Telly and Streaming Highlights: Tomorrow Tonight imagines an RTÉ newscast 25 years into the climate crisis

Plus: Virgin Media telly remembers the life and career of Sinéad O'Connor; The Crown takes its bow on Netflix; and all your week's live sport

Mark Little and Carla O’Brien front Tomorrow Tonight, an imaginary news broadcast set 25 years in the future

Sat, 11 Nov, 2023 - 02:00

SATURDAY

Bill Bailey’s Australian Adventure, Channel 4, 9pm

Cooped up through the pandemic, the C-listers of the world are restoring natural order to the universe by bringing back the celebrity travelogue. Latest to pack his passport is comedian Bill Bailey, who visits the vastness of Western Australia.

Rugbaí Beo, TG4, 7.30pm

All the best action from the United Rugby Championship. In tonight’s live coverage from DAM Health Stadium in Edinburgh and Connacht go head to head in Round 4 of the championship.

SUNDAY

FAI Cup Final, RTÉ Two, 2pm

Bohemian FC and St Patrick’s Athletic battle it out for the FAI Cup.

The Earthshot Prize, BBC One, 5.20pm

From Singapore, the annual celebration of the very best ideas and initiatives to help save our planet. Attended by David Attenborough.

Wild Caribbean with Liz Bonnin, BBC Two, 8pm

The Irish presenter continues her journey of discovery amid the stunning national history of the Caribbean.

MONDAY

The People There To Catch Us, RTÉ One, 8pm

Documentary focusing on new approaches towards the individual diagnosis of cancer patients. Plus, personal stories from two people who have experienced the illness.

GAA Highlights, TG4, 8pm

Club hurling and football highlights including action from the AIB Club Championships in Munster, Leinster, Connacht, and Ulster.

Ten Things To Know About, RTÉ One, 8.30pm

Kathriona Devereux and Jonathan McCrea explore the science and culture behind trees, from producing better-quality birch to breeding more climate-resistant trees.

TUESDAY

Northern Lights, TG4, 10.30pm

A new drama tells the story of two grieving strangers whose worlds collide on a rainy night in Dublin.

Louis Theroux Interviews Pete Doherty, BBC Two, 9pm

Theroux travels to Normandy in France to spend time with rock star Pete Doherty — the iconic and controversial co-frontman of The Libertines.

Faith & Courage: The Sinéad O'Connor Story’ follows the career of the late and celebrated Irish musician.

WEDNESDAY

Shakespeare: Rise Of A Genius, BBC Two, 9pm

As Shakespeare achieves fame and fortune, a political scandal threatens his life and a family tragedy sees him question the cost of his success.

Faith and Courage: Sinéad O’Connor, Virgin Media 1, 9pm

This programme follows the career of the late and celebrated Irish musician. It tells the story of O’Connor’s life and career, from humble beginnings in Ireland to her remarkable rise to fame in the early 1990s. It explores her struggles with mental health, her activism, and how her contributions to music and culture have been reassessed in the aftermath of her untimely death.

Rúin na bPortach, TG4, 9.30pm

From the call of the stag in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides to mysterious happenings on Irish bogs, Cormac Ó hÁdhmaill explores the cultural influence of the world’s peatlands and some of the unusual wildlife found upon them. Cormac meets with those advocating for the peat industry to continue in Finland and we hear from the Dutch man who led a campaign to save Irish bogs.

Tomorrow Tonight, RTÉ One, 9.35pm

Mark Little and Carla O’Brien front an imaginary news broadcast set 25 years in the future with the world teetering on climate apocalypse.

THURSDAY

Tarrthálaithe na hÉireann, TG4, 8pm

A brand-new series following the brave members of the Irish Coastguard, mountain rescue teams, and community rescue boats across Ireland. In episode seven, Kerry Mountain Rescue Team respond to the call of a woman who had fallen descending one of The Reeks on ‘The Bone’ ridge.

Game Change: AI and You, RTÉ One, 10.15pm

Anne-Marie Tomchak explores the potential ways in which AI could change our lives — for worse but also, if we embrace the opportunities, perhaps for the better.

FRIDAY

Children In Need, BBC One, 7pm

BBC Children in Need returns with a live spectacle to entertain the nation while raising money for children and young people across the UK. Expect exclusive sketches and live music.

Big Brother: The Final, Virgin Media One, 9pm

Has the revamped Big Brother been worth the fuss? And, with the final episode looming, who will win after its seven-year hiatus?

The Fast and the Farmerish, BBC Two, 9.50pm

Some people have all the muck. The best tractor-driving teams from England and Wales rev up for a thrilling semi-final. With the challenges bigger and tougher than ever, which team can race into the final?