22/09 Tonight’s Telly

Main Event: Billy Connolly’s Route 66, ITV 1, 9.30pm

The comedian begins this second leg of his journey in St Louis, Missouri, by climbing the Gateway Arch – which signifies the start of the American West.

Tonight he visits a wolf sanctuary, takes in a Civil War re-enactment, tries his hand at hunting wild turkeys and makes himself comfortable in the world’s largest rocking chair. His final stop is in Oklahoma City, where he visits a memorial to the 168 victims of the bombing of the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in 1995

Movie Pick: The Simpsons Movie, RTE One, 9.35pm

Everyone’s favourite four-fingered family finally reaches the big screen for tonight’s movie pick. Homer unwittingly pollutes Lake Springfield, so the government decides to isolate the city underneath a giant dome. The Simpsons manage to escape and plan to start a new life in Alaska – but learn Springfield is about to be destroyed, and return to save their friends.

Other TV: Arthur’s Day 2011 Highlights, RTE One, 10.45pm