SEVEN DAYS

SUNDAY

Atlantic: A Year In The Wild

6PM, RTé2 ★★★

A new series explores the challenges facing the creatures that make their home in and around the Atlantic Ocean. It begins in winter, when many animals face a fight for food and survival.

Ceol ó Kylemore: Ceiliúradh na mBan

9.30PM, TG4 ★★★

Kylemore Abbey in Connemara is the setting for a special performance by some of Ireland’s best-known female traditional musicians and singers, including Moya Brennan and Mary Bergin.

Afeared 10PM, BBC2

Darren Gibson and David Hume begin a new series unearthing the history behind some enduring ghost stories. They start by revisiting the site of a double-murder which took place in 1797, and would lead to even more dramatic events.

Stacey Dooley: Back On The Psych Ward

10.30PM, BBC2 ★★★★ Last year, Stacey Dooley spent three weeks working with patients and mental health professionals at London’s Springfield Hospital. She returns – now wearing scrubs and a mask – to help frontline staff with patient care and to take part in the tough decisions necessary to keep new arrivals safe.

MONDAY Wanted: A Simple Life 11AM, BBC1 ★★★

This new daytime series joins a long list of life-swap shows where people who are thinking about quitting the city are given help with making that decision. Chris Bavin will be giving families the chance to road-test a new way of life to see if it proves a perfect fit.

The Mallorca Files

1.45PM, BBC1 ★★★★ See TV Week, page 25.

Mend It For Money 5PM, CH4

★★★

The show in which restorers compete for the chance to repair items and sell them on for a share of the profits returns for a new run. Today’s unwanted treasures include a vintage rocking horse and a postmaster’s bicycle from the 1930s.

Would I Lie To You?

8.30PM, BBC1 ★★★★

Strictly’s Claudia Winkleman, the Rev

Kate Bottley and comedians Sara Barron and Ed Gamble join Rob Brydon, Lee Mack and David Mitchell on TV’s funniest panel show.

Fleabag

9PM, RTé2 ★★★★

Actress and writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge turned her one-woman stage show into one of the most acclaimed comedy series of recent years – and if Fleabag has so far passed you by, here’s a chance to see what you have been missing out on. The first series introduces us to Fleabag, who beneath her free-spirited exterior is struggling with grief and rage.

Pulling With My Parents 9.35PM, RTé2 ★★★

Elvira is mad on yoga, but she might find herself in her most awkward position yet when she hands over control of her dating apps to her mum Tatiyana, who is shocked to see the sort of messages her daughter has been receiving.

TUESDAY

Celebrity Best Home Cook 9PM, BBC1 ★★★★

Eight star cooks remain, and their Ultimate challenge is to create their best breakfast for visiting friends. In the Rustle Up task, their key ingredient is the humble apple – but one celebrity ruins their chances when they forget to turn on the oven! Continues on Wednesday.

54 Days: America And The Pandemic

9PM, BBC2 ★★★★

A look at how the Trump administration dealt with the pandemic. With more than 400,000 deaths and counting, all the evidence suggests not very well.

Marcella 9PM, UTV ★★★★

In episode three, Rav is shocked to learn that Marcella is the undercover operative, and finds a way to bring her to the police to be interviewed. There, he discovers his former colleague is seriously unwell…

The Terror

9.35PM, RTé2 ★★★★

The gripping drama series about an illfated Royal Navy expedition to the Arctic concludes with a double bill. In the first episode, as Lady Jane enlists the aid of Charles Dickens in raising funds for a rescue mission, the men try to continue with their journey despite the losses they have sustained.

Secret Bridesmaids’ Business

10.15PM, RTé ONE ★★★

The penultimate episode of the drama finds Melanie resorting to stalking as she tries to save another woman from Jakob. Meanwhile, Saskia is struggling following an attack and Olivia uncovers Alex’s dark secret.

WEDNESDAY The Repair Shop ★★★★★

8PM, BBC1

Can Jay Blades and mechanical organ expert David Burville help a Victorian clockwork pigeon to fly again? And will the team be able to get a tune from a broken jazz guitar?

Neven’s Irish Seafood Trails

8.30PM, RTé ONE ★★★

Neven Maguire’s latest trail takes him to Co Clare and The Armada Hotel at Spanish Point, where he enjoys a bread

made with stout and seaweed. He also whips up a smoked salmon and leek tart.

