Beatles '64 looks at the Fab Four's conquering of America and the dawn of Beatlemania, there’s more chat with The Late Late and Graham Norton shows, Country Music Awards 2024 and The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Beatles ‘64, Disney+
It’s Fab Four time again.
This time around, filmmakers Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi reveal the four Beatles at the moment of their global musical breakthrough and elevation to unimaginable fame.
The band that would be ‘bigger than Jesus,’ as John Lennon once said.
This intimate film showcases rare behind-the-scenes footage captured by David and Albert Maysles, restored in 4K as the band captured America and Beatlemania became a reality.
Newly filmed and archival interviews with the Beatles (the new stuff featuring Paul and Ringo, the surviving Beatles), along with fans whose lives were transformed, illuminate this singular cultural moment.
The three words I’d use to describe this documentary are ‘Yeah!’, ‘Yeah!’ and ‘Yeah!’
The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas? 9.00pm, BBC Four
From '64 to '84. Two decades is a short time in pop music history.
This is the story behind the 1984 UK number one charity hit Do They Know It's Christmas? It's topical once more as a 40th anniversary version has just been released, and some folk are having a hissy one over the lyrics.
The original song was written (in a hurry) by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and recorded by some of the biggest pop stars in the UK and Ireland at the time.
The hit was released in aid of the 1983-1985 famine in Ethiopia and was the fastest selling single of all time for over a decade.
This programme features unseen moments in which stars including Bananarama, Bono, Boy George, Duran Duran and George Michael rehearsed and recorded their parts, while interacting with each other during the 24 hours that would make musical history.
Country Music Awards 2024, 10.15pm, BBC Four
Highlights from the 58th annual Country Music Awards, hosted by Luke Bryan, Peyton Manning and Lainey Wilson.
Morgan Wallen has received the most nominations this year, but he is in good company alongside stars such as Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton (above), Post Malone and one of the show's own hosts, Lainey Wilson.
Accidentally Famous: The Story of 883, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic
I’m not claiming this will be of as high a quality as Gomorrah or My Brilliant Friend - but it’s Italian and it’s on Sky Atlantic, so it’s got to be worth a look.
It’s a fact-based drama about Italian pop group 883, formed in the early 1990s, starring Elijah Nuzzolo and Matthew Oscar Giuggioli.
Max Pezzali is looking at a summer with no vacation, no friends, and long days spent working at the family shop with only music for company.
But his summer takes an unexpected turn when his crush Silvia invites him out and to impress her, he promises to write a song for her.
Following his incredibly successful North American tour, Tommy Tiernan will chat to Patrick about gigging in the US during the presidential election and his love of travelling by tour bus.
Tommy Bowe will chat about the launch of his brand-new skincare line Flow by Bowe, catching up with his former coach Joe Schmidt and looking ahead to Ireland v Australia this Saturday.
And celebrating four decades of music, Galway singer Mary Coughlan will be in studio performing her hit I’d Rather Go Blind ahead of the Irish conclusion of her 40th Anniversary Tour next month.
The Graham Norton Show, 10.40pm, BBC One
This week, Graham is joined by actress and singer Cher (below), talking about her autobiography Cher: The Memoir, Part One.
Also on the sofa is Michael Fassbender, currently playing a covert CIA agent in TV series The Agency, double Oscar nominee Keira Knightley, who is appearing in Christmas spy thriller Black Doves and actor Josh Brolin, who discusses his book From Under the Truck: A Memoir.
Plus, Jalen Ngonda performs his current single Anyone in Love.
Senna, Netflix
Over the course of six episodes, Senna will, for the first time, depict the journey of overcoming obstacles, ups and downs, joys, and sorrows of Ayrton Senna, exploring his personality and personal relationships.
The starting point will be the beginning of the three-time Formula 1 champion’s racing career when he moved to England to compete in Formula Ford, all the way to the tragic accident in Imola, Italy, during the San Marino Grand Prix.
The Trunk, Netflix
This South Korean drama focuses on two people under a one-year marriage contract and a mysterious trunk.
Despite living with a contract husband every year, Noh In-ji, an employee at NM (New Marriage), finds herself deeply alone.
Meanwhile, Han Jeong-won enters this contract marriage in an ironic attempt to save his previous marriage.
Their lives are turned upside down when a mysterious trunk discovered in a lake sends them into a whirlwind of events involving the matchmaking service.
The Later Daters, Netflix
Six baby boomers, with the help of their adult kids, closest friends, and a renowned relationship expert, are getting another shot at love in this new dating docuseries.
With Harvard-trained behavioral scientist Logan Ury (author of How to Not Die Alone) coaching them as they navigate a whole new dating world and its different rules and online etiquette (where the eggplant emoji maybe doesn’t mean what they think it does).
Whether divorced, widowed, or longtime single, they end up forging deeper connections not only with their families and potential partners, but with themselves.
Wales host Ireland (KO 7.15pm) as Marie Crowe presents all the action from the first leg of the play-off final, held at Cardiff City Stadium.
The Girls in Green are looking to qualify for their first European Championship finals and thrashed Georgia 9-0 on aggregate in the previous round.
But they face a much tougher test against the Welsh, who defeated Slovakia 3-2 over two legs last time out and are also hoping to play in their first Euros.
With analysis from Aine O'Gorman and commentary by Des Curran and Stephanie Zambra.
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