There's plenty of great TV to enjoy this St Stephen's Day, from a Westlife musical special, to a legendary Irish director on Keys To My Life and the latest batch of episodes from the final season of Netflix's Stranger Things.
Westlife 25 at The Royal Albert Hall, RTÉ One and RTÉ Player, 6.30pm
In this television special, Westlife fans can see the iconic Irish boyband perform at the legendary Royal Albert Hall in London as they celebrate 25 years together.
The pop group will take fans on a nostalgic journey through their greatest hits, timeless ballads, and unforgettable moments that have defined their remarkable career.
It promises to be an evening filled with emotion, music, and memories as Westlife mark their legacy and the fans who have supported them every step of the way.
Keys To My Life, RTÉ One and RTÉ Player, 8pm
Keys To My Life returns to screens this St Stephen's Day for a special hour-long episode featuring legendary Irish director Jim Sheridan.
From his childhood home in a boarding house off Dublin's Sheriff Street, to the multi-million euro architectural wonder he built cantilevered over the Irish Sea in Dalkey, Sheridan tells the story of his life through the places he has lived.
Accompanied by Keys To My Life presenter Brendan Courtney, his journey takes in his first married home in Ballybough – to the tenement rooms in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen where Sheridan and his young family landed penniless in the early 80’s. Success brought ever larger houses in ever more affluent neighbourhoods, but those 'trophy' homes came at a huge personal cost.
Oppenheimer, RTÉ One, 9.20pm
Here's a chance to see Christopher Nolan's acclaimed epic Oppenheimer on the small screen, as Irish actor Cillian Murphy delivers an Oscar-winning turn as American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, capturing the intensity and inner turmoil of a man who changed history.
The film is boosted by the strongest of support from Matt Damon and Robert Downey Jr as two key players in Oppenheimer's story: Major General Leslie Groves, the director of the top-secret Manhattan Project to build the bomb; and Lewis Strauss, the boss of the US Atomic Energy Commission, respectively.
An every-second-counts energy courses through scenes involving science, morality and political power plays, with the audience in constant suspense.
The Masked Singer Christmas Special, Virgin Media One, 7.35pm
The Masked Singer Christmas Special is sure to entertain with dazzling costumes and festive performances. Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Maya Jama and Jonathan Ross are on the judging panel, with Jole Dommett presenting.
George Best i gCorcaigh, TG4, 8.15pm
This documentary chronicles the extraordinary story of footballing icon George Best and his time with Cork Celtic on the 50th anniversary of his time in the League of Ireland.
A synopsis of the documentary reads: "In 1975 Cork Celtic were in trouble. Attendances were low and with little money coming in through the turnstiles, the club was in danger of going broke. They needed a player to pull in the crowds and boost their flagging gates. George Best had left Manchester United the previous year after his superstar lifestyle had spiralled out of control.
"Now the greatest player in the world was a football nomad travelling wherever the work took him. He had developed a 'play for pay' policy and if you could come up with his fee, he'd tog out alongside you. Cork Celtic’s Bobby Tambling, who knew Best from encounters on the pitch when he played for Chelsea, was sent to England to see if Bestie was interested. He was.
"What followed was a fascinating football note in the history of League of Ireland soccer."
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Stranger Things, Netflix
Stranger Things' fifth and final season has been keeping viewers gripped - with a huge cliffhanger coming at the end of episode four.
Anticipation levels will be running high for the next tranche of episodes, with 5-7 dropping on Netflix on St Stephen's Day around 1am GMT.
The sure-to-be epic series finale will follow on New Year's Day, 1 January, around 1am GMT.
The Lowdown, Disney+
Ethan Hawke leads this new drama series The Lowdown which sees him reunite with director Sterlin Harjo.
He plays Lee Raybon, a Tulsa bookstore owner and self-proclaimed "truthstorian" investigating local corruption, uncovering a murder plot involving a powerful family, and navigating danger with his daughter and ex-wife.
Cover-Up, Netflix
Cover-Up, filmmaker Laura Poitras' acclaimed documentary about the life and work of 88-year-old Pulitzer-winning journalist, Seymour Hersh, lands on Netflix on St Stephen's Day.
It chronicles the story of Hersh who, in 1969, broke the story of the US army's My Lai massacre of Vietnamese civilians and some 35 years later exposed the extent of US military torture at Abu Ghraib jail.
