There's a brand-new series called Build Your Own Home, a BBC documentary about Kids TV, season 19 of Grey’s Anatomy lands on Disney+, and there’s the finale of Brassic and The Elon Musk Show . . .
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Build Your Own Home, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
This brand-new series follows homeowners from across Ireland, as they take on the mammoth challenge of building their own home, under the watchful eye of master builder and building teacher, Harrison Gardner.
From a brand-new build in West Cork, a Midlands cottage doer-upper, a Limerick farmhouse renovation to a Dublin extension each episode has two things in common: no building experience and very tight budgets.
As the initial excitement of a new project invariably dies down these brave self builders still need to work , pay rent, and even look after their kids.
Across days, weeks and months of hard labour the homeowners are taught and mentored by Harrison, who believes that anyone can learn how to build.
In this first episode, young Dublin couple Grace and Robbie, and their young family, go against all the odds as they attempt to renovate and extend their Dublin city centre house with their own hands.
Over the course of 18 months they attempt to renovate and build their dream home under Harrison’s tutelage and encouragement .
What with paying rent, juggling full-time jobs, being parents to small children and managing a dwindling budget, it's not going to be easy.
Don’t Miss
The Good Fight, 9.35pm, RTÉ2
More legal fun and games with Christine Baranski and crew.
This week the firm learns major funds are being held by the US government due to Russian sanctions, which ultimately leads to a discovery of the FBI's interest in the firm.
Meanwhile, a group of parents look to sue a college for tuition refunds.
And as if that’s not enough, Jay is shocked to find out that one of the firm's employees is a white supremacist.
The Repair Shop: A Royal Visit, 8.00pm, BBC One
In an episode recorded in autumn 2021 to mark the BBC's centenary, Jay Blades meets King Charles III, who was then the Prince of Wales.
The reason he’s on the show is to explore Charles and Jay’s shared passion for preserving heritage craft skills.
Jay, ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay, horologist Steve Fletcher, and furniture restorer Will Kirk are invited to Dumfries House in Scotland to meet Charles and learn about The Prince's Foundation's work to train the next generation of craftspeople.
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New or Returning Shows
Kids TV: The Surprising Story, 9.00pm, BBC One
As part of the BBC's 100th anniversary programming, Konnie Huq presents a celebration of children's TV, a BBC staple for generations.
The documentary shows how it has not only entranced generations of young people but also played a surprisingly radical role in shaping modern Britain. Blue Peter anyone?
Johnny Ball describes how his physical stunts made maths and science accessible and exciting to youngsters, while former CBeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell tells Konnie how young viewers were always totally unfazed by her disability, unlike some of their parents.
New to Stream
Grey’s Anatomy, Disney+
Shonda Rhimes’ high-intensity medical drama, now in its 19th season, follows Meredith Grey and the team of doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial who are faced with daily life-or-death decisions.
Picking up six months after the season 18 finale, this opening episode sees five new interns join the staff at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, with Harry Shum Jr., Adelaide Kane, Alexis Floyd, Niko Terho, and Midori Francis joining the cast.
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Disney+
Reynie, Sticky, Kate and Constance - the four gifted orphans recruited by the eccentric Mr Benedict - embark on another mission to save the world from the nefarious plans of his twin brother Dr LD Curtain.
When the kids discover that Mr. Benedict and Number Two have been kidnapped, they must piece together the riddles and clues within a perilous scavenger hunt set by Mr Benedict to foil Curtain’s latest scheme.
Relying on only their wits, intellect, and empathy, the misfits embark on a globe-trotting adventure by air, land, sea and pie truck, using their special skills to solve the mysteries and rescue their lost comrades.
Along the way, the kids experience the growing pains that come along with being part of their new "found family," while remaining true to their unique selves
In the process, they discover what true happiness really means.
The Good Nurse, Netflix
Jessica Chastain stars as Amy, a compassionate nurse and single mother struggling with a life-threatening heart condition, is stretched to her physical and emotional limits by the hard and demanding night shifts at the ICU.
But help arrives when Charlie (played by Eddie Redmayne), a thoughtful and empathetic fellow nurse, starts at her unit.
While sharing long nights at the hospital, the two develop a strong and devoted friendship, and for the first time in years, Amy truly has faith in her and her young daughters’ future.
But after a series of mysterious patient deaths sets off an investigation that points to Charlie as the prime suspect, Amy is forced to risk her life and the safety of her children to uncover the truth.
Robbing Mussolini, Netflix
At the end of WWII, a ragtag group of resistance fighters plans an impossible heist: to steal Mussolini’s treasure from Milan’s fascist headquarters.
Ending Today
The Elon Musk Show, 9.00pm, BBC Two
As Elon Musk's businesses reach unprecedented levels of success, his public profile grows - but his behaviour comes under ever greater scrutiny.
The episode starts in 2016, when a new president came to power, whose support Elon would need in order to fulfill his multi-billion dollar government contracts.
His marriage to Talulah Riley comes to an end and they divorce for a second time, and as well as a fractured private life, the pressure on Musk across his empire becomes enormous, with cracks beginning to show at Tesla, amid the threat of bankruptcy and whistleblowers going to the press.
Brassic, 9.45pm, Sky Max
Having let their prisoner slip through their fingers the MacDonaghs are on the warpath and convinced that the gang had something to do with it.
Vinnie wants out and tries to strike a deal with Manolito to cut out the Macdonaghs. But there’s is a snag - Davey has a USB of incriminating evidence against Manolito and has been blackmailing him for years.
If Vinnie wants to sell directly to Manolito, he and the gang need to break into Davey’s house and steal that USB back.
