Joe Lycett takes a trip to Ireland in Travel Man: 48 Hours in Dublin, there's plenty of chat with The Late Late Show and The Graham Norton Show, and crime fans can catch the latest Jo Nesbø adaptation The Hanging Sun . . .
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Travel Man: 48 Hours in Dublin, 8.30pm, Channel 4
This long-running show finally lands in Ireland as comedian Mawaan Rizwan joins Joe Lycett to explore Dublin.
I didn't know this, but apparently ten statues across the city have been given QR codes. When visitors scan a code, the statue phones them, so Joe and Mawaan get to hear from Oscar Wilde and Molly Malone.
After exploring the city's smallest restaurant, they head to Dublin’s premier tourist attraction, the Guinness Storehouse (above), where they learn how to pour the perfect pint and even get their faces printed on it.
Day two begins with a swim at the Forty Foot, then at Windmill Lane studios the duo learn the story of Ireland's answer to Abbey Road and lay down a track of their own.
I wonder will they get to cross O’Connell Bridge and sample the north side of the capital?
Don’t Miss
The Late Late Show, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
It's an all-Irish line up on The Late Late - beginning with a GAA legend.
Gaelic footballer Lee Keegan did it all and nearly won it all with Mayo - except for that elusive All-Ireland title - before he announced his retirement last week.
Bowing out at the top of his game, he will tell Ryan Tubridy why now is the right time to go, which of his six All-Ireland finals was the one that got away, and how family changed his perspective on life.
Award-winning broadcaster Katie Hannon will talk to Ryan about her distinguished career in journalism and her brand-new current affairs series Upfront with Katie Hannon.
Comedian Gearóid Farrelly will chat about headlining his own Vicar Street gigs after years of being the support act of choice, and how he nearly gave up on a career in comedy.
Clondalkin native SELLO will tell Ryan what it means to be an Irish rapper on the back of his three Choice Music Award nominations. The breakthrough Drill artist will perform his new song Dublin.
Nell Mescal will also be on the show as she follows in her brother Paul's showbiz footsteps and will sing her newest single Homesick.
The Graham Norton Show, 11.10pm, BBC One
Hollywood star Michelle Williams (below, with Steven Spielberg) talks about her starring role in the latest Spielberg film The Fabelmans.
Actress Helena Bonham Carter and writer Russell T Davies discuss teaming up for their latest project Nolly, about the life of Crossroads star Noele Gordon.
Strictly's Oti Mabuse chats about swapping contests to Dancing on Ice and Oscar-tipped actor Brendan Fraser talks about his transformative role in The Whale.
Plus, more stories from audience members in the red chair.
Live at the Apollo, 9.45pm, BBC Two
Bit of an Irish flavour to this week’s show as Catherine Bohart (below) is one of the performers.
An added bonus is that righteous Welsh comic Kiri Pritchard-McLean leads the charge with her light-hearted views on modern life.
She also introduces Catherine Bohart, as well as former I’m a Celebrity contestant Babatunde Aléshé.
Amanda & Alan's Italian Job, 8.30pm, BBC One
Amanda Holden and Alan Carr set about renovating the bathrooms of her Sicilian holiday home that she purchased for a pittance.
Amanda is unconvinced about Alan's bidet and Alan tries to veto Amanda's disco ball installation - but neither will back down on their vision.
In Alan's quest to stay true to Sicilian culture, he treats Amanda to a visit to Marsala's salt pans for a unique spa experience.
Amanda's dreams of a roll-top bath come crashing down as Alan sets her the task of recycling the apartment's existing one, but karma kicks in as his DIY skills are pushed to the limit with a masterclass in floor tiling.
New or Returning Shows
Michael Flynn’s Holy War, 8.35pm, PBS America
Here’s a jaw-dropping doc about one of Donald Trump’s disciples: retired three-star general Michael Flynn, who was Trump’s national security adviser for all of 22 days.
Lt. General Michael Flynn: from elite soldier overseas to waging 'spiritual war' in America. With the Associated Press, FRONTLINE examines how Flynn emerged as a leading conspiracy theorist, from QAnon to 'Stop the Steal' and his ties to Christian nationalism.
New to Stream
Represent, Netflix
This French dramedy seems well worth a look. It’s about a black educator who finds himself in an unlikely situation.
He’s a youth centre leader from the suburbs of Paris becomes a finalist in the presidential election. But is France truly ready for its first Black president?
Truth Be Told, Apple TV+
The crime drama series based on the best-selling novel Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber returns for a third season.
The show’s about a true-crime podcaster Poppy Scoville-Parnell, played by Octavia Spencer, who risks everything in her life to pursue truth and justice.
The new run will see Poppy focus on a new case. Gabrielle Union has joined the series and will be starring as Eva, an outspoken high school principal who becomes embroiled in a problematic incident.
She joins the anthology series after Aaron Paul and Lizzy Caplan (season one) and Kate Hudson (season two) shared top billing with Spencer.
Sky Cinema Spider-Man, Sky Cinema & NOW
Sky Cinema is bringing every web-slinging, Manhattan-swinging, upside-down kissing moment right to your door with a dedicated Spider-Man channel.
Look forward to Sam Raimi’s classic Spider-Man trilogy starring Tobey Maguire, the Amazing Spider-Man films starring Andrew Garfield, and action from the Marvel Cinematic Universe including Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: No Way Home starring Andrew Garfield as our friendly neighbourhood wall crawler.
They’ve also got the spectacular Oscar- winning animation Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse starring Shameik Moore as Miles Morales, and Venom and Venom: Maximum Carnage starring Tom Hardy as Spidey’s brain-eating, symbiotic sometime nemesis.
The Hanging Sun, Sky Cinema & NOW
This drama – based on a Jo Nesbø novel - sees John (Alessandro Borghi) on the run in Norway because he has betrayed a powerful crime lord, his father, Dad.
To escape from his father and brother, John heads north and takes refuge deep in the forest near an isolated village in the extreme northern part of the country where religion dominates, the sun never sets, and local residents seem to be from a different era.
The only thing standing between John and his destiny are Lea, (Jessica Born Findlay) a woman facing hardship with a great deal of strength, and her son Caleb, a curious, pure-hearted boy.
While the midnight sun seems to confuse reality and fantasy, John grapples with a difficult past that torments him.
Lea is struggling with her own demons: her violent husband Aaron died in an accident in the sea, and many in the village believe she had something to do with it.
