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What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Sunday

Depp v Heard
Depp v Heard

There's a documentary about the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, deadly drama Clean Sweep continues, there’s a Munster hurling double-bill, and a screening of Eamon Morrissey’s legendary show The Brother . . .

Pick of the Day

Depp v Heard, 9.00pm, Channel 4

Documentary exploring the tumultuous defamation trial between Johnny Depp and his former wife Amber Heard - the first in US history to be fully broadcast live.

The three-part series considers whether a jury could ever be truly impartial in the age of social media.

In the first episode, the couple testify about their early love story before the programme advances to some of the most dramatic moments of the trial.

Don’t Miss

Clean Sweep, 9.30pm, RTÉ One

Streaming on RTÉ Player

The crime thriller, starring Charlene McKenna as a mother with a murderous past, continues.

Shelly's husband Jason is delighted to be assigned to the case, with no sense where the trail may lead.

While he and his colleague Fiona focus on a sex worker, Shelly realises she may have left evidence in the dead man's hotel room.

The Sunday Game Live, 1.30pm, RTÉ2

Streaming on RTÉ Player

Today’s double header begins with Clare v Cork (Throw-in 2.00pm). Joanne Cantwell presents all the action from the Munster Senior Hurling Championship encounter at Cusack Park.

With analysis from Anthony Daly (below), Donal Óg Cusack and Joe Canning.

Then at 3.40pm it’s Tipperary v Limerick (Throw-in 4.00pm). Joanne Cantwell presents all the action from the Munster Senior Hurling Championship encounter at Semple Stadium.

Once again, there’s analysis from Anthony Daly, Donal Óg Cusack and Joe Canning.

The Brother, 11.30pm, TG4

Another chance to see Eamon Morrissey's (below) legendary one-man comedy, originated in the 1970s and based on the satirical writings of Brian O'Nolan (aka Flann O'Brien and Myles na gCopaleen).

Morrissey plays a bar-room bore regaling the audience with his stories and philosophies. The Brother - naturally - features prominently, but there's also the likes of the Ringsend cowboys and Jem Casey's The Workman's Friend.

Plus the odd pint and ball o' malt.

Ten Pound Poms, 9.00pm, BBC One

The period drama about Britons emigrating to Australia in the 1950s continues.

A haunted Terry retraces his steps from the night before. Somewhat reassured that all is okay, he accepts an invitation to a barbecue at Dean's house with his boisterous family.

Meanwhile, Kate gets a lead on Michael's whereabouts and her next-door neighbour Bill goes to extreme lengths to get himself a bit of extra cash.

Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, 6.15pm, BBC Two

Another chance to see this finger-licking series where the American actor of Italian descent travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country's regional cuisines.

Tucci begins in Naples, where he embarks on a whirlwind tour to find the freshest mozzarella and the best San Marzano tomatoes with Enzo Coccia to learn the secret art of arguably the world's best pizza.

He then continues his journey to the island of Ischia and the beautiful Amalfi Coast to revisit some spectacular regional dishes.

New or Returning Shows

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel, 9.55pm, BBC Four

Profile of the Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer (below) responsible for some of the best-loved film and TV scores of the past few decades.

Contributors include movie directors such as Christopher Nolan, Denis Villeneuve, and Steve McQueen.

In this portrait, Zimmer reveals the musical secrets of his craft - how he goes about terrifying, moving and raising people's spirits through his work.

New to Stream

Alone Together, Sky Cinema & NOW

Katie Holmes stars in an directs this romantic drama, which features Jim Sturgess, Derek Luke, Zosia Mamet, Melissa Leo and Luke Kirby.

Going upstate for a short romantic getaway to escape the pandemic in New York City, food critic June's (Holmes) plans go wrong from the start.

Arriving at the Airbnb in advance of her boyfriend, John (Derek Luke), she is shocked to discover it has been double-booked by recently single Charlie (Sturgess).

When John decides to stay in the city to take care of his parents, June has to settle in for the long haul as she realizes that the initial two weeks of the pandemic might just drag on a little bit longer than expected.

As spring begins to unfold around them, June and Charlie make the most of the sudden break in their routines and develop an unexpected intimacy as they bond over goals, ambitions and relationships.

Sunday Cinema

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, 4.55pm, TG4

The 2008 adaptation of the John Boyne book, starring David Thewlis, Asa Butterfield and Jack Scanlon.

Bruno, a boy in Nazi Germany, moves to the country when his father is placed in charge of a concentration camp.

While exploring the woods close to the facility's boundary, he spots a Jewish youngster being held there, and the two become friends - but Bruno remains innocently oblivious to the camp's true purpose.

Family Flick

The Railway Children, 2.50pm, BBC One

Classic family drama adapted from E Nesbit's story, starring Jenny Agutter, Sally Thomsett, Gary Warren, Dinah Sheridan, Bernard Cribbins, William Mervyn and Iain Cuthbertson.

Three Edwardian children are forced to leave their comfortable middle-class London home and move to the wilds of Yorkshire after their father is wrongfully imprisoned for treason.

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