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What's On? TV Highlights For Friday

The Dubliners
The Dubliners

The Late Late Show Dubliners Tribute - 30 Years On, 9.30pm, RTÉ One

Ryan Tubridy introduces another chance to see a show that went down in television history - The Late Late Show's tribute to The Dubliners featuring contributions from Christy Moore, U2, and The Pogues. Gay Byrne, of course, was host.

Tim Vine Travels Through Time Christmas Special, 7.30pm, BBC One

Master of the pun Tim Vine - you may remember him as Tim, Lee Mack's pal in Not Going Out - journeys back in time to Tudor England in a quest to find a silver lion and bring Christmas to Henry VIII’s court.

Vic & Bob's Big Night Out, 7.30pm, BBC Two

Shot in a studio in front of a live audience, this high-octane half hour features songs, sketches and silliness in buckets from Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. Guests include Matt Lucas, Mel Gibson and Idris Elba.

Black Mirror, Netflix

Charlie Brooker’s anthology series returns for a fourth season to tap into our collective unease with the modern world. The opening show, Arkangel, is a story about a mother and daughter, told over the course of several years as the daughter grows up.

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