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What's on? 10 top telly tips for Tuesday August 18

Manctopia
Manctopia

There's a look at the property boom in Manchester, a hostage situation in US drama 9-1-1, a couple of documentaries about killers, the climate crisis, band some music from Michael English . . .

Pick of the Day

Manctopia: Billion Pound Property Boom, 9.00pm, BBC Two

Property - and the price of it - has been a burning topic of conversation in Ireland for many years.

For comparisons, take a look at this new documentary series about people living and working in Manchester's remarkable housing boom.

A millionaire developer plans to transform the city's red light district into a fashionable residential quarter, as well as taking charge of organising a fundraising concert for a homelessness charity.

In Salford, a single mother finds herself priced out of the area she grew up in, and must find a new home for her two young children.

Don't Miss

9-1-1, 9.00pm,  Sky Witness

They always like mixing things up in this addictive first responders’ drama and tonight’s episode - The Taking of Dispatch 9-1-1 - looks like a winner.

Maddie (former Ghost Whisperer Jennifer Love Hewitt) fears for herself and her co-workers when the call centre is taken hostage.

By all accounts, the episode is nothing short of intense and full of action as Buck, Chim, and Athena work together to find out what's really happening down at dispatch.

New or Returning Shows

The Mark of a Killer, 9.00pm, Sky Crime

The crime returns to examine some of the most disturbing serial killer cases and the heinous acts they committed before capture.

In the season opener, Minnesota police hunt for a killer caller who confesses to a string of murders in a chilling, high-pitched voice, begging for forgiveness; no one can identify him until one woman survives a brutal attack.

Leonardo’s Rediscovered Masterpiece, 9.00pm, Sky Arts & NOW TV

Documentary following an investigation across Europe by art professionals to determine which version of 16th-century painting Madonna of the Yarnwinder is by Leonardo da Vinci.

Hot Air: Ireland's Climate Crisis, 10.10pm, RTÉ One

Another chance to see Philip Boucher-Hayes (above) examine the changes required to fight climate change - and the gulf between what needs to happen and what the government and corporations are actually doing.

The film examines the financial and environmental costs of data centres and illustrates how to reduce emissions from agriculture.

This Farming Life, 8.00pm, BBC Two

This new documentary series follows life on farms in Scotland and the Lake District.

In Armadale, a hill farmer prepares for one of Europe's biggest sheep sales, while in Haweswater, a couple take on the biggest gamble of their lives by moving to a larger farm 10 miles north.

An Aberdeenshire couple who began farming four years ago plan to raise baby ostriches, and a Northumberland shepherd prepares for the National English Sheepdog trials, and new farmers hatch ostriches.

A Confession, 10.00pm, Virgin Media One

Another chance to see the fact-based ITV crime drama, starring Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton and Siobhan Finneran.

When 22-year-old Sian O'Callaghan goes missing after a Friday night out in Swindon, Detective Superintendent Stephen Fulcher knows that he and his team must move fast to have any chance of finding her alive.

While Sian's family desperately wait for news, the police search for any clues as to where she could be.

The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story, 9.00pm, BBC Four

Documentary series examining infamous killer Peter Sutcliffe's crimes and asking whether 1970s’ attitudes to women influenced the investigation, leaving the murderer free to kill again.

The first episode explores the early years of the investigation from 1975, when the first Ripper murder occurred.

The location of the first two murders in Chapeltown, then well-known as Leeds' main red light district, led the police to decide that prostitution was the connection between the attacks.

After the second murder in January 1976, the police announced they were hunting a `prostitute killer' and the investigation became driven by this theory.

Michael English - Live from INEC, 9.00pm, TG4

Filmed live at the INEC Glenagle in Killarney, Co. Kerry. This is Michael's very first live concert to be recorded. Michael from Castledermot in county Kildare is one Ireland's top country singers and song writers.

Restoration Workshop, 8.00pm, Yesterday

Antiques dealer and expert restorer Gary Wallis and his team of highly skilled craftspeople turn the tired and unloved items into objects that will turn a large profit.

In the opening episode, they restore a Grenadier guard's drum, create a garden feature from a helicopter tripod and re-purpose a vintage car grille into a gleaming design classic.

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