The Graham Norton Show returns for a new run, there's a wide range of guests on The Late Late Show, Jessica Chastain stars in The Savant, St Vincent performs at the Proms, there's the final of Stranded on Honeymoon Island – and the Ryder Cup begins . . .
Pick of the Day
The Graham Norton Show, 10.40pm, BBC One
Garrulous Graham returns with a roster of guests including Hollywood stars Dwayne Johnson (below) and Emily Blunt, who are appearing together in true-life sports drama The Smashing Machine.
Oscar-winning actor and writer Matthew McConaughey chats about his survival thriller The Lost Bus, and James Norton discusses his role in Steven Knight's new period succession drama House of Guinness.
Plus, singer-songwriter RAYE chats and performs her new single Where Is My Husband!
New or Returning Shows
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, 11.30pm, BBC One
If you're finding Friday night's a bit of a drag, here's some glitter to brighten thingds up.
The nervous energy is palpable as 12 brand new queens enter the room to meet their fellow competitors and judge supremo RuPaul for the very first time.
In this race, nothing is predictable, and in their very first challenge, Ru has an extra-special challenge in store for the queens.
In a Drag Race UK first, the queens display show-stopping looks as they attend the biggest night in fashion - the star-studded Brit Gala.
Comedian and presenter Joel Dommett guests on the judging panel, alongside Michelle Visage and Alan Carr.
New to Stream
The Savant, Apple TV+
This promises to be a pretty explosive eight-episode limited series set in the online world.
It stars and is executive produced by Jessica Chastain.
The show follows an undercover investigator known as The Savant (Chastain) as she infiltrates online hate groups in an effort to stop domestic extremists before they act.
The cast also includes Nnamdi Asomugha, Cole Doman, Jordana Spiro, Trinity Lee Shirley, Toussaint Francois Battiste and guest star Pablo Schreiber.
It debuts with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday up to November 7.
French Lover, Netflix
Here's a French rom com about Abel Camara, a star and a sex symbol.
A child prodigy, he grew up in front of the cameras. He who seems to have everything - success, money, and the public's love - is going through a rough patch.
Marion, on the other hand, is far from the glitz and glamour; in the middle of a divorce, she's juggling odd jobs to get by.
When Abel and Marion meet, an emotional roller coaster begins that is far from obvious.
All Of You, Apple TV+
Here's a romantic drama about best friends since college, Simon (Brett Goldstein) and Laura (Imogen Poots), who drift apart when she takes a test that finds her soulmate despite years of unspoken feelings between them.
Over the years, as their paths cross and diverge, neither can deny the feeling that they've missed out on a life together.
Faced with the uncertainty of changing the course of their lives, are Simon and Laura willing to risk everything to experience the love that had been between them all along, or should they accept their fate?
Don’t Miss
The Late Late Show, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Patrick Kielty will also be joined by the two surviving members of the Miami Showband, Stephen Travers and Des Lee (below, right and left), alongside longtime friend of the band Fr Brian D'Arcy, to mark fifty years since the devastating massacre of their bandmates.
Former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon will also join Patrick for a wide-ranging conversation about her time in office, the fight for Scottish independence and the personal toll that public life can take.
Football legend Martin O'Neill will be in studio to look back at his celebrated career - from playing in the World Cup and lifting two European Cups, to managerial triumphs with Leicester City, Celtic and the Republic of Ireland.
Comedian Neil Delamere will return with his trademark wit ahead of a brand-new stand-up tour that’s already selling out across the country.
He’ll share stories from the road, take aim at Irish life and reveal why reinvention is the name of the game.
Dundalk folk rebels The Mary Wallopers join Patrick to chat about the gig that made headlines around the world at Victorious festival last month. They’ll talk about making music and taking a stand.
St Vincent at the Proms, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Grammy-winning singer and guitarist St Vincent, also known as Annie Clark, joins a full orchestra for this performance at the Royal Albert Hall, with arrangements of some of her best-known songs.
Conductor and arranger Jules Buckley brings the full might of his 60-strong orchestra to revel in arrangements of songs from seven St Vincent albums.
Presented by Clara Amfo.
Roxy Music & Bryan Ferry at the BBC, 10.40pm, BBC Four
Archive performances by the band, who were innovative and helped create the look and sound of the 1970s.
Meanwhile their frontman Ferry's solo career saw him hit new heights as the embodiment of sophisticated cool.
Amongst the hits included are classics like Do the Strand, Avalon, Slave to Love, In Every Dream Home a Heartache and More Than This.
Followed at 1140pm by Bryan Ferry: Radio One Sessions and Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music: A Musical History at 12.30am.
Ending Today
Stranded on Honeymoon Island: The Final Flare, 9.00pm, BBC One
Back in civilisation, the honeymooners are paid a surprise visit from presenter Davina McCall, who reveals they will all face one final flare-out.
Will they choose to commit to each other in the real world, or will they leave their relationships behind on Honeymoon Island forever?
Sport
Ryder Cup, 11.30am, Sky Sports Ryder Cup
The 2025 Ryder Cup is on from Friday, September 26th to Sunday, September 28th at Bethpage Black course in Long Island, New York.
As far as Irish interest goes, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry (above, wihen Europe won the last Ryder Cup) are playing for Europe this week.
McIlroy is a Ryder Cup veteran with seven previous appearances and will lead the European team as the highest ranked player.
Lowry will be playing in his third Ryder Cup and got a captain’s pick from Luke Donald after just missing out on an automatic place.
