What to watch on TV, Netflix, AppleTV+, Prime and Disney+ today: Showcase of garden festival Bloom 2023, thriller Eastern Promises and The Days

Bloom 2023

RTÉ One, 8pm

Áine Lawlor and Marty Morrissey are live in the Phoenix Park for the first time since 2019 to showcase all that Ireland’s largest gardening festival has to offer.

League of Ireland Live

RTÉ2, 7.35pm

Peter Collins and guests introduce coverage of the Premier Division clash between Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk at the Tallaght Stadium, which kicks off at 7.45pm.

The Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show

BBC1, 10.40pm

Chris and Rosie are joined this week by First Dates star Fred Sirieix and his fiancée Fruitcake to play a series of games including It Goes or I Go, in which audience members vie to get rid of an item they hate and their partner loves.

On the Basis of Sex

RTÉ One, 10pm

Biopic starring Felicity Jones as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a young legal graduate who faced discrimination and sexism as she fought her way to the very top of the American judicial system. With Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux and Kathy Bates.

Eastern Promises

BBC1, 12.35am

When a London midwife tries to locate the extended family of a baby whose teenage mother died in childbirth, she stumbles into a violent underworld of corruption and people-trafficking controlled by the Russian mafia. With Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen and Vincent Cassel.

A Beautiful Life

Netflix, streaming now

Danish crooning heartthrob, Christopher (the real-life Danish pop singer Christopher von Uckermann) stars as young fisherman, Elliot, who happens to have an extraordinary voice. Lo and behold, he gets the chance of a lifetime when he is discovered by successful high-profile music manager Suzanne — who has an estranged daughter in need of a project.

The Days

Netflix, streaming now

Based on the true events of seven intense days following Fukushima.

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.

Fake Profile

Netflix, streaming now

Or Perfil Falso as it’s known in Spanish, sees Camila enjoy a tryst with a match on her dating app, only to find out that her Prince Charming, posing as a sultry doctor, is in fact a married man. So, she decides to buy the house next door to his in a bid to end his marriage. Set in Colombia, consider this dubbed Falcon Crest on cocaine.

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.