What to watch on TV and streaming today: Rocking with Rory ...
Planning a night on the couch? Here are today’s top TV and streaming picks
Rory Gallagher on stage at Self Aid in 1986
URC Ulster v Leinster match. Photo: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
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TV pick of the day: Rory Gallagher: Calling Card RTÉ One, 6.30pm One of the greatest rock guitarists of all time, Rory Gallagher sold 30 million records and won fans around the world with his trademark denim shirt and battered ’61 Stratocaster. In this new documentary, family, friends and music legends like Johnny Marr, Brian May and Bob Geldof celebrate the life and work of this notoriously private man.
URC Ulster v Leinster match. Photo: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
Against the Head RTÉ2, 8pm Daire O’Brien and guests look back at the weekend’s URC games, including Ulster v Munster and Leinster v Connacht, and look forward to the competition’s semi-finals and final.
Football Cops Channel 4, 10pm An exploration of the work of the UK’s Football Policing Unit during the 2022-23 season, as specialist officers try to defuse tensions around matches, isolate troublemakers and keep rival fans apart.
FilmDownton Abbey RTÉ One, 9.30pm Downton is all in a tizzy when Buckingham Palace informs the Crawleys that George V and Queen Mary will visit the estate during a royal trip to Yorkshire. With Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Laura Carmichael. 3/5 stars
StreamingKorean Fried Chicken Rhapsody Netflix, streaming now A charming docuseries that does a deep dive into Korea’s current food scene, which largely revolves around their preferred pastime of scarfing chicken and beer. Well, after all, there are over 670 brands of fried chicken in South Korea alone. You can take that fact to your local pub quiz.
Frog and Toad Apple TV+ , streaming now This nostalgic little number has a bang of Bert and Ernie by way of The Wind in the Willows and nary a hum of other Apple TV+ offerings like Strange Planet.
