Morgan Freeman narrates the spectacular Our Universe, there's a documentary about Dublin trad pub The Cobblestone, new drama Tokyo Vice, quirky game show You Won’t Believe This, and the continuing World Cup . . .
Pick of the Day
Our Universe, Netflix
From BBC Studios and narrated by Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman, this six-part series promises an epic tale that’s 13.8 billion years in the making.
Blending stunning wildlife footage with eye-popping cosmic special effects, it takes viewers on a fascinating adventure to explore the connections that drive our natural world.
From the birth of the Sun to the birth of a sea turtle, Our Universe uses groundbreaking animation to dramatize the celestial forces that generated our solar system.
Also, modern camera and CGI technology bring viewers up close and personal with some of the most iconic, charismatic animals on Earth.
Don’t Miss
Athbhaile - The Cobblestone, 7.00pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
First of a two-part story in which Sinéad Ní Churnáin looks at how Tom Mulligan turned a pub in inner-city Dublin from an early morning ale-house into a home from home for traditional musicians.
The family-run business became the centre of media attention when thousands took to the streets of the capital to fight a planning application for a nine-storey hotel.
if successful, the development would have threatened the very existence of what the Cobblestone had become.
New or Returning Shows
Tokyo Vice, 9.00pm, BBC One
This new crime drama is in English and Japanese with English subtitles.
Ansel Elgort stars as American journalist Jake Adelstein who is trying to make it big in Tokyo but he quickly learns not to ask too many questions if he knows what is good for him.
After joining forces with the police department he soon finds himself in a fast-paced world of crime, corruption and deceit.
Episode two follows at 11.20pm. After joining forces with the police department Adelstein soon finds himself in a fast-paced world of crime, corruption and deceit.
Upright, 9.00pm, Sky Comedy
Streaming on NOW
Comedian and musician Tim Minchin reunites with House of the Dragon’s Milly Alcock for the second season of the critically acclaimed odd-couple comedy.
In the years since Lucky and Meg had their grand adventure, Lucky has returned to Sydney. Now a successful musician, his world should be starting to come together.
But he’s an emotional mess and a problem drinker, and his erratic behaviour is making his TV star girlfriend’s life much more complicated.
Just as things couldn’t get any more chaotic, there’s a knock at the door - it’s Meg. And she needs Lucky’s help.
You Won’t Believe This, 10.00pm, Channel 4
The premise of this new show looks daft enough to work.
Ellie Taylor (above) hosts an interrogation game show for amateur sleuths who have to prove that they can figure out fact from fiction and find the guilty party.
Using tactics deployed on criminals, the contestants grill the suspects. If they spot the truth they win a cash prize - but should they choose a fibber, then the suspect takes the money.
The Great British Bake Off, 8.00pm, Channel 4
The first of two highlight programmes celebrating 10 years of the hugely popular culinary contest.
This episode features some of the most unusual, confusing and innuendo-laden cakes to grace the tent.
The programme also revisits some of the most popular contestants from past series, including Norman, Flo and Kim-Joy.
World’s Most Evil Killers, 9.00pm, Sky Crime
Streaming on NOW
Returning for a seventh series of case files from the world’s most heinous murder cases, we begin this series with the American serial killer and rapist Jorge Avila Torrez.
Torrez assaulted, killed and mutilated the bodies of two young girls in his hometown of Zion, Illinois, but was not immediately connected to the crime by law enforcement.
Joining the Marines to evade suspicion, Torrez would murder again and carry out more rapes before he would be arrested and linked back to the now five-year old double murder.
New to Stream
Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would, Netflix
Emmy-winning comedian Trevor Noah talks learning German, speaking ill of the dead, judging people in horror movies and ordering Indian food in Scotland.
JFK Murder: Minute by Minute, Paramount+
A dissection of the days, hours, and minutes around the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy (below).
The series charts the parallel timelines of his head of security Roy Kellerman, Lee Harvey Oswald and First Lady Jackie Kennedy and includes newly released information about Oswald prior to the shooting.
The Presidential entourage set out on their fateful trip to Dallas, despite concerns the South might not be altogether welcoming.
The beginning of the visit was a roaring success until three shots rang out across Dealey Plaza changing the course of history.
The three perspectives create a multi-layered view of these much-scrutinised days considering the hard facts and the still fiercely debated unknowns surrounding this historic event.
Parts 1 and 2 available from today.
World Cup Watch
FIFA World Cup Live, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Argentina v Saudi Arabia (Kick-off 10.00am). The first of the day's four matches takes place at Lusail Stadium in Qatar, where Group C gets under way.
Peter Collins presents from 9.30am, with commentary by Adrian Eames and Cathal Mullaney.
Denmark v Tunisia (Kick-off 1.00pm). Coverage of the opening fixture of Group D, which takes place at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.
Peter Collins presents from 12.30pm, with commentary by Adrian Eames and Cathal Mullaney.
Mexico v Poland (Kick-off 4.00pm). All the action from both teams' opening Group C fixture, which comes from Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar.
Joanne Cantwell presents from 3.30pm, with analysis from Shay Given and commentary by Darragh Maloney, George Hamilton, Ray Houghton and Ronnie Whelan.
France v Australia (Kick-off 7.00pm). Coverage of the Group D match at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar.
Didier Deschamps' side is looking to become the first since Brazil in 1962 to retain the World Cup, something that has only been done twice in the history of the tournament.
Joanne Cantwell presents from 6.30pm, with analysis from Shay Given and commentary by Darragh Maloney, George Hamilton, Ray Houghton and Ronnie Whelan.
Today’s highlights are at 11.pm. All coverage is on RTÉ2.
