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What to watch on TV tonight: Wednesday

Here are the shows people will be talking about tomorrow.

DailyEdge.ie rounds up the TV shows that you’ll be tweeting about tonight and talking about tomorrow.

Great British Bake Off (BBC1, 8pm)

It’s BREAD WEEK! For the technical challenge, the bakers are required to produce a loaf with steam, rather than an oven, and the Showstopper asks them to use three different flours. But who shall fall at the crumbly hurdle? #GBBO

Paralympics 2016 (Channel 4 at 9pm or RTÉ2 at 10pm)

The Paralympics kicks off tonight in Rio with the opening ceremony – Joanne Cantwell hosts for RTÉ with some special guests. They preview the Games in full and take a look at Ireland’s medal prospects. #Paralympics

Celebrity Operation Transformation (RTÉ One, 9.35pm)

Five Irish celebrities – including comedian Kathryn Lynch, TV3′s Elaine Crowley, and solicitor Gerald Kean – hope to overhaul their eating and exercise habits to improve their health. Tonight, they begin their journeys. #CelebOT

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Everybody’s talking about: Game of Thrones

Olivier Awards 2015 - London Ian West / PA Wire Ian West / PA Wire / PA Wire

Huge news, Murder She Wrote fans: The legendary Angela Lansbury will reportedly feature in the next season of Game of Thrones.

According to IGN, the 90-year-old actress is in talks to make a guest appearance in two episodes of season 7 – she’s joining veteran actor Jim Broadbent, who has taken on a ‘significant’ role in the series.

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Or flick over for…

  • The Last Leg: Welcome To Rio (Channel 4, 8pm) Adam Hills and Josh Widdicombe present a preview of the Paralympics.
  • Making It Down Under (RTÉ One, 8.30pm) New series about Irish emigrants arriving in Australia.
  • Our Girl (BBC1, 9pm) Michelle Keegan stars as a British soldier stationed at a refugee camp near Somalia.
  • The King’s Speech (Film4, 9pm) King George VI (Colin Firth) works with a speech therapist to get over his stutter in this Oscar-winning drama.
  • The Night Manager (RTÉ One, 10.40pm) If you missed the Tom Hiddleston-starring spy caper on the BBC, catch it here.