Not quite sure of what the best picks of the box are for this week? Or will you regret having not recorded something during the week when everyone is suddenly talking about it?
Fear not, Tom Dunne has you covered.
Sue Murphy joined Tom to pick out the best of the box this week and there really is a lot of great TV picks.
Picks of the Week
The Stranger on the Bridge, Monday, C4, 9pm (will be available on 4od)
On January 14, 2008, Jonny Benjamin went to Waterloo Bridge with the intention of taking his own life, but a stranger stopped and managed to talk him down. Jonny was subsequently taken to hospital by the police, and never had the chance to thank the Good Samaritan he named Mike. Years later, he launched the `Finding Mike' social-media campaign to track the man down, and it went viral. Jonny will finally meet Mike in this emotional documentary.
Firefighters, Tuesday, RTE1, 7pm Fighting fires, heart-stopping rescues, saving lives, whatever the emergency, wherever it happens, the brave men and women of Dublin Fire and Rescue are there to help the people of Dublin when they need them most... This documentary follows the tough lives of those who work in the fire service.
Shark, Thursday, BBC1, 8.55pm
Wildlife documentary venturing below the waves to examine the ocean predators' behaviour. This documentary hopes to emphasise the fact that the shark is an intelligent and complex creature and not just the monster that it is made out to be. No one quite does documentaries like the BBC. This promises to be a treat.
Lusitania - 18 Minutes that Changed the World, RTÉ1, 10.15pm
Docu-drama about the sinking of British ocean liner RMS Lusitania 11 miles off the southern coast of Ireland by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915, which resulted in the deaths of 1,198 passengers and crew and was a key factor in the US's entry into the First World War. The events of that day are brought to life using archive footage, photographs, documents, dramatic reconstructions and expert opinion by marine historians, as well as first-hand testimonies by survivors and the submarine captain
Britain's Greatest Generation, Friday, BBC2, 9pm
BBC Two’s landmark four-part series Britain’s Greatest Generation will celebrate the last survivors of the Second World War and their achievement in helping to win the war through a series of moving and personal interviews. Now in their nineties and hundreds, they are a generation who grew up in the shadow of the Great War, suffered through the Depression years, and fought long and hard for freedom.
The Joy of the Guitar Riff, Friday, BBC4, 9pm
The guitar riff is the DNA of rock 'n' roll, a double helix of repetitive simplicity and fiendish complexity on which its history has been built. From Chuck Berry through to the White Stripes, this documentarytraces the ebb and flow of the guitar riff over the last 60 years of popular music. With riffs and stories from an all-star cast including Brian May, Dave Davies, Hank Marvin, Joan Jett, Nile Rodgers, Tony Iommi, Robert Fripp, Johnny Marr, Nancy Wilson, Kevin Shields, Ryan Jarman, Tom Morello and many more.
Films of the week
There were too many this week so we had to include all of them.
Jerry Maguire, Wednesday, Sky Movies Greats, 5.30pm
When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent with the only athlete who stays with him.
Gangs of New York, Sky Movies Greats, Wednesday, 10pm
In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.
Fight Club, ITV4, Thursday, 11.35pm An insomniac office worker looking for a way to change his life crosses paths with a devil-may-care soap maker and they form an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more...
Margot at the Wedding, RTE1, Friday, 11.55pm
Margot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is marrying less-than-impressive Malcolm. In short order, the storm the sisters create leaves behind a a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed family secrets.
