Jeff Goldblum stars as Zeus in Kaos, there's a documentary about Ireland's Education Crisis, Melanie Chisholm is the focus of Who Do You Think You Are? and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power returns . . .
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Kaos, Netflix
Jeff Goldblum heads the cast here as Zeus, who has long enjoyed his status as King of The Gods, in this new series from Charlie Covel, scriptwriter on The End of the F***ing World.
That is until he wakes up one morning and discovers a wrinkle on his forehead.
Neurosis sets in, setting him off on a dangerous, paranoid path. Zeus becomes convinced his fall is coming and starts to see signs of it everywhere.
Zeus' once reliable brother, Hades, God of the Underworld, is secretly losing his grip on his dark dominion
There is a backlog of dead waiting to be processed and they are growing restless.
Hera (Janet McTeer), Queen of the Gods, exercises dominion on Earth - and over Zeus - in her own unique way.
But her power and freedom become threatened by Zeus’ growing paranoia, and she is forced to act, while Zeus’ rebellious son, Dionysus, (Nabhaan Rizwan), is out of control and on course for a cosmic collision with his father.
On Earth people are aching for change, but Poseidon (Cliff Curtis), God of Sea, Storms and Earthquakes is more concerned with the size of his super-yacht and where the next party is at.
The wellbeing of mere mortals is of little interest to him – but unfortunately for the Gods, some of those mortals are beginning to realise this.
New or Returning Shows
Ireland's Education Crisis, 8.30pm, Virgin Media One
With a shortage of teachers and a lack of school places, it has been suggested that Ireland's education system is facing an imminent crisis.
This documentary examines the claims.
This Ain’t Pretty Woman, 12.05am, Channel 4
Sex workers prepare for their next shift while debating the pros and cons of how the sex industry is depicted in famous films.
As the debate gets heated, the workers start to embody the movie characters as they explore how these films have affected their lives and work.
Don’t Miss
Who Do You Think You Are? 9.00pm, BBC One
This week’s episode sees Melanie Chisholm (below) - aka Sporty Spice - research her family tree. As is quite common, there’s an Irish context.
Both sides of Melanie's family come from Liverpool and the singer is fascinated to discover that her great-grandmother was a moneylender, while her fourth great-grandfather was a campaigner seeking to improve working men's lives and rights.
Melanie is keen to explore a family rumour about an Irish connection, and before long learns that some of her ancestors fled the famine in Ireland.
The French Connection, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Oscar-winning fact-based thriller, starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey and Tony Lo Bianco.
Two tough New York cops use unorthodox methods to try to break an international drug ring.
When their information leads them to place a sweet shop under surveillance, they discover the owners are the American agents for a French kingpin planning to ship millions of dollars worth of heroin into the US
Followed at 10.40pm by The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing The French Connection
Critic Mark Kermode examines the making of the classic thriller, beginning with the history behind the 1960s drug bust that inspired the film.
Classic Movies - The Story of I'm All Right, Jack! 8.00pm, Sky Arts
Streaming on NOW
Explore the intricacies of a brilliant workplace farce - not only a razor-sharp political satire, but an indelible slice of postwar British life.
One of the many great Ealing comedies, it stars Peter Sellers (superb as union leader Fred Kite), Ian Carmichael and Terry-Thomas.
New to Stream
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Prime Video
In Season Two, Sauron has returned.
Cast out by Galadriel, without army or ally, the rising Dark Lord must rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power, to bind all the peoples of Middle-earth to his will.
Following on Season One’s epic scope and ambition, the new run plunges its characters into a rising tide of darkness, challenging each to find their place in a world that is increasingly on the brink of calamity.
As friendships are strained and kingdoms begin to fracture, the forces of good will struggle ever more valiantly to hold on to what matters to them most of all: each other.
Terminator: Zero, Netflix
In 2022, a future war has raged for decades between the few human survivors and an endless army of machines.
In 1997, the AI known as Skynet gained self-awareness and began its war against humanity.
Caught between the future and this past is a soldier sent back in time to change the fate of humanity. She arrives in 1997 to protect a scientist named Malcolm Lee who works to launch a new AI system designed to compete with Skynet’s impending attack on humanity.
As Malcolm navigates the moral complexities of his creation, he is hunted by an unrelenting assassin from the future which forever alters the fate of his three children.
Chastity High, Netflix
This Japanese series promises to be scandalous, provocative and gritty. Nice.
When an ultra-elite high school enforces a strict "No Romance" rule that expels anyone caught dating, a student secretly helps her classmates for cash.
Sport
Paris Paralympics 2024
Coverage of the opening morning from the French capital begins at 8.30am, including swimming at Paris La Defense Arena and track cycling from Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome. With commentary from John Kenny and James Scully.
Then from 3.20pm, Daráine Mulvihill presents further live coverage, including the women's C4-5 time-trial and men's B 4,000m individual pursuit finals in track cycling. With analysis from Joanne O'Riordan.
From 7pm Evanne Ní Chuilinn is joined by Ailbhe Kelly, Patrick Flanagan and Peter Ryan for the opening evening's action from the French capital, including swimming finals at Paris La Defense Arena.
Elsewhere, there is Taekwondo at the Grand Palais and wheelchair rugby at Champ de Mars Arena.
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