DailyEdge.ie rounds up the TV shows that you’ll be tweeting about tonight and talking about tomorrow.
The Graham Norton Show (BBC1, 10.45pm)
It’s a typically starry lineup for old Graham tonight, with Matthew McConaughey on the couch talking up his new film Gold. Joining him will be Christina Ricci, Josh Widdicombe, and Ed Sheeran, who will perform some new music. #grahamnorton
The Late Late Show (RTÉ One, 9.35pm)
Over on the Late Late they’re celebrating folk musician Finbar Furey, who turns 70 this year – Ireland manager Martin O’Neill and Alsan frontman Christy Dignam will pay tribute to him. Meanwhile, transgender teen David Beattie will discuss his decision to transition. #latelate
Postcards From The Edge (RTÉ One, 11.55pm)
Meryl Streep sang at the late Carrie Fisher’s memorial service earlier this month – Streep plays an actress struggling with drug addiction in this film, written by Fisher and based on her novel of the same name. It’s darkly funny, as only she can be.
Everybody’s talking about: Operation Transformation
RTÉ has defended Operation Transformation after a guest on Ray D’Arcy’s radio show, health expert Jacky Jones, said it was doing nothing to combat obesity in Ireland.
Jones said the government should be leading the charge on the obesity crisis, not TV shows:
If [people] were all given the support of four health professionals for eight weeks, they would be able to change too. The focus is on the individual instead of the whole population.
A spokesperson for RTÉ told the Irish Independent said the series does not promise to transform lives in a few weeks, but rather act as a “launch pad”:
Research by Safefood found that in 2016, over 280,000 people reported losing weight as a result of following OT.
Or flick over for…
- Can’t Stop Dancing (RTÉ One, 7.30pm) Bláthnaid Treacy goes behind the scenes on Dancing With The Stars, bringing us all the backstage goss.
- Delicious (Sky1, 9pm) Dawn French’s culinary comedy wraps up tonight.
- Robin Hood (TV3, 9pm) This adaptation of the tale stars Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett.
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (RTÉ2, 9.30pm) Comedy about a man trying to deal with a brutal breakup, written by and starring Jason Segel.
- Basic Instinct (Channel 4, 12.05am) Classic crime thriller with Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas.
