Movies, chat, and more - there's something here for all tastes.
A House of Dynamite
Netflix
The addictive doom of the 24-hour news cycle is matched by this political thriller from The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty director Kathryn Bigelow. Telling the same story from multiple perspectives - a face on a screen in one scene becomes the focus in another - A House of Dynamite brings together an excellent ensemble cast for a whodunit and what if? masterclass. You might think from the poster that the whole story follows Rebecca Ferguson in the White House Situation Room as Captain Olivia Walker and Idris Elba as the on-the-move President of the United States - it doesn't. This is Bigelow working with the urgency of a first-time director, almost 50 years into her career, delivering a wake-up call that guarantees sleepless nights.
Live UEFA Women's Nations League
6:30pm, RTÉ Two
The Republic of Ireland face Belgium in the first leg of their promotion/relegation play-off at the Aviva Stadium - kick-off 7:00pm. As it says in the excellent match preview by RTÉ Sport's Anthony Pyne, promotion would boost Ireland's chances for 2027 World Cup qualification. So, fingers crossed for head coach Carla Ward, captain Katie McCabe, and the rest of the Girls in Green.
The Late Late Show
9:35pm, RTÉ One
Patrick Kielty gets the bank holiday weekend started with music, mirth, and more. Fresh from their announcement of 10 shows in Dublin and five in Belfast, Westlife's Shane Filan, Nicky Byrne, and Kian Egan will be in the studio with a world exclusive - a performance of their new single, Chariot - as they salute their Irish fans. Imelda May will also join Patrick to discuss her personal journey reconnecting with the Irish language through her new television series Imelda May: Amhráin na nGael. Comedy legend and author Ben Elton will be looking back at his storied career, and Irish star Ruth Bradley will be talking Slow Horses, Ted Lasso, and her enduring bond with her Love/Hate co-stars.
Mr Scorsese
Apple TV+
What a binge for a bank holiday weekend! Author and filmmaker Rebecca Miller has delivered one of the streaming events of the year with her five-part, five-years-in-the-making Apple TV+ series on Martin Scorsese - fast-moving, frequently funny, and full of stuff that you never knew, no matter how many times you've seen the movies. In Mr Scorsese, old friends and A-listers mingle as the iconic director, who loves the camera in more ways than one, takes us from his New York childhood up to the present day. "The biggest surprise was, I guess, his honesty," Miller (above alongside the man himself) recently told RTÉ Entertainment. I didn't know what to expect, but I knew this was a man who had been infinitely interviewed, infinitely discussed. I had hoped that we would do something different than anybody else, and I think he really wanted to give me something different. In that sense, I feel like we made the series together, even though he didn't see it until it was done."
See How They Run
Channel 4 Player
Defiantly old-school, a great showcase for Saoirse Ronan's comedy chops, and wrapping everything up in an hour and a half - what's not to like about See How They Run? The first half of this whodunnit is absolutely glorious; a barrage of brilliant one-liners in laugh-out-loud set-ups as the perfectly matched (and mismatched) Constable Stalker (Ronan) and Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) do their bit and then some for all things Ealing. The second half doesn't have quite as many zingers, but the pace never falters as we screech - literally - to the madcap ending. This 2022 treat marked the first big-screen outing from TV comedy writer Mark Chappell (Bliss, Flaked, My Life in Film) and Tom George, the director behind the BBC's award-winning This Country. Like their central duo, they make a great partnership.
