There were lots of new lifestyle shows as well as some familiar faces at the RTÉ Autumn Launch today. Here's your what to watch in 2018.
Let's start with travel...
Daniel and Majella are heading stateside for Daniel and Majella's US Road Trip. The pair will be exploring the US-of-A in an RV, taking the advice of locals from Chicago to North Dakota to determine their trip direction.
Now You See Me is a four-part series with Irish drivers swapping their cars for bikes in a week-long commuter challenge and checking out some of the best and worst cycle cities across Europe.
Ireland’s favourite architect packs his bags once more and goes on a road trip. Dermot Bannon will be visiting some of the world’s most amazing homes, travelling as far as Australia in Dermot Bannon's Homes.
From family trees to billionaire B'n'B...
As lively and unpredictable ever, Baz Ashmawy is back but this time he isn't looking for ways to kill his Mammy. In Wingman! Baz Ashmawy plays guides his charges on a journey toward making their dreams become a reality. No dream is too big or too small for this wingman!
Six very different Irish celebrities - Damien Dempsey, Pat Shortt, Laura Whitmore, Bertie Ahern, Adrian Dunbar and Samantha Power - embark on a quest to uncover their own family history in brand new Who Do You Think You Are?
If summer has emptied your pockets and you need to manage your money Eoin McGee will be on hand to help households get to grips with their finances they work toward a clear goal or aspiration, with a full financial audit and clear financial plan in How to Be Good With Money.
Or if you'd rather daydream and see how the celebs do it, check out Billionaire B’n’B. Yasmine Akram finds out where the rich and the famous spend their leisure time as she test-drives some of the most stunning high-end rentals on the planet.
If you enjoy health shows, we've got you covered...
Operation Transformation's Dr Eva Orsmond pursues a dream to transform a rundown Portuguese hotel into a destination weight loss hotel in the sun in brand new Dr Eva’s Great Escape.
Growing Old Live will see Ireland’s leading scientists and researchers unlock the mysteries of the human life from 0 to 100 across three consecutive nights, live in front of a studio audience.
And there's more for factual documentary fanatics...
Orla Tinsley will feature in a documentary where she charts her journey as she faces the long wait for a double lung transplant in New York.
Stephen Byrne was celebrating more than a new documentary today as he received his Leaving Certificate results (for the second time!). Leaving Again follows the broadcaster - who shredded his original Leaving Cert results before opening them - and he does the unthinkable and sits the exams all over again.
Dublin footballer Philly McMahon is coming to your screen with The Hardest Hit. The documentary follows Philly McMahon, who lost his brother to addiction, as he explores the underbelly of illicit drug use and makes a case for decriminalising drugs in Ireland.
Following the success of his documentary about caring for his father, Brendan Courtney is back again this time... We Need to Talk About Mam. Brendan and his mum Nuala embark on a cross-generational journey to discover the realities of growing old in a country that doesn’t seem to be sympathetic or supportive of its rapidly ageing population.
Journalist Dearbhail McDonald goes on an intimate journey in brand new Fertility Shock as she explores how fewer children, combined with an ageing population, is storing up a very real demographic time-bomb for Ireland.
Hungry? Let's get cooking!
All that TV is going to make you very hungry, but fear not Neven is back and he's got you covered - Mediterranean style. In Neven’s Spanish Food Trails, Neven visits Andalusia in the south-west of Spain, trying a huge range of local produce, and cooking a dish inspired by the food he has discovered at each location.
Don't worry, the old reliables are back as well!
Home of the Year, First Dates Ireland, Donal Skehan’s Meals in Minutes, Taste of Home, 10 Things to Know, Eco Eye, Ireland’s Rich List; Operation Transformation, Nationwide, The Geansaí, Ar Son na Poblactha and lots more will be back and better than ever on RTÉ this year.
