Thursday TV tips: The deception at the heart of Misha and the Wolves
MasterChef: The Professionals; Steps of Freedom: The Story of Irish Dance; Misha and the Wolves; and Louise O'Neill on The Works Presents
Just three talented chefs remain to battle it out for the title.
TG4, 9.30pm
When she was seven, Misha Defonseca escaped the Nazis, crossed Europe on foot, lived with wolves and endured unimaginable hardship in search of her deported parents. Her Holocaust memoir took the world by storm and a Hollywood studio came knocking. But a fallout with her publisher who turned detective, revealed Misha's story as an audacious deception created to hide an even darker truth.
RTÉ One, 10.15pm
Millions of people in more than 60 countries are learning to dance in the Irish style — how Irish Dance evolved from a peasant dance to become a global phenomenon.
Author and Irish Examiner columnist, Louise O'Neill, became well known for her young adult novels but soon found herself a spokesperson on some of the issues she has written about. She talks to John Kelly about her career to date.
Premier League: v , 7.30pm; v , 7.45pm; v , 8pm, all BT Sport;
, RTÉJr, 7pm: Seanchaí Steve Lally weaves the spell of the Cailleach Beara.
, 2FM, 10pm: A one-time indie-pop icon turned unlikely survivor, Pete Doherty’s time in Babyshambles has been eclipsed by a long solo career. Highlights from a live performance from the Arènes de Lutèce, Paris.
