What’s on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Wednesday

Jane Seymour is back for a new run as amateur sleuth Harry Wild, Queen front man Adam Lambert is Out, Loud & Proud, William Shatner hosts The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe, and Fire Country concludes . . .

Pick of the Day

Harry Wild, 9.35pm, RTÉ One

Streaming on RTÉ Player

Jane Seymour is back as the eponymous Harry Wild, a retired literature professor who has discovered a second calling as a private investigator.

She lives with her son Charlie (Kevin Ryan), a senior Garda detective, and snoops around with her sidekick – and former mugger – Fergus (Rohan Nedd).

AS the new season opens, Chief Superintendent Ray Tiernan, Charlie’s mentor and Harry’s ex-lover, is murdered.

His estranged wife, Vivian Mitchell-Tiernan, is found slumped over his dead body with the murder weapon in her hand. Harry and Fergus vow to identify the killer.

Then Harry breaks into the Garda station to look for clues and finds a link to a dirty cop.

New or Returning Shows

Adam Lambert: Out, Loud & Proud, 9.00pm, UTV

American singer and Queen front man Adam Lambert (below, left, with Brian May) brings his own unique perspective as he explores how British LGBTQ+ artists have fought for their place in the music industry.

He interviews Brian May and Roger Taylor, who reflect on queer icon Freddie Mercury, and has conversations with LGBTQ+ artists including Erasure’s Andy Bell, Skin from 90s band Skunk Anansie and pop icon MNEK.

Consequently, Adam uncovers his community’s history in the UK.

Plus, there’s a look into the struggles of the community in the 21st century with actress and singer Michaela Jae Rodriguez.

The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe, 9.00pm, Sky History

Streaming on NOW

In this brand-new series, William Shatner explores the earth and beyond in search of the universe’s most fascinating, strange and inexplicable mysteries.

Learn the truth behind the most bizarre, strange, and mysterious events that have happened in history, with help from top scientists and experts, on-site research, and interviews with those who witnessed them.

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Don’t Miss

The Repair Shop, 8.00pm, BBC Two

I was under the impression this show was taking a break for the Euros, but here it is, popping up on BBC Two.

This week Mark Stuckey is intrigued by a leather-bound book containing a secret radio, which the owner’s grandfather used as part of his work for the resistance during World War II.

Julie and Amanda are entrusted with a 74-year-old teddy bear, given to the owner’s mum when she was 14 months old, and Jonathan Reid makes a pair of old seamstress scissors as sharp and shiny as the day they were bought.

Finally, leather expert Suzie Fletcher brings a battered old school satchel back to life.

Remembering The Cops, 10.00pm, BBC Four

Cast members Katy Cavanagh-Jupe and John Henshaw (below) reflect on the 1998 police drama, The Cops.

Katy looks back on her role as party-loving new recruit Mel and John discusses his time as Roy, the hard-faced old-timer.

Plus, the pair talk about improvising as an actor and the personal touches they brought to their characters. Followed at 10.15pm by four episodes of The Cops.

New broom Sergeant Giffen clashes with old-school bobby Roy Brammel and probationer Mel Draper investigates a mysterious stench, while disillusioned PC Jaz Chundara pounds the beat looking for Asian recruits.

A Small Light, 10.50pm, RTÉ2

This excellent drama about Anne Frank and her family continues with an episode subtitled Welcome to Switzerland.

With the Frank family secure in the annexe, Miep’s Jewish dentist asks if she knows of a place where he can hide. Overcome by the need to help, Miep finds a way to evade the Nazis.

New to Stream

Black Barbie, Netflix

Inspired by the story of her great aunt Beulah Mae Mitchell, a star Mattel employee brave enough to ask Ruth Handler, “Why don’t we make a Barbie that looks like me?”

Lagueria Davis explores the impact of that question, and the long road to introducing the first non-white official Barbie in 1980.

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That journey launches viewers into a discovery of the history of Black dolls, their impact on civil rights and Black entrepreneurship, and the significant role of imaginative play in shaping children’s identity.

This is a celebration of Black culture over the past 70 years, and of the specific influence of the Black Barbie doll on the diverse array of dolls we’ve come to love today.

We Were the Lucky Ones, Disney+

Based on Georgia Hunter’s New York Times bestselling novel, the television adaptation is a limited series inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of WWII.

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The drama depicts the Holocaust from the perspective of the Kurc family, who are Polish Jews.

The story centers on siblings played by Joey King, Logan Lerman, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Amit Rahav and Hadas Yaron and their parents, played by Lior Ashkenazi and Robin Weigert.

Ending Today

Fire Country, 9.00pm, Sky Witness

Streaming on NOW

It’s the Season 1 finale and the station 42 and Three Rock crews face a daring rescue when a massive mudslide tears through Edgewater.

Meanwhile, Bode’s freedom is on the line at his parole hearing.

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Sport

Live UEFA Euro 2024, 1.30pm, RTÉ2

Streaming on RTÉ Player

First up is Croatia v Albania (KO 2.00pm) and Joanne Cantwell (below) presents coverage of the Group B match from Volksparkstadion Hamburg.

From 4.30pm the focus then moves towards the hosts as Germany meet Hungary (KO 5pm), with Joanne Cantwell once again presenting coverage of the Group A match from Stuttgart Arena.

Finally, there’s Scotland v Switzerland (KO 8pm). This time around, Peter Collins presents coverage of the Group A match from Cologne Stadium.

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