Lost for Words explores dyslexia in Ireland, there's What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates, the final of Celebrity Race Across the World, more Neven's Coastal Food Trails, and some Champions League action . . .
Pick of the Day
Lost for Words, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
This documentary takes a look into the lives of individuals who have dyslexia, from junior school pupils to talented teenagers, to adults who have excelled in their chosen field of work.
The programme explores the challenges that these people face, such as the anxiety that dyslexic children deal with and the testing nature of a school environment.
The documentary was inspired by a radio interview with hotelier John Brennan who talked openly about having dyslexia and his desire to make the workplace more inclusive for brains that think differently.
John is one of the participants in the programme, along with other individuals who navigate life with dyslexia, including Hannah Daly a mother and occupational therapist from Dublin, champion swimmer Dylan Gunn a fifth-year secondary school pupil in Middleton, Jean O’Donoghue from the Traveller Visibility Group in Cork and Dr. Keith Murphy a lecturer in Social Policy for TU Dublin, Tallaght.
Dyslexia is a learning difference that affects people in different ways, and Lost for Words will show their struggles and triumphs.
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Neven's Coastal Food Trails, 8.00pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
As this new series continues, Neven's first stop is the Bay Cafe in Dunmore East, where he meets owner David Harris, who featured in the John Hinde postcard of the harbour as a boy.
He then heads to Tramore and drops in at Mezze, a Middle Eastern cafe and deli.
At the Coastguard Cultural Centre in Tramore, Neven visits The Little Catch Seafood Truck, where chef Denise Darrer makes lobster rolls and smoked haddock arancini balls
And if that's not enough grub guidance for you, Nico's Cook In, Cook Out follows at 8.30pm, where the chef cooks up beef shin and bacon cottage pie, as well as a tangy beef salad and some flank steak endive wraps.
Alison O’Donnell Remembers: Shetland, 10.00pm, BBC Four
Actor Alison O'Donnell looks back at the long-running crime drama, recalling how she got the part of Tosh.
She also reflects on her experiences of working on the show, from the instant rapport she struck up with leading man Douglas Henshall (below), to fake-vomiting in episode one.
Plus, Alison talks about the challenges that came when the cast and crew all thought the series was coming to an end.
Followed at 10.20pm by the season 5 opener of Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall, Alison O'Donnell and Steven Robertson.
When body parts belonging to a young Nigerian man are discovered on the island, Perez and the team investigate.
They use CCTV to trace the victim's last movements, and after scrutinising his emails and social media accounts, the case takes a sinister turn.
New to Stream
What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates, Netflix
Tech visionary and global health and climate philanthropist Bill Gates invites viewers to join him on a learning journey to explore pressing issues facing our world today.
Across five episodes, Gates delves into the promise and risks of artificial intelligence; the pervasive challenge of misinformation and the underlying complexity of defining truth in an era of social media; the scale of the climate crisis and the potential of cutting-edge technologies to solve it; the injustice of income inequality and the opportunities to tackle poverty; and how science and innovation is leading to cures for deadly diseases.
Featuring insights and commentary from some of the world’s most renowned scientists, politicians, thinkers, journalists, medical professionals, artists and more, What’s Next? offers a glimpse into a more promising and equitable future.
I Am Georgina, Netflix
Season 3 of this Spanish reality show sees Georgina's life takes another turn.
What is true luxury like in Saudi Arabia? We will find out when Gio and his family settle in Riyadh with Cristiano's signing for Al Nassr.
In this exotic new life for the family, the third season of I am Georgina will be a season of firsts.
From opening her first beach house, Villa Perla, to starring in an international campaign for a famous clothing brand and, the biggest dream: making her debut at Paris Fashion Week.
Envious, Netflix
In this fluffy-looking Argentinian comedy series, Vicky suffers and envies every time one of her friends get married before she does.
Fed up, before turning 40, she gives an ultimatum to her lifelong boyfriend: either they get married, or she leaves him.
But nothing turns out as she expected, and Vicky will try to rebuild her life, looking for a new man to fulfill her dream of getting married, without knowing that on this journey, more than finding a man, she will find herself.
Ending Today
Celebrity Race Across the World, 9.00pm, BBC One
The pressure is on with just 39 minutes between all of the teams as they face the final leg of their journey, a 2,750km race across the Andes into Chile.
Race leaders Kola and Mary Ellen walk a financial tightrope with just 10 percent of their budget left while Jeff and Freddy decide to make the most of the last stretch with an Argentinian steak dinner.
Scott and Sam resort to selling hot dogs to boost their budget and Kelly and Jeremy take a different route to the rest of the teams but a broken-down bus pushes them hours behind.
The Zelensky Story, 9.00pm, BBC Two
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (below) and First Lady Olena Zelenska open up about the realities of living through war, revealing what happened during the Russian invasion.
Olena describes how she and their children left Kyiv, claiming "We didn't know if we'd ever see him again".
Featuring footage of Zelensky's call with Emmanuel Macron on the first day of the war.
Trump’s Heist: The President Who Wouldn’t Lose, 9.00pm, Channel 4
When their efforts are rebuffed in Arizona, Donald Trump (below) and his allies turn their attention to Georgia where their scheme is once again thwarted.
In a last-ditch attempt to sway the vote in his favour, the outgoing President pressures Vice President Mike Pence to steal the election in Congress on the 6th January.
But his refusal leads a horde of angry Trump supporters descend on the US Capitol
Sport
Live UEFA Champions League, 7.40pm, Virgin Media Two
Manchester City host Inter (KO 8pm) at the Etihad Stadium, as the teams meet in a repeat of the 2022/23 final. City won 1-0 against a very unlucky Inter side.
Both sides fell to Spanish opposition in the knockout stages of last season's competition, though both will be aiming for the latter stages of this latest version of the Champions League.
Home advantage should favour City, but Inter coach Simone Inzaghi is no mug. This could be a cracker.
Over on RTÉ2, it’s Celtic v Slovan Bratislava (KO 8pm) as Darragh Maloney (below) presents all the action from both teams' opening match in the new league phase, held at Celtic Park.
