Katie Hannon hosts a leaders' debate, Dune: Prophecy lands on Sky Atlantic, the final week of heats begins on MasterChef: The Professionals, and Panorama asks Can Scientists Save the World?
Pick of the Day
Upfront With Katie Hannon - Leaders’ Debate Special, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Katie Hannon asks the questions voters want answered in the largest ever TV debate.
Upfront with Katie Hannon will hold the largest ever leaders’ debate with 10 political party leaders invited to debate live in studio on Monday 18th November, as Katie asks the questions the voters want answered.
In an extended programme, live from Studio 4 in RTÉ, the leaders of the country’s political parties will debate the issues of the campaign in General Election 2024.
The programme will be available to watch live on RTÉ One, RTÉ News channel and worldwide on the RTÉ Player.
New or Returning Shows
Dune: Prophecy, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic
Streaming on NOW
From the expansive universe of Dune, created by acclaimed author Frank Herbert, and 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, Dune: Prophecy follows two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit.
Dune: Prophecy is inspired by the novel Sisterhood of Dune, written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson, and stars Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May and Mark Strong.
Ultimate Wedding Planner, 9.00pm, RTÉ2
Here’s a BBC show from a few months back.
It’s a reality challenge in which eight aspiring wedding planners battle it out to become the best in the business, with six brave couples letting them take control of their big day.
The competition gets off to an explosive start as the planners transform an industrial Concorde hangar under the watchful eyes of judges Fred Sirieix, Sara Davies and Raj Somaiya.
Don’t Miss
The Wife, 10.30pm, TG4
Here’s a pretty good Oscar-nominated drama, starring an in-form Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce and Max Irons.
Successful writer Joe Castleman is delighted to receive an early morning telephone call from Sweden informing him that he has won this year's Nobel Prize in Literature.
His steadfast wife Joan is equally delighted, but as she prepares to travel to Stockholm to support and encourage her husband, she reflects on her life.
She recalls when she first met Joe, her married literature tutor with whom she embarks on the affair which would change the course of their lives.
I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
Ant and Dec (below) take a look at highlights from the first day of the annual contest, while more of the famous faces take on another of the dreaded Bushtucker Trials.
Can Scientists Save the World? - Panorama, 10.40pm, BBC One
Richard Bilton meets scientists working on solutions to climate change.
Innovations include mechanical trees that absorb carbon, machines that brighten clouds and a solar reactor that makes fuel from fresh air.
The scientists say their inventions have been shown to work at small scale but would need massive investment to reduce the effect of our greenhouse gas emissions. Richard investigates whether they can really make a difference.
MasterChef: The Professionals, 8.00pm, BBC One
The final week of the heats begins. Marcus Wareing kicks off the challenges by asking the first two contenders to make pan-fried plaice, a beurre blanc sauce and shoestring fries.
The next two chefs have 20 minutes to tackle Monica Galetti's (above) test - perfectly cooked lamb neck, served with a pea and broad bean puree, a lamb sauce and charred leaks.
Don Cupitt Remembers - The Sea of Faith, 10.00pm, BBC Four
The Philosopher marks 40 years since the broadcasting of his seminal 1984 series, The Sea of Faith.
Cupitt recalls the impact of the series at a time when a programme dealing with major issues could still make the front cover of Radio Times and considers where these types of debates are taking place today.
Followed, naturally, by The Sea of Faith - where Don Cupitt explores the revolution in ideas that has brought humanity from the secure world view of the Middle Ages, to the modern day crisis of faith.
Ending Today
Tsunami 2004: The Day the Wave Hit, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Holidaymakers share their experiences of the disaster, including a woman who was separated from her family on the beach, witnessing the death of her son, a couple whose bungalow was destroyed, and a family that fled to higher ground when their hotel was destroyed.
Immigration: How British Politics Failed, 9.00pm, BBC Two
The concluding part of the look at the divisive topic explores the pressures and promises regarding immigration that brought recent governments to crisis.
With contributions from former British prime ministers Tony Blair and David Cameron, migrant activists and government and media insiders.
Also ending tonight: Colin From Accounts (9.00pm, RTÉ2), where Gordon and Ash's relationship is put to the test at Megan and Rumi's pop-up wedding.
