04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Today's top TV and streaming picks: The Sunday Game Live, Paddington and The Four Seasons
Snooker: The World Championship BBC1, 1pm & BBC2, 7pm
The final begins at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Reigning champion Kyren Wilson won't be defending his title — he lost in the first round — so who will lift the famous trophy this time around? The concluding frames are on Monday.
The Sunday Game Live RTÉ2, 1.15pm
Kerry take on Clare in the Munster Senior Football Championship final at Fitzgerald Stadium before the equivalent Connacht match takes place — Mayo and Galway are the teams locking horns.
The concluding episode charts the course of one year, taking in the changing of the seasons and their impact on the county's inhabitants, including badgers, red deer, hen harriers and puffins.
Gradam Ceoil TG4 2025 TG4, 9.30pm
Coverage of the awards ceremony, which takes place at the University Concert Hall, Limerick. Among those receiving trophies are Singer of the Year Cathy Jordan, Lifetime Achievement winner Matt Cranitch and Colm Broderick, who has been named Young Traditional Musician of the Year.
Paddington BBC One, 4.25pm
Michael Bond's bear from darkest Peru is brought brilliantly to life in this hugely entertaining family film. Voiced by Ben Whishaw, Paddington arrives in London, where he is targeted by a taxidermist (Nicole Kidman) after being taken in by the Brown clan.
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Life's a Breeze RTÉ One, 9.30pm
An elderly woman's relatives throw out an old mattress while cleaning her house. However, they then embark on a frantic search for the item after its owner reveals she had been storing her savings in it. Comedy starring Kelly Thornton and Fionnula Flanagan.
Star Wars: Tales Of The Underworld Disney+, streaming now
Where else would you be getting yet more unsolicited Star Wars-related viewing? This time it's animated and features the tribulations of bounty hunter Asajj Ventress and outlaw Cad Bane over six episodes.
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.
