Donal Skehan mixes faith and food in new series Donal's Feasts, Fasts and Festivals, The Kardashians are back again, as is Brassic and The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice . . .
Pick of the Day
Donal's Feasts, Fasts and Festivals, 10.15pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Donal Skehan's latest foodie show is definitely a bit different.
He immerses himself in the lives and kitchens of people of various faiths, beginning his journey at Hare Krishna Island in Lough Erne.
This coincides with their Radharani Festival, where food offerings to the deities are central to the celebrations.
Then he joins the Jewish community, who show him how to shop and cook while keeping Kosher, before taking part in the Sikh Vaisakhi Parade.
This is where he gets a little too close for comfort to a Sikh martial arts performance.
Don’t Miss
Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon, 8.00pm, BBC One
Stacey (below) is joined by organiser Dilly Carter, carpenter Rob Bent and cleaner Iwan Carrington to help a woman declutter her life. Claire has five boys, aged between 13 and 24.
Four of the lads still live at home but – surprise, surprise - hardly ever contribute to the single mother's endless household tasks and clen-ups.
With the house all packed up, the family's possessions are laid out in a giant warehouse like an art installation of their entire lives.
With everything displayed in front of them, the family are shocked to see how much they really own and how it all fitted into their house in the first place.
Taskmaster, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Alex Horne (below) sets the five new comics another set of challenges ranging from the cunning to the crackpot, before Greg Davies leads the all-important debrief and score-giving back in the studio.
This week’s highlights include Julian Clary finding a former Taskmaster champion hiding behind a door, Susan Wokoma doing something unexpected with mice and fish, and Sue Perkins demonstrating her love of portcullises.
No, that is not a typo. She’s into portcullises. The mind boggles . . .
Psycho, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Alfred Hitchcock's psychological thriller, starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, Martin Balsam, John Gavin and John McIntire is always worth a watch.
Even if you’ve seen it as often as I have, it never ceases to send a few shudders down the spine.
A woman on the run after stealing from her boss ends up at an isolated motel, where the owner's curious relationship with his domineering mother results in murder.
Followed by Scene by Scene, where Mark Cousins talks to Psycho star Janet Leigh.
Then at 11.35pm, there’s Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema Horror.
Cheap Irish Homes, 7.00pm, pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
This week’s episode sees Maggie Molloy and Kieran McCarthy (below) head to Clare and Galway on their hunt for bargain bungalows for house hunters Claire and Mark.
Claire has MS and is looking for a single-storey house, a space to practise yoga and would love a well or stream.
The search brings them to locations within commutable distance for Mark's work as a quantity Surveyor in Ennis.
New or Returning Shows
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice, 8.00pm, Channel 4
Jo Brand (below) is joined by new Bake Off host Alison Hammond, alongside celebrity fans Stephen Mangan and Michelle Visage.
They’ll be discussing a new batch of bakers and tuck into the events of Cake Week.
Plus, Tom Allen casts his beady eye upon the bakes brought along by the brave studio audience and Jo sieves through photos of the wonderful and woeful bakes sent in by viewers at home.
The Long Shadow, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
If you missed this on ITV on Monday, here’s another chance to see a fact-based crime drama about the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper.
This series focuses more on the lives of the victims who crossed his path and those of the officers at the heart of the police investigation.
Wilma McCann's four young children wake up to find their mother missing. After her body is found not far from her house, DCS Dennis Hoban takes charge of the investigation to try and catch her killer.
Meanwhile, across the city, Emily and Sydney Jackson's marriage is faltering in the face of financial hardship.
Starring Daniel Mays, Toby Jones, Katherine Kelly and Jack Deam.
Brassic, 10.00pm, Sky Max
Streaming on NOW
Fresh from being crowned Best Comedy Drama at the Royal Television Society Awards 2023, Sky’s comedy Brassic returns for what’s hopefully a fun-filled fifth season.
In the first adventure of the new series, Adyan Khan brings Vinnie six top-of-the-range cars on a plate - it’s an offer he can’t refuse.
Besides, it might take his mind off Dylan who’s still missing.
The plan is meant to be foolproof, only their inside man gets gut rot and instead they’re faced with a man called Eddie who refuses to play ball.
The gang are forced to take Eddie hostage after he swallows the keys to the car transporter and a chaotic 24 hours ensues.
New to Stream
The Kardashians, Disney+
The family that epitomises ka-ching and bling are back.
The cameras are back with all access to the personal and private lives of Kris, Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Kendall and Kylie for a fourth season.
From second chances and new beginnings to unexpected blessings, they continue to bare it all together, a reminder that the most beautiful part of life is which one of the following: a) plastic surgery, b) money, or c) family?
Family, obviously.
Sport
Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup 2023, 7.30pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
It just drags on and on. Today, it’s Japan v Samoa (KO 8.00pm), both sides’ penultimate Pool D encounter, held at Stadium de Toulouse.
The sides last met as recently as July this year, when Samoa claimed a narrow 24-22 victory in the Pacific Nations Cup.
Daire O'Brien presents, with analysis from Hannah Tyrrell and Stephen Ferris.
