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Planning a night on the couch? Here are today’s top TV and streaming picks: Nationwide RTÉ One, 7pm On World Autism Awareness Day, Brian Hurley visits Clonakilty in Co Cork, where local businesses have been working hard to make it a neurodivergent-friendly town. Plus, Valerie Waters meets the team behind an innovative sensory project at Trinity College Dublin. Nationwide Home Grown RTÉ One, 8pm Colm O’Driscoll visits a garden project in Curraheen, Co Cork, which is supporting people with Down Syndrome, while Kitty Scully tours a rooftop farm in Cork City.
Air Fryer: The Secret Genius of Modern Life BBC Two, 8pm Hannah Fry kicks off a new five-part series by investigating the history of the kitchen gadget, which begins much earlier than you may think thanks to a happy accident during the 1900s. Air Fryer: The Secret Genius of Modern Life Téacs Taistil TG4, 9.30pm The fast-paced travel series returns with travellers Séaghan, Louise and Proinsias heading to the city of Tangier in north-western Morocco.
While Séaghan sweet talks his way onto the ferry’s main deck, Louise gets to know a pack of street dogs, and Proinsias learns something extraordinary about the local beach horses. Dreamland Channel 4, 1am Set in 1930s Texas, this thriller focuses on the passionate relationship that develops between a bored, impressionable young man and the injured female bank robber he finds hiding in his family’s barn. Finn Cole and Margot Robbie play the duo.
Banger Banger Netflix, streaming now Scorpex (Vincent Cassel, forever Vinz from La Haine) is a fading DJ clinging to his past fame — and the only person blind to that fact. When Rose (Laura Felpin) from French Intelligence offers a chance to outshine his trendy rival Vestax (Mister V), he grabs it, dreaming of one last banger to reclaim his glory. Love on the Spectrum Netflix, streaming now Season three of the US-based award-winning docu-reality series follows more people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating.
Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer Netflix, streaming now The killing and latent disregard for women continues with a story decades in the making. From the early 1990s until 2010, remains of young women were repeatedly found near Gilgo Beach, Long Island. The case of the Long Island Serial Killer stayed unsolved for 13 years — until corruption within the police was exposed in 2023.
Gold and Green Gold and Green Netflix, streaming now “We’re rednecks, but we’re not stupid rednecks.” Did these self-proclaimed rednecks find Forrest Fenn’s fabled treasure? Nope. Did any of the 300,000-plus people of the “treasure hunting community” locate Fenn’s chest of trinkets? We’ll get to that momentarily.
At this juncture, let’s back up a bit. Who is Forrest Fenn? Back in 2010, this retired US fighter pilot decided to bury a box of riches somewhere in the Rockies, alluding to its whereabouts in a 24-line elegy. Thanks to the internet, the story became a phenomenon, embodying America’s obsession with “findin’ gold in them thar hills” — resulting in five deaths and the stalking of Fenn’s granddaughter.
And yet, he continued to let people believe. While some claimed the treasure was re-hidden, others questioned if it ever existed, dismissing it as the folly of a wannabe poet. As for Fenn himself, he died in 2020, at the age of 90.
Did anyone actually find his treasure? Now, that’d be telling...
Number One On The Call Sheet Number One On The Call Sheet AppleTV+, streaming now Hollywood icons like Morgan Freeman, Cynthia Erivo and Michael B Jordan share their paths to roles, reflecting on their craft, and the future of the acting industry. If you’d prefer a spot of sport in the form of baseball, Fight For Glory is also now available via AppleTV+. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip Disney+, streaming now With its protracted title and Cheech Marin as ‘Grandpa Gil’, this could feel like a sanitised National Lampoon’s Vacation told from the boy’s perspective, with added Eva Longoria.
Survival of The Thickest Survival of The Thickest Netflix, streaming now This scripted comedy, based on Michelle Buteau’s lauded book of essays, follows Mavis Beaumont (Buteau) as she traverses life as a black, plus-size, and newly single (not by choice) stylist. For something just as glossy but with more dramarama, check out The Life List . From Rock Star to Killer Netflix, streaming now In 2003, French rock star Bertrand Cantat was arrested after a violent altercation left his then-partner, actor Marie Trintignant, comatose.
Sparking national debate, the case was seen by some as a tragic accident and others as brutal violence. The documentary also covers events following Cantat’s conviction, including the suicide of his wife in 2010..
