SIX HIGHLIGHTS FOR WHAT EVER MOOD YOU’RE IN
If you want musical history... NEWPORT FESTIVAL 1963-1966 Sunday, 11pm, TG4
In the 1960s, folk music was going through a transition, perhaps best summed up by Bob Dylan ‘going electric’ at the 1965 Newport Festival. This documentary captures key performances from the likes of Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Donovan and Dylan himself (right).
If you want wildlife... WORK ON
THE WILD SIDE Monday-Friday, 4pm, Ch4
This new, daily series follows the highs and lows of the vets and volunteers (including Rachael, right) who have given up their day jobs in the UK and made the decision to move to South Africa to rescue, rehabilitate and release some of the world’s most iconic species.
If you want inventions... MONKMAN & SEAGULL’S GENIUS ADVENTURES Monday, 9pm, BBC2
The University Challenge legends Eric Monkman and Bobby Seagull (right) are back for a second fun- and factfilled series as they travel around the UK on a journey through time, exploring scientific breakthroughs from the Industrial Revolution.
If you want a budget buy... CHEAP IRISH HOMES Tuesday, 8.30pm, RTé One
Maggie Molloy and Kieran McCarthy (right) come to the aid of Mary and Dave, who live in a rustic thatched cottage in Kilmallock, Co Limerick. The couple are currently renting and would like to find a budget property of their own. Mary would love to add alpacas to the couple’s growing collection of animals.
If you want green designs... SUPER GARDEN Thursday, 8pm, RTé One
Five budding designers are out to impress the judges, including Brian Burke (right), and win a place at the 2021 Bloom festival. The contestants are heading to a new housing development in Rowlestown, north Co Dublin, where they will each be given an identical garden to work their magic on.
If you want mental health... WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH TONY SLATTERY? Thursday, 9pm, BBC2
This Horizon special follows the comedian, who was rarely off our screens in the Eighties and Nineties, as he looks at his bipolar disorder and tries to find a definitive diagnosis. His old university chum Stephen Fry (right, with Slattery) is on hand to help.