There's the history of Country Music, The Truth About Cosmetic Treatments, a Fast Food Special from Food Unwrapped, music from Nathan Carter - and the series finale of The Nolans Go Cruising . . .
Pick of the Day
Country Music, 11.10pm, RTÉ One
This is essential viewing for anyone with an interest in music and/or social history.
Once again, PBS and Ken Burns deliver an exceptional documentary series, although it’s more a broad look than a deep one. After all, country music has a rich and varied history.
The first episode focuses on the 1930s, where the rise of radio and phonographs allowed the hillbilly-based music to reach an audience beyond its Southern roots and unique influences.
The Carter Family proved popular with their renditions of ballads and old hymns, while Jimmie Rodgers became country music's first star - until his early death from tuberculosis.
Don't Miss
The Truth About Cosmetic Treatments, 8.00pm, BBC One
The cosmetic treatment industry is open for business again. As lockdown eases, demand is on the rise for new non-invasive procedures like injectable fillers and fat freezing.
But the UK is one of the only countries in the world where this industry is almost completely unregulated.
In this two-part programme, medical journalist Michael Mosley teams up with blogger and journalist Mehreen Baig to scrutinise the science and safety of cosmetic treatments - and put them to the test.
This episode is all about treatments for the face. Mehreen finds out what a surgery-free nose job involves, and if it really works.
She also follows an experiment that pits three skin-tightening treatments against each other and meets a woman undergoing a cutting-edge stem cell facelift.
Meanwhile, Michael investigates the dangers of unregulated injectable fillers and asks whether cosmetic treatments like fillers and Botox really make people any more attractive.
New or Returning Shows
Food Unwrapped: Fast Food Special, 8.00pm, Channel 4
The team investigates issues surrounding fast food.
Matt Tebbutt discovers why takeaway chips tend to go soggy, and Kate Quilton examines the challenges of ensuring every branch of a pizza chain produces exactly the same food.
The programme also investigates reports of parasites in sushi and discovers why burgers cannot be served rare in the same way that a steak can.
Animal Empires, 8.00pm, Sky Nature & NOW TV
Journey to the habitats of these one-of-a- kind animals and learn their survival stories, from nesting fairy penguins, to migrating caribou.
In the first episode, discover how every empire needs a succession plan.
Making babies and raising them is crucial for every species to survive.
In some social circles, it takes a village to raise a family. In others, a single parent is all that stands between the vulnerability of youth and the threats of the wild.
Sex Revolutions, 9.00pm, Sky Arts & NOW TV
This two-part documentary starts with looking at the effect of the sexual revolution on society from the 1950s to the 2000s, from contraception, feminism and LGBT issues to censorship and sex education.
The concluding part at 10pm looks at how the sexual revolution redefined society, looking at multiple social struggles and evolutions as well as medical progress.
How to Avoid a Second Wave, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Doctors Xand van Tulleken and Guddi Singh (above) examine the possibility of a second wave of Covid-19 in the UK,in light of rising infection rates, local lockdowns and the return of children to schools.
The programme examines what can be done to avoid a second wave, how best for people to prepare themselves, and if the NHS and the UK's test and trace system are equipped to deal with the possibility.
Nathan Carter -The Wagon Wheel Live Show , 9.00pm, TG4
Here’s the much-loved Scouse singer recorded live in the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny, county Donegal.
This live concert promises to take viewers on a musical journey with Ireland’s country music stars.
The Toughest Summer, 10.10pm, RTÉ One
Following the unprecedented halt to sport due to the pandemic, players, coaches, volunteers and clubs are beginning to return to playing various field games.
This documentary, originally made as a five-part web series, follows various GAA and Camogie players as they look towards playing games once again.
New to Download
Trinkets, Netflix
The US teen drama, based on Kirsten Smith’s YA novel, returns for a second and final season.
When three teenage girls find themselves in the same mandated Shoplifters Anonymous meeting, an unlikely friendship forms between grieving misfit Elodie, mysterious outsider Moe, and Tabitha, an imperfect picture of perfection.
They find strength in each other as they negotiate the complicated dilemma of trying to fit in while longing to break out.
Ending Today
The Nolans Go Cruising, 10.00pm, Quest Red
It’s fair to say that the singing sisters have really captured people’s hearts as well as their imaginations during this show’s run.
Tonight Coleen, Linda, Maureen and Anne complete their cruise around the Mediterranean together on a luxury ship, and the show's been made all the more poignant with the news in recent weeks that Anne and Linda are both battling cancer.
Part travelogue, part performance and with a huge chunk of family dynamics (and plenty of laughs), it’s been a fascinating look at the siblings in their first shared trip and singing reunion in many years.
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