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

The Trainwreck documentary series looks at an unusual private investigation agency, Diane Morgan returns for a new run of Mandy, it's semi-final time on Bake Off: The Professionals, and Bill Bailey pops up on My Life is Murder . . .

Television • 22 Jul

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

Prime Time hosts the final leaders' debate ahead of Friday's election, Kathy Bates stars in new legal drama Matlock, Bill Bailey's Master Crafters: The Next Generation returns, and there's The Great British Bake Off final . . .

Television • 26 Nov 24

Bill Bailey: "We bought the owl, and they taped it up and put it in a box, and we carried it off in a taxi to release it somewhere."

Bill Bailey recalls buying owl at restaurant in China

Comedian and Strictly Come Dancing winner Bill Bailey has told how he bought a caged owl from a restaurant in China and set it free in a forest.

Entertainment • 11 Oct 24

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

There's the FAI Cup Final, Ireland's Fittest Family, Bill Bailey's Australian Adventure, Six Silent Killings: Ireland's Vanishing Triangle, and the last-ever episode of The Blacklist . . .

Television • 14 Nov 23

Bill Bailey will kick off his Thoughtifier tour in Dublin's 3Arena on 9 February 2024

Bill Bailey to kick off arena tour in Dublin next year

Bill Bailey has announced an arena tour for 2024 which includes stops at Dublin's 3Arena and Belfast's SSE Arena.

Television • 25 Sep 23

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Monday

A Dublin Murder looks at the killing of Rachel O'Reilly in 2004, there's a University Challenge night on BBC Two, Animal Airlift: Escaping the Taliban, Bill Bailey and Aidan Turner stars in new drama The Suspect . . .

Television • 29 Aug 22

Bailey reveals how many times he turned down Strictly

Comedian Bill Bailey has said he was asked "four or five times over the years" to take part in Strictly Come Dancing.

Television • 16 Mar 22

Oti Mabuse - "I work on a show that 10 million people love; if 10 or 100 people aren't nice to me, that is not representative of everyone else's view" Photo: Press Association

Oti Mabuse received racist abuse as a star of Strictly

Dancing on Ice judge Oti Mabuse has revealed she received racist abuse as a professional on Strictly Come Dancing.

Television • 01 Feb 22

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Sunday

The Deirdre O'Kane Show arrives on Sky Max, there's more mayhem on Kin, Salute looks at the 1968 Olympics Black Power Salute, and there's the intriguingly-titled Celebrity Trash Monsters: What's Your Waste Size?

Television • 17 Oct 21

Deirdre O'Kane thought show 'was never going to happen'

Shelved several times due to lockdown, The Deirdre O'Kane Show finally lands on Sunday. John Byrne wags his double chin with Ireland's Queen of Comedy.

Television • 16 Oct 21

Reese Witherspoon stars in The Morning Show

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

Loads to watch, including the return of The Morning Show, there's a new comedy based on the early life of Dwayne Johnson, The Late Late Show, Bill Bailey at Covent Garden – and a new run of Gogglebox . . .

Television • 17 Sep 21

Greg Wise and Emma Thompson with daughter Gaia Wise

Greg Wise puts Strictly before holiday with wife Emma

Greg Wise has already proved his determination to do well on Strictly Come Dancing - he put the show ahead of a holiday with his wife Emma Thompson.

Television • 14 Sep 21

What's on? Top telly tips for St Patrick's Day

Here's an extended pick of today's telly given the day that's in it, both here at home and from abroad.

Television • 17 Mar 21

What's on? 10 top telly tips for Thursday

Tonight's top telly tips include the return of David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Back, Eoin McGee meets Wicklow fiftysomethings in How to Be Good with Money, more Death in Paradise, and a documentary about Hollywood royalty Ron Howard . . .

Television • 21 Jan 21

Caroline Quentin: Strictly lick 'was consensual'

Ex-Strictly Come Dancing contestant Caroline Quentin insists her partner on Strictly was happy to be licked during one of their dance routines, and she "did not take it upon myself to lick him".

Caroline Quentin • 13 Jan 21

Bill Bailey up for more 'great fun' with Buzzcocks

Bill Bailey may have won Strictly Come Dancing but he'd like nothing better than a return to Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

Bill Bailey • 31 Dec 20

Bill Bailey has won Strictly Come Dancing

Bill Bailey celebrates 'surreal' Strictly win

Bill Bailey described his win as "surreal" after becoming the oldest Strictly Come Dancing celebrity to lift the glitterball trophy.

Television • 20 Dec 20

Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly are the hosts from 6:00pm on Saturday on BBC One

Strictly reveals dances for Saturday's final

The line-up of dances for Saturday's Strictly Come Dancing Final has been revealed, with the four couples each performing three routines on the night.

Television • 15 Dec 20

Another epic semi-final weekend on Strictly

Strictly decides its line-up for Saturday's Final

The line-up for the Strictly Come Dancing Final is complete after the result of the weekend's semi-final dance-off was revealed on BBC One on Sunday night.

Television • 13 Dec 20

Strictly star Oti Mabuse starts working day at 2am

We're all for early starts, but Oti Mabuse has said she sometimes begins her working day at 2am.

Strictly • 04 Nov 20

Strictly Come Dancing is set to return to TV over the coming weeks

Strictly contestants 'in the dark' over dance partners

Comedian Bill Bailey has said he is "in the dark" about the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing and hasn't begun training or been matched with a professional dancer yet.

Television • 01 Oct 20

Never Mind The Buzzcocks to be revived by Sky

Music quiz show Never Mind The Buzzcocks is set to return to television after five years off air.

Television • 14 Sep 20

Strictly Come Dancing - Back on screens in the coming weeks

Strictly cancels trip to Blackpool due to Covid-19

Strictly Come Dancing has cancelled its annual trip to Blackpool for the BBC One show's Tower Ballroom special due to the Covid-19 emergency.

Television • 12 Sep 20

Former UK MP Jacqui Smith is final Strictly contestant

Former British home secretary Jacqui Smith said she has been doing extra yoga and running during lockdown in preparation for when she takes part in Strictly Come Dancing.

Television • 04 Sep 20

'My mum would have loved it': Bill Bailey on Strictly

Bill Bailey has joined this year's Strictly Come Dancing and reckons: "In these strange times we're living through, it feels right to do something different and take on a new challenge."

Bill Bailey • 03 Sep 20