Pick of the day
Dancing with the Stars
RTÉ One, 6.30pm
The pro-celebrity pairings get set for a scary evening – not only is the first dance-off of the season about to take place, it’s Fright Night. What will the judges make of their efforts?
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies
BBC One, 9pm
New adaptation of William Golding’s novel by acclaimed writer Jack Thorne, which follows a group of schoolboys who begin to turn on each other while stranded on a remote island.
These Sacred Vows
These Sacred Vows
RTÉ One, 9.30pm
Following an unexpected confrontation in the gym showers, Cormac and Jerry embark on a secret romance. However, Jerry is struggling to come to terms with his sexuality and is terrified that someone will discover the truth.
Scoil Samhraidh Joe Mooney
TG4, 9.30pm
New four-part series showcasing some of the events that took place at last year’s music summer school in Drumshanbo, Co Leitrim, where an eclectic group of people came together for a week of entertainment.
Zulu
Zulu
RTÉ One, 3.10pm
Exciting historical drama retelling the Battle of Rorke’s Drift during the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879. The film made a star of Michael Caine; Stanley Baker lends support.
Emily
Emily
BBC Two, 11.30pm
On her deathbed at the age of 30, author Emily Brontë (Emma Mackey) looks back on her life, remembering the events that inspired the writing of literary classic Wuthering Heights.
Queen of Chess
Queen of Chess
Netflix, streaming now
At 12, Judit Polgár set out to break past the patriarchy into elite chess. Her long climb towards facing Garry Kasparov forced her to confront bias, doubt, and the brutal demands of trying to beat the best.
Unfamiliar
Netflix, streaming now
When two former German spies are forced to face their past, the real danger isn’t the car chases or shootouts – it’s telling each other the truth without dragging their teen daughter into the fallout. In addition to this week’s gritty foreign‑language line-up, we have Cash Queens (ordinary French women rob a bank), Salvador (an ambulance driver learns his daughter is a neo‑Nazi), and from Tuesday, the beautifully shot Motorvalley (drama about Italy’s racing dynasties).
Yoh! Bestie
Yoh! Bestie
Netflix, streaming now
Bubblegum romcom? Yes please! If you enjoyed the colourful shots of Yoh! Christmas, here’s the sequel. Shot in sunny South Africa, we follow Thando, whose love life is a disaster at the best of times. Then, when her best friend comes home from New York with a fiancee, she’s hit with all the unwanted feels.