What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Wednesday
TV Editor
NORAID: Irish America and the IRA concludes, there's Home: The Story of Zak Moradi, Mark Gatiss stars in detective drama Bookish, The Summer I Turned Pretty returns, and Debbie Horsfield Remembers Cutting It . . .
Pick of the Day
NORAID: Irish America and the IRA, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Part two of this documentary taking a look at the Irish-Americans who wanted to do more for the Republican Movement than just fundraise for the families of prisoners.
This edition introduces viewers to an IRA member sent to America to link up with the Whitey Bulger gang in South Boston and the Bulger gang member waiting for him across the Atlantic.
Also, a look at when Martin Galvin pressed Bill Clinton, on live television, for an answer on whether or not he would grant Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams a Visa to enter America, if elected.
New or Returning Shows
Home: The Story of Zak Moradi, 10.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
The story of Zak Moradi, who was born in a camp in war-torn Iraq on the day the Gulf War began.
Zak and his family share their experiences of fleeing their devastated home to build a new life in Ireland.
Twenty years since leaving Iraq, Zak returns to reconnect with his past on an emotional journey that explores the importance, meaning and feeling of a home
Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
This show got a lot of positivity in the media when it launched two days ago on ITV – though UK viewers have also been quick to criticise it.
The truth may lie somewhere in the middle.
Lenny Henry (above), Lucy Punch, Helen George, Rachel Riley, Ade Adepitan, Dougie Poynter and Ross Noble head to the Bahamas to swim with man-eating sharks.
Experts Danni Washington and Tristan Guttridge and shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder are the mentors whose mission is to help the celebrities conquer their fears and teach them to love this notorious predator.
Bookish, 8.00pm, U&Alibi
Detective drama set in post-war London starring Mark Gatiss, following a bookseller who helps the police solve the strangest of crimes and the knottiest of murders - while hiding his own secrets.
There's a new assistant to train up at Book's Books, but the excavation of a nearby bombsite that's full of skeletons leads to book-selling taking a back seat.
Part two follows at 9pm. Bliss and Book's investigation into Harkup's death continues as Book discovers some surprising evidence in the case of the bombsite skeletons.
SOS: Extreme Rescues, 7.00pm, BBC Two
Season two of this series following the emergency and rescue services in Snowdonia.
An 80-year-old woman finds herself in extreme danger after climbing Wales's highest mountain Snowdon, also known as Yr Wyddfa.
A police helicopter looks for a lost tourist on a pitch-black mountainside in the south of the region, while the coastguard races to save a local woman who has fallen on rocks on the Menai Strait.
New to Stream
The Summer I Turned Pretty, Prime Video
The coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak, and the magic of that one perfect summer returns for a third season.
It’s the end of her junior year of college, and Belly’s looking forward to another summer in Cousins with her soulmate, Jeremiah.
Her future seems set, until some core-shaking events occur to bring her first love Conrad back into her life. Complications!
Now on the brink of adulthood, Belly finds herself at a crossroads and she has to decide which brother has her heart.
Summer – of course - will never be the same again.
Amy Bradley Is Missing, Netflix
On March 23, 1998, 23-year-old Amy Bradley disappeared without a trace from the cruise ship she and her family were on holiday.
Despite thorough searches of the ship, Amy was nowhere to be found and the cruise had already docked in their next port, Curaçao, opening the door for 2400 passengers to explore the island and allowing Amy to potentially disappear into the crowd.
Hours later, Amy is still nowhere to be found and fear sets in that Amy may have fallen overboard before port. But a body is never discovered.
The search for Amy expands as the FBI and local authorities launch an investigation where everyone becomes a potential suspect.
This three part documentary delves into this cold case decades in the making as the search for Amy continues.
As the years pass by, possible sightings of Amy pop up in various locations from multiple people. Is it really her? Was this a tragic accident or a crime? Anything is possible.
But for Amy’s family, only one thing matters: bringing their daughter home alive.
Don’t Miss
Debbie Horsfield Remembers – Cutting It, 10.00pm, BBC Four
Television writer Debbie Horsfield recalls how her 2002 drama Cutting It came to life, explaining what it was about the world of competitive hairdressing that gelled perfectly with her dramatic aspirations.
With powerful performances from Sarah Parish and Amanda Holden - often giving it the full hairdryer treatment - this was a tale of fringes and friendships, trims and treachery.
Followed at 10.15pm and 11.15pm by the opening two episodes of the series.
Supercruising: Life at Sea, 8.00pm, Channel 4
Tis week sees the navigation team sailing the Americas, where they have a tricky manoeuvre to manage.
The highlight of the voyage for passengers is traversing the Panama Canal, but cruising the locks requires maximum skill and concentration.
Meanwhile, in Europe, Nottinghamshire couple Claire and Graham are whale spotting in Tenerife.
Unfamiliar with scouring the horizon, they could do with a tip from security officer Rich who, after four decades at sea, has a database filled with thousands of ship sightings.
Sport
Live UEFA Women's Euro 2025, 7.30pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Marie Crowe presents coverage of the opening quarter-final, which sees Norway and Italy clash at Stade de Genève in Switzerland (KO 8pm).
Norway topped Group A ahead of Switzerland, Finland and Iceland with a 100 per cent record to reach the knockout stage for the first time since they were runners-up in 2013.
The Italians finished second in Group B, below Spain but above Belgium and Portugal after they too had failed to get this far in both 2017 and 2022.