Planning a night on the couch? Here are today’s top TV and streaming picks: Autumn Nations Series 2024 Virgin Media One, 7.30pm Felipe Contepomi spent many successful years playing for Leinster. Now he’s returning to Dublin as the coach of Argentina, who are about to take on Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.
Unreported World Unreported World Channel 4, 7.30pm The first in a new run comes from Spain, where reporter Guillermo Galdos investigates a group of well-drilled smugglers operating a lucrative drugs ring with links to gangs in Latin America. The Last Leg Channel 4, 10pm Comics Dara Ó Briain, below, and Janine Harouni join Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker for a tongue-in-cheek look at the stories hitting the headlines.
Viva Las Vegas TG4, 5.25pm In one of his most enjoyable films, Elvis Presley plays racing driver Lucky Jackson, who is all set to take part in a grand prix. However, his focus soon changes when he falls in love with a hotel’s swimming instructor (Ann-Margret).
Adaptation Adaptation RTÉ One, 11.15pm Offbeat comedy-drama inspired by screenwriter Charlie Kaufman’s own struggle with writer’s block. Nicolas Cage plays Charlie, whose difficulties in adapting a book for the big screen are compounded by the success of his twin (also portrayed by Cage).
Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper also appear. Cross Prime Video, streaming now Aldis Hodge is Alex Cross — a detective and forensic psychologist, wildly adept at digging into the psyches.
