The Irish Mail on Sunday

PICK OF THE DAY

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DIY SOS: The Big Build 8.25PM, RTÉ2 ★★★★ Nick Knowles (pictured) and the team start a new series in East Yorkshire, where they are coming to the aid of Darren, who was left paralysed from the waist down and unable to walk due to cauda equina syndrome. After three months of rehab, he returned home in a wheelchair, but tragedy struck again shortly afterwards when his wife Sarah died suddenly. Darren found himself trying to support his three bereaved sons in a house that he can no longer physically cope with. Now, the DIY SOS gang are here to adapt their home to fit the remarkable father’s needs.

The Repair Shop 8PM, BBC1 ★★★ A brother and sister who hail from a family of variety performers hope that bike expert Tim Gunn can get their mother’s unicycle back in gear for future generation­s, while bookbinder Chris Shaw restores a large bible from the 1880s.

Neven’s Portuguese Food Trails 8.30PM, RTÉ ONE ★★★ Neven Maguire meets chef Hugo Freitas Araujo at his Lisbon restaurant renowned for its traditiona­l cuisine, then he goes on to visit a factory in Aveiro where seafood is processed and canned.

Ultimate Hell Week: The Profession­als 9.35PM, RTÉ ONE ★★★ Surviving on two to three hours of sleep a night, the celebs will have to overcome cold-water events, height tests and claustroph­obic challenges as well as various trials of strength and determinat­ion.

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