The superb My Brilliant Friend returns for a fourth season, there's The Big Interview: Mary Lou McDonald, New Zealand thriller After the Party, the latest Crimecall - and a pile of new stuff on Netflix . . .
Pick of the Day
My Brilliant Friend, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic
Streaming on NOW
It’s rare that a TV series adapted from a novel – or novels in this case – reaches the heights achieved in the first three seasons of My Brilliant Friend. It’s truly a work of great beauty.
Based on the best-selling quartet of Neapolitan novels by Elena Ferrante, the story follows childhood pals Elena Greco and Raffaella "Lila" Cerullo, who both grew up in a tough part of post-WWII Naples.
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Their story covers over 60 years, exploring the mystery of Lila - Elena’s brilliant best friend and also her worst enemy.
Season four - the final one - delves into the adult lives of Elena and Lila, who find themselves entangled in the turmoil of Italy in the late 1980s.
Amid motherhood, career demands, betrayals, threats, disappearances, and natural disasters, the two lifelong friends once again reside in the same neighbourhood.
New or Returning Shows
The Big Interview: Mary Lou McDonald, 10.00pm, Virgin Media One
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald (below) joins Colette Fitzpatrick for a live one-on-one interview to discuss the issues affecting people and her plans for the country as the nation prepares to vote in the General Election.
After the Party, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Here’s a thriller series set in New Zealand, starring Robyn Malcolm and Peter Mullan.
The story follows, partly through flashbacks, a family crisis that evolves following a drunken party.
Mother and grandmother Penny Wilding accuses her husband Phil of a sex crime against her daughter's teenage friend and no one believes her.
Five years later, when her now ex-husband returns to town, her daughter Grace pressures her to let go of her accusations and move on.
That, as they say, is when the fun begins.
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Fungi: The Web of Life, 8.00pm, BBC Four
Biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake travels the world, exploring the world of fungi and revealing the many secrets of these essential organisms.
This programme examines how fungi shape the weather and support life on land.
Plus, there’s a look at how the organisms are at the cutting edge of medical research and even have the power to break down plastic waste.
Oddly enough (or maybe not), it’s narrated by Bjork.
Crimecall, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
It’s time again for that monthly dive into the criminal world.
Carla O'Brien presents reconstructions, CCTV footage and live studio appeals for information from the public, to help with Garda investigations.
New to Stream
The Merry Gentlemen, Netflix
Here's a brand-new Christmas rom com, starring Britt Robertson and Chad Michael Murray.
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In order to save her parents’ small-town performing venue, a former big-city dancer decides to stage an all-male, Christmas-themed revue.
Sounds a little like a tinsel-ish interpretation of The Full Monty. Without the Full Monty bit, of course. This is Christmas after all.
Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy, Netflix
Consumerism is not a good thing folks!
This apparently unpredictable and revelatory documentary special promises to pull back the curtain on the secretive world of the most influential brands, as insiders and whistleblowers expose the covert manipulation tricks to keep you buying, no matter the cost.
According to the blurb, this is the story big business doesn't want you to know.
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Rhythm + Flow, Netflix
Netflix’s hip hop music competition hosted by a panel of industry heavy hitters ready to discover the next generation’s rap star returns for a second run.
This competition will feature contestants from all over the USA who are hungry and ready to prove themselves to see if they have what it takes to take home the grand prize of $250,000 and the title of hip hop’s newest star.
Adoration, Netflix
Adorazione – to give the show its original, Italian title - is a young adult series that tells the story of a group of teenage girls and boys during the summer that will change their lives forever.
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School has just finished, and tourists are beginning to arrive at the beautiful beaches of Sabaudia, when Elena, 16 years old and with a crazy desire to escape the Agropontino province, disappears.
Each of Elena's friends knows something they are not saying, has a secret connection with the girl and may have something to do with her mysterious disappearance
It will be the beginning of a journey that, between suspicions and revelations, will lead each of the boys to come to terms with the truth of their relationships and their emotional education.
Our Oceans, Netflix
Oceans are the beating heart of our planet yet so much of that undersea world remains unknown, unexplored and undiscovered.
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From the tropical warm waters of the Indian Ocean to the fiery depths of the Atlantic, from the unpredictable waters of the Pacific that are surrounded by a ring of fire, to the freezing isolation of the Southern and Arctic Oceans, Our Oceans explores the magical world of wonders that lies beneath the waves.
Narrated by former US President Barack Obama.
