Jamie-Lee O’Donnell shares the town she loves so well in The Real Derry, there's new thriller The Lazarus Project, the return of The Style Counsellors, and the final episode of Taskmaster . . .
Pick of the Day
The Real Derry: Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, 10.00pm, Channel 4
The Derry Girls actress shares her hopes and fears for the future of her beloved home city of Derry as she discovers what life is like for young people growing up there today.
Derry is a unique place with a distinctive accent and sense of humour, but as Jamie-Lee reveals, 30 years of the Troubles have left a heavy mark on the community.
Preparing to take part in a special commemoration event marking the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday triggers painful memories for Jamie-Lee, as she reflects on her own childhood experiences of growing up in a community where fear was everywhere.
Don’t Miss
Love & Mercy, 11.15pm, BBC Two
Superb biopic of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, following the singer-songwriter at two pivotal periods in his life.
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In the 1960s, he is at his creative peak, but haunted by inner demons that take their toll on his mental health.
By the 1980s, he is a broken man dominated by a shady doctor, until a new relationship offers him a chance at recovery.
Starring John Cusack as the older Wilson, Paul Dano as the younger version, as well as Paul Giamatti and Elizabeth Banks.
The early days are so well done, it almost feels - and certainly looks - like a documentary.
Who Do You Think You Are? 9.00pm, BBC One
Comedian, presenter and actor Matt Lucas (below) had an exceptionally close bond with his late grandmother, Margot, who came to the UK in 1939 as a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany.
Lucas has never fully understood what Margot experienced as a young woman in Berlin in the lead up to the Second World War - or what became of the extended family she left behind.
His poignant journey takes him to Berlin, and then to Amsterdam where he discovers an extraordinary connection to Anne Frank, as well as the fate of his many family members who had fled to Holland, which was later was invaded by the Germans.
The Color Purple, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Steven Spielberg's drama, based on Alice Walker's novel, made an international star of Whoopi Goldberg (below), and also stars Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery and Willard E Pugh.
A much-abused black woman is separated from her children and her sister, and doomed to a life of virtual slavery at the hands of her brutish new husband on an impoverished farm in rural Georgia.
Preceded at 8pm by Whoopi Goldberg: More Dawn French’s Girls Who Do Comedy, where Goldberg discusses her childhood, the years she spent on the street experimenting with life and drugs and how these experiences shaped her comedy.
New or Returning Shows
The Lazarus Project, 9.00pm, Sky Max
Streaming on NOW
This new eight-part action thriller comes from acclaimed Giri/Haji writer Joe Barton, and is an exploration of the desire to take charge of your own fate.
When George (Papa Essiedu) wakes up one day and finds himself reliving a day from months ago, he thinks he’s lost his mind.
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That is, until he meets Archie, who recruits George for the Lazarus Project - a secret organisation that has harnessed the ability to turn back time every time the world is at threat of extinction.
But when a freak accident harms someone close to George, Lazarus won’t let him turn back time to undo it.
Now George must choose to either stay loyal or go rogue, as he wrestles with one dilemma - if you had the power to rewrite your past, what would you sacrifice to do it?
The Style Counsellors, 8.00pm, RTÉ One
Suzanne Jackson (below) hosts the makeover show that helps people regain their confidence with a new wardrobe.
This latest run begins with 46-year-old social care worker Jessica Wade from Ballyfermot in Dublin.
She recently lost weight in lockdown, so a lot of her clothes are now too big for her, while she also feels she dresses too young for her age.
Navalny, 10.15pm, RTÉ One
In August 2020, a plane travelling from Siberia to Moscow made an emergency landing. One of its passengers, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was deathly ill.
Taken to a local Siberian hospital and eventually evacuated to Berlin, doctors there confirmed that he had been poisoned with Novichok, a nerve agent implicated in attacks on other opponents of the Russian government.
This documentary follows Navalny and his team as they unravel the plot against him, find evidence of the Kremlin's involvement, and prepare to go public with their findings.
New to Stream
Love & Anarchy, Netflix
After receiving heart-breaking news, Sofie's reluctance to deal with her grief sends her life, career and relationship with Max into a tailspin.
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Snoop Dogg's F*cn Around Comedy Special, Netflix
Snoop Dogg’s F*cn Around Comedy Special, original comedy from Snoop, along with sets from legendary black comedians performing at the festival.
Ending Today
Taskmaster, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Even if you’ve never seen this show before, this final’s well worth a look.
Ardal O'Hanlon, Bridget Christie, Chris Ramsey, Judi Love and Sophie Duker compete, as the furious race to claim Greg Davies' (above) gleaming golden head trophy reaches its glorious climax in the Taskmaster grand final.
Able sidekick and administrator Alex Horne keeps tabs on everything with his usual relentless efficiency.
