Aine Lawlor and Marty Morrissey are on duty as Bloom opens for the Bank Holiday weekend, there's Aussie murder-mystery Deadloch, a concert by the late Gordon Lightfoot and a documentary about Robbie Robertson and the Band . . .
Pick of the Day
Bloom 2023, 8.00pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Aine Lawlor and Marty Morrissey present live from the festival as they return to Bord Bia's Bloom in Dublin's Phoenix Park for the first time since 2019.
Áine meets designers, who explain the inspiration behind their show gardens, while Marty samples the wares on offer at the food village.
Fingers crossed the weather holds out for the weekend the summer gets off to a bright and blooming start!
Don’t Miss
In Concert: Gordon Lightfoot, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Here's a concert by the recently deceased Canadian singer-songwriter, accompanied by Red Shea and Richard Haynes.
The trio perform songs including Summer Side of Life, Saturday Clothes, That's What You Get for Loving Me, If I Could Read Your Mind and Steel Rail Blues.
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band, 10.35pm, BBC Four
This documentary tells the story of how Canadian guitarist Robbie Robertson overcame adversity and found camaraderie alongside the four other men who would become his brothers in music in the Band.
The film blends rare archive footage, photography, songs and interviews with Robertson's friends and collaborators, including Martin Scorsese, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton and Van Morrison.
New or Returning Shows
Santana: Hymns for Peace, 9.00pm, Sky Arts
Streaming on NOW
On 15th July 2004, Santana took to the stage in Montreux accompanied by a stunning line-up of guests to perform a concert of songs about peace and understanding that they dubbed Hymns For Peace.
Joining the regular Santana line up in the band were Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ravi Coltrane, and Idrissa Diop with further guest appearances from Angelique Kidjo, Barbara Morrison, Patti Austin, Sylver Sharp, Steve Winwood and Nile Rodgers.
New to Stream
Deadloch, Prime Video
Kate Box and Madeleine Sami team up as two disparate coppers teamed together in this humorous murder mystery from Australia.
A peaceful Tasmanian hamlet is preparing for its annual Winter Festival when a man known as Trent turns up dead on the beach.
Dulcie Collins (Box), a local senior sergeant, takes up the case and runs an investigation, but it leads her nowhere. Her superior informs her that they have hired another senior investigator, Eddie Redcliffe (Sami), who will work with her on the case.
Scoop, Netflix
The series is inspired by Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison, a book written by crime journalist Jigna Vora.
She recounts the true story of her arrest for the 2011 murder of fellow journalist Jyotirmoy Dey, also known as J Dey. Members of the Chhota Rajan gang were later identified as the perpetrators.
Manifest: Season 4 Part 2, Netflix
As season four resumes and the Death Date looms, the Flight 828 passengers and their loved ones race to fulfill their Callings and prevent the terrifying future that awaits.
Smile, Sky Cinema & NOW
Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Robin Weigert, Caitlin Stasey and Kal Penn star in director: Parker Finn's horror flick.
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.
As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality.
Movie Choice
Cold Pursuit, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
With The Late Late Show done for the summer, Fridays on RTÉ One goes into autopilot ode mwith this action thriller from 2019.
Starring Liam Neeson, Laura Dern and Micheal Richardson, it follows an unassuming but hard-working snowplough driver who abandons his quiet mountain life after his son is murdered by a powerful drug lord.
Grieving, yet furious, he draws on his hunting skills to become an adept killer seeking out revenge against those responsible. 'I will find you and I will kill you’ kind of vibe.
His actions soon spark a turf war between a manically unpredictable gangster known as Viking and a rival gang boss. The body count should impress.
On the Basis of Sex, 10.00pm, RTÉ2
Biopic of lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg showing how she faced adversity and numerous obstacles in her fight for equal rights throughout her career, which culminated in her becoming a member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Starring Felicity Jones, with Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux and Kathy Bates.
