Deaf Not Dumb explores the challenges of deaf education in Ireland, there's a Doctor Who or two on the Beeb, John Kelly talks to Joseph O’Connor on The Works Presents, while Taskmaster wraps up another run . . .
Pick of the Day
Deaf Not Dumb, 10.15pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
As the title suggests, this documentary explores the challenges of deaf education in Ireland.
It offers various stories of deaf children and their parents, such as an eight-year-old whose parents have fought for years to ensure he has the same access to education as others.
The programme also examines how three deaf students who attended school in the 1950s were forced to learn to speak and lipread.
Don’t Miss
Doctor Who, 7.30pm, BBC Four
Here’s an omnibus from the early days of the much-loved Time Lord.
The Doctor becomes trapped on the planet of Skaro, where he encounters a race of evil mutants - the Daleks!
No argument here. This is vintage footage of the time-travelling adventure from 1964, starring William Hartnell, Jaqueline Hill and Carole Ann Ford.
That’s followed at 8.45pm by An Adventure in Space and Time, a pretty good drama written by Mark Gatiss telling the story of how Doctor Who landed at the BBC in November 1963.
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The BBC's Head of Drama Sydney Newman puts young producer Verity Lambert in charge of developing his idea for a children's sci-fi series.
Character actor William Hartnell is persuaded to take on the lead role of a mysterious time traveller known only as 'the Doctor'.
Starring David Bradley, Brian Cox and Jessica Raine.
The Art of Film with Ian Nathan, 8.00pm, Sky Arts
Streaming on NOW
Ian Nathan continues his enjoyable exploration of cinema with a look at the lighter side of the screen.
He takes in the early days of cinematic comedy with the breakthrough silent actors who took vaudeville slapstick to the next level, including Buster Keaton (above) and Charlie Chaplin.
As silent film gave way to talkies, films found new ways to keep the laughs coming, with stars like Groucho Marx bringing his famous one-liners to the screen in Duck Soup, and Peter Sellers excelling in satire in the likes of I’m All Right, Jack and Two Way Stretch.
Panorama, 9.00pm, BBC One
The Ukrainian Government claims thousands of children have been taken unlawfully to Russia since the start of the war.
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russia's President Putin (above).
This Panorama special investigates what happened to more than 40 children taken by Russian forces from a children's home in Kherson.
Working with journalists in Ukraine, the filmmakers uncover falsified birth certificates, a secret adoption and a trail of evidence leading all the way to the Russian parliament.
Petite Maman, 12.55am, Film4
Set this French drama to record. You won't regret it.
When eight-year-old Nelly loses her grandmother, she travels with her parents to clear out her mam's childhood home.
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After a few days of sorting through her childhood belongings, Nelly's mum suddenly leaves - but Nelly isn't alarmed, and she helps her dad to continue sorting through the house.
When she gets tired of clearing out the cupboards, Nelly goes to explore the woods behind the house, where her mother used to play as a child.
While exploring the woods, she finds a young girl building a treehouse.
Playing together, the two girls get to know each other, and quickly form a unique and strong bond. But might they have more in common than they realise?
New or Returning Shows
The Works Presents, 11.15pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
As the series returns for a new run, John Kelly talks to well-known novelist, screenwriter and playwright Joseph O'Connor (below) about his writing, teaching at the University of Limerick and his latest novel My Father's House.
World’s Most Evil Killers, 9.00pm, Sky Crime
Streaming on NOW
Kicking off the eighth season, the team of experts examine the US case of Lester Jones, a 65-year-old Colorado mechanic who was convicted of murdering 34-year-old mother of three Paige Birgfeld, who disappeared in 2007.
New to Stream
Ronnie O’Sullivan: The Edge of Everything, Prime Video
The latest sports bio-doc features a true snooker legend.
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Facing the end of a wildly successful but turbulent career, Ronnie O’Sullivan has finally fallen out of love with the game.
But just as he considers life beyond snooker, and freedom from all its baggage, a defeat makes him question whether he's ready to call it quits.
As he finds himself on the verge of a career-defining tournament, Ronnie is sent spiraling back into the sport's intense grip.
In 2021, Ronnie O’Sullivan decided to allow total access to his life, opening the doors to his personal life & remarkable cast of characters as he considered life beyond snooker.
One Trillion Dollars, Paramount+
This new German series (with English subtitles!) adapted from Andreas Esbach’s novel stars Philip Froissant as John, who works as a bike courier in Berlin.
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One day, lawyers break the news to him that he is the heir to one trillion dollars, accumulated over the last 500 years.
But this wealth comes with a prophecy and an impossible task for John.
Ending Today
Taskmaster, 9.00pm, Channel 4
The show hosted by Greg Davies (below) reaches what should be an exhilarating climax.
Sam Campbell designs a small bikini, Sue Perkins forgets about the milk, Lucy Beaumont feeds her young, Susan Wokoma pairs corn flakes with hot sauce and Julian Clary gently assaults innocent Taskmaster's assistant Alex Horne.
At the end of it all, one of the five competitors will triumphantly lift Greg Davies' gilded head to heavens as 16th Taskmaster champion, while the others assess the wreckage of their once-great careers.
