Creedon's Musical Atlas of Ireland explores how music shapes Irish identity, BBC legal drama Showtrial returns for a new run, there's Irish gangster movie Broken Law, while Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne clash in Tallaght . . .
Pick of the Day
Creedon's Musical Atlas of Ireland, 6.30pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
In his latest series, John Creedon embarks on a journey to explore how music shapes the Irish identity.
He starts by delving into the origins of music in Ancient Ireland, featuring the recreation of long-horned trumpets.
Irish singer and record producer Iarla O Lionaird guides John through the rich tradition of sean-nos singing, highlighting the influence of the country's landscapes on its songs.
New or Returning Shows
Showtrial, 9.00pm, BBC One
It’s the second season of the legal thriller, starring Adeel Akhtar and Michael Socha.
When a climate activist is left for dead after a hit and run, he uses his dying words to name his killer - a serving police officer.
With the country divided, will defence solicitor Sam Malik take on the trial of the decade?
Scotland: The New Wild, 8.00pm, BBC Two
Documentary showcasing Scotland's plentiful wildlife, assessing the challenges facing the natural world there at a time of rising awareness of climate change and biodiversity crisis.
There’s also the increasing appreciation of how special Scotland's wildlife really is.
For example, the islands are the setting for wildlife spectacles like nowhere else in Scotland.
Shaped by their relationship with the sea these are wild, bountiful places. Narrated by Thoren Ferguson.
Chimp Crazy, 9.00pm, Sky Documentaries
Streaming on NOW
Former nurse-turned-exotic-animal-broker Tonia Haddix, who refers to herself as the Dolly Parton of chimps, spends her days caring for animals in captivity.
But her limitless love for one chimpanzee spins into a wild cat-and-mouse game with authorities and an animal rights group.
Through the experiences of Tonia and other 'chimp moms’, Chimp Crazy reveals the bonds between owners and their highly intelligent great ape pets.
It also looks at the risks humans take when they raise these animals as members of their family, and the risks to the welfare of the animals themselves.
All episodes available from today.
The Hungry Games: Alaska's Big Bear Challenge, 6.00pm, Sky Nature
Streaming on NOW
Want more nature? Here you go . . .
Bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park bulk up for winter hibernation over 150 days.
Battling elements and each other, they consume three million calories and gain up to 200 pounds in Nature's survival show.
Don’t Miss
At Your Service, 7.30pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
In this week’s episode, hoteliers Francis and John Brennan help Ciara O'Brien, once a big shot accountant, who, during Covid, returned home to Mitchelstown in Cork and is now starting up a B&B.
Paddy and Chris: Road Tripping, 8.00pm, BBC One
Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris (below) touch down on the rocky Greek island of Ikaria, to discover the reason why one in three of the local residents live well into their 90s.
They head to sea with a 75-year-old fisherman who has no plans to ever retire, keep their brains healthy with a few rounds of backgammon, milk goats and put up fences for a farming family, and test their mettle with rock climbing and surfing.
New to Stream
Restore Point, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
If Czech sci-fi Noir was on your obscure movie bucket list, you're in luck.
It’s the year 2041, and humanity has reached the point where it can cheat death. Anyone who dies an unnatural death has the right to be brought back to life.
All you have to do is to create a restore point at least every forty-eight hours. But there exists a movement of people who try to sabotage this concept.
Agent Em finds herself drawn into a case that is not as simple as it first seems and the consequences of which reach to the highest levels of politics.
Sunday Cinema
Broken Law, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
Here’s an Irish gangster movie from 2020, starring Tristan Heanue and Graham Earley.
A respected member of the Garda's loyalty to the law is tested by his ex-con brother, who is in desperate need of his help.
Sport
SSE Airtricity League Live, 5.15pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Shamrock Rovers v Shelbourne (Kick-off 5.45pm). All the action from the Premier Division match at Tallaght Stadium.
Rovers have won the title for the last three seasons, but Shelbourne have set the pace for much of the current campaign, and a victory for them this evening would further enhance their chances of winning the title.
But a win for the hosts would put them back in contention to make it five in a row, which would break their own record for consecutive championship wins.
Peter Collins presents, with analysis by Alan Cawley and Stuart Byrne, and commentary from Des Curran and Graham Gartland
Before that, from 2.45pm, there’s the second of the weekend’s FAI Cup Semi-final as Drogheda United face Wexford at Weavers Park (KO 2.50pm).
