Jojo Rabbit’s the big movie on RTÉ One tonight, Brian Cox is back with a new series called Seven Days on Mars, Chris Hemsworth stars in Spiderhead, and House of Gucci lands on Amazon . . .
Pick of the Day
Jojo Rabbit, 10.35pm, RTÉ One
Taika Waititi wrote, directed and co-stars in this Oscar-winning comedy, featuring Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant and Scarlett Johansson.
It’s the tale of a lonely German boy who discovers that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic.
Aided only by his imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo Rabbit must confront his blind nationalism as the Second World War continues to rage on.
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Don’t Miss
Elvis: The Rebirth of the King, 10.15pm, BBC Four
Timely, this, with Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic on the way.
When Elvis Presley began performing in Las Vegas in 1969, many believed that was the end of his career, especially after the excitement of his '68 Comeback Special.
This documentary follows his time in the gambling capital and argues that it was a musical renaissance for the King, who reached his peak as both as a singer and performer - jumpsuits and all.
New or Returning Shows
Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars, 9.00pm, BBC Two
Professor Brian Cox (below) fulfills a childhood dream by going behind the scenes at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), mission control for Mars 2020.
It’s one of the most ambitious missions ever launched, which may finally reveal if life has ever existed on the Red Planet.
In 1980, a young Brian Cox wrote to JPL asking for photos from some of their missions to the planets.
The pictures they sent him from Voyager and the Viking mission to Mars were a source of inspiration that set him on the path to becoming a physicist.
The Isle of Wight Festival, 7.00pm, Sky Arts
Streaming on NOW
Sky Arts is back at the Isle of Wight Festival to bring one of Britain’s most iconic music festivals right into your living room.
The opening night will see Scottish chart-topper Lewis Capaldi (above) headline the main stage, while the likes of Madness and Nile Rodgers & Chic will be providing supporting sets.
All this and much more from other artists performing on the day.
Bump, 10.40pm, BBC One
It’s the second season of this Australian drama set in and around a high school in the Inner West of Sydney, starring Claudia Karvan, Nathalie Morris, Carlos Sanson Jr and Ricardo Scheihing Vasquez.
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In the aftermath of Angie and Santi's relationship being discovered, Oly and Santi have to be the mature ones and raise Jacinda together.
Then in episode two at 11.10pm, Santi is struggling with ghosts from his past, but he hasn't told Oly - who as usual keeps on aiming high. Meanwhile, Angie has a surprise visitor.
New to Stream
House of Gucci, Amazon Prime Video
Here’s the 2021 biographical crime drama film directed by Ridley Scott, based on the 2001 book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay Forden.
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The film follows Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga with an odd take on an Italian accent) and Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver), as their romance transforms into a fight for control of the Italian fashion brand Gucci.
Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, Jack Huston, Salma Hayek, and Al Pacino also star.
The Martha Mitchell Effect, Netflix
Yankophiles will lap this up.
It’s a documentary that profiles Martha Mitchell, the Cabinet wife who spoke out during Watergate - and the Nixon administration's campaign to gaslight her into silence.
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The Summer I Turned Pretty, Amazon Prime Video
Here’s yet another coming-of-age romantic drama television series – this time based on the novel of the same name by Jenny Han.
Ahead of the series premiere, the series was renewed for a second season. Which is a pretty big vote of confidence.
On an annual summer vacation to their family friends' beach house, Belly reunites with her friends who are brothers, Jeremiah and Conrad, and she finds herself in a love triangle with the brothers.
Last Night in Soho, Sky Cinema & NOW
Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin McKenzie, Matt Smith, Terence Stamp, Diana Rigg, and Rita Tushingham inn acclaimed director Edgar Wright's psychological thriller.
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Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer, Sandie.
But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something far darker.
Spiderhead, Netflix
Here’s a science fiction thriller directed by Joseph Kosinski, based on the dystopian short story Escape from Spiderhead by George Saunders.
The film stars Chris Hemsworth (who also produced), Miles Teller, and Jurnee Smollett.
In the near future, two convicts confront their pasts in a facility run by a visionary who gives them emotion-altering drugs.
