Our Town is a new documentary series about seaside town Bray, The Big Interview features Claire Brock talking to Taoiseach Micheál Martin, NCIS: New Orleans returns, and there's Mel Brooks at the double . . .
Pick of the Day
Our Town, 9.30pm, RTÉ2
This new documentary series follows the lives of a group of young people living in the seaside town of Bray, county Wicklow.
In the first episode, 23-year-old Dylan deals with challenging reality of life as a young footballer, and CJ and Sammy, a local rap duo, who have written an anthem for the local League of Ireland club, Bray Wanderers.
Don’t Miss
The Big Interview, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
Claire Brock talks to the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, who was elected to lead the country in June 2020, and has served as leader of Fianna Fáil since January 2011.
Martin fulfilled a lifetime ambition to become Taoiseach – but Covid-19 will probably define his political career.
Imagine: Mel Brooks - Unwrapped, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Another chance to see Alan Yentob’s trip to Hollywood to interview the legendary Mel Brooks, the comedy actor, writer, producer and director who is now 94-years-old.
At the time of filming, the musical theatre version of Brooks' 1974 comedy horror Young Frankenstein had just opened on London's West End.
Yentob marks the occasion by profiling its creator, observing him at work and play, and revisiting archive interviews stretching back decades.
Followed by the great Blazing Saddles (10.10pm), one of Mel Brooks’ most famous films. It’s hilarious.
There’s not a chance this would be made now, as it’s very, very naughty.
The Shape of History, 10.15pm, RTÉ One
Here’s a documentary following Irish artist Rowan Gillespie (below) as he creates a series of sculptures to be erected in Hobart harbour in Tasmania.
They're to be a lasting memorial to the many thousands of Irish women who were sent to the penal colonies of Van Dieman's land in Australia during the 19th century.
NCIS: New Orleans, 11.35pm, RTÉ2
It’s the season seven opener for the southern series of this long-running franchise.
As New Orleans grapples with the effects of Covid-19, Pride sends Tammy and Carter to investigate a suspicious death aboard an offshore humanitarian ship.
New or Returning Shows
Terry Venables: a Man Can Dream, 9.00pm, Sky Documentaries
Streaming on NOW TV
Terry Venables (below) is widely regarded as the great 'nearly’ man of English football: a gifted player and manager, undone time and again by his instinctive, restless drive to explore the limits of his talent.
Branching out beyond the world of football, Venables was in many ways ahead of his time - an exceptional footballing intellect who was also a novelist, singer, hotelier, bar owner, inventor of a board game and the driving force behind a tailoring business.
With access to Terry’s personal archives, we unpack the story of a footballing trailblazer who paved the way for those at the forefront of the modern game.
Escape to the Chateau: Make Do and Mend, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Dick and Angel Strawbridge help Kate and Erik restore their 150-year-old sash window and turn their small landing into a beautiful space for all the family.
The plan is that it not only looks amazing and brings the past back to life, but saves thousands of pounds in the process.
Angel reveals the art of creating repeat patterns on fabric as a unique solution to Jo and family's desire to display their precious vintage family photos in something other than a frame.
Dick solves Suzanna and Luke's conundrum of how to turn a treasured wardrobe into a showcase for shoes, by designing ingenious shelving inspired by a visit to the kitchen.
New to Stream
The Naked Director: Season 2, Netflix
Now known as the pioneer of the adult video industry, Toru Muranishi aims for even loftier heights - his dream to broadcast porn via satellite, but his growing ego and ambitions may spell his downfall.
Sisters on Track, Netflix
Three young homeless sisters in Brooklyn fight against the odds and their circumstances to find hope, belonging and a brighter future.
Ending Tonight
We Are Lady Parts, 10.00pm, Channel 4
Publicly shamed, shunned by her university friends and out of Lady Parts, Amina is at an all-time low, so is grateful when Noor offers to help her get back on track.
First up, she has to find a respectable man to marry who will overlook her transgressions. Meanwhile, Momtaz takes it upon herself to get the band back together.
