Around the World in 80 Weighs travels the globe to learn reasons for obesity, Dearbhail McDonald looks at The Last Nuns In Ireland, while Trump: The Return? Explores Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign . . .
Pick of the Day
Around the World in 80 Weighs, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Great title for a weight loss show! Interesting concept too.
Six people from across Britain, who are each living with obesity, travel the globe to learn the diverse reasons why people around the world are affected by obesity.
Hosts in each country show them the traditional way of eating and forms of exercise in their culture and analyse their local obesity crises.
The tourists learn the some alarming truths about the potential health effects of obesity and are weighed together at the end of each episode to find out if they've managed to achieve their individual weight-loss goals.
They begin in Japan - one of the world's rare success stories, where obesity is almost non-existent. They discover that this has been achieved by extreme government intervention and a culture of shame, including peculiar fitness apps that scold people for their weight.
Russell's thoughts turn to his father, who died from diabetes, and he decides to face his own fears and take on everything that is thrown at him, including stripping off for a Sento bath.
New or Returning Shows
The Last Nuns In Ireland, 10.15pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Following on from last night's documentary about priests, here’s something very similar about nuns.
Broadcaster Dearbhail McDonald (below) investigates the role of nuns in Ireland, examining whether they have shaped Irish lives, including her own, for the better or for worse.
She traces their contribution to society through early history to the present day, such as how the female religious sisters once ran almost every element of education, healthcare and social services.
Dearbhail also highlights the institutional and clerical abuse scandals that have come to light over the years, questioning if these women's achievements can still be acknowledged due to the legacy of these scandals.
The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards Highlights, 9.00pm, Sky Max
Streaming on NOW
Honouring the best in television across the latter half of 2022 and the first six months of 2023, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards took place overnight at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles.
Delayed due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, the nominations are led by Succession with 27 nods across all categories – including three for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
Other series in the running for a statuette include The Last of Us (24 nominations), The White Lotus (23), Ted Lasso (21) and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (14).
Irish interest is on Sharon Horgan and her series Bad Sisters, which received four nods (including one for director Dearbhla Walsh), while Wexford-born director Declan Lowney has been nominated for his work on the comedy series Ted Lasso.
Trump: The Return? 9.00pm, UTV/ITV1
As the world continues its move towards turning the movie Idiocracy into a documentary, this year’s US Presidential election is likely to resemble the last one, with incumbent Joe Biden potentially facing a resurgent Donald Trump (below).
In this documentary, Robert Moore delves into Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, as he currently stands with a significant lead over Joe Biden in the polls, for the first time America faces the possibility of an incoming president governing from jail.
Winterwatch, 8.00pm, BBC Two
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan (below) and Iolo Williams are back for another run of the seasonal nature series.
For starters, they visit RSPB Arne in Dorset, with live cameras revealing the nocturnal activities of the area's wildlife. Iolo travels to Brownsea island to see the flock of waders that reside there in winter and Gillian Burke heads out to explore the isles of Orkney.
Don’t Miss
Inside Penneys, 8.30pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
This week’s episode travesl from Dublin’s Mary Street to Milan and from high street fashion to luxury brands as the Penneys’ buying team is on a mission to find inspiration in Italy. Meanwhile, the pressure is on for Alex, one of the design team interns, who has been working in the Primark graduate programme.
After almost 12 months with the company, Alex and the other interns find out whether they will be offered permanent positions.
In Dundrum, the construction phase of the new store is finished but with opening day fast approaching the fit-out isn’t all going according to plan.
The spotlight is also on the nightwear department, as sign-off for next year’s spring/summer collection is underway – including plans for a new type of Snoodie.
High Road Low Road, 7.00pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Tonight, Barbados is the sun-soaked destination for The Young Offenders actors and real life best friends Demi Isaac Oviawe and Jennifer Barry.
Swimming with turtles, rum tasting, stunning caves and Rhianna’s childhood home all feature as one celebrity gets a luxury trip while the other makes do on a budget.
What We Do in the Shadows, 10.00pm, BBC Two
More fun and games with the incompetent vampires based in New York’s Staten Island.
The opening night of Nadja's vampire nightclub is threatened when a musical guest cancels and Nandor works on specifying his wish for the Djinn with Guillermo.
Monarch, 10.30pm, TG4
The soapy country music drama starring Susan Sarandon, Trace Adkins, Anna Friel and Beth Ditto continues as the Romans rally together after tragedy strikes.
Nicky and Gigi grow even more competitive when the press dub Gigi 'The New Queen'. Sparks fly between Nicky and Wade, while Kayla discovers some shocking news.
Movie
Beatriz at Dinner, 11.15pm, BBC Two
Comedy drama, starring Salma Hayek and John Lithgow, as well as Connie Britton, Chloë Sevigny and Jay Duplass, that’s written by Mike White.
He’s the guy who created The White Lotus and wrote the hit movie School of Rock. One of his best, if lesser-known works, Enlightened, is regarded as a cult classic.
Here, an impressive Hayek plays a holistic medicine practitioner who visits a wealthy client at home, only to find herself stranded when her car breaks down.
The client invites her to attend a dinner party she is throwing that night, where she is drawn into a battle of wills with her privileged fellow guests.
