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

Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America starts tonight at 9pm on BBC Two: in this series, he sets out to challenge misogynistic, homophobic and anti-Semitic rhetoric. But will he get any of them to change their minds?

TV Picks of the Week

Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America

Tonight, 9pm, BBC Two

Louis Theroux returns to that land of golden opportunity for documentary makers, the United States – with more right-wing dingbat influencers per square metre than anywhere else. Theroux sets out to challenge misogynistic, homophobic and anti-Semitic rhetoric. But will he get any of them to change their minds? EK

The Accountant, the Con, the Lies

Monday, 9.35pm, RTÉ One

Montrose is being pretty cagey with information about this RTÉ Investigates documentary. Apparently, it’s looking into “a shocking scam involving an Irish businesswoman, exploring how those behind the scheme lied to defraud homeowners in Ireland” The investigation team, according to the broadcaster “reveal the scheme’s intricacy using secret recordings and talk to some of those affected.” EK