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The Case I Can't Forget
The Case I Can't Forget

There's the final episode of The Case I Can't Forget, a Panorama special looks at the storage facility known as the Cloud, and there's The 2023 65th Grammy Awards and Sheridan Smith-starring drama Four Lives . . .

Pick of the Day

The Case I Can't Forget, 9.30pm, RTÉ One

In the final episode of this season, retired Detective Inspector Pat Marry recalls, clue by clue, his investigation into the violent death of Dundalk teenager Niall Dorr.

On the night of October 13, 2010, eyewitnesses called 999 when they discovered 18-year-old Niall lying unconscious on Castle Road in Dundalk, county Louth. He had severe head injuries and was later declared dead at Beaumont Hospital.

The investigation to find Niall’s killers fell to Pat Marry. He had only recently promoted to the rank of Detective Inspector.

The investigation quickly revealed Niall had been on a night out with friends when he was caught up in an altercation.

Niall’s father David went straight to the hospital, where doctors assessed Niall’s injuries and concluded he could never recover.

Investigations revealed one man was responsible for the attack.

But there was a problem. None of the gang were prepared to name who that man was.

Don’t Miss

George Clarke's Amazing Spaces, 8.00pm, Channel 4

This week George meets a mother who has taken on the challenge of turning an old horse-drawn caravan into an extending, accessible space for her daughter who is disabled.

Elsewhere, George steps back in time to visit a walkers' lodge that has been built as an exact replica of an original Iron Age encampment.

Knives Out, 9.30pm, TG4

Writer/director Rian Johnson's comedy crime thriller, starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas, is miles better than the recent sequel.

Wealthy crime novelist Harlan Thrombey invites his kin to an 85th birthday party at his mansion, but festivities are cut short by arguments.

When the writer apparently commits suicide, Detective Lieutenant Elliott and Trooper Wagner attend the scene, while private detective Benoit Blanc hovers in the background, closely observing family members.

Panorama, 10.40pm, BBC One

The cloud is hugely popular. It stores people's pictures and emails, it powers internet searches and it helps stream movies and box sets.

But out of sight, the cloud depends on processing factories - vast data centres that use enormous amounts of power and water. Every time someone goes online, they increase its carbon footprint.

Richard Bilton investigates the growing environmental problem for which everyone is responsible.

Ambulance, 9.00pm, BBC One

An emergency call is received for a patient who has made an attempt to end their life.

Crewmates Emily and Gayle are immediately dispatched to assist another crew. As they make their way to provide back-up, the patient is confirmed dead, but Emily and Gayle decide to remain at the scene to help provide some much-needed support to the grieving family.

Later, the pair attend an 81-year-old diabetic who has fallen off his mobility scooter.

In Pallion, James and Jamie respond to an emergency call for a 75-year-old female who is believed to be having a stroke.

Narrated by Christopher Eccleston (above).

Putin vs the West, 9.00pm, BBC Two

A look at how Western leaders try to enlist Vladimir Putin (below) as peacemaker in the Middle East, but the Russian president instead showed just how far he was willing to go to keep his allies in power.

David Cameron recalls the lengths he went to bring Putin closer to the West and how for a while it looked like he might succeed until he backed his ally Bashar al-Assad.

That was in the Syrian president's battle to hold onto power in his country's bloody civil war, sending in Russian troops to help him

Never Rarely Sometimes Always, 11.15pm, BBC Two

Writer/director Eliza Hittman's drama, starring Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder and Theodore Pellerin, is well worth a look.

Upon discovering she is 10 weeks pregnant, 17-year-old Pennsylvanian Autumn Callahan wants a termination.

When her own attempts fail, she confides in her cousin, Skylar, and they head for New York City with stolen cash.

It then transpires that Autumn has been given false information about her condition, and as the money runs out, things become even more desperate.

New or Returning Shows

The 2023 65th Grammy Awards, 9.00pm, RTÉ2

Highlights from the 65th annual Grammy Awards ceremony as an audience of famous faces gather at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles to celebrate the year in music Hosted by Trevor Noah (below).

Nominees in categories including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year include Abba, Adele, Beyonce, Mary J Blige, Brandi Carlile, Doja Cat, Steve Lacy, Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo and Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Coldplay, Taylor Swift and Bonnie Raitt.

Four Lives, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One

Stephen Merchant and the always superb Sheridan Smith star in this fact-based drama telling the story of murderer Stephen Port.

He was convicted of killing four gay men in 2016, but the story is told from the point of view of his victims and their families.

The first episode focuses on aspiring fashion designer Anthony Walgate and Slovakian Gabriel Kovari, who was searching for a more liberal life in London.

When one of these young men is given a lethal overdose by Port, he claims to have merely discovered the body.

Food Fest Northern Ireland, 8.30pm, BBC One

Colin Murray and Edith Bowman reveal the secrets of farmers and food producers as they explore Northern Ireland's best food festivals.

They start out in St George's Market, Belfast, where they meet a social media sensation who reveals the secrets of healthy and inexpensive one-pot meals.

Ryan Hand discovers why some snacks seem to be shrinking and chef Suzie Lee finds out whether there is such a thing as a healthy bacon sandwich.

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