy family and Conor Connolly and Macdara Ó Faoláin at the Fleadh Cheoil festival. Plus, a visit to the summer school, Scoil Éigse. Presented by John Creedon and Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh.

Peter K�ay’s Comedy Shuffle 9.30PM, BBC1 ★★★

Another collection of clips from the Bolton comedian’s stellar career, including hilarious stand-up routines and memorable moments from some of his hit TV shows.

SATURDAY

The Voice UK�: Most Memorable Moments

8.30PM, VIRGIN ONE & UTV ★★★★ This was set to be the week of the live semi-final of the spinning-chair singing contest. Instead, due to global events, we have this bespoke highlights package. Series producers hope to finish the contest ‘later in the year’.

Talking Pictures

3PM, BBC2 ★★★★

A double bill of the documentary profiling Hollywood legends features two of Tinseltown’s heavyweights: Joan Fontaine and Orson Welles. Then watch the two of them in Robert Stevenson’s Jane Eyre.

Natural World: My Pet Octopus 8.10PM, RTÉ2 ★★★★

A recently divorced marine biologist and his daughter acquire a pet and a friend in Anna Fitch’s joyful film. Named Heidi, the octopus is seen unravelling puzzles and even watching TV with the family.