PICK OF THE DAY
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,
Prince William is joined by David Attenborough to explore how we may best protect and restore nature. Taking inspiration from extraordinary projects in Yellowstone Park, the Kenyan Maasai lands and on the Knepp Estate in the UK, we learn that if we manage our land while keeping biodiversity in mind, the wild can return.
Antiques Roadshow 7PM, BBC1 ★★★★
Tonight’s episode comes from the Ulster Folk Museum, near Belfast, where Fiona Bruce and the experts encounter a wealth of treasures. There’s a stained-glass mermaid, a striking owl sculpture and a Japanese bronze temple bell.
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.
Room To Improve 9.30PM, RTé ONE ★★★★
After nearly two years absent from our screens, Dermot Bannon (above) 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.