Today's highlights include some nostalgia with Mike Murphy and The Riordans, the penultimate episode of Baptiste, The Secret World of Crisps and some cracking movies . . .
Pick of the Day
The Best of Mike Murphy's Home Movies, 6.30pm, RTÉ One
Sunday’s the one day of the week when nostalgia is both tolerated and encouraged. And here are two reasons why.
Mike, Twink, Fran Dempsey and John McColgan look back at some of the funniest clips from the RTÉ archives, including a sheik in the Berkeley Court, shooting ducks in the park and a Finnish TV reporter.
Followed at 7.30pm by The Riordans: Tea, Taboo and Tractors, a documentary examining the impact of the groundbreaking rural soap, featuring interviews with members of the cast and crew.
Don’t Miss
Baptiste, 9.00pm, BBC One
It’s the penultimate episode of the detective drama, starring Tcheky Karyo and Fiona Shaw.
After the shocking events so far, Emma and Julien are determined to finally get to the bottom of the mystery, and hope the key lies in uncovering the identity of Gomorrah.
But instead they make another terrifying discovery, more dangerous than they could ever have imagined. Now, the pair must race against the clock.
New or Returning Shows
The Secret World of Crisps, 8.00pm, Channel 4
Documentary narrated by Dawn French (below) about the biggest players in Britain's crisp industry: Smiths, Golden Wonder and Walkers.
It explores how their rivalry has played out over the course of decades, adopting new flavours and marketing techniques to outshine one another.
Now, will someone here do something similar about King and Tayto?
The Clown & The Candyman, 9.00pm, Sky Crime
Streaming on NOW TV
When Dean Corll is shot dead by one of his teen accomplices, a dark secret world begins to unravel which leads Houston police to uncover the bodies of 28 boys in three mass graves.
The gory details of rape and torture shock America, as does the chilling backstory of the Candyman’s two teenage henchmen who actively participated in an orgy of murder.
Then, as investigators scramble to find the identities of their last few victims, details emerge on serial killers John Wayne Gacy and Dean Corll and their shocking reign of terror on a seventies Texas.
New to Stream
Run Hide Fight, Sky Cinema & NOW TV
Unapologetically old-school thriller in the vein of Die Hard and Under Siege - but based in the controversial narrative of a school shooting.
Zoe Hull is a high school student coping with the recent loss of her mother. All she wants is to get through the last few weeks of her senior year, head off to college and get a fresh start.
Instead, her high school is attacked by four nihilistic, gun-toting students, who plan to make their siege the worst school shooting in history.
Using her wits and survival skills, Zoe is forced to fight back to save herself and her fellow students,
Sunday Cinema
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 2.50pm, RTÉ One
The original musical Western, directed by Stanley Donen, starring Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Jeff Richards and Julie Newmar.
A cowboy from a large backwoods family decides to get married, prompting his six hellraising brothers to follow suit.
However, unfamiliar with the ways of love, they think the best way to get hitched is to kidnap their prospective brides.
Agnes Browne, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
Drama based on Brendan O'Carroll's novel, directed by and starring Anjelica Huston. With Ray Winstone, Marion O'Dwyer, Arno Chevrier, Ciaran Owens and Niall O'Shea.
An Irish mother of seven struggles to survive in the 1960s after the death of her husband. Desperation drives her to borrow money from a loan shark, but all the while she dreams of being able to see singer Tom Jones perform.
Eaten by Lions, 11.30pm, BBC Two
Independent UK comedy, written and directed by Jason Wingard, starring Antonio Aakeel, Jack Carroll (Britain's Got Talent) and Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing).
When Pete and Omar lose their beloved grandmother, they go in search of Omar's estranged dad, confronting him on the day of his daughter's engagement party.
Family Flicks
Dora and the Lost City of Gold, 3.45pm, Channel 4
Live-action adaptation of the hit animated kids' show, starring Isabela Moner, Eva Longoria and Jeff Wahlberg.
Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora for her most dangerous adventure ever - high school.
Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego, a mysterious jungle inhabitant and a rag tag group of teens on an adventure to save her parents and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost city of gold.
Dolphin Tale, 3.45pm, RTÉ2
Family drama, starring Nathan Gamble, Harry Connick Jr, Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman.
A boy befriends a dolphin injured by a crab trap, and helps a marine biologist look after it.
The dolphin's tail has to be amputated, so the youngster decides to ask the doctor who built his brother's artificial leg whether he can build a prosthetic flipper.
