Ireland legend John Aldridge is the focus of Keys to My Life, Midsomer Murders returns for a new run, Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons stars in Spoiler Alert, and there's plenty of GAA action to enjoy . . .
Pick of the Day
The show that goes beyond the keyhole takes a trip across the Irish Sea for its lates look at the homes that help define a life.
Beloved Liverpool and Ireland striker John Aldridge shares his ascent from a Scouse childhood to soccer stardom, unearthing fascinating family secrets along the way.
New or Returning Shows
Midsomer Murders, 8.00pm, UTV
The long-running Whodunit series, starring Neil Dudgeon, Nick Hendrix, Fiona Dolman and Nina Wadia returns for a 23rd season.
Deep in Blacktrees Forest is a bombproof shelter built by a man named Warren Kaine.
His extreme paranoia has drawn other survivalists to the village, and now a doomsday prepper group meets weekly.
When Warren is found murdered, Barnaby unravels a dark conspiracy to reveal how far people will go to escape the end of the world.
Big Zuu Goes to Mecca, 9.00pm, BBC Two
Here's a show that should make a lot of the angry people out there even angrier. If that’s possible.
The chef and rapper Big Zuu makes a pilgrimage to Islam's holiest city on a personal spiritual journey to try to understand more about his faith and what it means to be a good Muslim.
Arriving in Saudi Arabia, Zuu's first stop is the Red Sea port of Jeddah, where worshippers from overseas have traditionally arrived for their pilgrimages.
Here he gets to grips with the culture, and experiences traditional Arab hospitality before making the hour-long journey to Mecca, where he is joined by best friends Tubsey and Hyder to make the pilgrimage together.
Don’t Miss
There’s a double look at new lives in Roscommon on tonight’s episode.
In Dublin, 14-year-old Cian is plucked from his careless city-life and put to work on the Payne family farm, in Tulsk, county Roscommon (above).
Drogheda native 15-year-old Eireann is trading glamming up and vegging out, for a phone-free life of agricultural endeavour on the Burke farm, in the county Roscommon village of Elphin.
Designers Robin Grundy and Eoin Murphy found their forever home in a Victorian Schoolhouse in Ballyoughter in county Wexford.
After returning to Ireland from Toronto with their two children, the couple agreed on turning the schoolhouse into a modern three-bedroom home.
New to Stream
Spoiler Alert, Sky Cinema & NOW
Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons leads a cast that includes Ben Aldridge, Sally Field, Bill Irwin, Jeffrey Self, Nikki M James in director Michael Showalter’s comedy.
Based on renowned US TV journalist Michael Ausiello's best-selling memoir Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies, the film is a heartwarming, funny and life-affirming story of how Michael and partner Kit's relationship is transformed and deepened when one of them falls ill.
Sport
There’s a of GAA action this afternoon as Derry face Westmeath and Galway meet Tipperary (throw-ins 12.30pm and 2.30pm) and Joanne Cantwell(below) presents all the action from the respective Division 2A and 1A Camogie League finals at Croke Park.
After two teams bid for promotion in the Division 2A final, Galway attempt to retain the 1A title against a Tipperary side looking for their first triumph in the competition since 2004.
Attention then switches to the Leinster Football contest. Former Dublin star Ciaran Whelan joins Joanne Cantwell for comment and analysis.
The Championship, 1.45pm, BBC Two
It’s Fermanagh v Armagh (throw-in 2pm) as Mark Sidebottom presents all the action from the Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final at Brewster Park.
These teams experienced mixed fortunes in the Allianz Football League, with Armagh promoted to Division One while Fermanagh suffered relegation to Division Three.
With analysis from Oisin McConville and Michael Murphy, reports by Sarah Mulkerrins, and commentary from Thomas Niblock and Philly McMahon.
Sunday Cinema
Free Solo, 11.30pm, BBC Two
Here’s a fascinating documentary following free climber Alex Honnold on his quest to make it up Yosemite's El Capitan without ropes or safety gear.
At 3,200ft, El Capitan will be the largest mountain face ever scaled without equipment, and extensive mental and physical preparation is required.
Meanwhile, Alex's family and friends remain unsure if the rewards are worth the risk.
Family Flick
Comedy man and dog buddy yarn, starring James Belushi, Mel Harris and Ed O'Neill.
A hard-bitten cop's bad attitude forces his superiors to take desperate measures to find him a new partner on the eve of what could turn out to be the biggest case of his career.
And the solution is to pair him up with a lovable Alsatian that will put him through his paces.
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