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What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Sunday

It's Sam Decider day!
It's Sam Decider day!

All roads lead to Croker for the Galway-Kerry final, there’s a look at conservation in The Zoo, movie picks include Autumn de Wilde's adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma, and Paul Hollywood Eats Mexico for the last time . . .

Pick of the Day

The Sunday Game Live, 2.00pm, RTÉ One

Joanne Cantwell presents all the action from the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship encounter at Croke Park as Kerry meet Galway (throw-in 3.30pm) in the Sam Decider.

Kerry is the most successful county in the tournament's history with 37 titles, but the last of those triumphs came in 2014.

Meanwhile nine-time champions Galway are looking for their first triumph since 2001.

Today’s game comes with analysis from Ciaran Whelan (above), Pat Spillane, and Sean Cavanagh, and commentary by Darragh Maloney and Kevin McStay.

Don’t Miss

The Zoo, 7.30pm, RTÉ One

Officially extinct in the wild, the scimitar-horned oryx was once widespread across north Africa.

Dublin Zoo supports their conservation through projects in Tunisia and this week viewers get to see the latest addition to the herd.

Better Things, 10.50pm, BBC Two

As the final run of Pamela Adlon’s excellent dramedy continues, Max is grateful for Rich's unquestioning support, Sam tries her hand at volunteer reading in a sixth grade class, and Xander brings Duke home after their holiday together in Mexico.

New or Returning Shows

The Newsreader, 9.00pm, BBC Two

If you missed this when it was recently on RTÉ2, here’s another chance to catch this hugely enjoyable Australian drama, starring Anna Torv and Sam Reid.

The story follows the unlikely bond between a young male TV reporter and a female newsreader in the 1980s.

When their personal and professional lives collide, Dale and Helen embark on a fragile new alliance.

Their first job together seems simple enough - cover the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

New to Stream

Flag Day, Sky Cinema & NOW TV

Based on a true story and directed by Sean Penn, Flag Day stars Penn and his real-life daughter Dylan Penn.

It’s an intimate family portrait about a young woman who struggles to rise above the wreckage of her past while reconciling the inescapable bond between a daughter and her father.

Jennifer Vogel's father John was larger than life. As a child, Jennifer marveled at his magnetizing energy and ability to make life feel like a grand adventure.

He taught her so much about love and joy, but he also happened to be the most notorious counterfeiter in US history.

Ending Today

Paul Hollywood Eats Mexico, 9.00pm, Channel 4

Bake Off host Paul Hollywood concludes his trip with a look at the origins of chocolate, and pays a visit to the most extraordinary, and dangerous, firework festival on Earth.

He discovers why Mexican cola is becoming increasingly fashionable in the US while exploring the role sugary drinks can play in health, and also visits Mexico's most celebrated mezcal distillery and enjoys a night in a traditional cantina.

Sunday Cinema

Emma, 8.00pm, BBC One

Director Autumn de Wilde's adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn and Josh O'Connor, is well worth a look.

In Regency-era England, wealthy Emma Woodhouse searches for a new companion after her governess, Miss Taylor, marries.

The well meaning but selfish young woman proceeds to interfere in the romantic affairs of her friends.

The Mule, 10.30pm, BBC One

Drama, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, with Bradley Cooper and Laurence Fishburne.

Earl Stone, an award-winning horticulturist and Korean War veteran, is facing financial ruin.

The Illinois octogenarian is estranged from his ex-wife Mary and daughter Iris for always putting work before family.

In an attempt to put things right, he becomes a courier for a Mexican cartel.

All the President's Men, 12.20am, BBC Two

Alan J Pakula's classic drama, starring Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards and Hal Holbrook.

It tells the true story of Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who persevered in their investigation of the links between the Watergate break-in and the White House.

It was a scandal that eventually forced the resignation of the disgraced President Richard Nixon.

Family Flick

Puss in Boots, 4.10pm, RTÉ One

Animated comedy spin-off from the Shrek movies, with the voices of Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek.

The swashbuckling feline joins forces with a cunning thief and a treacherous old friend to steal a magical golden goose from a giant's castle.

He must save the day when it transpires that their actions have unleashed a terrible danger on his home town.

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