There's the self-explanatory Rachael Blackmore: A Grand Year, Keeley Hawes stars in sci-fi tale The Midwich Cuckoos, Borgen is back, while there's more fun and games with Big Boys, Taskmaster and The Flight Attendant . . .
Pick of the Day
Rachael Blackmore: A Grand Year, 10.15pm, RTÉ One
This documentary takes a look at the jockey's rise to the pinnacle of horse racing and her historic success in 2021 when she became the first woman to win the English Grand National.
Blackmore's groundbreaking achievements saw her named the 2021 RTÉ Sports Person of the Year and the BBC World Sport Star of the Year.
Featuring contributions from Rachael, her family and closest friends, as well as AP McCoy, Katie Walsh, Willie Mullins, Ruby Walsh, Henry De Bromhead and Davy Russell.
Don’t Miss
Big Boys, 10.00pm, Channel 4
Last week’s opening two episodes of this new comedy were great fun – and good to see Derry Girls’ Dylan Llewellyn in action again so soon.
Here he plays Jack, a nervous and nerdy lad making his way in college and coming out, while sharing a room with the less self-conscious Danny (Jon Pointing), an unlikely ally as the two lads are chalk and cheese.
First up, Christmas finds the first years encouraged to create work for Jules's Sexual Health Awareness Week Showcase. Meanwhile, Jack and Danny each try to face up to their own sexual shortcomings.
Later, a still-grieving Jack tries to become more like his famously adored father, Corinne attempts to loosen up, and Danny conducts an experiment with the help of campus dealer Ash.
Down at the local pub, the results cause some very messy outcomes for all involved.
The Flight Attendant, 10.15pm, Sky Max
All episodes available to stream on Sky and NOW
Katey Cuoco remains outstanding here, but there’s a nagging feeling that this season doesn’t quite know where it’s going.
A bit like Cuoco’s character Cassie, really.
Tonight, cryptic text leads Cassie to search for Megan in Reykjavík, where Shane grows increasingly suspicious of his friend's erratic travels.
Meanwhile, back in LA, Annie and Max face unexpected turbulence.
Taskmaster, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Greg Davies (below) sets more perplexing and downright extraordinary tasks for Ardal O'Hanlon, Bridget Christie, Chris Ramsey, Judi Love and Sophie Duker.
Ardal sings about leaning on a fence, Judi designs some classy headgear, Bridget uses her phone and Sophie displays genuinely world-class levels of endurance and fortitude.
Meanwhile, Chris finds he can still fit into Alex Horne's horrible slip-on shoes.
Cat People, 9.05pm, BBC Four
A rare screening of this low-budget horror classic from 1942, which was remade in the 1980s with Natasha Kinski.
This is the better version, though it creaks a lot. So it’s more a historical piece than essential viewing.
Simone Simon stars as Irena Dubrovna, a newly-married Serbian fashion illustrator obsessed with the idea that she is descended from an ancient tribe of Cat People who metamorphose into panthers when aroused.
When her husband begins to show interest in one of his co-workers, Irena begins to stalk her.
Followed at 10.15pm by another cheap-as-chips chiller, 1943’s I Walked With a Zombie.
New or Returning Shows
The Midwich Cuckoos, 9.00pm, Sky Max
Streaming on NOW
Midwich is a small English commuter town populated by nuclear families and affluent streets.
It’s a place where nothing much happens - that is until the twilight hours of a summer’s day when this sleepy corner of England is plunged into panic as everyone passes out on their feet without warning or reason.
Anyone who tries to enter the town meets the same fate, and nobody can understand why.
When the mysterious blackout is lifted, life for those affected returns to apparent normality - except that every woman of child-bearing age inside the zone has suddenly and inexplicably become pregnant.
As news spreads and tensions simmer, it is up to psychotherapist Dr Susannah Zellaby (Keeley Hawes) to help support those affected through the emotional wilderness while local officer DCI Paul Haynes (Max Beesley) tries to maintain order.
But unbeknown to them all, a terrifying force is growing . . . the children of The Blackout are not human.
Bloom, 8.30pm, RTÉ One
Áine Lawlor and Marty Morrissey are at Phoenix Park to present highlights of Bord Bia Bloom, Ireland's largest gardening and lifestyle festival, including a look at some of the standout show gardens.
The Real War of Thrones, 9.00pm, Sky History
Streaming on NOW
Historian and writer Dan Jones tells the epic story of the rival dynasties that forged the history of medieval and early modern Europe.
These epic struggles have blazed through the ages and would rock Europe for generations to come, and still resonate today in countless hit films and series.
The real power games played out between these few wealthy families have laid down the political and social foundations of modern Europe and the Western world.
New to Stream
Borgen: Power & Glory, Netflix
More than a decade on, Danish political drama Borgen returns with what’s apparently a much darker take on what was certainly a memorable and ultimately optimistic original series.
The magnetic Sidse Babett Knudsen is back as Birgitte Nyborg, who’s still in politics. She’s now a minister for foreign affairs.
Things are going along fine for our favourite Dane - that is until she finds her career in jeopardy when a dispute over oil in Greenland threatens to become an international crisis.
Ending Today
The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood, 8.00pm, BBC Four
It's the final episode of the Ed Asner-presented series about the legendary RKO Radio Pictures, as seen through the eyes of those who worked there.
American business magnate, investor, record-setting pilot, engineer, film director, and philanthropist Howard Hughes (above) - then one of the most financially successful individuals in the world - buys the company, which has a devastating effect on the studio.
There are contributions from the likes of Janet Leigh, Joan Fontaine, Jane Russell, Joan Simmons, Jane Greer, Robert Mitchum and Stewart Granger.
