TV and streaming highlights: catch the Euro 2024 finals in Berlin on RTÉ2

Plus: traditional music from Kilkenny on TG4; RTÉ's local elections explored on RTÉ One; plus the week's other live sport and new streaming shows
TV and streaming highlights: catch the Euro 2024 finals in Berlin on RTÉ2

A general view of the European Championship trophy during the Euro 2028 and Euro 2032 hosts announcement ceremony at the UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland: up for grabs in the 2024 finals; Sunday, 7pm, RTÉ2

SATURDAY:

The Saturday Game

RTÉ2, 2.45pm

Joanne Cantwell presents a live double header from Croke Park. Down v Laois in the Tailteann Cup Final (throw-in 3pm) and Armagh v Kerry in the All-Ireland Football semi-final (throw-in 5.30pm).

Red Bull Cliff Diving

TG4, 5.55pm

Highlights from Polignano a Mare, Italy, of the 2024 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. 

Twenty-four of the world’s best cliff divers will once again leap, twist and somersault from breathtaking heights of up to 27m and at speeds of more than 85km/h, with no protection but their concentration, skill, and physical control.

High Country

BBC One, 10.20pm

Australian mystery series set in a mountainous part of Victoria. When a local goes missing, Andie alienates people by involving ostracised ‘psychic’ suspect Damien. Helen’s accountancy leads to a creative arrangement with Rose.

SUNDAY:

Euro 2024 Final

RTÉ2, 7pm

Peter Collins is joined by Didi Hamann, Richie Sadlier, and Shay Given for live coverage of the final game of the tournament from Berlin featuring Spain v England (kick-off 8pm).

The Turkish Detective

BBC Two, 9pm

Police thriller set in modern Istanbul. The murder of a rap music manager leads Ikmen and team to investigate intrigue and scandal in one of Istanbul’s richest families. 

Suleyman settles into Istanbul more and reconnects with his estranged father – but he continues to be frustrated in his search for Kayra Khan.

Cúltír

TG4, 9.30pm

Singer Pauline Scanlon and violinist Aoife Ní Bhriain don their black and amber jerseys this week for a celebration of live traditional music and song from Kilkenny. 

They’re joined by giants of the local music scene – Mick Hanley, the world-renowned baroque ensemble Camerata, along with Mick McAuley and Paddy Cleere.

Michelle De Swarte in Spent; Monday, 11pm; BBC Two
Michelle De Swarte in Spent; Monday, 11pm; BBC Two

MONDAY:

House of the Dragon

Sky Atlantic, 9pm

With dragons dropping from the sky, the war between the feuding factions within House Targaryen threatens to engulf the entire Seven Kingdoms as the Game of Thrones prequel continues.

The Locals

RTÉ One, 9.35pm

A one-off documentary goes behind the scenes of the 2024 local elections in one ward – Dublin’s North Inner City. 

Considered by many Dubliners to be the most vibrant, diverse and rapidly changing place in Ireland, this June 19, candidates put themselves forward to represent this ward, contesting seven seats on Dublin City Council.

Spent

BBC Two, 11pm

Michelle de Swarte stars in this dark comedy about a former model trying to put her life back together after declaring bankruptcy.

TUESDAY:

Women’s Euro 2025 Qualifiers

RTÉ2, 5.30pm

Marie Crowe is joined by Karen Duggan and Stephanie Roche for live coverage from Páirc Uí Chaoimh of the Republic of Ireland v France (kick-off 6pm).

Daley: Olympic Superstar

BBC Two, 9pm

Daley Thompson takes an epic journey told from around the world to find out the story of the complex man behind one of the greatest all-around athletes the world has ever seen.

WEDNESDAY:

Inis na nIontas

TG4, 9.30pm

Ardal O’Hanlon journeys on to the Aran Islands, where he learns from a practising monk of their ancient Christian heritage while, all around, a remarkable range of flora blooms.

Harry Wild

RTÉ One, 9.35pm

Jane Seymour plays an amateur detective in leafy Dublin. Harry, Lola, and Fergus are the guests of honour at a weekend-long 1920s-themed murder mystery party at a hotel on a secluded island. 

But as a ferry arrives to take them to the island, over at the hotel, the head chef, Maxime Auger, is bludgeoned to death in his own kitchen.

Interview with the Vampire

BBC Two, 11.05pm

Hot-blooded remake of the classic Tom Cruise movie (itself based on the cult Anne Rice novel). Dubai, 2022. Journalist Daniel Molloy questions Louis de Pointe du Lac — and not for the first time.

THURSDAY:

Why Trains Crash

BBC One, 8pm

On June 2, 2023, a triple-train crash killed nearly 300 people and injured more than 800 in India’s eastern Odisha state. This film examines what went wrong and explores the causes of train disasters.

The Phantom of the Open

BBC Two, 11.05pm

The true story of shipyard crane operator Maurice Flitcroft who, having never played a round of golf in his life, entered the 1976 British Open and subsequently shot the worst round of golf in Open history, drawing the ire of the golfing elite but becoming a folk hero in the process.

Danny Dyer in his TV comedy debut. Mr Bigstuff; Friday, 10pm; Sky Max
Danny Dyer in his TV comedy debut. Mr Bigstuff; Friday, 10pm; Sky Max

FRIDAY:

First Night at the Proms

BBC Two, 7pm

Clive Myrie and Sandi Toksvig kick off eight weeks of amazing music. The first concert sees an all-female line-up in a dazzling programme which includes Beethoven’s 5th Symphony.

Mr Bigstuff

Sky Max, 10pm

Uber-geezer Danny Dyer and Brassic’s Ryan Sampson team up as estranged brothers forced to live together when both their lives fall apart in this bitter-sweet comedy.

Lady in the Lake stars Natalie Portman, bowing on Apple TV+ on Friday
Lady in the Lake stars Natalie Portman, bowing on Apple TV+ on Friday

STREAMING:

Cobra Kai, season six

Netflix, Thursday

The past decade has welcomed a deluge of small-screen tributes to the 1980s — from the Spielberg-esque Stranger Things to the new Beverly Hills Cop movie. 

One of the most successful attempts at restarting a franchise is the Karate Kid sequel Cobra Kai in which a middle-aged Ralph Macchio and William Zabka resume hostilities as the antagonists in the wax on/wax off classic. 

The story now ends in this sixth and final season.

Lady in the Lake

Apple TV +, Friday

Natalie Portman stars as a journalist trying to solve the murder in 1960s Baltimore of a black woman — a killing connected to the long legacy of racism in the city. 

Portman’s character becomes obsessed with the case, causing strain with her husband and daughter and shedding light on the class divisions in Kennedy-era America.

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