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Cheap Irish Homes Operation Crossbow Anam: Songs for Hearts & Minds Planning a night on the couch. Here are today’s top TV and streaming choices: Cheap Irish Homes RTÉ One, 7pm Maggie Molloy heads to Co Mayo, where 22-year-old traditional woodworker Eoin Reardon is looking for a single-storey stone cottage he can restore. Anam: Songs for Hearts & Minds Anam: Songs for Hearts & Minds RTÉ2, 11pm A new run of musical performances set against the backdrop of historic landscapes begins at Ormond Castle, Tipperary, where Muireann Bradley, Uly and Adrianne Lenker take to the stage.
Pobail na Páirce TG4, 9.30pm A new four-part series gets under way with a trip to Thurles in Tipperary, the birthplace of GAA. There’s also a look behind the scenes at Semple Stadium, home of the Munster Hurling final.
Operation Crossbow Operation Crossbow BBC Four, 9pm Ahead of Sophia Loren’s 90th birthday on Friday, there’s a chance to see her in two films. El Cid is at 11.25pm, but before that, she appears in this wartime adventure about an attempt to destroy a missile base.
George Peppard, Tom Courtenay and John Mills are Loren’s co-stars. The Queen of Villains Netflix, streaming now A drama reenacting the golden age of female wrestling that took Japan by storm circa the 1980s? Why not. The Future with Bill Gates The Future with Bill Gates Netflix, streaming now Across five episodes, “tech visionary and global health and climate philanthropist” Bill Gates delves into the promise and risks of AI, the pervasive challenge of misinformation, the climate crisis, and (ironically) the injustice of income inequality.
Expect insights and commentary from some of the world’s most renowned scientists (Anthony Fauci), politicians (US senators Bernie Sanders and Mitt Romney), and thinkers (Bono, Lady Gaga, and James Cameron). Culinary Class Wars Netflix, streaming now Koreans love a good reality show class war, so now they’ve turned their attention to 100 warring cooks. Eighty of them are hidden masters (black spoon) who challenge 20 star chefs (white spoon) to a culinary competition showcasing the best in the land.
Think Physical 100 but in an arena filled with blazing ovens and infinite cutlery instead of “infinite squats”. Live from the Other Side Live from the Other Side Netflix, streaming now At 10.30pm, you can see America’s number-one medium, clairvoyant and medical intuitive — Tyler Henry (aka the real-life Li’l Gideon) — in a new live weekly series where he aims to give celebrity guests hope, healing, and long-sought-after answers through emotional readings.
There will be tears. Slow Horses AppleTV+, streaming now When something as good as Slow Horses only makes itself available episodically, it’s nice to let some build up. Why? Because it’s the most bingeable show on TV.
With new episodes landing every Wednesday, you now have three instalments to feast upon. Historically, season four offerings can be questionable in content (see The Wire, The Sopranos, SATC, Downton and — according to recent reports — The Umbrella Academy ), but, thus far, this is proving to be a grizzled treat. Greasy Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jonathan Pryce and the rest all return for this season, which features the usual winning blend of chaos, zinging one-liners, underdoggery, gritty demises and reluctant camaraderie.
Lord of the Rings head elf Hugo Weaving joins proceedings as this season’s baddie, alongside fellow series newbies Joanna Scanlan, Ruth Bradley, Tom Brooke and James Callis. Uglies Uglies Netflix, streaming now As futuristic dystopias go, having mandated cosmetic surgery once you turn 16 is beyond bleak. That said, Tally (Joey King) is quite looking forward to it as it means she can hang out with her friends.
However, when a friend flees, Tally starts to question all she’s known. The Grand Tour Prime Video, streaming now It’s worth a reminder that — after eight years together on The Grand Tour (22 years in total thanks to a certain BBC show) — you can now see Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May take to the road one last time. Promise.
In Vogue: The 90s In Vogue: The 90s Disney+, streaming now The definitive story of the fashion industry in the 1990s through the eyes of Vogue editors Hamish Bowles, Edward Enninful, Tonne Goodman, and — of course — Anna Wintour. Over the course of six episodes, they will highlight defining 1990s moments, including grunge, The Met Gala, hip-hop, and how US fashion went global. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news.
