What to watch on TV this week
The second part of the perennial favourite has the two ogres returning from honeymoon and facing a difficult time with Princess Fiona’s parents.
New gameshow to promote the sale of National Lottery scratch cards. Three contestants are each joined in the studio by a family member or friend as they play for a chance to win €1,000,000. Nicky Byrne presents.
The rare sequel that’s as good, if not better than, the original. Robert de Niro is the major addition to the cast for this instalment of Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece, and 40 years after the film was released, it still stands up to yet another viewing.
Dan makes a declaration tonight that nobody expects. Neil’s erratic behaviour is also at the centre of several episodes this week as it begins to cause worry for both Jackie and Pete.
John and Francis Brennan return for a new series of advising establishments in the beleagured hospitality sector. First up is the Ballyhannon House Riding School in Quin, Co Clare, which the brothers admit is new territory for them. They advise owner Johnny Hassett to diversify, and help him to sell a horse to provide funds for renovations.
Another eight farming families compete for a cash prize of €20,000. Over the next few weeks they’ll face tasks such as a tractor obstacle course, dosing cattle, guessing crossbreeds of animals and building fences. For most of them, it’s literally all in a day’s work.
The second episode of Levison Wood’s nine-month trek along the African river. This really is full-on travel, as underlined by last week’s opening episode when the former British paratrooper and his guide Boston were robbed, and the show concluded with the death from heat exhaustion of their temporary companion, US journalist Matt Power. This week, the duo are arrested by police in South Sudan and, after they get over that hiccup, the duo spend a few days with the Mundari, the cattle-breeding tribe who still live a traditional lifestyle.
New four-part observational documentary series on the Donegal Gaeltacht Riding Club and its importance to the community in the north of the county. Some people describe how their children have progressed through the club levels over many years, while the likes of retired teacher Lawrence Smith only took up horse-riding in later years. He got his first horse for his 67th birthday.
Laura Woods heads to Our Lady Immaculate Senior National School in Darndale, Dublin, The plan includes brightening up the corridors, and designing an outdoor classroom for the playground.
An episode entitled ‘Trouble at Tesco’ looks at some of the problems the supermarket giant is having. In Britain, its share price and profits are down and the company also faces a criminal investigation over accounting practices.
Despite being voted for by just 93 journalists, these awards have become hugely important to the US entertainment industry and are often seen as an indication of what will do well at the Oscars. On the film front, we’ll probably see a lot of Boyhood and Birdman. Fargo and True Detective top the nominations for the TV awards. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are on their third year in a row as hosts, and the main show will be preceded by a Red Carpet Special (8.10pm).
It’s that time of the year when we’re bombarded with info about diets, detoxes and all sorts of other advice from the health-promotion industry. This three-part special over consecutive nights from the Horizon team attempts to put some scientific facts on an area that can often be littered with spin. Chris Van Tulleken and Tanya Byron present a show in which 75 overweight volunteers will be put on personalised diets to explore three particular causes of overeating: genes, gut hormones, and emotion-related eating.
Second and final part of the documentary series on the use of pornography in Ireland.
There’s a rare Irish interest in this year’s event as Ireland’s Stephanie Roche goes up against James Rodriguez and Robin van Persie for the Puskás Award for the best goal.
New series mixing music and travel begins with Hothouse Flower Fiachna Ó Braonáin’s journey to Morocco in search of the roots of the blues.
The celebrity chef is back for a new series, this time around preparing quick, family-friendly food, rather than the restaurant fare of previous shows.
The final episode of the veteran broadcaster’s enjoyable short series about flight in the natural world. Hummingbirds, vultures and bats feature.
New series has Amanda Brunker going way out of her comfort zone to try out various jobs. First up, she joins a Howth-based trawler for a week at sea catching prawns.
First of a two-part docu-drama on the events of 1315 when the Scottish king decided to weaken the English by taking them on in Ireland.
The remaining contestants get the task of sourcing everything on Imelda May’s rider for her dressingroom at the Olympia.
First of a three-part series in which composer Neil Brand explores the architecture of our favourite songs. He begins with a look at the effect of Thomas Edison’s recording device, and songwriters such as Irving Berlin, as well as performers like Bessie Smith and Bing Crosby.
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