What to watch on TV and streaming today: Our Dream Farm, As Good as It Gets and The Handmaid's Tale
Investec Champions Cup RTÉ2, 4.45pm
Leinster take on Northampton Saints in the semi-final at Aviva Stadium. The hosts have been in scintillating form all season, but Saints may give them a run for their money in a tense encounter.
Our Dream Farm with Matt Baker Channel 4, 6pm
Baker hosts the final, in which the last two remaining applicants go head-to-head over the course of 48 hours in an attempt to prove they have what it takes to run a 600-acre farm in north Wales. They face challenges involving a sheepdog trial and a business plan.
24 Hours: The Fall of Nazi Germany Channel 4, 8pm
New documentary being broadcast to tie in with the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Using astonishing archive footage, expert testimony and dramatic reconstructions, it offers insights into the events building up to Germany's surrender.
As Good as It Gets TG4, 9.50pm
Wonderful, Oscar-winning romantic comedy starring Jack Nicholson as a bigoted, misanthropic author whose life is transformed by his friendship with his gay neighbour (Greg Kinnear) and love for a down-on-her-luck waitress (Helen Hunt).
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Channel 4, 10pm
Comedy-drama featuring top-notch performances from Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack. Thompson is a recently widowed ex-teacher whose marriage lacked passion; McCormack is the young sex worker she hires to teach her what she has been missing.
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The Handmaid's Tale Prime Video, streaming now
While I still can't bring myself to watch it, for those of you fully immersed in the 'fictional' realm of Gilead, the sixth and final season is now available.
The Four Seasons Netflix, streaming now
Three couples — Kate (Tina Fey) and Jack (Will Forte), Nick (Steve Carell) and Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver), plus Danny (Colman Domingo) and Claude (Marco Calvani) — face serious introspection when one of the couples announces their split. For more saccharine aspirational viewing, Prime Video has released Another Simple Favour, starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively.
A Complete Unknown Disney+, streaming now
Arriving in 1960s New York armed with his guitar, 19-year-old Bob Dylan (portrayed by Timothée Chalamet's impressive jawline) is set to revolutionise American music.
Angi: Fake Life, True Crime Netflix, streaming now
In 2008, the remains of 35-year-old designer Ana Páez were discovered in Barcelona. Dubbed 'The Almost Perfect Crime', this documentary revisits the case and explores the dark past of María Ángeles Molina ('Angi') and her late husband. In other European offerings, the final instalment of Lost Bullet arrives Wednesday, while AppleTV+ is now offering pastry, espionage, and Bridgerton levels of fornication in Carême.
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