*plonks on the couch
Dermot and Dave producer Maria Devereux is a walking TV guide who loves telling us all the best stuff happening on the telly.
With Maria off, but the weekend beckoning us, Eimear Shannon filled in and here's what he reckons we should check out over the coming days:
The Late Late Show - Tonight (Friday) @9:35pm on RTÉ One
A tribute to the broadcasting legend Larry Gogan.
The Graham Norton Show - Tonight @10:35pm on BBC One
British actors-turned-Hollywood stars Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Cumming discuss appearing together on the West End stage in Samuel Beckett's tragicomedy Endgame. Actor and writer Sharon Horgan chats about starring in inspirational drama Military Wives, about a band of misfit women who form a choir on a military base, and Miriam Margolyes talks about the new series of Call the Midwife. Plus, Craig David performs a track from his classic album Born to Do It, as he celebrates 20 years since its release
Finding Dory - Saturday @6:30pm on RTÉ One
Cute'n all as Saturday's Big Big Movie is, it will pull at your heartstrings:
The Tommy Tiernan Show - Saturday @9:55pm on RTÉ One
More improvised magic from the King of Navan
"We need to have more people out there going into the acting business or people into college"
Actor Mark, joined by creative partner Aishling, speaks about inclusion.#TommyTiernanShow pic.twitter.com/lffgI6wGKj
— RTÉ One (@RTEOne) January 4, 2020
Love Island - Sunday @9pm on Virgin Media One
Narrator Ian Stirling is joined by his girlfriend and new host of Love Island, Laura Whitmore, for a new series of the smash-hit reality show. But who will find love the South African villa?
January just got a whole lot hotter. ☀️🌡
Meet the sizzling singles ready to enter the #LoveIsland villa... pic.twitter.com/sQrzW5bW7h
— Love Island (@LoveIsland) January 6, 2020
Room To Improve: Dermot's Home - Sunday @9:30pm on RTÉ One
Part 2 of Dermot Bannon's biggest project to date. We finally get to see what his house is like!
Streaming Suggestions
Cheer - Netflix
The stakes on the mat are high, but for these cheerleaders, the only thing more brutal than their workouts and more exceptional than their performances are the stories of adversity and triumph behind the athletes themselves:
Wonder Woman - Netflix
Check out Eimear's recommendations in full by pressing the play button on screen.
