Siobhan Cullen stars in brand-new dramedy Obituary, The Great British Bake Off is back for a new run, as is Fake or Fortune, and there's a documentary on Netflix that asks Who Killed Jill Dando?
Pick of the Day
Obituary, 10.15pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Here’s a very promising brand-new dark comedy drama, starring Siobhan Cullen, with Michael Smiley and Ronan Raftery.
An obituary writer for a local newspaper fears she may lose her job when her editor tells her she is only being paid per obituary.
So when deaths trickle to a halt, she decides to start murdering the more unpleasant residents in her small town - and the more she earns, the more she discovers she has an untapped bloodlust.
Don’t Miss
Tanja: Terrorist or Freedom Fighter? - Storyville, 10.00pm, BBC Four
This looks fascinating.
Documentary telling the quite remarkable story of Tanja Nijmeijer, a former teacher who travelled to Colombia and became a member of the FARC.
They were one of the most notorious terrorist organisations in the world when she joined up, rising to become one of its most senior leaders and later a campaigner for peace.
It’s some story.
22 Jump Street, 9.00pm, RTÉ2
Crime comedy, starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, that takes a few swipes at macho cliches.
Undercover cops Schmidt and Jenko are sent on a new assignment at a university.
When one joins the college American football team and the other falls in with a crowd of Bohemian artists, loyalty to their new cliques puts a strain on their friendship.
Rise of the Nazis: The Manhunt, 9.00pm, BBC Two
After the Nuremberg trial, the most senior ranking Nazis had been executed or imprisoned - but many of the worst criminals were still at large.
They included Adolf Eichmann, who arranged the transportation of millions of Europe's Jewish people to death camps, and Nazi secret police chief Klaus Barbie, who became known as 'the Butcher of Lyon’ because of his reputation for extreme cruelty.
This documentary follows the hunt for these two war criminals.
Climbing Great Buildings, 8.00pm, BBC Four
Jonathan Foyle is joined by climbing expert Lucy Creamer to scale the Liver Building in Liverpool, Britain's first skyscraper, which influenced buildings all over the world.
He ascends more than 250ft to reveal how the structure is not quite what it seems, investigates how a concrete boat paved the way for its construction in 1908 and traverses a sheer drop to get close to its famous birds.
New or Returning Shows
The Great British Bake Off, 8.00pm, Channel 4
Alison Hammond joins Noel Fielding to lead the next batch of 12 bakers through 30 brand new challenges set by Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.
In their first opportunity to impress the judges, the bakers are tasked with producing the perfect vertical layer cake. In the technical challenge, the contestants are given ingredients for an iconic chocolate cake that should be very familiar to them.
The spongy-showstopper includes a chance for the competitors to express their architectural skills and features a menagerie of animals.
Fake or Fortune? 8.00pm, BBC One
It’s season 11 of the show that determines the validity – or fakery – of pieces of art.
Fiona Bruce (above) and Philip Mould are in the Essex countryside on the trail of Elisabeth Frink, investigating a sculpture found at a car-boot sale which could be one of the artist's Small Warrior figures.
With the local gallery being unable to authenticate the work, it's up to Philip and Fiona to find out if this sculpture really is an authentic Frink Small Warrior worth up to £60,000 or a copy worth a total of £10 in scrap metal.
New to Stream
Who Killed Jill Dando? Netflix
Revisit the shocking and still inexplicable 1999 murder of beloved British TV presenter Jill Dando, which continues to mystify experts and the public, in this in-depth documentary.
At the height of her fame he was shot dead on the doorstep of her London home, and it’s often been regarded as a case of mistaken identity.
Or was it?
Ending Today
The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies, 9.00pm, BBC One
Cheryl finds out the truth about Rob and what he is really up to. On the day of the Annual Myths, Legends & Fantasy Literary Ball, Alice and Cheryl take the opportunity to give Rob a taste of his own medicine.
Sport
Live UEFA Women's Nations League, 6.00pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Hungary host Ireland (KO 6.30pm) in their second match in Group B1, held at Hidegkuti Nandor Stadion in Budapest, where the inaugural competition continues.
As the highest-ranked team in the group, Ireland will be hopeful of earning promotion to Group A for the 2025/26 tournament, but are likely to face a tough test away from home this evening against a Hungarian side that have shown good form in recent friendlies.
