What to watch on TV, Netflix, AppleTV+, Prime and Disney+ today: Documentary series My Life as a Rolling Stone, comedy drama The Favourite and Siren: Survive The Island

White House Plumbers

Sky Atlantic, 9pm

Comic drama based on real events and starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux as Howard Hunt and G Gordon Liddy, two enterprising functionaries in the Nixon administration who would ultimately be implicated in the Watergate break-in. With Lena Headey and Domhnall Gleeson.

MasterChef

BBC1, 9pm

As finals week begins, the four chefs are sent to Istanbul where they cook two local dishes rooted in local tradition, and complete a busy lunch service at Turk — the only restaurant in the city to have been awarded two Michelin stars.

My Life as a Rolling Stone

RTÉ2, 11.20pm

Another chance to see this documentary series profiling individual members of The Rolling Stones, beginning with Mick Jagger, a charismatic singer and performer who single-handedly reinvented the role of rock frontman.

The Favourite

Film Four, 9pm

A battle of wills between two advisers at the court of Queen Anne escalates into open warfare. Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone head the cast of Yorgos Lanthimos’ wickedly funny period drama.

Siren: Survive The Island

Netflix, streaming now

While the title no doubt evokes immediate mental imagery of bikini-clad Amazonians charging around a sun-drenched palm-strewn island, this is anything but. The survival reality show might be set on a remote island, but the females featured are versed in the highest levels of both combat and strategy. Divided into six teams dictated by profession — those being athletes, armed forces, public services, security personnel, and stunt doubles — the 24 women compete against each other in challenges requiring extreme mental and physical prowess. Fans of Physical 100 may indeed clock some familiar South Korean faces spattered in mud. One thing is for sure, with an increasing number of “survival” offerings such as this, we’re venturing closer to the first ever real-life pan-Asian Battle Royale-style TV show to grace screens simply for our entertainment.

Blood and Gold

Netflix, streaming now

Set in the final days of World War II is the tale of the German deserter Heinrich (Robert Maaser), a courageous farmer Elsa (Marie Hacke) and a whole host of Nazis.

Prehistoric Planet 2

AppleTV+, streaming now

With all five episodes now available to view on the platform, join David Attenborough’s dulcet tones as he guides you through a flurry of mind-bending creatures from 66 million years ago. Traversing several new habitats — including islands, oceans, swamps, North America, and (a personal favourite) the “Bad Lands” — expect the unexpected.

Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer

Netflix, streaming now

Returning for her second hour-long comedy special, ferociously witty Sykes addresses the challenges of raising Gen Zers and the dilemmas of being a liberal in a hyper-charged political climate.

James May: Oh Cook!

Prime Video, streaming now

Nobody bumbles about a kitchen better than Captain Slow himself, James May. Co-hosting alongside the brains of the operation, Nikki Morgan, Mays provides yet another unique perspective on kitchen creations for those who don’t know how to cook.

American Born Chinese

Disney+, streaming now

Based on Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel, American Born Chinese tells the story of Jin Wang, an average teenager juggling his high school social life with his home life. There’s also a battle between Chinese mythological gods, mostly in the form of Michelle Yeoh, who gets to revisit the flying wires after Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. The series also stars Ke Huy Quan as sitcom star Freddy Wong. Fans of Quan will be happy to hear ALL of the Indiana Jones movies are available on Disney+ from Wednesday.