It's Cork against Limerick in the All-Ireland Hurling semi-final, RTÉ Investigates explores allegations of sexual advances on female footballers, there’s new drama series The Turkish Detective - and a Pavarotti night on the Beeb . . .
Pick of the Day
The Sunday Game Live, 1.15pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Joanne Cantwell (below) presents coverage of a double bill at Croke Park, featuring an All-Ireland Camogie quarter-final followed by an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-final.
First up, there’s the camogie clash of Galway and Waterford at 1.30pm, then there’s the all-Munster hurling clash of Limerick and Cork at 4pm. The latter should be a hurling classic.
Limerick were given a bye to this stage and are seeking to become the first county in GAA history to win this title five times in a row - but Cork's victory over Dublin in the quarter-finals will give them confidence.
If you can’t catch the games live, there’s The Sunday Game at 9.30pm on RTÉ2, where Jacqui Hurley presents highlights and analysis of the weekend’s GAA action.
New or Returning Shows
RTÉ Investigates, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
In an episode subtitled Girls in Green, RTÉ Investigates reveals the details of a joint investigation with the Sunday Independent newspaper into widespread allegations of inappropriate behaviour made by women against Irish male football coaches.
The groundbreaking investigation has in the last number of weeks led to Gardaí opening an investigation into a former senior football coach following allegations from female footballers that he made unwanted sexual advances on players.
A separate complaint has also been made about a second senior coach.
Over two years in the making, the highly anticipated joint investigation features candid testimony from multiple former female players, former coaches and officials.
Some of those who spoke to the RTÉ Investigates/Sunday Independent joint investigation have never told anyone about their experiences until now.
The Turkish Detective, 9.00pm, BBC Two
Here’s a pacy Turkish crime drama, starring Haluk Bilginer and Ethan Kai.
British detective Mehmet Suleyman arrives in Istanbul to join a homicide unit led by eccentric inspector Cetin Ikmen.
The team investigates the murder of a university student and must uncover the secrets of her double life, while Mehmet adapts both to his new life in Istanbul and to his boss's unorthodox approach.
Guy Martin's Lost WW2 Bomber, 9.00pm, Channel 4
In the most ambitious engineering project he's ever taken part in, Guy Martin helps to recover a crashed Second World War Lancaster bomber - and the remains of its missing crew members - from the depths of a Dutch lake where it's been submerged for 80 years.
Martin helps build a massive dam around the crash site at Lake IJssel, then drains it to reveal the aircraft. He joins the expert team as its members recover Pathfinder Lancaster ED603 piece by piece.
Don’t Miss
Pavarotti, 10.00pm, BBC Four
Oscar-winning director Ron Howard's 2019 documentary examining the life, career, achievements and legacy of the legendary Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
There's a lot more to him than his version of Puccini's Nessun Dorma, which - it must be said - is truly magnificent.
It features archive footage, material from home videos and photos, and interviews with his family and closest friends.
This is the centrepoint of a Pavarortti night on BBC Four, which also includes the Arena special Pavarotti: The Last Tenor at 7pm and the concert Pavarotti in Hyde Park 8.25pm.
Bake Off: The Professionals, 8.00pm, Channel 4
Guest judge Nicolas Houchet, executive pastry chef at the Savoy, joins the team for the semi-final of the tough patisserie competition.
The four remaining teams must perfect Nicolas' modern version of the peach Melba with a minimal recipe to guide them.
For their second challenge, the teams create an entirely edible fairy-tale scene with hidden rhubarb and custard desserts to serve 40 people.
All Creatures Great and Small, 6.30pm, RTÉ One
This show is like a big hug - and arguably better than the original and much-loved series starring Christopher Timothy that charmed a previous generation.
This week, James and Helen are keeping a secret, and following a visit to the Crabtree's Farm, Carmody is challenged with learning how to be a vet outside of his books.
The new farmers have a worrying illness amongst their herd and James wants to help them in any way he can.
Sunday Cinema
The Dirty Dozen, 2.45pm, RTÉ One
Enjoyable afternoon watch alert!
This is a WWII action yarn, starring Lee Marvin, Telly Savalas, Ernest Borgnine, George Kennedy, John Cassavetes, Jim Brown, Charles Bronson and Donald Sutherland.
In March 1944, an uncompromising major is placed in charge of a top secret operation, Project Amnesty, a seemingly suicidal mission to destroy a French chateau being used as a base by Nazi officers.
Needing tough but expendable soldiers for the task, he recruits 12 hardened criminals from a military prison.
House of Gucci, 10.35pm, BBC One
Ridley Scott's fact-based crime drama, starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Jared Leto, is a patchy affair – but worth a look for Lady Gaga’s performance.
An outsider from humble beginnings marries into the family behind the Italian fashion empire and starts to unravel the family legacy. Her unbridled ambition sets in motion a chain of betrayal, revenge and murder.
Sport
Wimbledon 2024, 12.30pm, BBC One
Coverage of day seven in the third Grand Slam tournament of the year, which comes from the All England Club, where men's and ladies' singles fourth-round matches are scheduled to take place.
There's further coverage from 6.30pm, featuring more men's and ladies' singles fourth-round matches. Coverage on BBC Two is at 11am, 3pm and 6.30pm.
If all that’s too much, there’s the highlights show Today at Wimbledon on BBC Two at 11.45pm.
