DailyEdge.ie rounds up the TV shows that you’ll be tweeting about tonight and talking about tomorrow.
National Treasure (Channel 4, 9pm)
This topical new drama from Channel 4 explores the controversial subject of historical sex abuse allegations. Robbie Coltrane plays a fictional comedian accused of rape – Julie Waters stars as his long-suffering wife. The first of four episodes. #NationalTreasure
Livin’ with Lucy (TV3, 9.30pm)
The first episode of a new series finds Lucy Kennedy ‘moving in’ with Republic of Ireland strike Shane Long and his family for 48 hours. What will she learn? What wonders shall she see? #LivinWithLucy
Ploughing Live (RTÉ One, 7pm)
Marty Morrissey and Aine Lawlor present all the action from the first day of the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Co Offaly. The glamour! #Ploughing16
Everybody’s talking about: Game of Thrones
Namely, Sophie Turner (Sansa) and Maisie Williams’ (Arya) matching tattoos honouring the show. The on-screen sisters got inked together in Belfast last week, and revealed the tats at the Emmys on Sunday.
They both got the date 07.08.09, the date they were both cast as the Stark sisters, on the inside of their arms. Cute!
Or flick over for…
- Live Airtricity League (RTÉ2, 7pm) League champions Dundalk play Shamrock Rovers.
- The Pet Surgeons (RTÉ One, 8.30pm) The vets look after a Terrier that needs an MRI, and a lab with a mysterious cough.
- DIY SOS: The Big Build (BBC1, 9pm) The team help out a disabled athlete who wants to become more self-sufficient at home.
- A Thousand Words (RTÉ2, 9.15pm) Eddie Murphy plays a dishonest man put under a curse that allows him to speak only 1,000 words for the rest of his life.
- Later Live with Jools Holland (BBC2, 11.45pm) With music from The Divine Comedy, Madness, Jamie T and Beth Orton.
