Every lunchtime, DailyEdge.ie rounds up the TV shows that you’ll be tweeting about tonight and talking about tomorrow.
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (BBC One, 8pm)
It’s that time of year where celebrities humiliate themselves on television in aid of Comic Relief. Tonight, The Great Comic Relief Bake Off kicks off and a quartet of celebrities showcase their baking skills. And we mean actual celebrities – Dame Edna, Joanna Lumley, Jennifer Saunders and Lulu. We’re there. #BakeOff
Valentine’s Day (RTÉ One, 9.35pm)
Ensemble rom-com that’s ridiculously overpopulated with celebrities who each get about three minutes screen time. Still, though. It is that time of year and it has Taylor Swift.
The Restaurant (TV3, 9pm)
In the final episode of a series that has seen Alan Shatter make matzo ball soup, singer Sharon Shannon takes to the kitchen to cook a three-course vegan meal. What will the judges make of it? #therestaurant
Everyone’s talking about… Stephen Fry dropping an F-bomb
While hosting the BAFTAs on Sunday, Stephen Fry introduced Tom Cruise to the stage as “Tom f***ing Cruise”.
The little slip didn’t go unnoticed with the BBC receiving 293 complaints from viewers.
In response to the furore, the channel said:
Any strong language was used after the watershed, and there was a presentation announcement at the start of the programme warning viewers that the broadcast would contain language of this nature.
Or flick over for…
- Operation Transformation (RTÉ One, 8.30pm) A must-see after last week’s controversial takedown from Dr. Ciara Kelly.
- Can You Cure My Cancer? (BBC One, 9pm) Investigative programme on the progress being made in the development of a cure for cancer.
- Zoolander (E4, 9pm) Blue Steel pose at the ready.
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Wolf Hall (BBC Two, 9pm) King Henry VIII is raging after his wife gives birth to a girl. How selfish of her.
- Byzantium (Film Four, 9pm) Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan star as vampires in this Neil Jordan horror.
