Here I am a celebrity get me out of here! The finale, Simon Schama’s History of Now, a new three-part documentary on film noir and the latest work on the World Cup. . .
today’s selection
I’m a celebrity, get me out of here! Final, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
It’s the end of the famous faces survival challenge after three weeks facing their fears and defying everything thrown at them in their field in Australia.
Which of them will crown Ant and December as king or queen of the jungle this year?
Do not lose
The Late Late Toy Show, 3.15pm, RTÉ One
Broadcast on RTÉ Player
Another chance to see Ireland’s most popular and celebrated TV event with Ryan Tubridy as host of the big annual festive show.
This year’s theme is The Wizard of Oz, so follow Ryan down Yellow Brick Road!
As always, an army of testers from across the country joins you in revealing the best new games of the year.
There are performances by dancers and musicians in the biggest show on the Irish TV calendar, alongside a host of surprise guests.
Stanley Tucci: Buscando Italy, 7.30pm, BBC Two
The American actor heads to Liguria, a thin strip of mountainous terrain sandwiched between the Alps and the Apennines, fringed by rugged landscapes and breathtaking coastal scenery.
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Once a wealthy trading empire, the capital Genoa now offers cuisine as rich as custom molded pasta and its most internationally famous export, Genoese pesto.
Tucci discovers how the Ligurians have learned to adapt to life in this difficult landscape and how they have found ingenious solutions to survive and thrive.
Arena, 10.15pm, BBC Four
This is the story of the influential African musician Fela Kuti.
He is remembered not only as the innovator of the Afrobeat genre but also as an outspoken political revolutionary who criticized the military regimes in his native Nigeria.
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A countercultural revolutionary, he fought injustice with his music and shocked society with his lifestyle, once marrying 27 wives in a single ceremony.
When he died in 1997 of HIV, a disease that carried great stigma in Africa, there were fears his legacy would die with him, but this film shows that the impact of his life and music is still felt today.
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History Now by Simon Schama, 9.15pm, BBC Two
Historian and author Simon Schama takes a look at major events that occurred in his life around the world.
It is filled with stories of artists and writers who have been at the forefront of the fight for truth and democracy, often at great cost.
Guernica, painted in 1937 in response to the Nazi bombing of a small town during the Spanish Civil War, was introduced by Picasso’s Guernica before joining George Orwell’s son Richard Blair in Barcelona.
There he hears the story of how Stalin’s disinformation campaign on the Spanish left cost the lives of many of Orwell’s friends and associates.
Cine Negro, 9.00 pm, Sky Arti
streaming now
With the help of a panel of film historians, this three-part documentary examines the origins and legacy of the popular film noir genre.
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The series begins with a look at the origins of the language of cinema derived from fictional crime novels and the visual debt of German Expressionist films of the silent era.
ends today
Italy 90, 21:00, Sky Documentaries
streaming now
Told by an international list of key interviewees, including Paul Gascoigne, Roger Milla and Lothar Matthaus, this is the latest chapter in the definitive story of that World Cup.
dominical cinema
El Titfield Thunderbolt, 2.30pm, BBC Two
This is one of many great Ealing comedies, starring Stanley Holloway, George Relph, John Gregson, Godfrey Tyrrell and Sid James.
The villagers try to avoid closing their railway branch by turning it into a public operation, but the owners of the local bus company try to sabotage their plans, forcing them to resort to more clandestine tactics.
Preceded at 1pm by the classic 1960s comedy bad schoolWith Ian Carmichael. It’s also worth a look.
Second best exotic hotel Marigold, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
This lively drama sequel, starring Dev Patel, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench and Richard Gere, should put a smile on your face, even if you’ve seen it dozens of times before.
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With the resounding success of the original Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, owner Sonny decides the time is right to expand his business empire.
But to do so, he and the rest of the town must do everything they can to impress a potential investor’s inspector, a task easier said than done.
watching the world cup
Live broadcast of the FIFA World Cup, RTÉ2
Broadcast on RTÉ Player
Coverage of all matches begins 30 minutes before kick-off (e.g. 9:30 for a 10:00 kick-off)
The second round of group stage matches continues.
Japan – Costa Rica (10:00). Coverage of the Group E opening day match, which kicks off from Al Rayyan’s Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium.
Belgium – Morocco (1pm). Group F match coverage from Al Thumama Stadium.
Croatia – Canada (16:00). Coverage of the second Group VI match today from the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.
Spain – Germany (seventh game in the afternoon). All the events of today’s other match in Group E, played at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor.
Highlights of the day at 11.05pm
