Mary Robinson, Mary McAleese and Dolly Parton are on The Late Show, there's a John Denver special, Emma Thompson's Inside Culture With Mary Beard, and there's Sam Peckinpah's pivotal Western The Wild Bunch . . .
Pick of the Day
The Late Late Show, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Former presidents of Ireland, Mary Robinson and Mary McAleese, will appear on tonight's show to speak about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Also on Ukraine, RTÉ Europe Editor Tony Connelly (below) will discuss the scenes he saw first-hand on the streets of Kyiv while broadcasting from a bunker where parents and children sought refuge.
Switching from war to entertainment, country legend Dolly Parton and best-selling author James Patterson will join Ryan Tubridy from Nashville to talk about their new novel Run Rose Run.
They'll also speak about the reasons why they're both extremely passionate about encouraging children to read from a young age.
Plus, there will be music from Dublin pop artist Aimée who will perform her latest single Nobody Else.
Don’t Miss
John Denver: Country Boy, 9.00pm, BBC Four
This John Denver/country night opens with a documentary exploring the private life and public legacy of the singer-songwriter, America's original `country boy", who died in 1997.
The programme features the accounts of those closest to him, revealing the man behind the music.
It’s followed by John Denver in Person (10pm), where he performs at the Talk of the Town, London, in 1976. Featuring hits Leaving on a Jet Plane, Calypso, Grandma's Feather Bed and Annie's Song.
Then there’s Country & Beyond With the Shires (10.55pm), where country duo Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes reveal the songs that shaped their musical journey.
They begin with Dolly Parton's iconic song Jolene. Following that comes Patsy Cline, as Crissie recalls singing along to Crazy with her grandmother.
Ben also plumps for Glen Campbell's legendary version of Jimmy Webb’s immaculate Wichita Lineman.
Inside Culture With Mary Beard, 7.30pm, BBC Two
Mary Beard is joined by actor and screenwriter Emma Thompson (above) to talk tears, dissecting some of Emma's most famous on-screen weeps and explore the role that crying plays both in art and in real life.
In Cardiff, artist Casper White reveals how two apparently different portrayals of crying - sacred paintings and selfies on TikTok - have come together to inspire his latest set of portraits.
The Graham Norton Show, 10.45pm, BBC One
Here's the second of two compilations of highlights from the recent season, featuring a host of stars including Adele (above), Kenneth Branagh, Cate Blanchett, Ant and Dec, Andrew Garfield andHelen Mirren.
Want some more big names? There’s also Benedict Cumberbatch, Penelope Cruz, Stanley Tucci, Dawn French, James McAvoy, Olivia Colman, Martin Freeman, Vicky McClure, RuPaul and Ricky Gervais.
The Wild Bunch, 9.20pm, TG4
Here’s a chance to see the legendary and controversial 1969 Western, starring William Holden, Ernest Borgnine and Robert Ryan.
Directed by Sam Peckinpah, it sees the old and the new West clash as a gang of outlaws led by an aging gunfighter ride into a Texas border town to rob a local railroad office.
At the time, it broke boundaries in terms of graphic violence. It might seem tame now, but it was anything but back then.
Jack Reacher, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike and Richard Jenkins starring in this action movie from 2012.
Ex-military investigator Jack Reacher digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims.
He knows this shooter-a trained military sniper who never should have missed a shot. Reacher is certain something is not right and soon the slam-dunk case explodes.
Now Reacher is teamed with a beautiful young defense lawyer, moving closer to the unseen enemy who is pulling the strings.
New to Stream
The Snoopy Show, Apple TV+
Here’s the second season of the much-loved Snoopy, Charlie Brown’s dog, as created by the great Charles M Schulz.
This new version is a rare thing, being true to the original strip and TV show, while also looking modern.
Though it lacks the minor melancholic notes that made the original so endearing – as a sensitive nine-year-old I fell in love with Snoopy and his pal Woodstock – it's still worth watching.
Fast & Furious 9, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
The Fast Family is back in their most explosive adventure yet. Until the next one.
Vin Diesel's Dom Toretto is leading a quiet life off the grid with Letty and his son, little Brian, but they know that danger always lurks just over their horizon.
This time, that threat will force Dom to confront the sins of his past if he's going to save those he loves most.
His crew joins together to stop a world-shattering plot led by the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they've ever encountered: a man who also happens to be Dom's forsaken brother Jakob.
Turning Red, Disney+
This animated movie introduces Mei Lee (voice of Rosalie Chiang), a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother’s dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence.
Her protective, if not slightly overbearing mother, Ming (voice of Sandra Oh), is never far from her daughter - an unfortunate reality for the teenager.
And as if changes to her interests, relationships and body weren’t enough, whenever she gets too excited (which is practically always), she turns into a giant red panda!
Formula 1: Drive to Survive: Season 4, Netflix
Offering unprecedented access, this latest look at the F1 world will once again take fans behind the scenes, to witness first-hand how the drivers and teams prepare to battle it out for victory.
Twenty drivers - some veterans, some rookies – are involved, and the show offers previously unseen footage and interviews from the sport’s biggest names.
Ultimately, the season revolves around the intense title battle between Mercedes and Red Bull as the pressure reaches an all-time high both on and off the grid.
Then there's a dramatic and controversial season conclusion like no other.
