The Graham Norton Show returns with an impressive line-up, there's more from Patrick Kielty on the Late Late, a Phil Collins/Genesis night on the Beeb, and Gen V lands on Prime Video . . .
Pick of the Day
The Graham Norton Show, 10.40pm, BBC One
Cork’s own Graham Norton launches his latest season with guests Kylie Minogue, Stephen Graham, David Mitchell and Mawaan Rizwan.
Kylie (below) promotes her latest album Tension, while Stephen reflects on his acclaimed one-take restaurant-kitchen drama Boiling Point, now continuing as a BBC series.
David talks about Unruly, his new history of British royalty, while Mawaan discusses creating and starring in the surreal sitcom Juice.
Plus, singer-songwriter Mae Muller performs her current single Me, Myself & I.
Don’t Miss
The Late Late Show, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Patrick Kielty (below) hosts the light entertainment show, featuring a mix of celebrity guests, music, in-depth interviews and discussions on the stories that have the nation talking.
As usual, the guest list is being treated as top secret, so I've no idea who's on, but there's no denying that Patrick Kielty's doing a fine job so far.
Open House: The Great Sex Experiment, 10.00pm, Channel 4
Blimey! I’ll be at Shamrock Rovers v Shelbourne tonight (you can watch it live on RTÉ2 from 7.35pm) so I don’t know if the missus will check this out or not.
Looks like they’re really pushing the sexual boat out on this penultimate episode.
Nicolle and Ben arrive at the retreat keen to spice up their seven-year relationship by having sex with other people.
But when Nicolle reveals that she's a people pleaser who finds it hard to say no, Dr Lori warns the couple that Nicolle needs to vocalise her feelings.
The pair invite resident couple Kiki and Sophia to spend some intimate time with them in the hot tub, and the fun continues in the bedroom.
But is Nicolle as happy with the night's sexual climax as she seems? Meanwhile, thrill-seekers Katey and Dan pursue a live sex show experience.
New or Returning Shows
Phil Collins/Genesis Night, BBC Four
The run of shows opens with Phil Collins at the BBC (9.00pm), featuring archive footage of the singer's performances on BBC programmes from Top of the Pops to Parkinson and The Two Ronnies.
Including You Can't Hurry Love, A Groovy Kind of Love, One More Night, I Missed Again and Two Hearts
Then at 10pm there’s The Old Grey Whistle Test. Annie Nightingale introduces Genesis live at the Lyceum Ballroom, London, on May 7 1980, filmed during their tour for the album Duke.
TOTP2 follows at 10.40pm, with a celebration of the rock group that delves into the archives for performances by the band and its members past and present.
They include clips of solo material by Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins as well as Mike Rutherford's side project Mike & the Mechanics.
Finally there’s Mark Lawson Talks to Phil Collins (11.25pm), where he discusses his life and work, from the early days as drummer and then lead singer with Genesis to a solo career and winning an Oscar for the soundtrack of Disney's Tarzan.
He also talks frankly about his three marriages and tackles various myths that surround him, including the claim that he divorced his second wife by fax.
New to Stream
Gen V, Prime Video
From the world of The Boys comes this new series, set at America’s only college for superheroes.
These gifted students put their moral boundaries to the test, competing for the university’s top ranking, and a chance to join The Seven, Vought International’s elite superhero team.
When the school’s dark secrets come to light, they must decide what kind of heroes they want to become.
Choona, Netflix
Indian Hindi-language (with English subtitles, of course) heist comedy drama series, created, written and directed by Pushpendra Nath Misra.
The series stars Jimmy Shergill, Aashim Gulati, Arshad Warsi, Vikram Kochhar, Namit Das, Chandan Roy, Gyanendra Tripathi, Monika Panwar and Niharika Lyra Dutt.
When an unlikely group of misfits discovers a common enemy in the same ruthless yet superstitious politician, they plot a heist to exact revenge.
65, Sky Cinema & NOW
Here’s a sci-fi drama starring the always excellent Adam Driver.
After a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills (Driver) quickly discovers he’s actually stranded on Earth – and it’s 65 million years ago.
Now, with only one chance at rescue, Mills and the only other survivor, Koa (Ariana Greenblatt), must make their way across an unknown terrain riddled with dangerous prehistoric creatures in an epic fight to survive.
Do Not Disturb, Netflix
A middle-aged man emerges from a pandemic slump with a new job at a quiet hotel, until some eccentric guests turn his first night into a wild adventure.
Sport
Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup 2023, 7.30pm, Virgin Media One
Today’s game sees Zealand play Italy (K 8.00pm) in Pool A, held at OL Stadium in Lyon.
New Zealand have won all 15 of the previous meetings between the nations, with the most recent of those contests coming in November 2021, when the All Blacks winning 47-9 in Rome.
Golf: Ryder Cup Highlights, 8.30pm, BBC Two
If you’ve got the time – and the subscription – you can watch every moment of the Ryder Cup live on Sky Sports or NOW.
If not, Eilidh Barbour presents action from day one at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, where Team Europe (above) and Team USA contested foursomes and fourballs matches at the 44th staging of the competition.
The Europeans are bidding to recapture the trophy claimed by Team USA in a 19-9 victory two years ago and maintain their record of having not lost on home soil since 1993.
