Every lunchtime, DailyEdge.ie rounds up the TV shows that you’ll be tweeting about tonight and talking about tomorrow.
The Gift (BBC One, 9pm)
Third episode in the series featuring people who missed the chance to say ‘thank you’. Tonight, we meet a man who narrowly escaped with his life in the Stephen’s Day tsunami - which killed his girlfriend – and is tracking down the men who saved him. There’s also a woman seeking the domestic servant in Kenya who took her in as a child. Tears ahoy. #thegift
Africa’s Fishing Leopards (BBC Two, 8pm)
ATTENBOROUGH KLAXON. D-Attz returns to the BBC with this story of a leopard mother and her two cubs, who must learn to fish if they are to survive. Filmed over 18 months, the ten-episode show… look, Attenborough is on it and it’s going to be great alright?
A-List Beauty Secrets: Red Carpet Edition (E!, 8.30pm)
Half an hour of unadulterated, delightful trash as we learn the “tips and tricks” celebrities use to look their best on the red carpet. No word if we will also learn how to avoid turning up with giant red marigolds on.
Everybody’s talking about: Broadchurch Series Three
Last night’s season two finale dominated the internet. It failed to match the ratings high of the previous season – pulling in a still-impressive 7.8million viewers in the UK – but ITV have already committed to making a third series.
Creator Chris Chibnall told the Guardian: “This third chapter has been a glint in my eye for a long time and I’m thrilled to be writing these characters once again.”
Or flick over for…
- Better Call Saul (Netflix) A new episode of the Breaking Bad spin-off appears tonight. It’s been great so far.
- Champions League – Manchester City vs Barcelona (TV3, 7.30pm) Football, innit.
- Childbirth: All or Nothing (BBC One, 11.10pm) Documentary following four women through pregnancy, each with a different plan for the birth of her child.
- The Romanians Are Coming (Channel 4, 9pm) What makes people from Romania come to the UK? How are their lives once they arrive?
- Growing Up Down’s (BBC One, midnight) Four young actors with Down’s syndrome travel the UK; a camera crew goes with them.
