TV guide: 23 of the best shows to watch this week, beginning tonight Rory O’Connell, Seven Drunken Nights, Gunplot, Open for Business, Alan Patridge, Fomhuireán na bhFininí, The Mosquito Coast, Tom Clancy s Without Remorse
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Sunday, TG4, 9.30pm The Mighty Ocean opens a musical dialogue between humankind and the environment, touching on the entrancing power of the sea, while questioning our destructive influence on the endangered oceans. The piece, scored for 12 musicians, features Irish traditional legends Máirtín O’Connor, Garry O Briain, Cathal Hayden, Seamie O’Dowd, and Jim Higgins, Sinead O’Connor, Ciara O’Connor and Matthew Berril, and Galway Music Residency’s ensemble in residence, ConTempo Quartet.
Joe Lycett to make his Have I Got News For You debut : News 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide chortle.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chortle.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ah ha! If you re feeling a little nervous at the prospect of returning to the outside world post-lockdown, here s some news that may encourage you to come out of your shell - Steve Coogan apparently has plans to take his most popular alter ego out on the road for a live tour. But before that, Alan Partridge is returning to our screens for another run of This Time, the One Show-style magazine programme that has resurrected his once dead and buried TV career. Alan Partridge is in the top tier of comedy characters of all time, claims Shane Allen, controller of BBC Comedy. It fills my heart with joy to welcome him back.
Sunday 25 April, 12midnight, Sky Cinema Oscars
Sheâs got the Coben ⦠The Innocent. Photograph: Quim Vives
Netflixâs latest adaptation of a Harlan Coben novel following binge-worthy series The Stranger is this twisty Spanish-language thriller. Recently released from prison, Mateo (Mario Casas) reunites with his wife Olivia (Aura Garrido), but their life is again thrown into turmoil by a phone call.
Friday 30 April, Netflix
Anita Rani presents this emotional series focusing on random acts of kindness during some of the biggest events in living memory. Episode one follows Karl, who was comforted by a stranger in the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings in London.
This Time with Alan Partridge s Susannah Fielding: I think I d do a great job on Good Morning Britain telegraph.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from telegraph.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.