Best Interests continues its heartbreaking journey, there are some new arrivals at The Shelter: Animal SOS, Amy Schumer's back with a new Netflix special, and there’s classic comedy from Tony Hancock . . .
Pick of the Day
Best Interests, 9.00pm, BBC One
The harrowing drama starring Sharon Horgan and Michael Sheen continues.
Even if you missed last night’s opening episode, it’s well worth a watch. Though as it’s dealing with a nightmare family scenario, it’s quite heavy going.
Andrew and Nicci find themselves at odds after an ethics committee agree all treatment for Marnie should stop.
Samantha tells them they can legally challenge the decision if they wish, presenting Andrew with a difficult choice and leaving Nicci turning to a surprising place for help.
Katie finds herself stuck in the middle.
Don’t Miss
The Shelter: Animal SOS, 7.00pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
A new arrival at the shelter is one year old Scruffy, who was picked up as a stray and brought in by a member of the public.
Scruffy has an appointment for a haircut with Volunteer Fionnuala, and Dog expert Lynda and after lots of TLC the lucky pup gets a new home and a new name. Now called Rollo, he gives a new lease of life to new owner Helena whose dog of many years passed away recently.
The Inspectors bring in a severely underweight dog called Judy, whose owners were struggling to take of. As well as being incredibly emaciated, she’s got a nasty skin condition. Judy makes an amazing recovery with the help of the vets and the rehabilitation team.
Ravenous, 11.15pm, Talking Pictures TV
If you fancy a late night tonight, this cannibal cowboy movie from 1999 should do very nicely. It’s certainly something you could sink your teeth into.
Ravenous is a 1999 horror Western cannibal film starring Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Jeffrey Jones and David Arquette. The film, which is set in 1840s' California, was directed by Antonia Bird and filmed in Europe.
The story is set in a remote military outpost, from where Captain John Boyd and his regiment embark on a rescue mission which takes a dark turn when they are ambushed by a sadistic cannibal.
Hancock's Half Hour, 8.00pm, BBC Four
Tony Hancock was Britain’s number one comedy star back in the early 1960s and this show was a huge hit. Co-starring Sid James, this episode, titled The Blood Donor, is an absolute classic.
Hancock decides to donate some blood but is aghast to find out how much he has to give. Then, when he discovers he has a rare blood type, he wants to find out where it will end up.
Arena, 11.30pm, BBC Four
The story of the influential African musician Fela Kuti, who is remembered not only as the creator of the Afrobeat genre but also as an outspoken political revolutionary who criticised military regimes in his native Nigeria.
A counter-cultural revolutionary, he fought injustice with his music and provoked society with his lifestyle, on one occasion marrying 27 wives in a single ceremony. Blimey!
When he died in 1997 from HIV, a disease that carried huge stigma in Africa, there was fear his legacy would die with him, but this film shows that the impact of his life and music is still felt today.
The Greatest Auction, 8.00pm, Channel 4
AJ Odudu hosts once again as this week’s episode sees people bid for the work of an art forger, a Leeds football programme from 1904, a taxidermy unicorn and a set of drums from the 1970s.
New or Returning Shows
Africa Rising With Afua Hirsch, 9.00pm, BBC Two
Writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch (below) explores how young creatives are reinventing culture across Africa.
She begins in Morocco, where she meets renowned photographer Hassan Hajjaj, who is updating traditional Moroccan style, goes riding with Tbourida horse rider Amal Amhari and explores Amazigh rug weaving with artist Sarah Allaoui.
Afua also meets the country's new superstar singer Rym Fikri.
The Witness Is a Whale, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Soviet whaling reports reveal that whales once roamed the oceans in vastly greater numbers than has ever been estimated.
This documentary considers how this changes things - if the number of whales was larger, then their role in the ocean was more important than anyone imagined - and how it affects the attempts to save these extraordinary mammals.
Féilte Ceol Tíre - Ballymore Country Music Festival, 9.30pm, TG4
A festival of fun on the grounds of Ballymore GAA football pitch for a family day out of fun dancing and laughter featuring some top country music artists.
New to Stream
Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact, Netflix
In this new show from the wonderful Amy Schumer, she gets real about lasering her face, postpartum sex, her baby-naming disaster and chewable Viagra in a typically cheekily candid stand-up special.
Par for the course, really.
