There's the concluding part of Ballroom Blitz, a tragedy occurs in My Brilliant Friend, there’s a noughties themed Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and the final episode on New Zealand drama After the Party . . .
The documentary series about the showband era and hosted by U2 bass player Adam Clayton concludes.
In the prosperous 1960s Irish audiences craved more comfort than a hastily built ballroom, often with no heat, that never served alcohol.
The rise of the student movement and the renaissance in trad music in the 1970s, sparked a folk and ballad boom that also coincided with the rise of new rock talent such as Rory Gallagher, Horslips and Van Morrison.
While country music survived, The Miami massacre of 1975 was often seen as the day the showband industry died and, as discos thrived in licensed premises, Adam Clayton discovers that the days of the 'pop’ showband were at an end.
For those evenings you want to be anywhere but washing lots of pots after dinner, Donal Skehan (below) has four recipes that are one-pan wonders.
There’s a quick pork saltimbocca with borlotti beans with lots of earthy flavour that will jump in your mouth. Donal gives his infamous One Pan Pasta a spicy assassins glow-up.
A warming chicken that can simmer for hours while you finish work, topped with a fresh salsa verde.
Finally, just what you want at the end of a busy week – a really, really good Pad Thai, with tiger prawns, tamarind and oodles of flavour that is so simple to pull together.
Shetland, 9.00pm, BBC One
In the penultimate episode of the current run, Tosh (Alison O'Donnell, above) and Calder discover that Rossi has been conducting his own investigation into who killed Annie and Bergen and must figure out who the murderer is before he can exact his revenge.
Alan organises a memorial for Annie but the family are left unsettled when an unwanted face arrives to pay their respects.
My Brilliant Friend, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic
The final season of this superb adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s quartet of Neapolitan novels continues.
After her daughter is born, Elena is consumed with jealousy when Nino and Lila step in to take Immacolata to the hospital.
Then, after a tragic loss and stunned by Nino's actions yet again, Elena takes refuge at Lila's and finally learns the truth about him.
The Repair Shop: Favourite Fixes, 8.00pm, BBC One
Bill Paterson reminisces about four of his favourite sporting fixes.
The items are a rugby league cap given to a Yorkshire man who played for his country, a wooden skateboard bought in 1967, a saddle from the 1920s and a speedway bib that used to belong to a racer from the Bristol Bulldogs in 1947.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks, 9.00pm, Sky
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The gang is joined by hitmaker and cultural icon Beth Ditto (below) of The Gossip for a special episode themed around the noughties.
Joining Beth will be fellow Millennium icons former So Solid Crew frontman Megaman, ex Radio 1 DJ Nick "Grimmy" Grimshaw, and one-time Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt.
That Christmas, Netflix
Here’s a movie based on the charming trilogy of children's books by beloved multi award-winning writer/director Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Love Actually, Yesterday).
That Christmas follows a series of entwined tales about family and friends, love and loneliness, and Santa Claus making a big mistake, not to mention an enormous number of turkeys!
This heartwarming comedy from Locksmith Animation marks Curtis’ first foray into animation, serving as the film’s writer and executive producer, and also the feature directorial debut of renowned animation veteran Simon Otto (Love, Death & Robots, How to Train Your Dragon films).
The Only Girl in the Orchestra, Netflix
Here’s a short documentary about trailblazing double bassist Orin O’Brien.
She was never one to seek the spotlight, but when Leonard Bernstein hired her in 1966 as the first female musician in the New York Philharmonic, she inevitably became the focus of media attention and, ultimately, one of the most renowned musicians of a generation.
Churchill at War, Netflix
Winston Churchill (below) is a hero to many and quite opposite to others. He certainly didn’t endear himself to the Irish by sending in the Black and Tans back in 1920.
This four-part docuseries from the USA examines a certain period of his political life, Churchill's pivotal role in World War II and the formative events that made him an ideal leader for Britain during that time.
Brought to life in colour and using his own words, the series explores Churchill's wartime strategy and the legacy that follows.
After the Party, 9.00pm, Channel 4
The New Zealand drama concludes as Penny gets the graffiti perpetrator to report his story to the police, but it doesn't go as planned and it severs another friendship for her.
Meanwhile, Simon and Penny end their affair, but not before Bridget has already formed her own suspicions.
Penny is then stood down from her job after publicly attacking another parent.
Humiliated, isolated and broken, she is finally visited by Ollie, who enlightens her on the effect of her actions and the truth about Phil.
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