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Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Sean 'Diddy' Combs

P Diddy: The Rise and Fall examines the plight of Sean 'Diddy' Combs, there's another look at Trump's return to the White House, and Una Healy highlights Tipperary on Anna Haugh's Big Irish Food Tour . . .

Pick of the Day

P Diddy: The Rise and Fall, 9.00pm, BBC Three

Yinka Bokinni investigates how Sean Combs has gone from being the world's biggest hip-hop mogul to haemorrhaging money, businesses, friends and fans in a matter of months.

Yinka will examine how Combs made it to the top, and what some may have turned a blind eye to along the way.

Speaking to some of Combs' inner circle, as well as some of his biggest critics, Yinka will find out what they think about him and ask why so many are only speaking out now.

New or Returning Shows

Trump: First 100 Days, 8.30pm, BBC One

You might remember there was something similar to this on Thursday night last on Channel 4.

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has prompted sweeping change in the US and far beyond.

This programme looks at the key developments of this historic period, Trump’s role in them and their meaning for the wider world as policies cascade from the White House.

It also considers the developments on the economy, it examines the extraordinary confrontation between Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in the Oval Office and analyses key policy developments on Greenland, Canada, immigration and the so-called culture wars.

As the world experiences the profound shift under way in US politics, supporters and opponents of Trump tell their thoughts, and there are those who have worked closely with him and tracked his many pronouncements.

Disclosure, 9.00pm, BBC Two

Reporter Sam Poling investigates the fraudsters lurking in the shadows of Scotland's £7billion whisky industry, going undercover to learn more about crime's latest money-spinner - cask whisky investment.

She meets people duped by the criminals into handing over - and losing - all of their savings and goes on the trail of the missing millions.

After uncovering an international criminal network, secretly filming a convicted con-artist and tracking down a shady businessman with a dark past, Sam confronts those at the heart of it.

Crimecall, 9.35pm, RTÉ One

Streaming on RTÉ Player

It’s that time of the month again, when 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.

New to Stream

Chef's Table: Legends, Netflix

The Emmy-nominated series celebrates four culinary giants - Jamie Oliver, José Andrés, Alice Waters and Thomas Keller - who changed how the world eats.

This season, which coincides with the 10-year anniversary of the Chef's Table franchise, will feature a lineup of legendary celebrity chefs whose influence has transcended borders (and mediums) and inspired generations of cooks and food lovers alike.

Don’t Miss

Nationwide, 7.00pm, RTÉ One

Streaming on RTÉ Player

All this week, Nationwide features Dublin Port, the largest freight and passenger port in Ireland with over €165 billion worth of trade flowing through it each year.

Inextricably linked with the city, the port is over 300 years old and plays a critical role in our supply chain system as almost two thirds of the goods we use in our homes come through Dublin Port.

Nationwide's Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh and Anne Cassin

In the first programme, Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh discovers how this working port functions from day to day.

She accompanies one of the pilots as he travels out to Dublin Bay to board a ship in order to help navigate it into port and visits Vessel Traffic Service known as VTS which is the marine equivalent of air traffic control.

With an increase of freight coming from Europe, Bláthnaid witnesses one of the larger ships nicknamed as Brexit Busters, unload eight kilometres of containers and she visits Customs and Revenue to see a sniffer dog at work.

Anna Haugh's Big Irish Food Tour, 8.00pm, BBC One

Anna travels to Ireland's agricultural powerhouse, Tipperary, guided by local pop star Una Healy (below).

Starting at the iconic Rock of Cashel, Anna meets a mother and daughter who produce award-winning black pudding from a secret family recipe.

She takes on the challenge of giving this traditional dish a fine dining twist.

Later, Una trades her stage glamour for a bee suit as the pair meet a family dedicated to saving the native black honeybee - and help out with the honey collection.

Panorama, 10.40pm, BBC One

Catrin Nye reports on the nutritional contents of baby food in plastic pouches, finding that some are worryingly low in essential vitamins and dangerously high in sugar.

While the companies behind baby food pouches insist they put the wellbeing of children first, Catrin hears from dieticians, dentists and public health experts.

Guess what? They all warn that parents should know the risks of regularly using pouches in place of homemade meals.

Secrets of Supermarket Buyers, 8.00pm, Channel 4

Denise van Outen (above) continues her discovery of savvy shopping secrets from supermarket buyers, from the discount disruptors to the premium grocers.

In this episode, she learns amazing truths behind the scenes at Marks and Spencer, from Dine In secrets and the power of Percy Pigs, to fashion and flowers.

Ending Today

Chess Masters: The Endgame, 8.00pm, BBC Two

Sue Perkins (above) presents as the four finalists compete for the trophy, facing a challenge to demonstrate how well they can find the checkmate, before the hopefuls are whittled down in a daunting simultaneous match against grandmaster David Howell.

The remaining two then step up to the board for the final eliminator, each hoping they can use all the skills they have learnt to make them series champion.

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