Marty’s Big Picture Show RTÉ One, 7.30pm This week, Marty Morrissey and historian Liz Gillis explore Dublin of the 1950s and 1960s through the evocative images of Limerick-born photographer Elinor Wiltshire, and get a sense of how much the inner city has changed. European Qualifiers RTÉ2, 7pm Didi Hamann, Stephen Kelly and Richie Sadlier join Peter Collins at the Aviva Stadium for coverage of the Republic of Ireland’s daunting Euro qualifier against the Netherlands. The game gets underway at 7.45pm.
Jamie Cooks the Mediterranean
Jamie Cooks the Mediterranean Channel 4, 8pm In this new series, Jamie Oliver tours the Mediterranean in search of classic recipes, and some exciting new ones. He begins in Greece, where he visits the bustling city of Thessaloniki and cooks aubergine flatbread and chargrilled chicken with tzatziki and crispy rice. The Meaning of Life RTÉ One, 10.30pm Eurovision legend Johnny Logan talks candidly to Joe Duffy about his early life, the loss of his parents and brothers, the influence of his father’s faith, and his struggles with media intrusion, which has caused anger and hurt for him and his family.
Parasite
Parasite Channel 4, midnight In Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning social satire, a poor but resourceful family of South Korean tricksters scam their way into the lives and home of a wealthy and gullible couple. With Song Kang-ho, Cho Yeo-jeong.
Top Boy
Top Boy Netflix, streaming now They may nary grace the official trailer for this third and final season of the grittiest of all London dramas, but — let’s be honest — for Irish viewers, this climax mostly hinges on the unveiling of Johnny and Tadgh, aka Brian Gleeson and Barry Keoghan. Nobody can switch on the ‘scary’ quite like them. And no man rocks the vintage Fred Perry quite like Keoghan.
The Changeling
The Changeling AppleTV+, streaming now Witches, black magic and mysterious portals all wrapped up in rainbows, red string, black fog and Minnie Riperton’s Les Fleurs. Starring LaKeith Lee Stanfield.
6ixtynin9
6ixtynin9 Netflix, streaming now Based on his 2009 film of the same name, this Thai thriller/black comedy goes as follows: “After losing her job, a woman discovers a mysterious package on her apartment doorstep, and her life takes a turn for the worse.” If you prefer your off-kilter viewing more South Korean with a side of schmaltz, the time-travelling love story A Time Called You is now also available.
Sitting in Bars With Cake
Sitting in Bars With Cake Prime Video, streaming now This homage to the cookbook of the same name features the added bonus of Bette Midler. Other than that, brace yourselves for bars, cakes and twentysomethings finding themselves while sporting impossibly expensive threads. Starring Yara Shahidi and Odessa A’zion.
Spy Ops
Spy Ops Netflix, streaming now Intelligence operatives from MI6 to the CIA share insider stories of spy craft, Cold War campaigns and coups carried out by covert agents. This features interviews with officials, officers and spies behind such ops as The Plot to Kill the Pope, Operation Jawbreaker, Operation Pimlico, Taliban Spies and the protracted Operation Wrath of God.
Selling The OC
Selling the OC Netflix, streaming now The parade of pretty people selling property continues, with season two highlighting the exploits of The Oppenheim Group.
