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

Medical drama New Amsterdam returns for a new run, Toy Story spin-off/prequel Lightyear lands on Disney+, Lucy Lawless is back in My Life is Murder, and Paul Flynn's Food Truck Favourites goes vegetarian . . .

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New Amsterdam, 9.00pm, Sky Witness

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US medical dramas - from Dr Kildare to ER and Grey's Anatomy - have always been a big hit with TV viewers across the globe.

Back for a fourth season, this one isn’t anything special, but the fact that it’s still going says it all.

New Amsterdam returns as - after a turbulent year of sacrifice and hardship - Medical Director Max Goodwin and the team begin a well-deserved new chapter in their lives.

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The opening episode reflects both the drive of characters and the tone of Season four. More joy: How can we find it, and how can we hold on to it?

For Max, that means acknowledging and surrendering to his long-simmering feelings towards Dr Helen Sharpe.

While this new relationship brings its own set of challenges, Max continues his optimistic quest to improve the USA's health care system.

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The Great, 10.00pm, Channel 4

More potty-mouthed period dramedy with Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult as battling Russian royalty, very loosely based on Catherine the Great.

Following last week’s events, Catherine, Orlo and Velementov begin their rule of Russia, but unexpected obstacles appear.

Peter embarks on a journey of self-improvement under house arrest, but persuades Catherine to let him attend her coronation and hand over his crown.

Paul Flynn's Food Truck Favourites, 8.00pm, RTÉ One

This week’s show sees the chef hunt down food trucks producing amazing vegetarian dishes.

Flynn travels to Dublin to visit Mel Roddy's Gursha (below), which serves authentic Ethiopian food, as well as Julian Trejo Pascual's El Milagro and Roisin Lawlor's the Saucy Cow.

Back in his kitchen, Paul he cooks a tasty cauliflower and chickpea curry and a gooey cheese toastie that he serves to visitors at Lough Gur in county Limerick.

George Clarke's Remarkable Renovations, 9.00pm, Channel 4

George meets Stuart and Theresa, who were looking to downsize ready for retirement until they saw a huge and cavernous village hall for sale.

Bigger than they bargained for, it was an opportunity too good to pass up.

With 40 years in the building trade, Stuart and Theresa, with help from son Jamie, set about turning it into their home.

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RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service, 9.35pm, RTÉ2

Here’s a new Antipodean drama following the lives of workers for the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.

As the series opens, a new senior officer's first retrieval turns problematic.

In episode two at 10.30pm, Eliza questions her decision to move to Australia, as Pete's simmering resentment towards her comes to a head during a tense mid-air birth.

Million Pound Pawn, 10.00pm, Virgin Media One

Return of the documentary about pawnbrokers and their customers, this time lifting the lid on the fast-moving and fascinating world of luxury pawnbroking on the Costa Del Sol.

Sheffield-based pawnbroker Dan arrives in Spain with big plans to expand his business, and that means tapping into his local contacts to secure the very best clients.

First up he meets Aiden, a classic car restorer who is looking to sell his 1960s Rolls-Royce for more than £300,000.

My Life is Murder, 10.00pm, Alibi

Lucy Lawless returns for a second season of the fluffy Antipodean dramedy about fearless PI Alexa Crowe, who solves baffling crimes while coping with the frustrations of everyday life.

When a woman shoots a stranger at point blank range by Auckland Harbour, it appears to be an open-and-shut case. But not everything is as it seems.

Cathair na Mílte Grian, 9.30pm, TG4

Featuring Marcus Mac Conghail, Kazuyoshi Meiki and Tristan Warner, and directed by Paula Kehoe and Feargal Ward, Cathair na Mílte Grian is a cinematic pilgrimage exploring the cultural and psychological impacts of war.

Part poem, part elegy, this film forges connections between the inhabitants of two distant cities, Dublin and Hiroshima.

Featuring excerpts from masterpieces of cinema by Alain Resnais, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Kaneto Shindo and John Huston.

Inspired by the poem dán Aifreann na Marbh by Eoghan Ó Tuairisc.

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Trainwreck: Woodstock '99, Netflix

Woodstock '99 was supposed to be a millennium-defining celebration of peace, love and great music.

Instead, the festival degenerated into an epic trainwreck of fires, riots and destruction. So what happened? Ho did it go so wrong?

Utilizing rare insider footage and eyewitness interviews with an impressive list of festival staffers, performers and attendees, this docuseries goes behind the scenes to reveal the egos, greed and music that fueled three days of utter chaos.

Lightyear, Disney+

Ever wondered how Andy’s favourite toy came to be? Wonder no more.

From Disney and Pixar comes an animated sci-fi action-adventure - what's promised to be the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear (voiced here by Chris Evans).

Lightyear follows the legendary space ranger on an intergalactic mission alongside ambitious recruits Izzy, Mo and Darby, and his robot companion Sox.

As this motley crew embark on a tough assignment, they must learn to work as a team to escape the evil Zurg - plus his dutiful robot army who are never far behind.

I was hugely disappointed by this film, but then again it's been a while since I was a six or seven-year-old.

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