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

Ireland boss Stephen Kenny
Ireland boss Stephen Kenny

Ireland host Gibraltar in the Euro 2024 qualifiers, there's the penultimate episode of Best Interests, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland concludes, and The Righteous Gemstones returns for a third season . . .

Pick of the Day

Live International Soccer, 7.00pm, RTÉ2

Streaming on RTÉ Player

It's Ireland v Gibraltar (kick-off 7.45pm) as Joanne Cantwell presents all the action from the Euro 2024 Group B qualifier at Aviva Stadium.

The teams have met on four previous occasions, with the Republic winning them all, scoring 14 goals in the process without conceding, and they will expect nothing less than another routine victory.

Head coach Stephen Kenny is under pressure following the manner of last Friday's 2-1 defeat by Greece - but anything less than a comfortable home win here is unthinkable.

With analysis from Dietmar Hamann and Liam Brady, and commentary by Darragh Maloney and Ray Houghton.

Don’t Miss

Best Interests, 9.00pm, BBC One

The pretty harrowing drama starring Sharon Horgan and Michael Sheen resumes.

Nicci's campaign becomes national news, but she has cause to hesitate when she discovers she will have to make Samantha appear to be incompetent as a doctor.

Katie has an argument with Hannah that leads in turn to a confrontation between her and her mother. Andrew then realises there may no longer a place for him at his daughter's bedside.

Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland, 9.00pm, BBC Two

The final episode of this excellent documentary series about The Troubles is subtitled Who Wants to Live Like That?

It looks at how - after decades of violence - a breakthrough was reached in the form of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, after years of talks at government level and with the intervention of US president Bill Clinton (above, with John Hume).

The programme also examines the legacy of the Troubles, with its effects on victims and survivors being lasting and significant.

New or Returning Shows

Dublin After Dark, 10.05pm, Virgin Media One

This series takes a gander at efforts of members of An Garda Síochána to combat growing levels of anti-social behaviour on the streets of the capital.

Garda Shauna Naughton and Garda Jun Han monitor the streets of Dublin on their nightly patrols in some of the worst hot spots for crime.

The Righteous Gemstones, 9.40pm, Sky Comedy

Streaming on NOW

It’s Season 3, episode 1 and 2 of the comedy created, written and executive produced by Danny McBride.

It continues with telling the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work, with the new season promising to elevate the laughs to heavenly heights.

Glastonbury Anthems, 11.20pm, BBC Two

A selection of classic songs performed at Worthy Farm over the years of the festival, with this edition featuring appearances by Radiohead, Robbie Williams and Blondie (below).

Ancient Murders Unearthed, 9.00pm, Sky History

Streaming on NOW

This promises to be an exciting series that explores history through the unique angle of criminal psychology and forensic anthropology.

Ancient Murders Unearthed travels back in time to iconic epochs and cultures to re-tell the stories of infamous and little-known murders and possibly solve some of the mysteries surrounding them.

Hosted by Louisiana homicide detective Rod Demery and geneticist, archaeologist and forensics expert Professor Turi King who cracked one of the biggest forensic DNA cases in history - the exhumation and reburial of English king Richard III.

The Wonders of the World I Can't See, 10.00pm, Channel 4

Blind comedian Chris McCausland (below) explores some of the world's most iconic landmarks to discover things that the sighted traveler might miss.

First up, Chris is joined by Harry Hill for a trip to the Acropolis in the Greek capital Athens.

They soak up some local culture, including sea fishing, pottery making, olive oil tasting and Greek drama lessons, and even try their hand at a few Olympic sports in the iconic Panathenaic Stadium.

Windrush, 9.00pm, BBC Four

Another chance to see this four-part series documenting the experiences of Caribbean immigrants to the UK, beginning with the arrival of the troop ship Empire Windrush on June 22, 1948 carrying 500 West Indians.

Britain's first taste of mass immigration in the 20th Century was soured by racial hostility which escalated in the years to come, culminating in the notorious Nottingham and Notting Hill riots of 1958.

Followed by the remaining three episodes.

New to Stream

Take Care of Maya, Netflix

When nine-year-old Maya Kowalski was admitted to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in 2016, nothing could have prepared her or her family for what they were about to go through.

As the medical team tried to understand her rare illness, they began to question the basic truths that bound the Kowalskis together.

Suddenly, Maya was in state custody - despite two parents who were desperate to bring their daughter home.

The story of the Kowalski family - as told in their own words - will change the way you look at children’s healthcare forever.

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