Prime Time investigates the the growing issue of sex for rent in Ireland, David Harewood looks at the Blackface phenomenon, and Lesley Manville is the final focus of Who Do You Think You Are?
Pick of the Day
Prime Time, 9.35pm, RTÉ One & RTÉ News channel
Streaming on RTÉ Player
RTÉ Investigates goes undercover to expose the growing issue of sex for rent in Ireland's housing crisis.
Some landlords are seeking sexual favours from prospective tenants in exchange for reduced reduced rates or in other cases free accommodation.
It's hard to believe that there’d be this kind of carry-on in this day and age (or any day and age, really). But here we are.
Grim.
Don’t Miss
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland, 10.10pm,
Streaming on RTÉ Player
The second episode of this compulsive and essential BBC series is called Do Paramilitaries Lie Awake at Night?
It looks at the growth of paramilitary organisations in the early 1970s, with killings, explosions, intimidation and street disorder becoming widespread - with devastating and often lasting effects.
Coercive control, intimidation, beatings and executions were part of how these groups operated in their different communities, a world in which people could be 'disappeared’, never to be found for decades afterwards.
The Dog Academy, 8.00pm, Channel 4
A crack team of Britain's top specialist trainers addresses the behaviours of two more troublesome hounds.
Pint-sized Chihuahua Dexter has been snapping at his owner Sean whenever he tries to get some alone time with his girlfriend Charlotte.
Wonder, a blind dog, exhibits extreme anxiety whenever he finds himself in unfamiliar places.
With stressed-out owner Ben in tow, trainers Sean and Kamal have their hands full straightening things out.
The Supervet, 9.00pm, Channel 4
A five-year-old Bedlington terrier, who has suffered a broken front leg three times in the last four years, is referred to Noel Fitzpatrick (below, left) with another fracture in her leg.
Elsewhere, beloved fox red Labrador Jethro has arthritic elbows, which have left him unable to walk properly and are causing him great pain.
Noel uses a tiny camera to take a closer look at the joint damage and determine the best course of action.
New or Returning Shows
David Harewood on Blackface, 9.00pm, BBC Two
British actor David Harewood continues to impress as a broadcaster and here investigates the roots of minstrelsy, a strange, increasingly problematic (though not for a long time), cultural form.
It eventually paved the way for The Black and White Minstrel Show, which, at its peak, was watched by a Saturday night BBC TV audience of more than 20 million people.
Harewood looks at the effect the series had on his own career and that of fellow actors.
The Hidden World of Hospitality with Tom Kerridge, 8.00pm, BBC Two
In this brand-new series, the chef Tom Kerridge lifts the lid on the hospitality industry, revealing how it operates and meeting the skilled and passionate experts driving it forward.
In this first episode, he explores the highly skilled and competitive world of fine dining.
Tom chats to professionals who, like him, are obsessed with the pursuit of culinary excellence, including Lake District-based chef Ryan Blackburn.
Super Rich Sleepovers, 7.00pm, RTÉ2
Sally Lindsay is a house guest at upmarket homes in Britain and beyond, beginning by staying at Ian and Irene's £12million mansion in Cheshire, North West England.
For 36 hours, Sally lives life in the fast lane as she joins Ian to shop for a new Ferrari, tries her luck in the home casino and receives VIP treatment trying on jewellery worth millions.
New to Stream
The Witcher, Netflix
As season three volume two is released, fans of this fantasy the show are set to say goodbye to the popular Henry Cavill.
Cavill is being replaced by Liam Hemsworth in the role of Geralt of Rivia and these final three episodes will be the last fans will see of the former Superman as Gerald.
The action-packed episodes see Cavill in full force as the warrior, as he goes through multiple fight scenes and takes on all manner of beasts.
Ghosts of Beirut, Paramount+
This four-part miniseries from Showtime is spy drama based on a true espionage story.
A young CIA targeter, Lena Asayran, connects a 2007 attack on US forces in Iraq to the CIA's greatest adversary, Imad Mughniyeh.
In the opening episode Lena manipulates a defector from Iran into revealing the murky origins of Imad's rise as a committed 19-year-old.
Ending Today
Who Do You Think You Are? 9.00pm, BBC One
As the latest season comes to an end, English actress Lesley Manville researches her family tree.
So far as her mother's side is concerned, by delving deep into Brighton's local archives, Lesley uncovers a complex story of wartime separation, adultery and the inaccessibility of divorce.
Tracing back her father's line sees Lesley trying to solve what happened to her ancestor Aaron Harding.
A widower with a large family to feed, Aaron protested poor conditions and pay as an agricultural worker in 1830 - a protest that would become known as the Swing Riots.
He was arrested and subsequently transported to Australia.