Grand Designs 9PM, CH4 HHHH

In Cornwall, Leigh and Richard have big plans to turn a derelict 17th-century flour mill into a contemporary home. But it’s been empty for 60 years, is riddled with cracks and rotten timber, and their £250,000 budget doesn’t go nearly as far as they had hoped. Kevin McCloud follows another ambitious build.

Rhod Gilbert: Stand Up To Infertility HHH

9PM, BBC2

Comedian Rhod tackles the problem of male infertility in his irreverent style. It’s a subject that’s rarely discussed, but with overall sperm counts in steep decline, it’s time to start talking more.

Vikings

9.20PM & 10.15PM, RTé2 HHH

The series comes to a dramatic end with this double bill. It begins as Ubbe and the settlers hope that diplomacy can help them to find common ground with the locals – but they are not the only newcomers.

Trapped

11.15PM, RTé2 HHH

The acclaimed Icelandic crime drama returns for a second series. Detective Andri Olaffson reunites with his former colleague to investigate a shocking attack on a politician and a potential link between the case and the far right. THURSDAY

Adrian Dunbar’s Coastal Ireland 8PM, CH5 HHHH

Adrian Dunbar takes time out from chasing ‘bent coppers’ in Line Of Duty to return to his Irish roots on a voyage of discovery. In this lovely new series, he will be travelling along the west and north coasts of Ireland, meeting old friends and making new ones.

Death In Paradise

9PM, BBC1 HHHH

This two-part tenth anniversary special is a real treat for fans as it sees the return of two beloved characters, Camille Bordey (Sara Martins) and original fish-out-ofwater detective Richard Poole (Ben Miller) – but you’ll have to keep watching to see how they fit in. Gold Digger

9PM, VIRGIN ONE HHH

Julia Ormond stars in the new drama as Julia, a wealthy middle-aged divorcee who embarks on a relationship with a man nearly 20 years her junior. Her family are not happy about the romance, as they doubt her lover’s motives. Clear History 9.30PM, RTé2 HHH

The comedy panel show ends as comedians Martin Angolo and Hilary Rose share some of their personal histories. Has the series left the most cringeworthy stories until last? As always,

Kevin McGahern hosts proceedings.

FRIDAY Rugbaí Beo 7.30PM, TG4 HHH

Dragons take on Connacht in a Pro14 encounter at Rodney Parade. The last time the two sides met here was in October, 2019, before the pandemic changed the fixture calendar. On that occasion, it was Connacht who won.

Jamie Night Feast And Jimmy’s 8PM, CH4 Friday HHH Following here’s another the short chance run to of see new old episodes, friends Ant Oliver and and Dec Jimmy joining Doherty old friends at their Jamie Southend basics of Japanese Pier cafe cooking. as they learn the Not Going Out

8.05PM, The last in BBC1 the current HHHH series finds the family in Normandy, visiting the graves of soldiers who died in the Second World War. There, they unearth a secret that really should have stayed buried. The Green Room With Ivan Yates

9PM, VIRGIN ONE HHH

Impressionist and TV presenter Conor Moore and sports broadcaster Niamh Kinsella join the host for a light-hearted look at some of the news and issues that got people talking in the world of sport. The Graham Norton Show 11.15PM, BBC1 HHH

Graham is joined by actor Ethan Hawke, the comedian and new host of Interior Design Masters, Alan Carr, and singer Jessie Ware. SATURDAY Celebrity Catchpoint 6.30PM, BBC1 HHHH

In this penultimate edition Joel Dommett and his wife Hannah take on radio DJs and Bang On The Money co-presenters Rickie Haywood Williams and Melvin Odoom. Dommett will be used to the physical side of the show from his time in the I’m A Celebrity... camp. Reeling In The Years

6.35PM, RTé ONE HHHH

Another dive into the archives, this time taking in the news, music, sports and pop culture of 1973 – a year which saw a change in government for the first time in 16 years, as well as a new report on the status of women in Ireland. The Masked Singer

7PM, UTV & 7.30PM, VIRGIN ONE HHH Matt Lucas, who is prone to flights of fancy, joins the camp this week. The Voice UK

8.30PM, UTV & 9PM, VIRGIN ONE HHHH

Anne-Marie joins Olly Murs, Tom Jones and Will.i.am on the coaching panel as the penultimate round of this year’s blind auditions rolls around. But will any of the acts turn heads – or chairs?