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Gotham
Gotham

Gotham continues on RTÉ2, while Match of the Day Live features Preston North End v Manchester United. Storyville on BBC 4 investigates the curious thing that is a Love Hotel in Osaka.

Gotham
9.00pm, RTÉ2

Quirky action-drama series which traces the rise of the great DC Comics super-villains and vigilantes. As a contentious City Council vote on the future of the Arkham District approaches, politicians on both sides are in danger. Gordon and Bullock must race to protect the Council. Meanwhile, an old friend visits Gordon.

Match of the Day Live: Preston North End v Manchester United
7.30pm BBC One

Gary Lineker (pictured below) presents live coverage from Deepdale as Preston North End host Manchester United in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Lineker will be joined in the studio by England Manager Roy Hodgson, who will be on hand to give his analysis of the match. Ahead of kick-off, Hodgson will also join Brian Finney, son of late Preston legend Tom Finney, to draw the balls that will decide the Quarter Final fixtures on what will be the first anniversary weekend of Sir Tom's death.

League One Preston overcame cup specialists Sheffield United in a fourth round replay to set up a potential giant-killing against 11- time winners United. The Red Devils also needed a replay to progress from the previous round after being held to a 0-0 draw by League Two Cambridge United. Louis van Gaal's team were knocked out of the League Cup earlier this season in a shock 4-0 defeat to MK Dons, also from League One, so will need to tread carefully as they seek to get their hands on a first FA Cup trophy since 2004.

Love Hotel: Storyville
10.00pm BBC 4

Billed as a rare glimpse into a world destined to disappear. Anything goes at the Angelo Love Hotel in Osaka, run by manager Ozawa and his efficient staff. Small living spaces, long work hours and the need for privacy drive 2.8 million Japanese a day to visit  these so-called 'Love Hotels'. Now these establishments must resist probable shut-down because of "overly risqué elements".

Phil Cox, the director, has revealed why he wanted to make the film. "Learning that 2.5 million people visited Love Hotels each day in Japan, that they are not brothels but places of 'intimate privacy' for all members of society - old and young, rich and poor, and that no one had ever been granted proper filming access," he says.

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