John Byrne

TV Editor

The hardest-working couch potato in the country

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Saturday

Ncuti Gatwa returns as the titular time traveller Doctor Who, there's a Simon & Garfunkel night on the Beeb, Bradley and Barney Walsh host the final of Gladiators, while Antrim host Armagh in the Championship . . .

Television • 13 Apr

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Friday

Bruno Tonioli is among The Late Late Show guests, Hacks season 4 lands on Sky Max, Jon Hamm stars in brand-new drama Your Friends and Neighbors, and there's a Shirley Bassey night on the Beeb . . .

Television • 10 Apr

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Thursday

Actor Stephen Rea is the focus of The Fire in Me Now, Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror returns for a new run, there's the second season of psychological drama The Ex Wife, and the final round of The Apprentice takes place tonight . . .

Television • 10 Apr

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Wednesday

Nicola Walker returns for a new run of quirky crime drama Annika, Ride or Die looks at the motorcycle race the North West 200, Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing examines child influencers, and Spencer Matthews is the focus of Hooked . . .

Television • 08 Apr

Home of the Year judges Hugh Wallace, Amanda Bone and Siobhan Lam

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Tuesday

There's the final of Home of the Year, Paddington in Peru lands on Netflix, Sky Atlantic's latest Italian drama is period piece The Art of Joy, and Ireland host Greece in the UEFA Women's Nations League . . .

Television • 08 Apr

Ellen Pompeo: 'It was a tough decision to make'

Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo heads the cast of new Disney+ drama Good American Family. She tells RTÉ Entertainment's John Byrne about the true-life horror story.

Television • 07 Apr

Jenny Slate and Michelle Williams in Dying for Sex

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Friday

Michelle Williams stars in true-life drama Dying for Sex, Ben Miller leads the cast in new comedy Austin, Australian crime show Snow returns, there's the 6 Music Festival 2025, and another night of chat on The Late Late Show . . .

Television • 04 Apr

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Thursday

Australian drama The Newsreader returns for a third and final run, Bad Dog Academy is also back, Kevin Bacon stars as a murdered bounty hunter in The Bondsman, while Small Town, Big Story comes to an end . . .

Television • 02 Apr

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Wednesday

Dr Brian Pennie looks at various addictions in Hooked, Hannah Fry explores The Secret Genius of Modern Life, Téacs Taistil returns for a new run, Home Grown continues and the excellent A Real Pain lands on Disney+ . . .

Television • 01 Apr

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Tuesday

Stacey & Joe goes behind the front door of Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash, James Norton and Niamh Algar star in Playing Nice, Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad returns for a new run, and Home of the Year continues . . .

Television • 31 Mar