DailyEdge.ie rounds up the TV shows that you’ll be tweeting about tonight and talking about tomorrow.
Prince: A Purple Reign (BBC Four, 10.30pm)
Following the untimely death of the legendary musician on Thursday, BBC Four is repeating this one-hour documentary on The Purple One. Lighters up in the air now.
Britain’s Got Talent (TV3, 8pm)
This evening sees Kilkenny’s Presentation Secondary School Choir try to impress Simon Cowell and the gang. Their performance is quite something… but will they progress to the next round? Time to start making those “HON THE CATS!” posters. #bgt
The Ray D’Arcy Show (RTÉ One, 9.35pm)
D’Arcy chats to Shane Ross, Brenda Blethyn and Bonnie Ryan, daughter of the late Gerry Ryan. There will also be tunes from The Willis Family. #raydarcyshow
Everyone’s talking about… David McSavage
Yesterday, the comedian appeared in court for not paying his television licence, citing RTÉ’s recent comedy output. Later that day, The Savage Eye was named Best Comedy at the Celtic Media Awards.
Good timing, eh?
In a statement, RTÉ stated that they loved working with David McSavage, but defended their comedy programmes.
We love David and we love his work. He’s a maverick and a comic genius and the fact that his RTÉ 2 series The Savage Eye has won the best comedy category at the Celtic Media Festival … is testament to his talent and to the team he worked with on the show. We are very proud of all four series of the Savage Eye and we know David is too.
Comedy – like television programming in general – is hugely subjective and not everyone is going to enjoy everything we produce, even The Savage Eye.
Your move, David. (TheJournal.ie)
Or flick over for…
- Eat Pray Love (RTÉ Two, 9pm) Julia Roberts eats pasta and finds herself.
- The Stand Ups (TV3, 10.25pm) Documentary series about some of Ireland’s hottest young stand-ups.
- Wrecking The Rising (TG4, 9.30pm) New 1916-themed sitcom starting tonight.
- Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (BBC Two, 8.30pm) In honour of William Shakespeare’s 400th birthday, actors like Judi Dench, Benedict Cumberbatch and Helen Mirren perform some of his most iconic scenes.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 50 Greatest Ever Stunts (Channel 4, 8pm) And if Shakespeare ain’t your thing, Arnie is over recounting his best stunts on Channel 4.
