It's movie week on Dancing with the Stars, ditto on Dancing on Ice, Simon Reeve heads to Patagonia, and there’s the season finales of both Room to Improve and The Tourist . . .
Pick of the Day
Dancing with the Stars, 6.30pm, RTÉ One
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Jennifer Zamparelli and Doireann Garrihy present the celebrities dancing into movie week, performing with their professional partners and ready to be scored by the judges
Blu Hydrangea will take on Barbie when she performs a Salsa to Dua Lipa’s Dance the Night with her pro partner, Simone Arena.
2FM presenter, Laura Fox (below) and Denys Samson will perform a Viennese Waltz to Somewhere Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz.
Paralympic athlete Jason Smyth and Karen Byrne take on Edward Scissorhands with the first Rumba of the season to the Tom Jones’ hit With These Hands.
Wild Youth singer David Whelan and Salome Chachua recreate the iconic John Travolta and Uma Thurman dance from Pulp Fiction to You Can Never Tell/Misirlou.
Katja Mia and Ervinas Merfeldas will take on Whitney Houston when they dance Paso Doble to Queen of the Night from The Bodyguard, while Miriam Mullins (below) and Montel Hewson dance the Cha-Cha-Cha to Justin Timberlake’s Can’t Stop the Feeling from Trolls.
Shane Quigley Murphy dances Quickstep to Mr Blue Sky from last year’s Summer smash, The Super Mario Bros Movie alongside his partner, Laura Nolan.
Rosanna Davison, will become Alice while pro partner, Stephen Vincent, becomes the Mad Hatter when they dance to Pink’s Just like Fire from Alice Through the Looking Glass.
Davy Russell and Kylee Vincent will perform a Star Wars-inspired Charleston to the Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band, while Eileen Dunne will be channeling her inner Cher with a Tango to her version of Abba’s Super Trouper from Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.
New to Stream
Soft & Quiet, Sky Cinema & NOW
Stefanie Estes, Olivia Luccardi, Eleanore Pienta, Dana Millican, Melissa Paulo and Jon Beavers star in director Beth de Araújo’s horror movie.
Playing out in real time, it follows a single afternoon in the life of an elementary school teacher, Emily, who organizes an inaugural club meeting of like-minded women.
When they all decide to move the meeting to Emily's house to keep the wine flowing, they stop at the local store to pick up refreshments.
At the store, an altercation breaks out between a woman from Emily's past and the group, leading to a volatile chain of events.
Don’t Miss
Dancing on Ice, 6.20pm, Virgin Media One/UTV
Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern host as the celebrities and their professional partners perform routines inspired by beloved films.
Sadly for boxer Ricky Hatton (above), he won't be appearing after being knocked out last week.
Who will end up in the bottom two tonight, with their fate in the hands of judges Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Oti Mabuse and Ashley Banjo?
Sloinne, 8.30pm, TG4
The surname Murphy is the topic and Noelle Gallagher (nee Murphy) finds out more about her family moniker.
Her father hails from Cork city - the broadcaster Liam Ó Murchú (below) - and when she meets Gearóid Ó Crualaoich there is a twist in the tale that takes her to Co Wexford.
There she learns a lot and takes a particular interest in the Father Murphy story.
She naturally ends up going back to Cork City where she learns more about the Murphy Brewery and takes a visit to the North Mons schools, where her father was educated.
Call the Midwife, 8.00pm, BBC One
It's July 1969 and everyone is giddy with nervous excitement about Apollo 11's imminent landing on the Moon.
The whole community wishes to mark this special occasion, and there is a public showing of the landing outside, using the Nonnatus House television set.
Trixie makes a mistake with far-reaching consequences while overseeing Joyce's latest assignment, and Nancy delves into her family's past.
Wilderness with Simon Reeve, 9.00pm, BBC Two
This week’s episode sees Simon travels through Patagonia at the foot of the South American continent, a beautiful and rugged land of mountains, ice and endless wild grasslands.
His journey takes him up to the huge South Patagonian ice field, through the foothills of the Andes towards the great Grey Glacier of eastern Chile.
In Taibo and Jauny, Simon encounters two gauchos, the cowboys of South America, who live isolated lives in the mountains, tending their livestock and braving the storms in a simple hut for months on end.
Ending Today
Room to Improve, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
In the season finale, Ann Brannigan and her husband David are attempting to give Ann’s former family home in Santry, Dublin a complete renovation.
This project is very ambitious and will be a huge transformation. So expect arguments with Dermot Bannon from the start.
The Tourist, 9.00pm, BBC One
The season two closer sees Elliot make one last-ditch attempt to develop a relationship with his family, which may prove to have disastrous consequences.
Helen realises that she needs Ruairi's help to settle the score between Frank and Niamh for good, and Ethan sees yet another opportunity to win Helen back.
As the violence threatens to spiral into all-out war, will Helen and Elliot find the answers they've been looking for?
Sport
GAA Beo, 1.00pm, TG4
A triple header of GAA action action begins with Galway v Mayo (throw-in 1.45pm) as Micheál Ó Domhnaill presents coverage of the match in the opening round of Allianz Football League Division One fixtures, held at Pearse Stadium.
That’s followed at 3.30pm by coverage of Tyrone v Roscommon (throw-in 3.45pm), from O'Neill’s Healy Park in Omagh, and then at 5.40pm it’s deferred coverage of Donegal v Cork in the Division Two game at Ballybofey.
Match of the Day Live: The FA Cup, 4.00pm, BBC One
Classic Cup banana skin as Newport County host Manchester United (KO 4.30pm) in a fourth-round tie, held at Rodney Parade.
League Two (level four in England) side Newport earned this plum draw by defeating non-league Eastleigh after a replay and will now aim to cause a major upset against the 12-time cup-winners.
United prevailed 2-0 away to Wigan Athletic in the previous round thanks to goals by Portuguese duo Diego Dalot and Bruno Fernandes.
Gary Lineker presents, with analysis from Micah Richards, Alan Shearer and Michael Flynn.
