It's Eurosong night on The Late Late Show, Michelle Yeoh is among Graham Norton’s guests, Bryan Cranston returns for a new run of Your Honor, while David Tennant visits The Last Leg . . .
Pick of the Day
The Late Late Show, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Ryan Tubridy hosts this Late Late Show Eurosong Special to determine Ireland's 2023 Eurovision representative, with the winner chosen by a combination of national and international juries and a public vote.
Six acts will battle it out to be Ireland’s representative and they will all perform live in studio. The six songs were selected from hundreds of entries received by RTÉ following a callout for submissions last year.
The Eurosong competing acts are ADGY (Too Good for your Love), CONNOLLY (Midnight Summer Night), Wild Youth (We are One), Leila Jane (Wild), K Muni & ND, Kofi Appiah and Nevlonne Dampare (Down in the Rain), Public Image Limited (Hawaii).
Eurovision stalwart, commentator Marty Whelan will capture all the backstage action throughout the show as our Green Room correspondent, and Ryan will be joined in studio by an expert Eurovision panel.
The winner selected on the night will go on to fly the flag for Ireland in Liverpool who will host the 67th Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine, last year’s winners.
The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will take place in the Liverpool Arena next to the River Mersey on Saturday May 13th, with Semi-Finals on Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th.
Don’t Miss
The Graham Norton Show, 10.40pm, BBC One
This week’s shows sees Graham catch up with Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh (below), Oscar-nominated for her performance in the multiverse drama Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Austin Butler - also nominated for his starring role in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis - joins her on the sofa, as does Scottish actor Jack Lowden, who is promoting The Gold, a TV series based on the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery.
Dancer Ashley Banjo also appears, discussing the new Diversity tour, Supernova. Plus, Brit-nominated Mimi Webb performs her current single, Red Flags.
The Last Leg, 10.00pm, Channel 4
Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by actor David Tennant (below) and comedian Michelle de Swarte for a light-hearted review of the significant moments of the past seven days.
As usual, the hashtag #isitok paves the way for the gang to round up, examine and explain – while occasionally taking the proverbial - the leading and most entertaining news stories of the week.
Travel Man: 48 Hours in Marseilles, 8.30pm, Channel 4
Comedian, writer and actor Asim Chaudhry joins Joe Lycett to spend a weekend in the French port city of Marseilles, one of the liveliest spots just west of the posher Riviera.
First up, they sign up for a skateboarding lesson in an abandoned tobacco factory that now serves as a hub for all things hipster.
Other cultural highlights include the Tunnel of 1,000 Signs and a guided tour of the Underwater Museum, which comprises 10 sculptures submerged in the Mediterranean.
Vice, 11.05pm, BBC Two
Biographical comedy drama, starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Sam Rockwell and Steve Carell.
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It’s the story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider who quietly wielded immense power as vice president to George W Bush, reshaping America and the globe in many ways that are still felt today.
New or Returning Shows
Amol Rajan Interviews Bill Gates, 7.30pm, BBC Two
Billionaire Bill Gates (below) talks to Amol Rajan about wealth, conspiracy theories and recent controversies.
He's also, apparently, quite surprised to find himself on the elderly end of life's spectrum as comes to the businesss end of his sixties.
The two of them visit a remote region outside Nairobi in Kenya, where Gates supports local farms and hospitals through his charitable foundation for a rare, in-depth interview with the tech entrepreneur.
New to Stream
Your Honor, Paramount+
Bryan Cranston stars in a second season of this tense drama (well, the first season was a bit of a nailbiter), where some will be seeking salvation for the tremendous loss they suffered, while others will be seeking revenge.
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Ultimately, one question remains: how far are you willing to go to protect what matters most to you?
The first season is available on Sky Box Sets if you need a refresher or a first look.
Harlem, Prime Video
Who better than Harlem screenwriter Tracy Oliverto offer a glimpse of what viewers can expect from Season 2?
"We continue our journey with our four stylish and ambitious best girlfriends in Harlem, NYC, the mecca of Black culture in America," she said.
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"After blowing up her career and disrupting her love life, Camille (Meagan Good) has to figure out how to put the pieces back together.
Tye (Jerrie Johnson) considers her future. Quinn (Grace Byers) goes on a journey of self-discovery. Angie's (Shoniqua Shandai) career takes a promising turn.
Together, they level up into the next phase of their careers, relationships and big city dreams."
Dear Edward, Apple TV+
A 12-year-old boy becomes the lone survivor of a plane crash. As he and others affected by the tragedy try to make sense of what happened, unexpected friendships, romances and communities are formed.
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Young Edward Adler is the lone survivor of a plane crash that takes the lives of his family.
He and others affected by the tragedy connect with one another to cope with their respective losses and pain. The cast includes Colin O'Brien, Connie Britton and Taylor Schilling.
Father Stu, Sky Cinema & NOW
Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, Jacki Weaver and Teresa Ruiz star in this – hopefully inspirational - drama.
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Father Stu is based on the true-life story of boxer-turned-priest, Father Stuart Long (played by Wahlberg, of course), whose journey from self-destruction to redemption inspired countless people along the way.
