What's on? 10 top telly tips for Monday

Bank holiday TV tips include Louis Theroux revisiting Joe Exotic, Enda Kenny on abandoned railway routes, James Bond, Dwayne Johnson and mockumentary series Wellington Paranormal . . .

Pick of the Day

Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic, 9.00pm, BBC Two

The refreshingly un-hyperbolic Louis Theroux revisits his 2011 documentary America's Most Dangerous Pets, returning to Oklahoma to explore what has happened since.

One of his interviewees back then was Joe Exotic, aka Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage.

He now resides in a federal prison after being found guilty of a murder-for-hire plot and multiple animal cruelty charges, and having been the subject of hit Netflix documentary Tiger King.

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Wellington Paranormal, 9.00pm, Sky Comedy & NOW TV

Something weird is going down in Wellington.

Co-created by Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement, Wellington Paranormal is a spin-off from their excellent 2014 vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows.

Here, cameras follow incurious police officers Karen O’Leary and Mike Minogue as they keep the streets of New Zealand’s capital safe from the unexplainable, with all three seasons available to watch on demand.

In the first episode, Minogue and O'Leary bring in what appears to be a projectile-vomiting drunk teenager - but things seem a bit off when she starts climbing the walls like a spider and claiming to be Bazu’aal of the Unholy Realm.

Sergeant Maaka delves deeper into this spooky happening and invites the officers to join his Paranormal Unit.

Skyscraper, 9.30pm, RTÉ One

Here’s an ideal bank holiday easy-watch action thriller, starring Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell and Chin Han.

A former hostage negotiator takes a job as a security expert at the world's tallest building in Hong Kong. He finds himself framed for sabotage when the skyscraper bursts into flames.

As he strives to clear his name, he must also fight his way back into the blazing tower to rescue his family, who are being held hostage by criminals 225 storeys up.

The World is Not Enough, 3.10pm, RTÉ One

This 007 adventure from 1999, starring Pierce Brosnan, Robert Carlyle, Sophie Marceau and Robbie Coltrane, will certainly pass the afternoon if you're stuck inside for the bank holiday.

In this caper, Brosnan's Bond is assigned to protect the heiress of an oil dynasty after her father is killed in a bombing at MI6 headquarters.

The attack is the work of an infamous terrorist who is unable to feel pain after surviving a gunshot to his head, and who now intends to destroy the world's supply of oil.

New or Returning Shows

Iarnród Enda, 8.30pm, RTÉ One

Former Taoiseach Enda Kenny presents a celebration of people, landscape and belonging as he explores the long-abandoned railway routes of Ireland, beginning with Waterford to Dungarvan.

The Waterford Greenway has brought a new lease of life to this region, yet before the railway line closed it helped encourage a vibrant commercial and farming environment, as well as making a strong contribution at the end of the 19th century to the growth and development of the newly-formed GAA.

Three Tenors: From Caracalla to the World, 7.30pm, Sky Arts

It was the most successful classical concert ever known.

30 years ago, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and José Carreras performed together with Zubin Mehta for the first time as The Three Tenors in the thermal baths of Caracalla on the last occasion of the World Cup in Italy, aka Italia 90.

1.6 billion spectators watched the concert worldwide - and it catapulted classical music into a completely new dimension and turned the trio into pop stars.

Made to celebrate its 30th anniversary, this film shows the emotional highlights of the first concert and its sequel in Los Angeles.

River Hunters, 9.00pm, Sky History & NOW TV

This time, host Rick Edwards is searching iconic historical sites alongside US internet sensation Beau Ouimette - a river detectorist with over 30 years’ experience.

First up is the River Garry in the Highlands of Scotland, where the team searches for evidence of one of Scotland’s bloodiest eras, the Jacobite Rebellions.

Using state-of-the-art technology, archive maps and detailed accounts from the period, Rick and Beau scour the River Tay and the site of the 1689 Battle of Killiecrankie.

Swamp Ghost, 8.00pm, Sky History & NOW TV

After America's first heavy bomber raid of WWII, a bullet-riddled B17 bomber crash landed in one of the most remote and inaccessible places on Earth.

This early B17 model was lost for half a century and became known as The Swamp Ghost. Now, Alfred Hagen undertakes an expedition to the plane’s crash site in Papua New Guinea to discover and rescue The Swamp Ghost.

New to Stream

Family Reunion: Part 3, Netflix

The McKellans may be tight on funds, but the family's never lacking in love as they power through heartache, loss and adversity of all kinds this season.

Ending Tonight

Bernard's Working Comics, 9.30pm, RTÉ2

Comedian Bernard O'Shea (above) concludes this short series where he convinces people to step away from their day jobs and try their hand at stand-up comedy.

In the final episode, Bernard swaps roles with employees at Irish Rail, challenging them to step out of their comfort zone and perform their own stand-up routine in front of their colleagues.

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