Books Emma Forrest interview: ‘I’m a skin too thin, which is why I'm a good writer’Emma Forrest made her name in the 1990s as one of the voices of Generation X, but a raw and confessional 2012 memoir was what really got her noticed. Now its belated sequel explores what happened when her ‘dream life’ fell apart
Appetite for Distraction What to watch, listen to and play this week: RTÉ takes a road trip along Irish pilgrim pathsWeather forecaster Nuala Carey and presenter Derek Mooney explore Ireland’s great outdoors in a four-part travel show
Appetite for Distraction What to watch, listen to and play this week: A transgender story from the 1960sA 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
Appetite for Distraction What to watch, listen to and play this week: True crime series probes mystery killings in the AlpsSpeculation is still rife over the shooting of a British family holidaying near Annecy ten years ago
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: A dramatic portrayal of Oscar Wilde’s shocking fall from graceA one-off drama depicts Oscar Wilde’s ordeal in Reading Gaol, while a documentary follows the reconstruction of Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic cabin
Culture What to watch and listen to this week: Exploring a cold case of a mysterious rural vanishingThe 1993 disappearance of young American woman Annie McCarrick is the subject of the latest Scannal, while basketball legend Magic Johnson is profiled in a new four-parter on Apple+ TV
What to watch and listen to this week: Detective chases cold case of her own dead daughter to DublinA largely Irish cast led by Paula Malcomson carries new drama Redemption, while the reincarnation story Life After Life is brought to the small screen
Culture picks What to watch and listen to this week: Suranne Jones romps through 19th-century England as Gentleman JackNow 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
Culture Actor Charlie Murphy on returning to Happy Valley, her sci-fi show and the legacy of Love/HateThe Wexford actor is anything but predictable, as her latest projects prove
Culture picks What to watch and listen to this week: Ghislaine and Robert Maxwell under the spotlightA three-part series looks at the lives of the Maxwell family, while Gary Oldman stars in a new spy drama, Slow Horses
TV and Radio What to watch and listen to this week: Dermot Bannon under the spotlight and a celebrity memoir book clubThe Room to Improve architect is the subject of ‘constructive criticism’ in the last episode of the current series
Culture picks What to watch and listen to this week: Dara Ó Briain’s new quiz show and the bizarre story of WeWorkThe comedian’s latest panel offering sees three teams battling to win £1m by answering just seven questions
What to watch and listen to this week: Two documentaries look at the real stories behind Peaky Blinder and Witchfinders
Culture What to watch and listen to this week: Vikings: Valhalla begins on Netflix and Dermot Bannon is back with a new Room to Improve
Culture picks Appetite for DistractionYour weekly guide to the best TV shows, movies, podcasts and video games
TV review: A psychological thriller that stays in the mindConnie Nielsen plays a woman who, after a significant head injury, has to rely on others to remember her past, but the lies and inconsistencies keep her and the audience guessing
TV Review: Privilege goes on trial in BBC’s latest dramaShowtrial gets deeper under the skin than the usual police procedural
