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Irish Independent
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
What to watch on TV and streaming today: Super Garden, Oblivion and Fountain of Youth
Super Garden RTÉ One, 7pm The judges give their final decision on who should be crowned the winner. Will it be Jorge's 'fáilte fiesta' theme, Eileen's 'new beginnings' design, Debbie's 'bee happy' garden, Chris's culinary canopy design or Rosie's WB Yeats-themed garden? Bake Off: The Professionals Channel 4, 8pm Ellie Taylor and Liam Charles welcome a fresh batch of pastry chefs to compete for the title. The series begins with a secret challenge, which sees them working without a recipe to create one of Cherish Finden's own creations, the Apple Tin. The One That Got Away RTÉ One, 11.15pm Elen Rhys and Richard Harrington star in this six-part crime drama. The shocking murder of a nurse in the Welsh seaside town of Pembroke Dock throws a historic conviction into doubt. Oblivion Film4, 9pm In the aftermath of a decades-long interplanetary war, Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) works as a drone repairman on an abandoned Earth. With only a few weeks before his mission is due to end, Jack rescues a stranger from a downed spacecraft (Olga Kurylenko) and makes a disturbing discovery. Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders Netflix, streaming now Chicago, 1982. Several cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules randomly resulted in at least seven deaths. Understandably, it ignited a countrywide panic in the United States, leading to one of the biggest criminal investigations in the nation's history. This striking documentary, from executive producer Joe Berlinger (Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey, Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes) and directors Yotam Guendelman and Ari Pines (Shadow of Truth, Buried), revisits the terrifying crime that destroyed the country's faith in the safety of commonplace brands. Were these horrifying fatalities the work of a single psychopath, or was it just a convenient scapegoat in a larger conspiracy and possible cover-up? The case that transformed the bestselling medication in the world into a terrible symbol and permanently altered public perception of the items in people's medicine cabinets is revisited through this three-part series. ADVERTISEMENT Surviving The Tunisia Beach Attack Prime Video, streaming now In 2015, a single shooter killed 38 people in less than 40 minutes. Ten years later, survivors talk about their struggle for survival and the tragedy's lingering effects. Clarkson's Farm Prime Video, streaming now Be it for inheritance tax purposes or just a pure latent love of land, Clarkson is back. After wrapping up series three, the Diddly Squat crew return to find Kaleb touring the country and Lisa launching a new product line. This means Clarkson is left to 'manage it all'. Poor lamb. Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds Netflix, streaming now Experience the thrill (albeit second-hand) of flying with the US Air Force's Thunderbirds, witnessing the intense training, risks and dedication required to be part of this elite American institution who, essentially, do doughnuts in the sky and make Mother Nature cry. That's my two cents, anyway. Fountain of Youth AppleTV+, streaming now Estranged siblings John Krasinski and Natalie Portman go on a high-stakes global heist to find the legendary fountain, unlocking secrets that could grant immortality. Yep, you read that correctly. It also stars Domhnall Gleeson, Eiza González and Stanley Tucci. Also on Apple, we have Deaf President Now, which explores a pivotal but often overlooked civil rights movement. Fear Street: Prom Queen Netflix, streaming now Bit of an arbitrary time of year for slasher fare, but here we are. The 1988 prom at Shadyside High is a battleground as the dominant It Girls plot to win the title. However, the competition becomes lethal as candidates begin to die. As a stand-up comedian and part-time convenience store employee, Cheng Le-le (Hsieh Ying-xuan) is finding that work/life balance tricky. If you throw her marital woes and her father's memory lapses into the mix, she's a woman on the brink.
Western Telegraph
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Western Telegraph
Fishguard's Abbie starts in Bake Off: The Professionals
Abbie from Scleddau, near Fishguard, is known locally for her amazing custom-baked cake creations by Abstar Makes. Tomorrow, with partner team Amun, she will go head-to-head against 11 other talented teams all vying to be crowned Britain's best professional bakers. Abbie and Amun met 16 years ago while working at Gordon Ramsay's the best friends have been inseparable ever since. Team captain Amun lost his eyesight due to diabetic retinopathy at the age of 24. He cites Abbie as his rock through his sight loss and said that there is no one else he would do this competition with. Through hard work and sheer determination Amun, who is registered blind, managed to re-learn the basics such as holding a knife and piping skills and is now back to the top of his game as a pastry chef. Abbie said that when Amun first contacted her to ask if she would apply for the series her initial reaction was 'are you mad? Absolutely not'. 'But after a few convincing messages, I gave in and said yes,' she posted on her Abstar Makes page. 'Then came the wait and finally, the phone call: we were in. 'I still can't believe this actually happened,' she said. 'Stepping into the Bake Off kitchen felt like a dream, totally surreal. 'I'm beyond grateful for the experience and all the amazing people I met along the way. The production team was phenomenal, the amount of work that goes into creating this show is just mind-blowing.' Abbie said that all the chefs that took part were amazing. 'We connected instantly,' she said. 'It was such a unique experience, and it's created a bond between us that I'll always treasure.' She added that she couldn't be prouder of Amun, not just for how he handled this show, but for everything he does in life. 'Being visually impaired has brought countless challenges his way, yet he continues to rise above them with strength and determination,' she said. 'He's genuinely inspiring, and I'm so proud to call him my friend.' This year's series of Bake Off: The Professionals is filmed in the spectacular Firle Place in Sussex. The talented twosomes hoping to bake, decorate, sculpt and build their way to success this year will face some truly jaw-dropping challenges, including the show's first ever showpiece floating on water. Other themes include tiered wedding celebration mille-feuille, Japanese Gardens, extraterrestrial sugar and jelly desserts, a tiered St Honore, some fiendishly clever illusion showpieces, and the intriguing-sounding Whoops I Dropped the… suspended showpiece. In episode one the chefs will face two days of testing challenges which have been set by world class top pâtissier experts, Benoit Blin and Cherish Finden. For their first task the chefs will face a secret challenge unlike any ever set before; without a proper recipe to hand, they are going to have to rely on all their pastry instinct, innate knowledge and above all their teamwork to create one of Cherish Finden's very own creations, the Apple Tin, in just two and a half hours. For their second challenge the teams must become masters of illusion with a Food and Drink inspired showpiece which within is a hidden Victoria Sandwich elevated to new heights, far from its humble beginnings. The first episode of Bake Off: The Professionals airs on Channel 4 on Tuesday 27 May, at 8pm.
