Victims of the Magdalene laundries share their stories on Ireland's Dirty Laundry, Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story lands on Disney+, Donal Skehan goes on culinary adventure around Ireland and Generation Dating comes to an end . . .
Pick of the Day
Ireland's Dirty Laundry, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
This two-part documentary looks at one of the most shameful acts in Ireland since the foundation of the state.
For seven decades, the Irish state conspired with families, parishes and religious congregations to imprison and enslave more than 10,000 Irish girls and women in the so-called Magdalene Laundries.
After decades of silence, survivors of that system now share their experiences during and since their incarceration, and reveal how they are still having to fight for the care, redress and acknowledgement that was promised to them.
Don’t Miss
Finné, 9.30pm, TG4
Here’s the story of Rachel Moran (above), who had a difficult family background growing up in inner city Dublin.
By the age of 15 she was living and working as a prostitute on the streets, where she would spend the next 7 years of her life.
At 22 years old, she managed to escape prostitution and returned to education. Rachel now works as a writer and activist all around the world.
New or Returning Shows
Donal's Road Trip, 7.30pm, RTÉ One
In this new series, Donal Skehan goes on culinary adventure around Ireland, taking in all the places he has never had a chance to visit and demonstrating dishes along the way.
He sets off on the first leg with his trusty sheepdog Max by heading to West Cork, foraging for wild seaweed in Castletownsend.
He also meets up with fish-smoking expert Sally Barnes in her secluded log cabin in the hills.
Your Body Uncovered with Kate Garraway, 8.00pm, BBC Two
Good to see Kate Garraway keeping busy after all she’s been through the past couple of years.
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In this new series, she and Dr Guddi Singh meet patients with everyday medical conditions and take them through an immersive medical consultation to help better understand their illness.
In the first episode, Kate and Guddi meet Hilda, a fashion influencer suffering from fibroids, who confronts her debilitating condition, as well as grandmother Trudi struggling with a frozen shoulder.
Storyville: Tango with Putin, 10.00pm, BBC Four
In Putin's Russia, former music radio producer Natasha Sindeeva dreams of becoming famous and decides to build her own TV station to focus on pop culture.
This documentary charts Natasha's journey, from the early days of building the station, Dozhd, to recruiting an open-minded team of outcasts.
They find themselves reporting on some of the biggest and most controversial stories of the day while trying to protect independent journalism in their country.
Naked Attraction, 10.00pm, Channel 4
This daft dating show – which will stun future generations if we do avoid a nuclear apocalypse – returns for another look at strangers’ wobbly bits.
Anna Richardson (above) presents as two singletons choose a date from six naked people whose bare bodies are gradually revealed from the feet up.
First up is 27-year-old sex-toy tester Hayley from Plymouth, who has cerebral palsy and has only ever dated friends. Can she find someone to be more than just good friends?
She is followed by 25-year-old tree surgeon Dmitri from Nottingham, who is looking for the perfect partner. However, once he picks his date, Dmitri is in for a big shock.
Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic, 9.30pm, RTÉ2
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Here’s another look at the kind of deranged Americans who think Donald Trump is the voice of reason and that more guns is the answer to everything.
Louis Theroux revisits his 2011 documentary America's Most Dangerous Pets, returning to Oklahoma to explore what has happened since.
Joe Exotic, aka Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage, 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.
New to Stream
West Side Story, Disney+
Steven Spielberg’s version of the classic musical based on Romeo and Juliet is an absolute joy from staet to finish.
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It stars Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler (in her film debut), with Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, and Rita Moreno in supporting roles.
Moreno, who starred in the 1961 film adaptation, also served as an executive producer.
Here’s my review of the movie when it was first released.
Savage Rhythm, Netflix
The opposite worlds of two dancers in Colombia clash on and off the dance floor when their ambition to succeed leads them down a treacherous path.
This is – obviously – in Spanish, but its themes are universal, and dancing is good. Looks like fun.
Here's the original trailer.
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Ending Today
Generation Dating, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
Another odd couple go searching for romance.
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Trad-musician Brian Crehan is in second year of an arts degree in Carlow studying English, History and Theology.
Friendly and relaxed, he does his best with the dating scene in the rural isolation of Kildare but he’s never had a serious relationship.
He meets up with Anne Hughes, who is 66-years-old and is from Athleague, a small rural town in Roscommon, and she lives alone.
Widowed in her twenties, when her husband was killed in a motorcycle accident, she has four children aged between 22 and 26.
Anne has tried dating apps but hasn’t had much luck, even though she loves socialising.
