Christy Moore and Vicky McLure are on The Late Late Show, Kate Winslet heads the cast in Lee, there's the League of Ireland title decider, while Billy Crystal, Hugh Bonneville and Emily Mortimer star on The Graham Norton Show . . .
Pick of the Day
It's another bumper line-up on Ireland's legendary chat show.
Legendary singer-songwriter Christy Moore (below) joins Patrick Kielty to chat about his new album, A Terrible Beauty.
He'll also be performing some of his new songs, as well as an old favourite and explaining why these songs have resonated with him and his audience.
Also in studio are Golden Globe nominees Colm Meaney and Paul Reiser, who will speak about working together on Ireland set comedy The Problem with People.
Line of Duty star Vicky McClure (below) will be in studio with Patrick to share her love of Dayclubbing and bringing it to Dublin this weekend.
The Nottingham-born actress will also chat about spending time in Ireland and being great friends with her former LoD co-star Adrian Dunbar.
Stand up comedian Des Bishop is back in Dublin and will be live in studio tomorrow night to talk about moving back to America during the pandemic and meeting his now wife during that time.
With lots to catch up on, Des will be chatting about married life, going back on the road in Ireland with his new show Lately - and why he thinks Gen Z-ers are misunderstood.
New or Returning Shows
It's that time of 2024 already, with this end-of-year awards event for the top GAA players.
Joanne Cantwell (above) and Marty Morrissey present live coverage of the ceremony from the RDS, as the leading performers in Gaelic Football and hurling are honoured.
Don’t Miss
The Graham Norton Show, 10.40pm, BBC One
Garrulous Graham welcomes American actor Billy Crystal (below), who talks about his psychological drama series Before.
Also on the sofa, Hugh Bonneville and Emily Mortimer will be discussing new movie Paddington in Peru, and musician Pharrell Williams promotes animated film Piece by Piece.
Singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka performs his single The Rest of Me.
The Last Leg, 10.00pm, Channel 4
This week, Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by broadcaster and media personality Carol Vorderman and Scottish satirist Armando Iannucci (below) for a comic review of the significant moments of the past seven days.
As usual, the hashtag #isitok paves the way for the gang to round up, examine and explain the leading and most entertaining news stories of the week.
Fleetwood Mac: The Dance, 9.10pm, BBC Four
Another night of music on BBC Four has this as its centrepiece.
It’s a 1997 live performance by the most successful line-up of the band - Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and the late Christine McVie.
Filmed at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, California, the set features some of the group's most famous tracks, including The Chain, Dreams, Big Love, Go Your Own Way, Rhiannon, Tusk and Don't Stop
New to Stream
Music by John Williams, Disney+
The unforgettable scores written by John Willliams are an essential part of some of the most beloved movies of our time, over a career that spans decades.
See and hear maestro Williams’ own story, with insights from filmmakers, musicians, and others he has inspired, complete with rare behind-the-scenes looks at the making of movie history.
Lee, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
Fact-based drama, starring (an apparently superb) Kate Winslet, Andy Samberg, Alexander Skarsgard and Marion Cotillard.
Winslet plays American fashion model-turned-war photographer Lee Miller, who is determined to document the truth of the Nazi regime.
And in spite of the odds stacked against female correspondents, she captures some of the most important images of the Second World War.
It's All Over: The Kiss That Changed Spanish Football, Netflix
You don’t have to be a football fan to be curious about this documentary.
It's All Over: The Kiss That Changed Spanish Football tells the story, in the first person, of the scandal that overshadowed the Spanish women's football team's victory in the 2023 World Cup.
Jenni Hermoso, Alexia Putellas, Irene Paredes, and Aitana Bonmatí, among others, meet for the first time to relive and speak exclusively about how, after years of injustice, an inappropriate kiss sparked a national debate, high-level dismissals, and forever changed Spanish women's football.
Let Go, Netflix
Let Go is a Swedish drama about finding out what really matters.
In the centre is Stella (Josephine Bornebusch), who has everything under control - except her preschool son’s constant need for attention, her daughter’s teenage mood swings, and her emotionally unavailable husband.
The family is about to break when Stella receives a message that changes everything.
She decides to take a trip with her family where she has to achieve the impossible and bring her family back together again.
Sport
It’s been a bonkers season in the League of Ireland Premier Division – and it all boils down to two key games in the campaign’s final round of fixtures tonight.
Two points behind Shels, Shamrock Rovers must beat Waterford at Tallaght Stadium (KO also 7.45pm) to have any chance of claiming what would be an unprecedented fifth Premier Division title in a row.
Naturally enough, I’ll be in Tallaght, with my fingers and toes crossed for home wins in both games.
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