Wednesday TV Tips: Róbaí tirim at the ready for west coast swims
An Cósta Thiar: Grúpa Snámh Uisce Bheatha on TG4
Sky Arts, 8pm
Celebrating the glory and beauty of the natural world, this year’s series features sweeping vistas of coastlines, countryside and city centres. With an emphasis on our endangered environment, this year's competition begins as competitors visit the spectacular Eden Project.
TG4, 8.30pm
The west coast of Ireland is recognised as one of the most remarkable coastal routes in the world. In this series, Áine Ní Bhreisleáin travels down the west coast to gain an insight into the culture, challenges and benefits of living by the Atlantic.
TG4, 9.30pm
Naturalist Eoin Warner explores the marine animals that inhabit the coastlines of Ireland and Wales and are perfectly adapted to this rapidly changing and dramatic environment. In this episode we follow Atlantic grey seals through the year, from courtship, to pregnancy and birth. Will a curious snowy-white seal pup make it safely through to adulthood? We also follow a pair of guillemots, bringing up their single youngster on a narrow rock shelf. The parents must protect their chick from aerial attacks by predatory gulls, until the chick makes the heart-stopping first leap off the cliff edge.
RTÉ One, 9.35pm
Second episode — still time to get on board with the healthy living lifestyle reset.
TG4, 10.30pm
Building a career on smuggling products into and out of Colombia, Pablo Escobar is introduced to the cocaine drug trade and sees an enormous opportunity for profit. Pablo establishes the first dedicated drug smuggling ring from Colombia to the US. As a Miami DEA Agent, Steve Murphy witnesses the effects and increased violence that the cocaine trade brings to Miami.
2FM, 10pm Having featured UK electronic outfit Death in Vegas' second LP 'The Contino Sessions' all week as his album of the week, Dan Hegarty speaks with frontman Richard Fearless about its writing and recording — including working with punk icon Iggy Pop on breakout single 'Aisha'.
