New series The People There to Catch Us sees two cancer patients explain their experiences, 10 Things to Know About returns, and Elizabeth Olsen stars in Love and Death . . .
Pick of the Day
The People There to Catch Us, 8.00pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Two people who lived with cancer explain their personal experiences such as the diagnosis and how they now work with others going through challenges with the illness.
Their stories intertwine with the work of scientists with similar goals, developing personalised treatments for patients and working to improve the lives of others living with cancer.
Through their conversations, viewers will see how the gaps between the work in labs and the patient's lived experiences with cancer are being bridged.
Plus, the documentary illustrates how the gaps between work in labs and patients lives are being bridged.
Don’t Miss
The Nobody Zone - Interview with an Irish Serial Killer, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Docudrama about the crimes of Kieran Kelly, who in 1983 confessed to a series of brutal murders using the London Underground's Northern Line to target victims.
This final episode reveals the truth about Kelly’s alleged crimes in the 1970s.
Colette, 9.30pm, TG4
Here’s a pretty good biopic, starring Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw and Dominic West.
In late-1880s rural Burgundy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is courted by literary entrepreneur Henri Gauthier-Villars, who brings her back to Paris as his wife.
Becoming painfully aware that the newlyweds' expenditure exceeds their income, she is persuaded to write up her semi-autobiographical tales which, published under his name, become a sensation.
MasterChef: The Professionals, 9.00pm, BBC One
The final week of heats gets under way, with four more chefs aiming to impress.
First up, a dish of crispy squid croquettes served with a garlic mayonnaise is required by Monica (above) in her Skills Test, while Marcus asks for a sweetbread and caramelised onion tart served with a meat stock vinaigrette.
Panorama, 11.10pm, BBC One
Almost every country in the world has made a commitment to limit the rise in global warming to 1.5 degrees.
The experts say that will only happen if nations stop searching for new fossil fuels, in which case it seems odd that oil, coal and gas exploration still booming.
As world leaders prepare for a landmark climate conference in Dubai, Richard Bilton investigates why the search for buried carbon in almost every part of the globe continues.
Eyewitness to History: Norma Percy on the Fifty Years War, 10.30pm, BBC Four
Here's where you can start getting clued-in on the long-running and often catastrophic spat between Israel and its Arab neighbours.
Film-maker Norma Percy looks back on her acclaimed 1998 documentary series The Fifty Years War: Israel and the Arabs, in which interviews and analysis from key players of the time forensically detailed the conflict's origins and key moments
Followed at 10.45pm by The Fifty Years War: Israel and the Arabs, a six-part documentary series charting the Arab-Israeli conflict, beginning with how the state of Israel was formed and the wars of 1948 and 1956.
Episodes two and three follow, with the remaining three being broadcast next Monday.
New or Returning Shows
10 Things to Know About, 8.30pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
The show that looks at the science behind a variety of topics returns for a ninth season.
Kathriona Devereux and Jonathan McCrea explore all things trees, such as the Literature and Ireland's Trees project, planting trees to help climate change, work to produce better quality birch and breeding more climate-resistant trees.
Love & Death, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Psychological drama based on the disturbing true story of a 1980s Texas housewife accused of murder.
An impressive Elizabeth Olsen plays picture-perfect homemaker Candy Montgomery, who feels like she is stuck in a rut with her husband.
She actively attends church and proudly nurtures a loving family but Candy craves a thrilling deviation from normality.
An extramarital affair with fellow churchgoer Allan Gore reinvigorates Candy but when Pat and Allan's wife Betty uncover the betrayal, the response is swift and brutal.
Co-starring Jesse Plemons and Lily Rabe.
The Sky at Night, 10.00pm, BBC Four
This is a special edition of the long-running astronomy show from the BBC Radio Theatre.
Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Chris Lintott and Pete Lawrence team up with Brian Cox, Robin Ince and Dara Ó Briain of BBC Radio 4's The Infinite Monkey Cage to talk all things astronomy.
Pete and fellow astronomers use binoculars and the naked eye to get views of the moon and the larger planets, and Dr Martin Archer reveals how to get involved in space science even when it's cloudy.
Plus, there’s a look back at the programme over the decades.
New to Stream
Barbie, Virgin Media Player On Demand
Along with Oppenheimer, Greta Gerwig's movie about America's favourite doll was the big screen hit of the summer.
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling star as Barbie and Ken, who are having the time of their lives in the colourful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land.
But when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
