Emily in Paris Saving Private Ryan Girls Aloud at the BBC Planning a night on the couch? Here are today’s top TV and streaming picks: The Hit List BBC One, 6.20pm Marvin and Rochelle Humes are back with a new run of the music quiz. Once again, contestants must name as many hit songs and their performers as they can if they’re to take home a large cash prize.
Attack on Pearl Harbor: Minute by Minute RTÉ2, 7.30pm New three-part documentary focusing on the Japanese raid that led to America entering World War II. It begins with an insight into how it was planned before survivors — including a torpedo bomber interviewed for the first time and a sailor who was aboard the USS Arizona when it was hit — tell their sides to the story.
Girls Aloud at the BBC Girls Aloud at the BBC BBC Two, 9.10pm Clips from the archive featuring Sarah Harding, Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle, Cheryl Tweedy and Nicola Roberts. Plus, at 10.
10pm, there’s another chance to see Girls Aloud: Tangled Up Live from the O2, recorded during their 2008 tour. Play Misty For Me TG4, 10.35pm Clint Eastwood’s directorial debut is a gripping psychological thriller.
He also stars as a DJ who makes the mistake of having what he thinks will be a casual fling with an unhinged fan, little realising how dangerously obsessed she will become. Jessica Walter and Donna Mills also appear. Saving Private Ryan Saving Private Ryan RTÉ2, 9.
20pm In northern France, following the D-Day landings, a group of American soldiers search for an infantryman granted compassionate leave following the deaths of his brothers in combat. Tom Hanks (above), Tom Sizemore and Matt Damon star in Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning war movie. 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.
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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. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news.
