There's the shocking Murder of a GAA Chairman, highlights from The 21st IFTA Awards Ceremony, Panorama looks at the dangers of smart motorways, and Blue Lights continues . . .
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Murdered locking up his GAA club in 1997, Sean Brown's inquest revealed the involvement of state agents. As the UK Legacy Act shuts down cases like Sean's, his family fight on.
At 11:25pm, on May 12 1997, 61-year-old club chairman Sean Brown was locking up the gates to the training ground of Bellaghy Wolfe Tones.
Then he was attacked and beaten at gunpoint by the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF), thrown into the boot of his red Ford Sierra and driven 10 miles away to Randalstown.
There, Sean was removed from his car, thrown on the ground and shot six times in the head. The killers set his car alight, fled the scene and left Sean’s body lying close to the fire.
Within two days of his murder, the RUC said the LVF was responsible for the murder. But almost three decades later, no one has been charged.
The Troubles Legacy Act, which halts all legal processes on Troubles era cases, will be enacted by the British Government in Westminster on May 1.
It offers immunity from prosecution to perpetrators who cooperate with a new government-run body for Truth and reconciliation. It’s been opposed by all political parties in Northern Ireland, the Irish government and by groups representing the families of victims of the Troubles.
As the deadline for legacy act looms, Murder of a GAA Chairman follows the Brown family as they vow to continue their fight for justice in the name of their father, Sean Brown.
New or Returning Shows
Baz Ashmawy (above) hosts the annual awards ceremony celebrating the best Irish film and TV of the past year, from the Dublin Royal Convention Centre.
Guests include recent Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy, Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone and Stephen Rea, winner of this year's Lifetime Achievement award.
The Jinx, 9.00pm, Sky Documentaries
Streaming on NOW
Here’s a new six-episode continuation of the groundbreaking Emmy-winning documentary series from Andrew Jarecki, about New York real estate heir Robert Durst, a convicted murderer.
In Part Two, the filmmakers continue their investigation for the next eight years, uncovering hidden material, Durst's prison calls, and interviews with witnesses who had not come forward until now.
Don’t Miss
Blue Lights, 9.00pm, BBC One
The Belfast-set police drama continues its second season.
In this week’s episode a loyalist gangland feud turns up the pressure on the section. Annie makes an impetuous decision on a night out.
Gods of Snooker, 9.00pm, BBC Four
As the BBC continues its coverage of the snooker World championship, here’s something worth a look.
The sport's rise to prominence, beginning with how Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins (below) upset the snooker establishment to help transform a game played in the backrooms of working men's clubs into a TV ratings hit.
Interest in the sport had been growing thanks to the new possibilities of colour broadcasting, and in particular the weekly snooker show Pot Black, but it was the antics of the unpredictable Ulstersman that took the game stratospheric.
Murder Case: The Digital Detectives, 9.00pm, Channel 4
The case of a burnt body of a 27-year-old man discovered in a remote nature reserve in Scotland.
All forensics were destroyed in the fire, so detectives turn to Police Scotland's Digital Forensics Unit to help solve the case.
In a UK first, its members track the suspects through the digital footprint they think they have destroyed.
End of Watch, 9.30pm, TG4
Here’s a violent and nasty cop/crime thriller, with Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena.
They play two Los Angeles cops who make their regular patrol of the city, dealing with petty offences while one records their lives on camera for a documentary project.
The officers end up in over their heads when they stumble on evidence that could bring down a drug cartel, putting them squarely in the gang's firing line.
Near to the railway station in Kildare town, Gaeilgeoir and primary school teacher Shónagh is struggling with the rising tide of clutter at the cottage she shares with her four young children.
Enter Dee Coleman and the team to help her turn the house into a functioning family home for her children, while also creating a space for Shónagh to entertain friends and express her own sense of style.
Panorama, 8.00pm, BBC One
The rollout of smart motorways in Britain has been stopped because of safety fears, but there are still 250 miles of the network with no hard shoulder.
The Westminister government says new technology will make existing stretches of smart motorways safe. But what happens when the technology doesn’t work?
Panorama reveals how equipment failure and power cuts can leave motorists in danger if they break down.
When the system isn’t working, the cameras won’t see you, the radar won’t find you and you’ll have no idea the motorway isn’t smart anymore. Reporter Richard Bilton meets the people whose lives have been changed by the roads that keep failing.
New to Stream
Secrets of the Octopus, Disney+
Octopuses are like aliens on Earth: three hearts, blue blood and the ability to squeeze through a space the size of their eyeballs.
From Academy Award-winning filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer-at-Large James Cameron, this latest installment of the award-winning franchise returns with this three-parter.
Narrated by award-winning actor Paul Rudd, iIt explores the octopus’s one-of-a-kind superpowers, extraordinary intelligence, and secret social lives.
There is so much more to these weird and wonderful animals that are intelligent enough to use tools, transform their bodies to mimic other animals, and even communicate with different species.
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