Brendan O'Carroll returns with a new run of Mrs Brown’s Boys, as does Tradfest: The Fingal Sessions and The Best of The Late Late Show, Jason Momoa stars in Chief of War, and there’s romantic drama My Oxford Year . . .
Pick of the Day
Mrs Brown’s Boys, 9.35pm, RTÉ One/9.30pm, BBC One
Some can’t stand it – but many, many more love it, as it’s one of the most successful sitcoms that’s ever come out of Ireland.
Brendan O'Carroll returns for a fifth run as Agnes Brown, the loudest, proudest woman in Ireland and the undisputed Queen of Finglas.
There’s never a dull moment when Agnes is around – and that’s just how she likes it.
Without even leaving the house, the doting mother-of-six becomes a podcast sensation, as Cathy is horrified to discover her parent accidentally hijacking her new online venture.
Simon Delaney guest stars, with Jennifer Gibney.
New or Returning Shows
Tradfest: The Fingal Sessions, 8.00pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
This is the third season of Fiachna Ó Braonáin hosting the best Irish and folk music from Ardgillan Castle in Fingal, county Dublin.
As well as the music, this series revels in the connections that Fiachna and his magical guests weave with their stories, tunes and song.
Tonight, Fiachna Ó Braonáin celebrates the contribution that the Travelling Community have made to Irish music with Sharyn Ward, Steo Wall and Thomas McCarthy.
The Best of The Late Late Show, 10.10pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Highlights from the recent run of the much-loved chat show, featuring when Hollywood royalty graced the studio.
That was when Patrick Kielty was joined by Christina Hendricks and Chris O'Dowd (above), and long-time friends Aidan Quinn and Colin Farrell.
Also, there’s a look at when the magic of Italia '90 came alive once more as the 1990 Republic of Ireland squad reunited to relive one of the nation's most iconic sporting moments.
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New to Stream
Chief of War, Apple TV+
This historical drama - starring, co-created (with Thomas Pa'a Sibbett), written and executive produced by Jason Momoa – explores the unification and colonization of Hawai‘i.
Set amid the scenic backdrop of the islands of Hawai‘i, the nine-episode series, based on true events, follows warrior Ka‘iana, portrayed by Momoa, as he tries to unify the islands before Western colonization in the late 18th century.
Told from an indigenous perspective, Chief of War is a passion project for creators Momoa and Thomas Pa‘a Sibbett, who share native Hawaiian heritage.
The series features a predominantly Polynesian cast led by Momoa alongside Luciane Buchanan, Temuera Morrison, Te Ao o Hinepehinga, Cliff Curtis, and newcomer Kaina Makua.
My Oxford Year, Netflix
Sofia Carson and Corey Mylchreest star in this new romance written by Allison Burnett (Autumn in New York) and Melissa Osborne and directed by Iain Morris.
The film is based on a novel by Julia Whelan, which was adapted from Burnett’s original screenplay.
"Iain Morris wrote and created one of the most iconic shows in British television, The Inbetweeners," says Carson, who also executive produces the movie.
"Comedy is his language, so his vision of this film beautifully created a timeless, heartbreaking, sweeping romance, grounded in laughter. Within one scene you may fall madly in love, you may cry, but he will always make sure the joy of laughter is present."
When Anna (Carson), an ambitious young American woman, sets out for the UK and the University of Oxford to fulfill a childhood dream, she’s got her life completely on track.
That is, until she meets a charming and clever local Jamie (Mylchreest) who profoundly alters both of their lives.
This was a story close to home for Mylchreest, who was born and bred in London and had his own version of an Oxford year.
"I have a friend that studied for uni in Oxford, and so there was a period of my life where I was going up and getting the train to Oxford quite frequently," he says.
I’ll leave Sofia Carson with the last word: "Our story is a film that in every frame reaffirms the belief that life is too short to not live it in love. To not live it in joy."
Built In Birmingham: Brady & the Blues, Prime Video
Just what the world needs: another documentary series about a British football club that’s being rebuilt with investment from a famous American.
The five-part docuseries tells the tale of Birmingham City, a club accustomed to sporting heartbreak, with American football legend Tom Brady laying out their new mission statement: ‘We’re trying to make this a world-class team’.
Embedded camera crews have followed the first team squad, coaching staff, and key ownership figures, including Birmingham City’s Coach Chris Davies, Chairman Tom Wagner and minority owner Tom Brady.
Perfect Match, Netflix
Season 3 of the show that brings together the most famously single stars of Netflix’s unscripted series (Love Is Blind, The Ultimatum, Too Hot To Handle, The Mole and more) to a tropical paradise in an attempt to find love.
As they compete to form relationships, the most compatible couples will play matchmaker, breaking up other couples and sending them on dates with brand-new singles they’ll invite to the villa.
Will they create better matches, or will they create chaos? In this over-the-top journey of strategy and dating hosted by Nick Lachey, only one couple will be crowned the Perfect Match.
Stillwater, Apple TV+
Here’s an all-new season four of the award-winning animated kids and family series.
Based on the award-winning and bestselling Scholastic Zen book series by Jon J Muth, Stillwater follows a wise panda who teaches three young siblings about the world and each other.
The series centres on siblings Karl (Judah Mackey), Addy (Eva ArielBinder) and Michael (Tucker Chandler), who encounter everyday challenges - big and small - which sometimes seem insurmountable.
Fortunately for these three, they have Stillwater (James Sie), a wise panda, as their next-door neighbour.
Through his example, stories and gentle humour, Stillwater teaches the children the concept of mindfulness, while offering them a deeper understanding of their feelings as well as tools that help them face their own day-to-day challenges.
Don’t Miss
Cher at the BBC, 10.35pm, BBC Four
Archive footage of the singer's performances on BBC programmes, including Believe, Love and Understanding, and Walking in Memphis.
Arguably, her most iconic performance comes with her first UK chart-topper I Got You Babe, recorded with her then husband and singing partner Sonny Bono.
Other highlights include her 1971 hit Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves and her cover of the Walker Brothers' The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore.
There’s also the 1995 Comic Relief single Love Can Build a Bridge, which Cher recorded with Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry and Eric Clapton.
When Harry Met Sally, 11.20pm, BBC One
This is one of four very different – but all great – movies on tonight.
Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan (above) star as a man and a woman with different attitudes to life who meet by chance and develop a close and long-lasting friendship.
Will they? Won’t they? The fun is in their journey.
Then there’s The Haunting (12.05am, BBC Two), a superb psychological horror from 1963 where psychic researchers gather at a supposedly haunted house to investigate its evil reputation.
Stand By Me (12.05am, Channel 4) sees four 12-year-old best friends embark on a life-changing adventure in the Oregon wilderness when they go in search of a missing teenager's body.
Finally, there’s Gosford Park (11.15pm, RTÉ One), Robert Altman’s star-studded period murder-mystery, where a weekend shooting party at a country estate is disrupted by a murder.
