Yet another day with a load of new and returning shows, including Operation Transformation, Neven's Greenway Food Trails, Kirstie and Phil's Love It or List It, and Joanna Scanlon in The Light in the Hall . . .
Pick of the Day
Operation Transformation, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
This new run sees five brand new leaders from all over the country take on a health and wellness plan under the careful supervision of four qualified experts with the aim of resetting and kick-starting a new chapter in their lives.
Presenter Kathryn Thomas will be on hand to encourage the leaders every step of the way
There will also be regular reports on previous leaders talking about their experiences since taking part in the show, while former OT leader Katie Jones will host the brand-new OT podcast.
Katie was hugely popular with viewers last year and has been an inspiration to the incoming leaders.
Each week Katie will also talk to a former leader in the company of one of the OT experts to help everyone on their wellness journey.
OT is also set to welcome new dietitian Sophie Pratt. Sophie, a CORU registered dietitian and a member of the Irish Institute of Nutrition and Dietetics, joins Dr Sumi Dunne, Dr Eddie Murphy and Karl Henry on the show's panel of experts for 2023.
Don’t Miss
The Light in the Hall, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Joanna Scanlan (below), Iwan Rheon and Alexandra Roach star in this new drama about a woman still grieving for her daughter who disappeared 18 years earlier.
Sharon Roberts has spent nearly two decades searching for her daughter Ela's body. Shortly after she vanished, mild-mannered gardener Joe Thomas was arrested and charged with her murder.
He confessed to the crime but refused to explain what he did with the body. Now Joe is being considered for parole, and if he is released, Sharon's greatest fear may be realised.
She dreads that she will never get Ela's body back and the past will torment her for the rest of her life.
New or Returning Shows
Neven’s Greenway Food Trails, 8.30pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Neven Maguire visits some of Ireland's most spectacular off-road routes for walkers and cyclists, and meets more of the country's best food producers and chefs.
In the first edition he heads to he Great Western Greenway in Co Mayo, a 42km cycling and walking trail that follows the route of the old Westport to Achill Railway line.
It’s a route that passes through places with views of Clew Bay, the Nephin Mountains and Croagh Patrick.
This is Joan Collins, 9.20pm, RTÉ2
This documentary is well worth a look if you missed it when it was on BBC 2 a while ago.
The British actress Joan Collins reflects on her life and career, looking back on her rollercoaster seven decades in showbusiness and sharing footage from her home archive.
Against a backdrop of Collins' own narration, her story showcases the extraordinary life of a woman who has lived through the glitz, the glamour and the enduring moments of Hollywood history, and survived it all with panache.
Our Flag Means Death, 11.10pm, BBC Two
Here’s a new dramedy based on a true story, starring Rhys Darby, Joel Fry and Samson Kayo. It looks daft, but don't let thet put you off.
The year is 1717, and in the depths of a midlife crisis, wealthy landowner Stede Bonnet decides to leave his life of luxury behind in search of adventure and become a pirate.
Stede tries to tame the mutinous motley crew of his ship, the Revenge, but when his efforts to impress the boisterous buccaneers lead to a raid on a vessel with ties to his former life, Stede is left to question whether he is tough enough for the high seas.
Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It, 8.00pm, Channel 4
Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer help Amy and Brian from Newtownards, Northern Ireland decide whether to move or renovate their five-bedroom chalet bungalow.
After 50 years in the same house, Brian has had enough and wants a more spacious home in the countryside with more storage for his hobbies.
Kirstie comes up with a plan to make their existing home feel brand new while Phil heads out to find a future-proof property with accessible ground floor accommodation to suit Brian's health needs.
New to Stream
The Lying Life of Adults, Netflix
If the HBO adaptation of My Brilliant Friend is anything to go by, this latest Elena Ferrante adaptation is not to be missed.
In 1990s Naples, brash and bold Aunt Vittoria helps her sheltered niece experience a different side of the city, upsetting the teen's strict parents.
MADOFF: The Monster of Wall Street, Netflix
This docuseries follows the rise and fall of financier Bernie Madoff, who orchestrated one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in Wall Street history.
Reservation Dogs, Disney+
Here’s season 2 of the dramedy series about four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma.
The gang is scattered, with Elora and Jackie on the road to California and the others in various places around the reservation.
Willie Jack blames herself for all their troubles, because in the first season, she took some of Jackie's hair, gave it to a white man in a bar who claimed to be a wizard, and asked him to curse Jackie and the rival gang.
Uncle Brownie and everyone she asks all agree that she messed with bad medicine, and now it has come back on her, bringing them all misfortune.
The Menu, Disney+
This drama sees a couple, Margot (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Tyler (Nicholas Hoult), travel to a coastal island in the Pacific Northwest to eat at an exclusive restaurant called Hawthorn.
This is where the reclusive, globally celebrated Chef Julian Slowik (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish tasting menu for select special guests.
Joining the couple are three young tech bros, an older wealthy couple and repeat clients, a renowned restaurant critic with her slavish magazine editor, and a famous middle-aged movie star with his assistant.
With wild and violent events occurring, Slowik's motivation begins to rattle the diners as it becomes increasingly apparent that his elaborate menu is designed to end with a shocking finale.
