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What to watch this week: Dr Who still flying about with the Daleks through time and space

Nearly 60 years on from the doctor’s TV debut, Jodie Whittaker stars in a feature length episode in her last appearance in the role

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What to watch this week: Dermot Bannon seeks out his ideal homes in Spain and Scotland

The architect visits incredible homes in other parts of the world

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What to watch this week: Recalling the 1968 Tuskar Rock tragedy

Fifty-four years ago, an Aer Lingus flight en route from Cork to London crashed into the sea leaving no survivors. In a documentary on Monday night, RTÉ speaks to the relatives of those who died

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What to watch this week: Family solidarity and fortitude put to the test

Teams face strength and endurance tests with the help of sporting mentors in popular RTÉ show

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What to watch this week: James Nesbitt returns as DCI Brannick

In a new series of Bloodlands, DCI Tom Brannick and DS Niamh McGovern (Charlene McKenna) investigate Northern murders while the detective continues to hide his true identity

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What to watch this week: Bonnin takes a fresh look at our nation’s geographical history

In a new three-part series for RTÉ, Liz Bonnin explores the geological beginnings of Ireland, while Netflix’s latest thriller series is a quirky affair set in East Germany

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What to watch and listen to this week: The Meaning of Life returns to RTÉ

Actor Brian Murray revisits the houses he has lived in over the years, while Taoiseach Micheál Martin discusses his politics and principles with Joe Duffy

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What to watch and listen to this week: From Middle Earth to a galaxy far, far away

Fantasy heavyweights dominate streaming channels this week, while TV explores culture from Fingal to Greenland, and Jeremy Paxman bids farewell to University Challenge

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What to watch and listen to this week: Dragons sighted on the horizon

This week sees the Rose of Tralee signal the end of the salad days, while the fair-haired, dark-hearted Targaryens take centre stage in the Game of Thrones prequel

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What to watch and listen to this week: Recalling Diana’s shattered fairytale 25 years on

A Sky documentary draws us back to the Princess of Wales’s tragic story through archival footage, while Sean Bean and Nicola Walker grapple with life’s challenges as a veteran married couple in a new BBC drama

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Be entertained this week: Newsreader starts on BBC Two and Sky offers a horror in the Deep South

Newsreader, a new Australian series, covers major news stories from the 1980s while focusing on the main characters’ relationship while the comic and frequently unhinged tale of Catherine the Great returns to Channel 4

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What to watch, listen to and play this week: A transgender story from the 1960s

A one-off documentary follows the life of April Ashley, a model and dancer who was one of the first British people to undergo gender reassignment surgery

What to watch and listen to this week: Maeve Binchy, Will Young and the history of the sliotar

The adored author is remembered on the tenth anniversary of her death and RTÉ’s Brainstorm asks whether your accent can affect your job prospects

What to watch and listen to this week: Detective chases cold case of her own dead daughter to Dublin

A largely Irish cast led by Paula Malcomson carries new drama Redemption, while the reincarnation story Life After Life is brought to the small screen

What to watch and listen to this week: Suranne Jones romps through 19th-century England as Gentleman Jack

Now in its second season, the series follows the 19th-century landowner and entrepreneur Anne Lister who dressed as a man and had a number of lesbian affairs

What to watch and listen to this week: Ghislaine and Robert Maxwell under the spotlight

A three-part series looks at the lives of the Maxwell family, while Gary Oldman stars in a new spy drama, Slow Horses

What to watch and listen to this week: Hugh Wallace returns with a new series of The Great House Revival

The well-known architect runs the rule over a Victorian house in Cork, while consumer journalist Conor Pope takes a look at the ongoing cost of living crisis in The Price of Everything

What to watch and listen to this week: Dara Ó Briain’s new quiz show and the bizarre story of WeWork

The comedian’s latest panel offering sees three teams battling to win £1m by answering just seven questions

What to watch, listen to and play this week: Louis Theroux challenges homophobia in BBC’s Forbidden America and Home of the Year returns to RTÉ

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