Seven Days

SUNDAY Dancing With The Stars 6.30PM, RTÉ ONE ★★★★

Last week Matthew MacNabb and his dance partner Laura Nolan won immunity from tonight’s dance-off. But who will be going home tonight?

Lost Kings of Bioko 7.15PM, RTÉ2 ★★★

A look at life on the isolated island off the coast of Central Africa. Covered by rainforest, it is inhabited by a greater variety of species than nearly any other place on Earth and the ruler of this realm is one of the world’s least known primates.

The Great Pottery Throw Down 7.45PM, CH4 ★★★

The five remaining potters must create sculptures of themselves and build their own sawdust kilns, while judges Keith and Rich will be welcoming back presenter Siobhán McSweeney for this quarter-final stage.

Call The Midwife 8PM, BBC1 ★★★★

The nuns and nurses of Nonnatus House are reeling, but are doing their best to help the people of Poplar to come to terms with their losses — all the while not knowing what has happened to Dr Turner and Sister Julienne.

The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet 8.20PM, RTÉ2 ★★★★

The Earthshot Prize is a new award for the environment, designed to incentivise change and help to repair our planet over the next decade. In the first of five programmes, Britain’s Prince William is joined by David Attenborough to explore how we may best protect nature.

Room To Improve 9.30PM, RTÉ ONE ★★★★

After nearly two years absent from our screens, Dermot Bannon returns for a 13th series of the hugely popular renovation show. First up, the architect designs a new home in Kilmacud for Marc and Lisa Daly and their three boys.

MONDAY

Faoi Bhláth 7.30PM, RTÉ ONE ★★★

Aedín Ní Thiarnaigh continues to celebrate the country’s rich biodiversity. As in last week’s opener, she travels to parks, lakes, bogs and mountains to examine wild flowers while learning about folklore and their uses in cookery.

Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad 8PM, UTV ★★★

On the final leg of their epic journey, father and son head to Norway, where they try out the Olympic bobsleigh track in Lillehammer before heading north to the Arctic Circle and the world’s most northerly surfing location.

Rise Of The Nazis: Dictators At War

9PM, BBC2 ★★★★★

Episode two of this rigorously researched three-part documentary, and the Nazis have lost in Moscow. Now, Hitler and Stalin have taken charge of their armies, and their men face a fight to the death in one of history’s most brutal battles.

No Return 9PM, UTV ★★★★

Noah is in court for his bail hearing in part three of this complex drama — and the experience is mortifying for the teen as he anxiously awaits the judge’s decision.

Moors Murders: The Witness 9PM, CH4 ★★★★

This first of a new, three-part series features testimony from Myra Hindley’s brother-in-law, who saw Ian Brady killing the pair’s final victim, Edward Evans. Plus, experts analyse correspondence between 1960s pop singer Janie Jones and both killers over four decades.

TUESDAY

Live UEFA Champions League

7.30PM, RTÉ2 ★★★ Thomas Tuchel’s defending champions Chelsea welcome French side Lille to Stamford Bridge for the last-16 first-leg encounter. Plus, there is highlights of tonight’s other tie — Villarreal v Juventus.

Great British Menu

8PM, BBC2 ★★★ Four chefs from London and the southeast — among them Michelinstarred Tony Parkin, who is the only returning contender — vie for a place in finals week. Former EastEnders star Anita Dobson is Thursday’s guest judge.

This Is Going To Hurt 9PM, BBC1 ★★★★★

The five-star reviews have been flooding in for this brilliant drama, and Ben Whishaw is receiving deserved praise for his portrayal of stressed junior doctor Adam. And things go from bad to worse for the poor man in episode three when a politician pays a visit.

Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond The Lobby ★★★

9PM, BBC2

Monica Galetti and Giles Coren are in London for the last in this short series of hotel visits, rolling up their sleeves and pitching in at The Lanesborough, which is allowing cameras behind the scenes for the first time. Monica and Giles look after guests as well as the hotel’s resident cat.

Bear & Nicola Adams’ Wild Adventure ★★★

11.20PM, RTÉ2 Olympic boxing gold medallist and Strictly star Nicola Adams begins her adventure with Bear Grylls in a quarry in the heart of Dartmoor National Park. Her first challenge is to abseil down a 150foot sheer cliff.

