Billy Connolly's one of the guests on The Late Late Show, Graham Norton’s got Jessie Buckley, there’s a new documentary about musical maverick Frank Zappa, and Invasion lands on Apple TV+
Pick of the Day
The Late Late Show, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Billy Connolly, Robert Sheehan and Anna Geary are among the guests this week.
One of the greatest and most influential stand-up comedians, Scottish star Billy Connolly will join Ryan Tubridy from Florida.
Ireland's Fittest Family coaches Anna Geary, Davy Fitzgerald, Derval O'Rourke and Donncha O’Callaghan will be talking about the return of the hit series on October 31.
Actor Robert Sheehan (above), star of Love/Hate, The Umbrella Academy, Misfits and The Mortal Instruments, will be on the show to talk about growing up in Portlaoise, becoming an author despite nearly failing English in the Leaving Certificate, and why he'll never lose his midlands accent.
Author John Boyne will talk about being one of the most prolific and successful Irish authors in recent years, while All-Ireland winner Vikki Wall will share her favourite photos from Season of Sundays.
Plus, there will be music from Tolu Makay and Malaki who will exclusively perform their brand new single The Light.
Don’t Miss
The Graham Norton Show, 10.35pm, BBC One
Graham is joined by actors Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley (below), appearing together in a West End production of Cabaret.
Also on the sofa: comedian Stephen Merchant and Strictly judge Motsi Mabuse.
Veteran thesp Ian McKellen, currently starring in The Cherry Orchard, also drops in for a chat.
Music is provided by Elton John and Charlie Puth, performing After All from Elton's album The Lockdown Sessions.
New or Returning Shows
Zappa, 9.00pm, BBC Four
The first all-access documentary - years in the making - about musical maverick Frank Zappa.
It conveys the scope of his prodigious and varied creative output, and the breadth of his extraordinary personal and political life.
The documentary team was granted exclusive access by Gail Zappa to a vast collection of Zappa's unreleased music, movies, incomplete projects, unseen interviews and unheard concert recordings.
Much of these were deteriorating and in danger of being lost for ever.
FAI Cup Live, 7.30pm, RTÉ2
Peter Collins presents all the action from the semi-final at Dalymount Park as Bohemians host Waterford (kick-off 7.45pm) at Dalymount Park.
Bohs recorded a comfortable 4-0 home win over 10-man Maynooth University Town in the quarter-finals.
Meanwhile Waterford had to work consider for their place in the last four, eventually prevailing 3-2 away to UCD courtesy of Prince Mutswunguma's 91st-minute strike.
The last time these two sides met back in August, the away side ran out 1-0 winners in a Premier Division fixture.
New to Stream
Invasion, Apple TV+
This Sci-Fi film, starring Sam Neill, Golshifteh Farahani, and Shioli Kutsuna, looks promising.
Earth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity’s existence.
Events unfold in real time through the eyes of five ordinary people across the globe as they struggle to make sense of the chaos unraveling around them.
Monster Family 2, Sky Cinema & NOW
Nick Frost, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jason Isaacs, Catherine Tate, and Emily Watson are among the voice cast in this animated tale.
The Wishbone Family are once again transformed into their monstrous alter-egos in this family friendly sequel to save their friends Baba Yaga and Renfield from the clutches of ruthless Monster Hunter Mila Starr.
Aided and abetted by their three pet bats, our Monster Family embark on a global adventure where they make ghoulish new friends and attempt to overcome their various shortcomings.
After all, nobody’s perfect. Not even monsters.
Locke & Key: Season 2, Netflix
The magical mystery series based on comics by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez returns for a new season.
Inside Job, Netflix
For employees of the Deep State, conspiracies aren't just theories - they're fact. And keeping them a secret is a full-time job.
Adventure Beast, Netflix
This is a new adult-animated comedy series about life in the wild that takes us deeper into the wonders of nature than we probably should go.
Each episode follows Bradley Trevor Greive, a semi-indestructible wildlife expert.
Greive travels the globe, getting into zany misadventures while imparting weird, wonderful, totally true nature factoids.
Dynasty: Season 4, Netflix
A wedding, a funeral, a new family member and a whole lot of drama up the stakes for the Colbys and Carringtons this season.
