Every lunchtime, DailyEdge.ie rounds up the TV shows that you’ll be tweeting about tonight and talking about tomorrow.
Noel Gallagher on The Saturday Night Show (RTÉ One, 9.35pm)
No, you can believe your ears – Noel Gallagher is the star guest on tonight’s show. He’ll be chatting to Brendan O’Connor about his new album with the High Flying Birds as well as performing two songs. Elsewhere, Kathryn Thomas will talk Operation Transformation, and GAA pundit Joe Brolly will discuss the importance of organ donation. #satnightshow
Gladiator (RTÉ2, 9pm)
Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix star in this multi-Oscar winning Roman yarn, directed by Ridley Scott. Crowe is Maximus, a general who is betrayed when the emperor’s son seizes the throne. Now pick up your sword and roar: “ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?”
Mystic River (TV3, 10.55pm)
Clint Eastwood directs a muscular cast (Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon and Laura Linney, to name but a few) in this adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s novel of the same name. Three men are reunited when one has a family tragedy, and their troubled childhoods cast a shadow over their lives once more.
Everybody’s talking about: Leonard Nimoy
Tributes have been pouring in for the Star Trek actor, who died yesterday at the age of 83. One of the most touching was an Instagram post from actor Zachary Quinto, who played Spock in the recent reboot of the franchise.
My heart is broken. I love you profoundly my dear friend. And I will miss you every day. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
Nimoy’s great friend William Shatner (or Captain Kirk, to you and me) tweeted this lovely tribute:
Or flick over for…
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And & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (UTV Ireland, 7pm) We love Ant. Or Dec. Or both, we’re still not sure which is which.
- Cuban Fury (Channel 4, 9pm) Chris O’Dowd and the radiant Rashida Jones star in this comedy.
- The Graham Norton Show (UTV Ireland, 9.35pm) Repeat of last night’s festivities with David Beckham and Will Smith, amongst others.
- James Brown: Mr Dynamite (BBC2, 10.15pm) Documentary about the late, great soul star.
- A Girl’s Guide To 21st Century Sex (3e, 11pm) Look, don’t pretend you aren’t interested.
