There’s new travel show Manchán’s Europe By Train, Hollywood star Faye Dunaway tells her story in Faye, life aboard The World’s Biggest Cruise Ship – and Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple . . .
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Manchán’s Europe By Train, 6.30pm, RTÉ One
Manchán Magan embraces the ethos of slow travel, taking the time to get to know people and places, and experiencing local customs and traditions.
He hopes that travelling mostly by train will be more relaxing and less stressful than negotiating his way through busy airports, allowing him to relax, enjoy the passing scenery, plan ahead, keep a journal of his adventures – and catch up on some sleep.
During his month-long trip, Manchán leaves and returns to Ireland by ferry and in between, uses the vast rail network system to travel clockwise around the continent of Europe.
He visits a range of destinations including Wales, London, Brussels, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Zagreb, Lake Bled, Genoa, Monaco, Toulouse and San Sebastien.
In this opening episode, Manchán waxes lyrical about the thrill of sailing out of Dublin port on a ferry as he looks forward to the adventures he hopes lie ahead.
He takes a 100mph zipline ride across a Welsh quarry, dances the Congo at a party in Brussels, cycles through treetops on an innovative Belgian trail, visits a floating farm in Rotterdam and meets some modern-day heroes in Amsterdam.
New or Returning Shows
The World’s Biggest Cruise Ship, 8.00pm, Channel 4
The construction and launch of cruise ship Icon of the Seas, which at 20 decks high and almost a quarter of a mile long, has been crowned the world’s biggest cruise ship.
Cameras board the ship as it welcomes its first ever paying guests and sets sail from Miami on its maiden seven-day voyage around the Caribbean.
Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Jay Blades and Judi Dench have become friends since meeting on an episode of The Repair Shop three years ago.
Judi, Jay and Steve Fletcher on The Repair Shop
Despite that, there is still a lot they don’t know about the unique journeys that brought them together.
They’ve decided to show each other the things that matter most to them, hoping to uncover the experiences that have shaped their very different lives.
Faye, 8.00pm, Sky Documentaries
Streaming on NOW
Academy Award-winning actress Faye Dunaway (below, in Bonnie and Clyde) candidly discusses the triumphs and challenges of her illustrious career.
She was always one for keeping her personal life private, so this is quite a coup.
Through those reflections, she explores personal discoveries including her struggles with mental health issues, her family history, and how the intensity of the characters she played still impacts her today.
She is the recipient of many accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award.
Her movie CV includes such notable movies as Bonnie and Clyde and Chinatown. Her performances in both of those films resulted in Oscar nominations.
Big Little Journeys, 7.25pm, RTÉ2
The adventures of six tiny animals as they voyage into the unknown, following them as they travel across rainforests, mountains and wetlands.
In Canada, a tiny turtle ventures through a forest of giants in search of the wetland, while in South Africa, a bushbaby is drawn towards a world of light in his quest to find a home.
Earth, 8.30pm, RTÉ2
In this BBC series, Chris Packham presents this four-and-a-half-billion-year history of the planet, with each episode taking viewers on a journey through a pivotal moment when the Earth’s future hung in the balance.
The story begins with one of the darkest periods in the planet’s history 252 million years ago – the worst mass extinction it has ever seen, when as much as 90 per cent of all species died.
New to Stream
Scary Girl, 8.00pm, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
Australian 3D animated fantasy adventure film directed by Ricard Cussó. Its voice stars include Anna Torv, Tim Minchin, Deborah Mailman and Sam Neill in the main roles.
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It’s an adaptation of the 2012 game of the same name.
When her world is threatened by a loss of sunlight, a young girl must overcome her fears and journey to a fantastical city, save her father from a mysterious scientist and prevent the destruction of her planet.
Sunday Cinema
Some Like It Hot, 2.15pm, RTÉ One
‘Nobody talks like that!’
Billy Wilder’s classic romantic comedy, starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe, is one of the greatest movies ever made.
And yet it’s arguably not even his best. Sunset Boulevard. The Apartment. Ace in the Hole. And that’s just for starters.
After witnessing a Mob hit in Chicago, two male jazz musicians (don drag and hide out with an all-girl band to evade the gangsters pursuing them.
But the pair struggle to disguise their attraction for the beautiful lead singer – while one of them catches the eye of a smitten millionaire.
Things get really hairy when they bump into a mobster convention in Florida.
Operation Mincemeat, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
Director John Madden’s drama, starring Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen and Kelly Macdonald.
It’s a stranger-than-fiction story, loosely based on fact, that adds up to a typical ‘wot we done in the war’ type movie.
Set in 1943 and four years into the Second World War, it focuses on two intelligence officers who use a corpse and false papers to outwit German troops.
Family Flick
The Mask, 4.30pm, BBC One
Fun fantasy comedy, with Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Riegert and Peter Greene.
A timid bank clerk stumbles on an ancient mask, which endows whoever wears it with untold superhuman powers, unbridled self-confidence and an irresistible charm for the ladies.
Unfortunately, he earns the enmity of a local gangster for daring to flirt with his girlfriend – and when the crook gets wind of the artefact’s existence, he covets the power for himself.
