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RTÉ Investigates - Creches, Behind Closed Doors
RTÉ Investigates - Creches, Behind Closed Doors

There's an RTÉ Investigates special on creches, a look at Holidays from Hell, a documentary about Cambridge Analytica, and the season four finale of Gomorrah . . .

Pick of the Day

RTÉ Investigates - Creches, Behind Closed Doors, 9.35pm, RTÉ One

Following detailed concerns raised by a member of the public, RTÉ Investigates has for a number of months been investigating a chain of creches in Dublin.

The result is this documentary, which is sure to attract a lot of public attention.

Findings have been reported by RTÉ researchers to TUSLA, the crèche management and Dublin Fire Brigade where applicable and in line with expert advice, and the findings of the investigation have been shared with the crèche owners and RTÉ has offered them due right of reply.

New or Returning Shows

Holidays from Hell: Caught on Camera, 9.00pm, Channel 4

Jaw-dropping real-life footage, from the funniest to the most dramatic, showing some of the things that can go wrong when folk head off on holiday.

There are incredible moments - accidents, dodgy hotel rooms, hurricanes, flight delays - which conspire to turn what should be a relaxing time into a nightmarish experience.

All of them have been captured on cameras and phones and are told by the survivors, while psychologists and industry experts reflect on it all.

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth, 9.00pm, BBC Two

For animals all around the world, their first year is one of the most difficult, and most dangerous.

In this series, three wildlife camera operators will follow iconic animals as they grow and develop, day by day.

This is the story of what it takes to survive in the wild. This is their first year on earth.

Orangutan Jungle School, 8.00pm, Channel 4

The series that follows the stories of the orangutans and the staff at the world's biggest orangutan rehabilitation centre, which is run by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation at Nyaru Menteng, on Borneo.

In this season two opener, an anonymous tip sends the Jungle School team racing to rescue a baby orangutan from a remote Indonesian village.

Love and Hate Crime, 10.35pm, RTÉ 2

Nothing to do with the much-loved RTÉ drama Love/Hate, this is a documentary series about hate crime in the USA.

The Art of Architecture, 8.00pm, Sky Arts & NOW TV

From Battersea Park Power Station to The Vessel in New York, this insightful ten-part documentary delves deep into the minds of some of the greatest architects of our time.

The first episode visits the site of the 9/11 tragedy in New York, where eighteen years after the devastating terrorist attacks, new buildings are bringing life back to Ground Zero.

This is followed at 9.00pm by Bauhaus Spirit, which focuses on one of last century's most influential architectural schools.

New to Download

The Great Hack, Netflix

This documentary explores how Cambridge Analytica, the British consulting company that fed the Trump propaganda machine, came to symbolize the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 presidential election.

By all accounts this is a pretty eye-opening film, as data - which is arguably the world's most valuable asset these days - is being used to wage cultural and political wars.

Ending Tonight

Gomorrah, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic & NOW TV

And so season four of this gripping crime drama from Italy, based on Roberto Saviano's jaw-dropping book of the same name, comes to what's certain to be a very violent climax.

As the underground war between patrizia and the Levant clan explodes, Mickey must decide on whom to side with. Meanwhile, Genny begins to doubt his decision to leave Secondigliano in Patrizia’s hands.

As the conflict intensifies, it’s time for everyone to drop their masks and pretence, and decide who will take control of Naples, before it becomes a blood-stained ruin.

Generation Porn, 10.35pm, Channel 4

As this jaw-dropping three-parter concludes, there's a gold rush in the porn industry. More people are watching 'adult entertainment' than ever before and the world's appetite seems to be insatiable.

And that demand is creating opportunity as anyone with a smart phone or a cheap camera can become a pornographer. For example there's Jason.

The 44-year-old once ran a gardening business but today he's become a full-time pornographer, travelling across the UK in search of young women willing to star in videos with him.

Don't Miss

Gameface, 10.00pm, Channel 4

The second season of Roisin Conaty’s sitcom continues as Marcella (Conaty) deals with the fallout of her date with Jon (Damien Molony).

She meets Simon (Dustin Demri-Burns) and confronts him about his wife's behaviour, and her life coach (Karl Theobald) talks to her about her lack of work so she visits her agent, Pam (Georgie Glen).

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