Criminal Assets Bureau looks at the way organised crime is policed in Ireland, The Hairy Bikers Go West returns for a new run, while Boris Becker: The Rise and Fall explores the tennis star's bankruptcy . . .
Pick of the Day
Criminal Assets Bureau, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
A week after the murder of Veronica Guerin in June 1996, the Oireachtas passed the Proceeds of Crime Bill, and by October the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) was a fully functioning agency of the state.
Since then CAB has completely changed the way organised crime is policed and become a blueprint for fighting organised crime on an international level.
For almost 50 per cent of the population under 35, this is ancient history.
This new series looks at the agency's first 25 years and shows the Irish public CAB's importance at both a national and international level, especially its role as a model for seizing the assets of organised crime worldwide.
New or Returning Shows
The Hairy Bikers Go West, 7.00pm, BBC Two
David Myers and Si King start a new road-and-food adventure in Scotland, returning to one of the places that holds very special memories for them both, the Isle of Bute.
After Landing at Rothesay, their first port of call is a deli, gathering supplies for a picnic where they take in the views.
The bikers also discover a patisserie owned by a Syrian family who came to the island to escape their country's war and meet a young man who arrived on Bute when he was 12 and now creates delicious cakes and tarts.
Boris Becker: The Rise and Fall, 9.00pm, UTV
Inside the story of the highly publicised bankruptcy trial of three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker and how he ended up being sentenced to two and a half years in prison for hiding assets and loans.
Featuring exclusive interviews with those who know the three-time Wimbledon champion and previously unseen personal and family archives.
Don’t Miss
First Dates, 10.00pm, Channel 4
There’s one rather interesting participant in this week’s show – particularly if you’re a fan of The Traitors as 2023 finalist, Aaron, enters the restaurant looking for love and ends up paired with straight-A student Laura.
Also this week, Krissy returns to the dating scene for the first time after becoming a first-time mum at age 51 and ends up paired with chauffeur-to-the-stars, Rob.
British Sign Language user Shaun is hoping his Mr Bean impression will impress party-loving Carly and Retail assistant Neil roller-skates into the restaurant looking for someone who accepts him just the way he is.
Venom: Let There Be Carnage, 9.30pm, RTÉ2
I saw this comic-book fantasy sequel, directed by Andy Serkis and starring Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson and Michelle Williams, when it was in the cinema.
It’s good fun and much better than the average Marvel or DC flick.
Struggling to cope with his alter ego Venom, Eddie Brock attempts to re-ignite his journalistic career by interviewing serial killer Cletus Kasady.
However, Kasady becomes the host of the symbiote Carnage and escapes prison after a failed execution.
Storyville: Another Body – My AI Porn Nightmare, 10.00pm, BBC Four
Following American engineering student Taylor as she suffers deep-faking, where her face has been pulled from her social media and digitally altered to appear in six porn videos without her consent.
With the police unwilling to help her, she connects with a fellow student who has also been targeted.
The two women take the investigation into their own hands and discover that eight more women that they know have been targeted by the same person.
High Road, Low Road, 7.00pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
It's the hidden gem of Slovenia for actor Simon Delaney and TV presenter Aidan Power as they discover Lake Bled, the Julian Alps and the vibrant and charming capital Ljubljana.
Kayaking on the Soca, a Michelin-star meal and a ring-making experience are just some of the activities lined up - but which one of the two gets to enjoy a five-star luxury lifestyle while the other travels budget style?
Inside Penneys, 8.30pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
As the company grows, so does scale and the ambition of Penneys’ marketing team.
In Arthur Ryan House, the team are plotting the Rita Ora campaign, which is being kept under wraps with the code name Project Phoenix.
It will be Penneys’ first major global campaign, landing in over 420 stores windows across 16 countries on the same day.
It’s all part of the plan to break America, as Penneys plans to open 60 stores in the US by 2026.
This includes a third store in Long Island, which is set to open in just a matter of weeks if the builders get it finished in time.
Meanwhile Penneys’ resident Ghostbusters are on the hunt for Harry the friendly ghost who supposedly stalks the halls of the Mary Street Store.
Sustainability is top of the agenda as Penneys makes the big call to replace one if its biggest sellers, the cotton make-up remover pad with a reusable version.
And in Boston we meet the Irish team who are bringing 'Penneys Hun’ to the US.
Ending Today
Around the World in 80 Weighs, 9.00pm, Channel 4
The group is on their final leg before heading home, in Mumbai in India, staying at the world-renowned Yoga Institute.
It's boiling hot, and the tourists are struggling with their surroundings, especially when they discover that the food is vegetarian all week.
They're shocked to find out that obesity is growing exponentially in India, and there are now 14 million obese children - some of whom are undergoing bariatric surgery to try to tackle their problems.
Despite the heat and the shock of what they learn, some of the group embrace the yoga and find a new way to look at themselves, just in time before returning home.
But what will the vegetarian diet and sweating in the heat mean at the end-of-week weigh-in?
Sport
Match of the Day Live: The FA Cup, 7.30pm, BBC One
It’s Plymouth Argyle v Leeds United (KO 7.45pm) in a fourth-round replay at Home Park, as the teams compete for the right to face Chelsea or Aston Villa in round five.
Adam Rendell's 73rd-minute equaliser at Elland Road earned Plymouth a chance to progress on home territory, but Leeds will still be hopeful of reaching the last 16 given their stronger form in the Championship this term.
