Cold Case Collins investigates the killing of Michael Colins, Cliff Richard and others are the focus of The Accused: National Treasures on Trial, Yellowstone season 4 lands on Paramount+, and there's the remarkable story of a Brendan Behan song . . .
Pick of the Day
Cold Case Collins, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
This is an investigation into the killing of revolutionary, soldier and politician Michael Collins in August 1922, an event that ignited acrimonious arguments that have endured ever since.
Drawing heavily on 100 years of historical scholarship and verified witness testimony, this docudrama imagines the investigation that never happened.
It also eavesdrops on a police inquiry conducted by two fictitious investigators in 1924.
Don’t Miss
The Accused: National Treasures on Trial, 9.pm, Channel 4
Ten years on from Operation Yewtree, the UK police investigation into historic sex crimes by British entertainers, three men reveal what it was like to be caught up in the eye of the storm.
They are Cliff Richard (above), Paul Gambaccini and Neil Fox, who talk about the impact that the investigation had on their careers and lives.
Meanwhile police officers and journalists involved with Yewtree discuss the similar cases of historic sexual abuse that the operation revealed.
New or Returning Shows
The Rehearsal, 9.00pm, Sky Comedy
This new HBO show promises to be a bizarre parody documentary series.
Deadpan host Nathan Fielder helps ordinary people rehearse difficult conversations or life events through the use of sets and actors hired to re-create real situations.
An Buachaill Gealgháireach, 9.30pm, TG4
Here’s the remarkable untold story of a song.
An Irish song called The Laughing Boy written by a teenage rebel called Brendan Behan (below) in memory of another iconic rebel, Michael Collins.
But this song also had an extraordinary and dramatic afterlife as To Yelasto Paidi, the powerful left-wing anthem of resistance against the dictatorship that ruled Greece in the late 1960s and 70s.
Translated by the poet Vassilis Rotas, Behan's words in Greek were set to music by the legendary Mikis Theodorakis, the most famous Greek composer of all time. The song remains an enduring and potent cultural force in the heart of Greece today.
The film takes poet Theo Dorgan on an odyssey of his own, as he attempts to uncover the truth of the story behind the song. It is a narrative that interweaves the tragic and bloody birth-pangs of both modern Ireland and modern Greece.
Filmed in Ireland, France and Greece, the film also features performances from a number of Irish musicians - including Andy Irvine, Donal Lunny, MayKay, Liam Ó Maonlaí and David Power - and well-known musicians and singers from Greece, foremost among them Maria Farantouri, honoured throughout the world as the pre-eminent interpreter of the songs of Theodorakis.
Killer in my Village, 9.00pm, Sky Crime
Streaming on NOW
This show’s sixth season continues to shed light on shocking crimes that have taken place in small towns and villages across Britain, from execution murders by complete strangers to crimes of passion.
The series looks at chilling cases in the most unexpected of locations.
The opening episode examines the Stockport case of Thomas McCann, a jealous husband who strangled Yvonne McCann, his wife of 24 years, in an argument over a bag of chips.
New to Stream
Yellowstone Season 4, Paramount+
Kevin Costner stars in the fourth season of this neo-western drama as the patriarch of a powerful, complicated family of ranchers.
A sixth-generation homesteader and devoted father, John Dutton controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States.
He operates in a corrupt world where politicians are compromised by influential oil and lumber corporations and land grabs make developers billions.
In season four, while shifting alliances and dealing with a growing list of enemies, the Dutton family's legacy is jeopardized like never before, and retribution is certain.
All episodes are available from today.
Mo, Netflix
Here’s a dramedy from Ramy Youssef (you may be watching his show Ramy on Channel 4) and Mo Amer.
In Texas, Palestinian Muslim Mo straddles the line between two cultures, three languages and a pending asylum request while hustling to support his family.
Lost Ollie, Netflix
This is a live-action animation series that will resonate with anyone who ever lost a favourite toy. So that’s everyone, right?
Ollie is a toy rabbit who searches the countryside for the young boy who lost him in this family series inspired by the book Ollie's Odyssey.
Running With the Devil, Netflix
Through raw, revealing footage and interviews with fugitive tech pioneer John McAfee, this documentary uncovers new layers of his wild years on the run.
A decade in the making, it tells what happens when he became implicated in a the murder of a neighbour in Belize.
Selling the OC, Netflix
Here’s the latest spin-off from the bizarre world - only in California, etc - of Selling Sunset.
The Oppenheim Group expands to Orange County, where an all-new real estate team shows off lavish oceanfront listings and big personalities make waves.
