Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy The World’s Biggest Cruise Ship Some Like It Hot Manchán’s Europe By Train Planning a night on the couch? Here are today’s top TV and streaming picks: Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple Channel 4, 9pm Three years ago, Dame Judi Dench dropped in on the BBC’s hit show The Repair Shop to film a spoof version for Comic Relief alongside her daughter, Finty Williams. Co-starring alongside them was Jay Blades, who was, at the time, the nostalgia-laden show’s main presenter. What neither he or the Oscar winner expected was for their encounter to result in a lasting friendship.
Now the pair are coming together again to explore their bond even further, each taking the other on a trip down memory lane, one that features revealing moments that have changed and shaped both of them. “To learn about a new friend’s past really solidifies the future of your friendship,” claims Blades. “This show has given me memories I will cherish forever.
” Dench agrees: “Sometimes if you’re very lucky you get to meet someone and find you’re totally on the same wavelength. What fun I had filming this programme with Jay, sharing memories of our past, both so different, finding we have the same sense of humour. I could have gone on filming for days.
” Among the highlights are trips to London and Stratford-upon-Avon, during which they introduce each other to special people in their lives. The result is an intimate portrait of friendship that also tells the story of class, race and social mobility across the 20th century. Manchán’s Europe By Train Manchán’s Europe By Train RTÉ One, 6.
30pm Filmed over the course of a month, this new travelogue follows writer Manchán Magan as he explores the continent by ferry and train. The first episode sees him visit both Wales and Belgium. Sunday Brunch Channel 4, 9.
30am Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer welcome performer Jordan Stephens, actor Lara Pulver, reality TV star Vicky Pattison and DJ Pete Tong into the studio for a morning of chat and great food. Frank Turner provides the musical accompaniment. The World’s Biggest Cruise Ship The World’s Biggest Cruise Ship Channel 4, 8pm An insight into the construction of the Icon of the Seas, which took seven years at a cost of $2bn to build before its crew and passengers settle in for the ship’s maiden trip from Miami to the Caribbean.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Sunday, RTÉ2, 9.30pm Hit comedy starring Will Ferrell as the titular character. He’s a chauvinistic newsreader in 1970s San Diego who is about to get a rude awakening thanks to an ambitious female reporter.
Some Like It Hot Some Like It Hot RTÉ One, 2.15pm Billy Wilder’s hilarious comedy stars Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis as musicians who disguise themselves as female band members to escape the attentions of the mob. Marilyn Monroe heads the supporting cast.
Emily in Paris Netflix, streaming now Emily might be technically single, but her heart and mind are still intertwined with two love interests. Who will she choose against the backdrop of Paris? And does it really matter given viewers mostly tune in for the outfits anyway? Jackpot! Jackpot! Prime Video, streaming now You might know John Cena from WWE, Wipeout with Nicole Byer, or ‘Merman Ken’ from the Barbie movie. Now, prepare for an entirely different guise in this comedic dystopian number.
In the near future, a ‘Grand Lottery’ is newly established in California. The catch? Participants must kill “the winner” before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion-dollar jackpot. The Union Netflix, streaming now Brace yourselves.
Mark Wahlberg is leaving Boston. He even goes beyond Jersey and breaches the boundaries of London. True to form, Mike (Wahlberg) is a down-to-earth construction worker from Jersey.
Thankfully, for anyone viewing, he’s quickly thrust into the world of secret agents when his high-school sweetheart Roxanne (Halle Berry) recruits him on a high-stakes US intelligence mission. Bad Monkey Bad Monkey AppleTV+, streaming now You may be noticing a theme..
.The deluge of “summer movies” continues with Vince Vaughn as a fast-talking detective suspended for being consistently reckless. It’s attempting Lethal Weapon vibes but without the same levels of grief and more sunshine.
For an inkling of its comedic leanings, it’s from the producers of Ted Lasso , Shrinking , and Scrubs . In fact, Zach Braff makes an appearance. Halloween Ends Netflix, streaming now And now for something completely different — a summer blockbuster that’s Halloween-themed! Building a new life with her granddaughter, Laurie Strode (yep, still Jamie Lee Curtis) suspects a new round of mysterious deaths is linked to masked killer Michael Myers.
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