John C Reilly stars in a new drama about the LA Lakers basketball team, there’s all the glitz and glam of the Academy Awards, Crimecall makes a return, and there’s the final episode of Our House . . .
Pick of the Day
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic
Streaming on NOW
This new drama goes back in time to chronicle the professional and personal lives of the 1980s’ Los Angeles Lakers, one of US sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties.
Based on Jeff Pearlman’s book, Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers, the show takes a look at a team that defined its era, both on and off the court.
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In the opening episode, it’s 1979, and businessman Jerry Buss (played by John C Reilly) stakes his fortune on the purchase of the NBA's lacklustre Los Angeles Lakers.
The team's coach, Jerry West (Jason Clarke), bristles at the prospect of drafting college phenom Earvin Johnson (Quincy Isaiah), who has been given the moniker 'Magic’.
Even if you know what happens next - maybe especially if you know - this is pretty much unmissable.
Don’t Miss
Oscars 2022, 9.35pm, RTÉ2
Assuming you’re not one of the hardcore movie fans that stayed up all night to watch the show live, here are the highlights of the 2022 Oscars.
Given all the headlines created by Will Smith, the already infamous slap will probably boost viewing figures.
Back in its modern day home of the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland, the 94th Academy Awards ceremony was hosted by Amy Schumer.
This year, the Best Picture nominees included Dune, Don't Look Up, Belfast and The Power of The Dog, with the aforementioned Will Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch nominated for Actor in a Leading Role, and Olivia Colman and Kristen Stewart among the nominees for Actress in a Leading Role.
Maybe you know the results. Maybe you don’t. Either way, this remains Hollywood’s ultimate night out. Well, unless you're Chris Rock.
Atonement, 9.30pm, TG4
Talking of movies, here’s a cracker from 2007.
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Atonement won an Oscar for Best Original Score at the 80th Academy Awards and was nominated for six others, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress for Saoirse Ronan.
Joe Wright's romantic period drama, based on Ian McEwan's novel, also stars Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Brenda Blethyn, and Romola Garai.
In 1935, 13-year-old Briony Tallis discovers the burgeoning relationship between her older sister Cecilia and Robbie Turner, a servant's son whom she has a crush on herself.
The teenager becomes increasingly jealous of the pair and spitefully accuses him of a crime he did not commit, unaware her actions will have tragic repercussions.
Mastermind, 8.00pm, BBC Two
Clive Myrie (above) hosts the fifth semi-final of the quiz, with four more returning contenders answering questions on specialist subjects of Irish involvement in the Spanish Civil War, Pulp, Brian Clough, and the Harry Potter novels, before they each are tested on their general knowledge
New or Returning Shows
Crimecall, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Sharon Ní Bheoláin (below) presents the monthly appeal for help from the public in solving crimes, featuring reconstructions, CCTV footage, news features and a panel of police advisers taking calls.
Neanderthals: Meet Your Ancestors, 8.00pm, BBC Four
This is a two-part documentary in which archaeologist Ella Al-Shamahi brings the prehistoric humans back to life with the help of actor Andy Serkis.
Andy, of course, is the man behind computer generated characters in the Lord of the Rings and Planet of the Apes movies.
Examining the fossilised remains of a Neanderthal, they are able to create an animated reconstruction, revealing that they were far closer to modern humans than previously thought and perfectly adapted to their environment.
Rescue: Extreme Medics, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Here’s how the Scottish Trauma Network brings life-saving treatment to remote areas over 30,000 square miles of land, where easy access to hospitals is not always possible.
In this opening episode, a trauma team leave Glasgow by helicopter to a remote part of Skye for a man trapped under a 650kg all-terrain vehicle.
Meanwhile, a 51-year-old cyclist has a head-on collision with a digger bucket in rural Aberdeenshire
Police Custody USA, 10.00pm, Channel 4
Documentary series focusing on hard-hitting cases from the USA.
It begins with the story of how a brutal murder rocked a close-knit community in Kansas City, when a man is shot dead point blank in a trailer park on a Sunday afternoon.
Veteran homicide detectives Tiffany Burgtorf and Shane Carpenter find the victim lying in front of his home, dead from a single gunshot wound.
When witnesses report a loud fight and a female fleeing the scene, the detectives begin to suspect that this is a family affair.
Ending Today
Our House, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
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This thriller, starring Tuppence Middleton and Martin Compston, started off well but jumped a fair few sharks after two episodes.
Stiil, both Middleton and Compston are well worth a watch.
In the finale, Fi finally discovers the truth behind the house sale and confronts those responsible.
Meanwhile, Bram, who’s now on the run, must come to terms with his own actions.
The Golden Age of Steam Railways, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Jenny Agutter (above) narrates as the story of the visionaries who helped to rescue Britain's standard gauge railways concludes.
Further home-shot footage reveals how these volunteers managed to restore the lines that once served Britain's mines, quarries, factories and docks, but fell into disuse from the 1950s onwards.
