Tonight's TV tips include a presidential visit on The Late Late Show, Adrian Dunbar asking questions, Carey Mulligan in Promising Young Woman, John Stamos - and Aidan Turner as Leonardo Da Vinci . . .
Pick of the Day
The Late Late Show, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
President of Ireland Michael D Higgins, actress Kathy Bates, Johnny Sexton, and Imelda May are among the guests tonight.
President Higgins turns 80 this Sunday, and Ryan sat down with him at Áras an Uachtaráin to discuss the President's hopes for Ireland's future.
Kathy Bates (below) will tell how she is trying to perfect a Ballyfermot accent for The Miracle Club, which she is due to film in Dublin with Maggie Smith and Laura Linney.
Ireland rugby captain Johnny Sexton will be chatting about his chances of making the Lions team, the return of Simon Zebo to Munster, and lending his support to DEBRA Ireland, which was set up in 1988 by families living with the painful, genetic skin condition epidermolysis bullosa.
Singer Imelda May will perform her song Don't Let Me Stand on My Own, with Niall McNamee, from her new album 11 Past the Hour.
Also, there's the debut TV performance of Crybaby, the new collaboration between Noel Hogan of The Cranberries and actress/singer Bronagh Gallagher.
Don’t Miss
The Graham Norton Show, 11.15pm, BBC One
Back in its regular slot after last week’s disruption, it’s pretty much this season’s greatest hits, as garrulous Graham introduces the first of two compilations of highlights.
Among those chatting are George Clooney (above), Gal Gadot, Tom Hanks, Jessica Chastain, Hugh Grant, Dolly Parton, Samuel L Jackson, Kylie Minogue, Arsene Wenger, Dua Lipa, Bruce Springsteen, Nicole Kidman, Gary Barlow, Viola Davis, Michael J Fox, Tina Fey, Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Mariah Carey and Bill Bailey.
Duran Duran: There’s Something You Should Know, 9.30pm, BBC Four
Here's another chance to see Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor open up about the highs and lows of the band's career - with archive footage of former guitarist Andy Taylor helping round out the story.
The documentary charts their trajectory through seven of their 14 albums, each one uncovering a compelling chapter in the history of five lads from Birmingham who had one simple dream - to become the biggest band in the world. Contributors include Boy George, Nile Rodgers and Mark Ronson.
Followed at 10.30pm by Duran Duran: A Night In, where Simon and co watch and talk through personally-selected clips of archive television, music shows, movies, performances, adverts and children's shows that have inspired them across their career.
Have I Got News For You, 9.00pm, BBC One
Actor and director Adrian Dunbar (below, in Line of Duty) hosts the satirical current affairs quiz, with comedian Katherine Ryan and Sunday Times journalist Tim Shipman joining regular team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton to poke fun at the week's headlines.
New or Returning
Food Unwrapped, 8.00pm, Channel 4
Here’s another show that failed to make broadcast last Friday when Phil the Greek snuffed it.
Helen Lawal heads to one of the world's biggest coffee factories to find out how instant cappuccinos get their froth.
Meanwhile, Matt Tebbutt is in Naples (where the coffee is amazing) to discover why most tinned tomatoes come from Italy, and Kate Quilton embarks on a panettone odyssey across Europe to learn how the fluffy cake lasts so long.
New to Stream
Promising Young Woman, Sky Cinema & NOW TV
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Nominated for five Academy Awards, six BAFTAs and countless other awards, former Call the Midwife star Emerald Fennell’s debut feature film lands on Sky Cinema.
Carey Mulligan is heavily tipped to be the frontrunner in the Oscar race for Best Actress for her portrayal of Cassie - a wickedly smart, fiercely cunning young woman who lives out a double life by night.
When an un expected opportunity arises to finally settle a past trauma, Cassie puts a searing plan of revenge into action to finally get the justice she has been seeking for most of her adult life.
Here's Alan Corr's interview with Carey Mulligan.
Big Shot, Disney+
John Stamos stars in this David E Kelly comedy about a basketball coach in a girls' school.
After losing his job in the NCAA (which regulates student sport in the USA) for throwing a chair at a referee, hothead men’s basketball coach Marvyn Korn (Stamos) takes a job at Westbrook School for Girls, a private high school, in an effort to redeem what’s left of his career and reputation.
The unemotional and stoic Marvyn Korn soon learns that teenage girls are complicated human beings who require more than just tough love and two-a-days - they need real mentorship and genuine care.
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Leonardo, Amazon Prime Video
Aidan Turner (Poldark) stars as the artist and inventor in the series exploring the secrets and drama behind the genius: his life, his work and his personal struggles all set against the backdrop of Renaissance Italy.
Freddie Highmore (The Good Doctor), Giancarlo Giannini (Family Novel) and Matilda De Angelis (The Undoing) also star.
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The Year Earth Changed, Apple TV+
Narrated by David Attenborough, this documentary looks at the pandemic from the perspective of the animal world.
Covid-19 has wreaked all kinds of havoc on humanity. But for animals and nature, a year of us humans largely staying home has provided an unexpected boon.
It examines the difference that fewer cars on the road, no cruise ships on the ocean, and a lot fewer people around, made.
In general, the air and water got cleaner, animals' habitats got more hospitable, and animals were able to thrive.
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Why Are You Like This, Netflix
Three best friends negotiate work, fun, identity politics, hookups and wild nights out in this (hopefully) razor-sharp satire of millennial life in Melbourne.
