It’s a big night of TV as All Creatures Great and Small and DIY SOS: The Big Build Ireland return, there’s Ken Burns' Muhammad Ali documentary, John Barrowman’s back with All Star Musicals, and there's the last-ever episode of Peaky Blinders . . .
Pick of the Day
All Creatures Great and Small, 7.30pm, RTÉ One
The first season of this reboot was a joy to watch and made for heartwarming and cosy Sunday evening viewing. Here's to more of the same. It's a tonic for these troubled times.
Nicholas Ralph and Samuel West are back as young vet James Herriot and his boss, Siegfried Farnon, as a practice in rural Yorkshire in pre-WWII times.
Spring 1938 finds James's parents overjoyed when he's offered a position at his old mentor's forward-thinking practice in Glasgow.
When he returns to the Dales, James is reminded of how much he loves the place and the people - and thinks of one person who would really make it worth staying in the Dales.
Since Helen Alderson (played by Rachel Shenton) left Hugh Hulton at the altar, she has kept a low profile and James has given her the space she needed.
Don’t Miss
DIY SOS: The Big Build Ireland, 6.30pm, RTÉ One
Back for a second run, Baz Ashmawy (above) and his team of experts embark on more home renovation projects.
This opening episode begins with the most challenging build to date as they head to Shanbogh, just on the county Kilkenny side of the River Barrow, which runs through New Ross.
New or Returning Shows
Muhammad Ali, 11.20pm, BBC Two
Such a daft time to schedule for a four-part documentary about a sporting colossus, from inarguably the greatest TV documentary maker.
Ken Burns' documentary about the iconic boxer and activist (above), born Cassius Clay in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1942 is nothing less than essental viewing.
The first instalment looks at his rise in the world of amateur boxing to win gold at the 1960 Olympic Games, after which he turned professional and moved to Miami.
There he began training with Angelo Dundee, sharpening his boxing skills and honing his genius for self-promotion.
Inside the Superbrands, 8.00pm, Channel 4
This new series sees Helen Skelton (below) uncover the inside secrets of some of Britain's most popular brands.
In the first episode, she's joined by Ed Sheeran to go behind the scenes at Heinz, best known for the baked beans and turned into an art icon by Andy Warhol.
Helen discovers the new products the company is developing, explores if baked beans are good for you, and meets the owner of a bean museum.
Lincoln, 10.00am, Sky History
Streaming on NOW
This three-parter tells the true story of America's iconic 16th president, Abraham Lincoln.
By weaving together both scripted dramatizations of important moments in his life and commentary by authoritative historians and public figures, it paints a portrait of a man determined to leave his mark on the world.
The series chronicles the evolution of Abraham Lincoln as a man and as a thinker against the backdrop of a nation increasingly torn over the issue of slavery.
As the war rages on, the series shows how, in part due to the efforts and influence of abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass, he comes to value the importance of seizing the moment at hand to end slavery in America, once and for all.
Celtic Connections 2022, 9.25pm, TG4
Here’s a new music series, filmed during Celtic Connections in Glasgow.
Dónal O'Connor welcomes a diverse musical cast, including Blue Rose Code (above), who turn Celtic Soul into transcendental live performances.
The exciting Kinnaris Quintet combine Scottish and Irish traditions with bluegrass, classical and Appalachian influences to win.
All Star Musicals, 7.30pm, Virgin Media One
John Barrowman (below) hosts as celebrities Michaela Strachan, Jacqueline Jossa, Alex Beresford, Lisa George, Colin Salmon and Danny Care perform songs from hit musicals.
The repertoire includes songs from the likes of Hamilton, Les Misérables, Frozen and The Greatest Showman.
West End stars Elaine Paige, Samantha Barks and Trevor Dion Nicholas judge their efforts, while the performer who gets the most votes from the studio audience will be crowned the winner.
Thatcher & Reagan: A Very Special Relationship, 9.00pm, BBC One
In this two-part documentary Margaret Thatcher's biographer Charles Moore explores the former British prime minister's close relationship with US president Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.
The two leaders came together in the shadow of the Cold War and the threat of nuclear Armageddon, and Charles meets the people who were in the room with them as they faced the great challenge of their age.
Ending Today
Peaky Blinders, 9.00pm, BBC One
The sixth and final season of the Brummie gangster drama starring Cillian Murphy (below) concludes as 1933 brings both opportunities and dangers to the Peaky Blinders.
As the clouds of the coming storm gather, Tommy is beset by demons old and new, and must face the consequences of his experiences and his actions to deal with a world on the road to war.
Tom Hardy reprises his role from the show's second season, so expect plenty of fireworks.
Sunday Cinema
Hannibal Brooks, 3.45pm, RTÉ One
This 1969 film, directed by Michael Winner, is all over the place, butit's also quite compelling. It’s an ideal companion to the equally quirky Kelly’s Heroes.
The late great Oliver Reed stars as a British PoW is assigned to work in a Munich zoo for the duration of the Second World War, where he forms a close bond with a valuable elephant.
After a while, the prisoner becomes so fond of the animal that when he engineers his escape he takes the elephant with him on a trek across the Austrian Alps.
The film also stars Michael J Pollard and John Alderton. If you remember those two names, you’re probably as old as I am.