WEDNESDAY Saving Lives At Sea

7PM, RTÉ2 ★★★

A 180m-long cargo ship runs aground on

the south coast of England, while at the most northerly lifeboat station on the UK mainland, the volunteers investigate when a personal locator beacon is set off along the rocky coastline.

Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs

8PM, UTV ★★★

At Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Paul meets an over-excitable bulldog called

Bruce, who has breathing issues, and falls head over heels for dachshund Sausage. Surely, he’s not taking another pup home? He’s already adopted three rescue dogs!

Kirstie And Phil’s Love It Or List It: Brilliant Builds ★★★

8PM, CH4 Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer look back at some of the most memorable builds and house-hunts that have helped to settle the squabbles of divided couples across the UK. This episode returns to Edinburgh.

Your Garden Made Perfect 8.20PM, RTé2 ★★★

Neil and Clare’s garden in Cheshire has stunning countryside views, but that alone doesn’t make for the perfect outside space. So, they are looking for a design that makes it work for their family. Angela Scanlon is your host.

Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders

9PM, UTV ★★★

Peter Sutcliffe was imprisoned for killing 13 women and attempting to kill seven others, but evidence suggests his campaign of murder and mutilation began six years before his first acknowledged victim in 1975. This new series, which continues on Thursday, investigates his reign of terror.

THURSDAY

Dragons’ Den 8PM, BBC1 ★★★

A budding entrepreneur and her fourlegged friend present a booking service for dog-friendly businesses, and the makers of an environmentally friendly deodorant are ready to make the Dragons jump out of their skin.

The Apprentice 9PM, BBC1 ★★★★

Week eight, and the candidates learn that they will be laying on a racingthemed corporate away day at Silverstone. The team who make the biggest overall profit will find themselves on the winner’s podium — but it’s the end of the race for one unlucky loser.

Contractors 9.30PM, TG4 ★★★

This new documentary series follows the farming contractors who are drafted in to help out during the busiest times. In the opening episode, it’s slurry season for Alistair in Donegal, while the Farrelly brothers are building a shed.

First Dates 10PM, CH4 ★★★

A compilation of classic encounters from the show — including the celebrity version, in which reality star Joey Essex was matched with someone who hadn’t a clue who he was.

Where’s Your Pride? 10.15PM, RTé ONE ★★★

Some of the members of Ireland’s 1982 and 1985 Triple Crown-winning rugby union teams take a look back at their triumphs, which were arguably all the more remarkable given the political uncertainty around them at the time.

FRIDAY

World’s Most Scenic River Journeys 7PM, CH5 ★★★

This week, we head down the Suir in Co Waterford — alternately canoeing, swimming, rowing and sailing — which rises on the slopes of Devil’s Bit Mountain in Co Tipperary and meets the Atlantic in Co Wexford.

Rugbaí Beo 7.20PM, TG4 ★★★

It had to be rescheduled, but now Leinster are finally getting the chance to face the Emirates Lions at the RDS Arena. Tonight’s game is part of Round 10 of the United Rugby Championship (kick-off 7.35pm).

Inside Culture 7.30PM, BBC2 ★★★

Mary Beard is back with a new, five-part series that opens with a look at how thousands of years of stories and images that stereotype women have shaped how we see them – especially women in power. Guests include former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard.

Friday Night Soccer 7.30PM, RTé2 ★★★

Peter Collins presents live coverage of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division clash between Derry City and last year’s title winners Shamrock Rovers (kick-off 7.45pm). Alan Cawley and Stuart Byrne provide the analysis.

Young Sheldon

8.30PM, RTé ONE ★★★ When Dale’s ex-wife June suffers a knee injury, Meemaw pitches in to help him take care of her. Meanwhile, Sheldon starts his first engineering class, but how will he get on with the no-nonsense Professor Boucher?

SATURDAY

Starstruck

8.30PM, UTV ★★★★

Olly Murs meets more members of the public who are about to be transformed into their musical idols. Panellists Adam Lambert, Sheridan Smith, Beverley Knight and Jason Manford decide which team has won, before the audience get to have their say.

The Graham Norton Show 10.30PM, VIRGIN ONE

★★★★ When he’s not hosting the chat show, Graham can often be found judging the UK Drag Race spin-offs. Tonight, Ru Paul repays the favour by dropping in for a natter. Music comes from Regard x Years & Years.