There's Kinahan: The True Story of Ireland's Mafia, Ireland’s First Safe Injection Rooms, Twitter: Breaking the Bird, Ready Meals: What They Really Mean For You, and the latest CrimeCall . . .
Pick of the Day
Kinahan: The True Story of Ireland's Mafia, 10.40pm, BBC One
This is a four-part documentary following the Kinahans from a small-time street-dealing gang in 1980s’ Dublin to its status today as one of the world’s most feared crime organisations.
It’s a story of underworld feuding, double-dealing, betrayal and gangland assassinations, from the streets of Ireland and the UK to the Netherlands, Spain, Dubai and America.
Today, the United States has a $5 million bounty on the heads of senior cartel members, godfather Christopher 'Christy' Kinahan and his two sons Daniel (below) and Christy Junior.
The cartel is wanted for drugs and firearms trafficking, money laundering and murder.
To date, Daniel and Christy Junior have never been convicted of any serious crimes, and all three Kinahans remain at large.
The Kinahan story starts almost half a century ago in inner-city Dublin, where Christy Kinahan Senior emerged as a heroin trafficker, before moving to the Netherlands in the 1990s.
There, he built his crime gang into a cartel, shifting hundreds of millions of pounds worth of drugs. At the same time, his sons Daniel and Christy Junior were being primed by their father to join the family business.
With the help of exclusive interviews, new insight and detail, this series tells the astonishing tale of the Kinahan family and their incredible journey to the top table of international organised crime.
New or Returning Shows
Ireland’s First Safe Injection Rooms, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
This standalone documentary offers a comprehensive 360-degree perspective on the opening of Ireland’s first Medically Supervised Injection Facility (MSIF) at Riverbank House, managed by Merchants Quay Ireland (MQI).
The MSIF provides a hygienic, safe, medically-supervised healthcare environment where individuals can inject drugs obtained elsewhere under the supervision of trained health professionals.
This compassionate, person-centred service aims to reduce harms associated with injecting drug use and help people access appropriate services.
This behind-the-scenes documentary follows the project from start to finish and hear from all those involved in its creation.
Twitter: Breaking the Bird, 9.00pm, BBC Two
This promises to be the inside story of the tech entrepreneurs who created the social media app Twitter - recently rebranded as X by its current owner, Elon Musk.
At first the site grew on the back of celebrities who realised it offered them a direct way to communicate with fans.
After going global, it seemed to be fulfilling the founders' dream of a digital utopia where all voices would be heard.
But as hate speech and misinformation flooded the platform, the founders faced growing problems to control it - and the sale to Elon Musk in 2022 represented the end of their dream.
Ready Meals: What They Really Mean For You, 9.00pm, BBC One
BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt, presenter Michelle Ackerley (below) and scientist Fran Scott take a look behind the scenes of the ready meal industry.
They aim to discover what new technology is being used in their production and the price consumers will pay.
They explore all stages of a ready meal's life, from farming to manufacturing, processing to packaging, and distribution to waste.
CrimeCall, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Carla O'Brien (below) presents appeals for help from the public in solving crimes, featuring reconstructions, CCTV footage, news features and a panel of police advisers taking calls.
Treasures of Ancient Greece, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Alastair Sooke explores the riches and unique legacy of Greek art, telling the story of its mysterious origins as he starts his journey at the palace of Knossos in Crete.
He then travels to Santorini and finds gold in the fabled stronghold of Mycenae and uncovers the beginnings of a defining spirit in Greek art - embracing mythology, a passion for symmetry, and an obsession with the human body.
New to Stream
Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer, Netflix
Young women who worked in the sex industry were disappearing from New York City and Long Island and their families were desperate for answers.
Then in 2010, female remains were found in the Gilgo Beach area of Long Island, leading to a string of additional discoveries at a virtual dumping ground steps away from New York’s busiest beaches.
Despite all of this, the case of the "Long Island serial killer" remained unsolved for 13 years - until July 2023, when a major break came after corruption was rooted out within the police responsible for the case.
From two-time Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning director Liz Garbus (Lost Girls) comes the definitive look at the twists and turns in a case that dominated headlines, and is still developing in real time.
Rhythm + Flow Italy, Netflix
Season 2 of the Italian rap contest series.
Fabri Fibra, Geolier and Rose Villain will return, more demanding than ever, to take on the role of judges in the rap show that will scout the protagonists of the new Italian scene, with a prize for the winner of €100,000.
Promised Hearts, Netflix
This is a romantic drama from Indonesia. Should be interesting in terms of cultural differences between there and this part of the world.
After graduating and becoming a doctor - something that she always dreamed of - Niyala's life fell apart when her father arranged for her to be married to Roger, the son of the wealthiest businessman in their village, to pay off the family’s debt.
At the same time, she also has to accept that Faiq, the man she has loved since childhood, has already found someone to marry.
Don’t Miss
Panorama, 8.30pm, BBC One
Darragh Macintyre (above) reports on a case of online stalking and harassment, in which a businesswoman falsely accused people of crimes ranging from slashing her tyres to killing her cat.
Darragh meets the victims who have been publicly vilified. They don't know why they were targeted, and they haven't been able to get her thousands of abusive messages taken down.
