Face the Music follows students and teachers of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Carrie and co are back with And Just Like That, dancer Kevin Clifton explores his family tree, while Lauren Laverne and Jack Saunders look ahead to Glastonbury 2023 . . .
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Face the Music, 10.15pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
This documentary follows students and teachers of the Royal Irish Academy of Music during a pivotal 12 months in its 175-year history.
At the start of the new academic year, director Deborah Kelleher deals with significant delays to a building project that has already experienced significant overruns due to the pandemic and the rising costs of building materials.
Deborah is striving to break down the 'elitist' barriers of classical music to make it accessible for everyone. However, this is still a world that strives for perfection and the demands on students are significant.
In the opening episode, vocal student, Rachael Connaghan is about to have major jaw surgery to fix a misalignment that is impacting her singing - but first, she must audition for a lead role in the opera.
17-year-old, pianist, Seán Shannon is leaving home in Ennis, county Clare for the first time to take a place in RIAM’s third level programme.
Having taught himself to play on a toy piano as a child by watching Youtube videos, he's nervous about stepping into such a professional environment. Auditions also take place for third level students to determine their place in RIAM’s Philharmonia Orchestra.
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Who Do You Think You Are? 9.00pm, BBC One
Kevin Clifton (below), aka 'Kevin from Grimsby’, is proud of his northern roots, but wants to investigate a long-standing family rumour from much further afield.
According to his father, the Cliftons might be related to a mysterious woman called Matooski from the First Nations of Canada.
This takes the dancer on an extraordinary journey to the country's remote 18th-century trading posts.
The trek reveals that he comes from a long line of skilled and courageous female ancestors who survived - and thrived - against the odds.
The Magnificent Seven, 8.00pm, BBC Four
Here’s a classic Western, starring Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn and Eli Wallach.
Oppressed Mexican villagers cross the border into America looking to buy guns to defend their homes and crops from bandits.
Instead they encounter an enigmatic loner who persuades them to hire a band of gunslingers to teach the villagers how to fight before the marauders return.
New or Returning Shows
And Just Like That, 9.00pm, Sky Comedy
Another season of the Sex and the City reboot. It’s hard to get excited, to be honest, even though I was a big fan of the original series (well, the first 3-4 seasons, when it had a bit of an edge).
Anyway, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) continue to navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s.
Hopefully it’s better than the first one, which - most disappointingly - reduced the whip-smart Miranda to a fawning, middle-aged schoolgirl, inexplicably smitten by the tediously self-righteous Che.
We’ve been promised a fleeting glimpse of Kim Cattrall’s Samantha, and there’s the return of John Corbett’s nice-but-control-freaky Aidan. Let’s see what that brings.
Glastonbury 2023, 10.00pm, BBC Two
Lauren Laverne (below) and Jack Saunders look ahead to a packed weekend of live music at the much-loved and relentlessly hyped festival.
They bring stories from the first couple of days of the site being open, including the summer solstice, and also look at what's to come, including headline performances from the Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Roses, Elton John and Lizzo.
They are also joined by special guests and present preview performances.
Biseach ón Ailse, 8.30pm, TG4
Broadcaster and journalist Evelyn O'Rourke brings two inspiring cancer survivors face to face with two cancer researchers to reveal the life-changing impact this cutting-edge research is having in Ireland today.
The programme reveals how the science behind survival is giving people the chance to make more magical moments in their lives.
Live International Soccer, 7.00pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
It’s Ireland Women v Zambia Women (kick-off 7.30pm) as Evanne Ní Chuilinn presents all the action from the friendly at Tallaght Stadium.
The Girls in Green - led by coach Vera Pauw (above) - are preparing for their first ever appearance at a World Cup finals, which will see them face Australia, Nigeria and Canada in the group stage.
Their opponents have also qualified and will be looking for a morale-boosting display before they test themselves in a tough group containing Spain, Japan and Costa Rica.
Five Star Kitchen: Britain's Next Great Chef, 8.00pm, Chennel 4
The six remaining chefs are split into two teams to create a bespoke and opulent menu for a VIP client staying in the Langham's most expensive luxury suite, which costs £25,000 a night.
The winning team are given the day off, while the losers face a challenge in which they each have to produce a luxury five-star breakfast tray in keeping with their restaurant concept.
Britain's Most Expensive Houses, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Broker Constance is on a mission to get the listing for Laura Comfort's £12.5million home as the celebrity singer wants to downsize to a £4million pad in Chelsea.
Managing director Guy values a quaint Tudor cottage in Henley on Thames - a little corner of paradise that owner Brian is selling for the not insignificant sum of £1.75million.
It boasts a swimming pool and a shower in what used to be a public telephone box.
New to Stream
Glamorous, Netflix
Marco Mejia, a young gender-nonconforming twentysomething, seems to be stuck in place until landing a job working for a former supermodel-turned-cosmetics mogul.
Can Marco navigate a cutthroat new workplace and messy dating scene?
