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What's on? Top TV and streaming tips for Tuesday

Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas
Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas

There's the concluding night of The Rose of Tralee, music doc 8 Bar – The Evolution of Grime, The Continental: From the World of John Wick, and a tough watch on this week’s Emergency . . .

Pick of the Day

The Rose of Tralee International Festival 2023, 8.00pm, RTÉ One

Streaming on RTÉ Player

Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas present live coverage of the concluding night of the 63rd staging of the long-running competition, putting more of the 32 qualifiers of Irish descent to the test in the interview round.

The show takes a break for the News at 9pm and then it’s back to Tralee at 9.35pm.

Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas present further live coverage as the contenders find out which of them will be claiming the title of the 63rd Rose.

Don’t Miss

Bake Off: The Professionals, 8.00pm, Channel 4

In the quarter final, the five remaining teams create 24 savoury puff pastries and three sharing-sized brioche feuilletée in just three and a half hours.

That’s a 'yum’ from me anyway.

Bake Off: The Professionals co-host Ellie Taylor

The second challenge combines sugar and chocolate work and must fit the theme of A Life of Amphibians and Reptiles. Maybe not so ‘yum’.

The teams have five hours to create 30 individual desserts to incorporate into their final showpiece.

Ultimate Wedding Planner, 9.00pm, BBC Two

As the contest continues, it comes down to the wire as the planners battle to impress the judges and pull off a millionaire's garden party for Lauren and Jodie.

Emergency, 9.00pm, Channel4

This series can be extremely difficult to watch at times and this week’s episode could be very upsetting.

At King's College Hospital, specialist surgeons need to work quickly to save the foot of 87-year-old June who suffered a severe open ankle fracture when she lost her balance stepping into a taxi.

Meanwhile, after being involved in a high-speed crash on the M25, Karl is in intensive care being kept alive by a ventilator.

At St Mary's, Zoltan prepares to see his children for the first time after his partial leg amputation and 20-year-old motorcyclist Daniil arrives at St George's by air ambulance after a collision with an HGV.

Celebrity MasterChef, 9.00pm, BBC One

Actors Amy Walsh and Michael Praed, rapper and philanthropist Apl.de.Ap, dancer Dianne Buswell and reality star Luca Bish compete in the final week of heats.

Faced first with the Under the Cloche challenge, the celebrities are each given a different ingredient to incorporate into a meal for judges John Torode (above) and Gregg Wallace before preparing their Dinner Party Dishes.

Your Home Made Perfect, 8.00pm, BBC Two

More hi-tech home improvements with Angela Scanlon (below).

Retired couple Liz and Paul from Norwich reach out to Angela for help redesigning their three-bed home that has become unmanageable for Liz who has a degenerative bone disease.

Architects Lynsey Elliott and Damion Burrows create their own designs to make the home perfect for the couple and allow them to see what it would look like using virtual reality and visual effects to help them decide which one to choose.

Lynsey blows the pair away with her wedge-shaped extension but Damion's joyous bright colour scheme brings Paul to tears.

Henpocalypse! 10.00pm, BBC Two

If you missed last week’s opener, this dramedy is about a hen’s party that discovers a zombie apocalyse has occurred while they’ve been on the lash.

Tonight the hens face an unpleasant surprise in a mini-mart in Snowdownia and mother-of-the-bride Bernadette tries to turn the situation to their advantage.

In an hour of need, one of the hens receives help from a national treasure.

New or Returning Shows

Storyville: 8 Bar – The Evolution of Grime, 10.00pm, BBC Four

A look at the complex history and impact of grime music, from its DIY collaborative origins in London council estates and pirate radio to its complicated emergence into the mainstream, tracking its enormous influence and resonance along the way.

New to Stream

The Continental: From the World of John Wick, Prime Video

The Continental is a chain of hotels located all around the world that function as a neutral territory for members of the criminal underworld.

They are frequented by many hitmen and notorious murderers.

Ending Today

FROM, 9.00pm, Sky Sci-Fi

Streaming on NOW

Season 2 of the LOST-like sci- series about a very spooky town concludes with episode 9 and 10.

First up, panic spreads throughout the town as the residents face a chilling new threat to their survival.

In the meantime, Jim realises the magnitude of the mistake he made by enlisting Randall in his cause.

Then in the season finale, Boyd fears he may have finally run out of answers, as the residents of the town prepare for the end.

In addition, Tabitha clings to the belief that the children could be the key to their salvation.

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