The Traitors is back for its final episodes, there's a documentary about Éamon de Valera, Simon Schama meets Bono and talks Seamus Heaney, Prime Target is back for a second run, and there's more Champions League action . . .
Pick of the Day
The Traitors, 9.00pm, BBC One
The best show on TV has come up with another cracking run - it's such a pity there are only three episodes remaining.
As ever, Claudia Winkelman hosts as the survivors battle it out for a bag of money.
This season has so far been a great one for the girls as all the traitors have been female, while the likes of Anna (above) from Wicklow (sadly gone), Leanne and Lisa (the lying priest!) all made memorable turns as faithfuls.
Who’s going to win? I’d love to see Charlotte triumph. She was smart as a faithful but has adapted to her traitor role with admirable relish.
As the show returns tonight, there are just six faithful and two traitors left.
But there are sure to be some twists – and daft accusations– between now and Friday’s finale.
New or Returning Shows
De Valera San Fhásach, 9.30pm, TG4
This is a trwo-part documentary about American-born Irish statesman and political leader Éamon de Valera, a leader in the 1916 Easter Rising.
In 1924, De Valera was stripped of power and in poor mental health in prison. There was a cohort of radical women involved in the 1916 Rising and the War of Independence who supported him.
Then the Treaty happened. As suddenly as he had gained power, de Valera was locked out of it.
Opposing the Treaty gave these women common ground with De Valera, but who would end up the losers in this political game?
Don’t Miss
Neven's Portuguese Food Trails, 8.00pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Neven Maguire begins his journey with a visit to Quinta dos Fumeiros, a renowned smokehouse celebrated for producing the Trás-os-Montes region's finest chorizo.
Guided by Joao Freita, Neven discovers the secrets behind their exceptional craftsmanship, and tastes the results.
He also journeys to Viseu, in central Portugal, where he chats with local resident Ines Atíde Sacchetti, who introduces him to the story of the Viriato, a legendary cake.
The Clinic for Well People, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
A husband is brought in to prove he cannot hear his wife, while a regular sunbed user has a skin check. Winnie, the oldest well person, finds out her metabolic age.
The Repair Shop, 8.00pm, BBC One
Cobbler Dean Westmoreland repairs a pair of boots belonging to blind photographer Ian, who was born profoundly deaf and lost his sight at 14.
Metal worker Dominic Chinea is tasked with restoring a printing press from 1826 and the Bear Ladies give new life to a stuffed bear that brought comfort to barn visitor Irwin at every hospital trip after he contracted polio at the age of three.
Steve Fletcher and Cindy Welland repair a clock gifted to a school by Florence Nightingale in 1877.
Simon Schama's Story of Us, 9.00pm, BBC Two
Simon Schama explores the work of artists who have taken inspiration from the British landscape, and expressed how vital it is to people's sense of who they are.
Oddly enough, two of them are Irish.
He takes a look at Philip Larkin’s poem Going, Going, the poetry of Seamus Heaney, and the agitprop Scottish play The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black Black Oil.
He also visits Derek Jarman’s extraordinary garden in Dungeness, created as he was dying from Aids.
And there's an interview with U2’s Bono (above) about his deep affection for Seamus Heaney’s poetry and the role of culture in the run-up to the historic Good Friday Agreement.
New to Stream
Prime Target, Apple TV+
Written by Steve Thompson, whose CV includes Sherlock, Vienna Blood and Doctor Who, so this should be good.
The cast is impressive and includes Leo Woodall, Quintessa Swindell, Sidse Babett Knudsen, and Martha Plimpton.
Story-wise, a post-graduate mathematics student discovers an effort being made to destroy his work in finding a pattern in prime numbers that would allow him to access every computer in the world.
Wags to Riches, Netflix
They're the wives and girlfriends of famous US athletes and rap stars, but these stylishly smart WAGs call the shots in this soapy reality series.
Starring: Lakeeta Hill Vaccaro, Alexis Stoudemire, Maranda Johnson.
Ending Today
Shoah: Second Era, 11.20pm, BBC Four
Here’s the second and final part of this much-heralded Holocaust documentary by Claude Lanzmann from 1985.
Lanzmann went in search of concentration camp survivors, witnesses and former members of the Nazi party, and conducted in-depth interviews to produce a detailed, first-hand account of the atrocities committed.
It also examines how the bigotry that led to the genocide still exists decades on.
It’s just people telling their own stories, which makes it eerily compelling.
Sport
UEFA Champions League MOTD, 10.40pm, BBC One
Highlights of the evening’s games – though there’s live coverage of Celtic v Young Boys on RTÉ2 and Paris Saint-Germain v Manchester City on Virgin Media Two (both KO 8pm) .
Action from the matchday seven league phase fixtures, including Liverpool v Lille, Monaco v Aston Villa, Arsenal v Dinamo Zagreb, Celtic v Young Boys and Paris Saint-Germain v Manchester City.
PSG and City had both struggled more than expected in this season's competition, making this a crucial contest with just one further round of matches remaining, while the other British teams will all have expected to continue to impress.
