The Rose of Tralee returns with Dáithí Ó Sé once more on the mic, Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon begins, and Jamie Oliver's back in the kitchen with a new show called Jamie’s One-Pot Wonder . . .
Pick of the Day
The Rose of Tralee International Festival 2022, 8.00pm, RTÉ One
Dáithí Ó Sé introduces live coverage of the first night of the 62nd staging of the competition open to women of Irish descent as it returns after a three-year break due to the pandemic.
He begins his task of interviewing the 33 finalists, representing centres in Ireland, Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia and mainland Europe and the Middle East.
Don’t Miss
Panorama: The Secret World of Trading Nudes, 8.00pm, BBC One
An investigation into the disturbing online trade in sexually explicit images and videos of women, often taken and posted online without their consent.
Reporter Monika Plaha meets the women whose lives have been ruined when intimate pictures of them are put on social media.
She asks whether some tech companies are doing enough to combat this illicit trade, and tracks down one man responsible for running an online community awash with explicit material.
The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Documentary examining Peter Sutcliffe's crimes and asking whether 1970s attitudes to women influenced the investigation, leaving the murderer free to kill again.
The first episode explores the early years of the investigation from 1975, when the first Ripper murder occurred.
The location of the first two murders in Chapeltown, then well-known as Leeds' main red light district, led the police to decide that prostitution was the connection between the attacks.
After the second murder in January 1976, the police announced they were hunting a 'prostitute killer’ and the investigation became driven by this theory.
New or Returning Shows
House of the Dragon, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic
The reign of House Targaryen begins as the much-anticipated (and much-hyped) prequel to Game of Thrones lands.
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Based on George RR Martin’s Fire & Blood, the series - which is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones - tells the story of House Targaryen.
Starring Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Sonoya Mizuno, Fabien Frankel, and Rhys Ifans.
I couldn't even get through the trailer without yawning. This is not for me.
Jamie’s One-Pot Wonders, 8.30pm, Channel 4
The ever-popular Jamie Oliver (below) offers a solutions-based guide to make brilliantly easy and delicious meals all cooked in one pan, pot or dish.
He begins with a simple frying-pan pasta, a clever twist on a fish pie that's full of flavour with none of the fuss, and a sublime roast lamb feast with a fantastic hack to speed up cooking.
Lovely-jubbly, etc.
Disability & Abortion: The Hardest Choice, 10.00pm, Channel 4
Documentary examining the complex and nuanced issues around terminating a pregnancy after 24 weeks, where there may be a chance of certain impairments or conditions.
The film is presented by actors Ruth Madeley (above) and Ruben Reuter, who have spina bifida and Down's syndrome respectively, and explores the ethics and experiences of disability and abortion across a range of perspectives.
The Hotel People, 10.40pm, BBC One
This series follows Hastings Hotels, one of Northern Ireland's leading hospitality chains, as it reopens its doors after 18 months of closures and a loss off more than £16million.
In Belfast, the Europa Hotel is gearing up for a series of sold-out concerts with world famous singer-songwriter Van Morrison, but the events rely on Covid restrictions lifting in time.
Across town, the new Grand Central Hotel needs to generate income, so pastry chef Caitlin organises afternoon teas and bar manager promotes a tour for fans of Line of Duty.
New to Stream
Top Gun: Maverick, Sky Store
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.
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When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt Nick Bradshaw.
Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.
Ending Today
Marriage, 9.00pm, BBC One
In the concluding part of this drama, starring Sean Bean and Nicola Walker, Jessica breaks up with Adam and moves back into her parents' home.
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She helps Ian pack away his recently deceased mother's house, and while there they have a moment of bonding over the past.
Emma confronts her father and her boss with some truths. Jamie receives an unexpected visitor, and when Jessica finds a new flat, Ian and Emma are left to consider their lives without her again.
Investing Diana: Death in Paris, 9.00pm, Channel 4
The French police search reaches its concluding stages, with the hunt for a white Fiat Uno that allegedly collided with Diana (below) and Dodi Al-Fayed's Mercedes coming to nothing.
Dodi's grieving father Mohamed Al-Fayed refuses to believe the crash was an accident and is convinced that his son and the princess have been murdered - and has no scruples about naming who he thinks is responsible.
Was Princess Diana engaged to Dodi, and could this be a motive for murder?
The French investigation concludes the crash was a simple accident. But that doesn't quiet speculation, particularly in Britain, where there are ever-increasing calls for an independent British inquiry.
