Liam Neeson narrates The Hunger: the Story of the Irish Famine, there's the finale of gripping drama The Undoing, Anton Ferdinand features in Football, Racism & Me, while Locked In: Breaking the Silence explores the rare Guillain-Barré syndrome . . .
Pick of the Day
The Hunger: the Story of the Irish Famine, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Liam Neeson (below) narrates this documentary marking the 175th anniversary of the catastrophe, exploring The Famine's international origins, development and legacy.
An Gorta Mór saw a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland from 1845 to 1849, with the most severely affected areas being in the west and south of the island.
The worst year of the period was 1847, a period known as Black ’47. During the famine, about one million people died and a million more emigrated, causing Ireland's population to fall by between 20% and 25%.
Don't Miss
The Undoing, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic & NOW TV
The gripping miniseries starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant concludes. Presumably the murderer will be revealed.
And while Hugh Grant’s Jonathan Fraser is in the dock, several others are in viewers’ sights, ranging from Nicole Kidman’s wronged wife, to Fernando Alves (Ismael Cruz Cordova), the betrayed husband, and troubled son Henry Fraser, played by Noah Jupe.
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Even Donald Sutherland's Franklin Reinhardt, the dominating father of Kidman’s Grace, can’t be ruled out.
To be honest, I'm not even sure if my alibi stands up.
I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
The race for the crown heats up as the celebrities face their final week in the castle, while Ant and Dec reflect on the past 24 hours in the camp.
New or Returning Shows
Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism & Me, 9.00pm, BBC One
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Former professional footballer Anton Ferdinand explores the issue of racial abuse in the game from a personal perspective.
Following a sharp rise in reported incidents of racial abuse in football, Anton talks for the first time about his own highly publicised 2011 incident with the former England captain John Terry.
Anton wants to understand his own story and find out what needs to be done to address the problem of racism in the game today.
He also confronts the online abuse he has experienced since, which has affected his mental health, his career and the lives of his loved ones.
Exhibition on Screen: Leonardo: The Works, 7.00pm, Sky Arts & NOW TV
Leonardo da Vinci is acclaimed as the world’s favourite artist.
Many TV shows and feature films have showcased this extraordinary genius but often not examined closely enough is the most crucial element of all: his art.
His peerless paintings and drawings will be the focus of this exclusive behind the scenes documentary made to mark the 500th anniversary of his death.
The film also looks afresh at Leonardo’s life - his inventiveness, his sculptural skills, his military foresight and his ability to navigate the treacherous politics of the day - through the prism of his art.
A Very Royal Christmas: Sandringham Secrets, 9.00pm, Channel 4
I’m no fan of this lot, but here’s a look at how the British royal family celebrate Christmas Day at the Queen's country estate in Norfolk.
Combining archive footage with interviews from royal insiders and former staff, this one-off special looks at how the royal family traditionally celebrate the big day at Sandringham.
You can hear from royal experts on the garish gifts, classy celebrations, historical traditions and why Monopoly has been banned from royal Christmases for over a decade.
Storyville: Locked In: Breaking the Silence, 9.00pm, BBC Four
This promises to be an intimate, personal and life-affirming story with a rare illness, Guillain-Barré syndrome, at its heart.
Director Xavier Alford is finally confronting an illness he has been hiding from family, close friends and even himself.
It’s a documentary that follows him trying to make sense of the mysterious illness that has taken over his life in the only way he knows how - by making a film about it.
To grasp what it means for his body, his career and his family, Xavier meets other people who have Guillain-Barré syndrome, each shining an unfiltered light on the disability caused by the disease.
In a time when much of the world is experiencing lockdown, Locked In offers, with unflinching positivity, a fresh perspective on coping mechanisms and the recovery from virus-related diseases.
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A Love So Beautiful, Netflix
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When 28-year-old Seo-yeon loses her cell phone on her way to visit her sick, estranged mother in a rural area, she digs up a decade-old cordless phone from the junk closet of her childhood home.
She suddenly gets a call from a woman named Young-sook asking for her friend.
Seo-yeon hangs up thinking the woman has the wrong number, but later learns that the call was coming from the same house 20 years ago.
Finding Agnes, Netflix
When an abandoned son needs to come to terms with the past mistakes of his estranged mother, he embarks on a journey to find reconciliation and hope.
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Ending Today
An Teach Seo Againne, 7.30pm, RTÉ One
In this final episode, Patricia and her children reluctantly prepare for the return to school following lockdown, while Simon has a celebratory birthday dinner for his daughter.
