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

January 19, 2025
What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Sunday

There's the first elimination round on Dancing with the Stars, Martin Clunes stars in new drama series Out There, the GAA club finals take place at Croke Park, and there's a very special episode of Room to Improve . . .

Pick of the Day

Jennifer Zamparelli and Doireann Garrihy present the third edition of the current celebrity dance contest.

And it gets super serious this week as the first elimination of the 2025 run takes place. Who’s it going to be?

The 11 celebrities taking on the challenge this year are: Pommel horse Olympic gold medallist Rhys McClenaghan, Ireland AM presenter Elaine Crowley, celebrity chef Kevin Dundon and actress Yasmin Seky.

There’s also social media star Kayleigh Trappe, Meteorologist Joanna Donnelly, Eurovision singer Mickey Joe Harte, Irish taekwondo Olympian Jack Woolley, comedian Gearóid Farrelly, Mrs. Brown’s Boys actor Danny O’Carroll and former Miss Universe Ireland, Aishah Akorede.

By 8.30pm, one of them will be on their way home!

New or Returning Shows

Out There, 9.00pm, UTV

This is a brand-new drama set in a rural community, starring Martin Clunes and Mark Lewis Jones.

Clunes plays Nathan Williams, a farmer who finds himself fighting back against the dark urban menace making their way into his community.

As wel as grieving the death of his wife two years before, Nathan is forced to do a deal with the devil to protect his family, his land and his livelihood.

Geantraí, 10.30pm, TG4

Presenter Pauline Scanlon hosts this new run of the show that visits traditional music pubs the length and breadth of Ireland.

For starters, she arrives at Cryans Teach Ceoil in Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim.

With music from Aidan Shannon, Breda Shannon, Celine Shannon, Enda McGreevy, Jacinta Ní Chonghaile, Fiachra Guihan, Mick Mulvey, Shane Meehan, Mossie Martin and Micheal Holmes.

Also starting tonight on TG4 is Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh (9.30pm) as Pádraig Ó Sé introduces traditional music from Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh in West Kerry, which is celebrating its 20th year.

Mysteries Of, 9.00pm, Channel 4

The first in a series of documentaries exploring places with a mysterious past through a combination of history, archaeology and mythology, starting with Stonehenge.

The programme takes an extensive look at the site's origins, from tales of Merlin to African giants in Ireland, and traces how prehistoric peoples harnessed the power of the sun to make profound statements about the cycle of life and death.

It also explores the recent revelation that one of the sacred stones may have originated over 1000 kilometres away on Orkney.

This series looks at the rise to power of the legendary Roman leader.

It tells the dramatic story of how nearly five centuries of democracy was overthrown in just 16 years, beginning as he sought to become consul, the highest political position in Rome.

To do so, he entered into dangerous alliances and bent the rules of the republic, courting the popular vote, exploiting division and using bribery and intimidation to get his own way.

Don’t Miss

Sometimes, a property presents itself to Dermot Bannon and very early on, he realises this is much, much more than about a house.

It’s about memory, it’s about sanctuary, it’s about life itself.

Orla McDermott grew up in Aughris, county Sligo. She went to Sligo IT to study business and it was there she met Dominic, her husband to be.

She adored everything about Dominic. They got married, had their son Lachlan and purchased their dream home in Aughris.

They had plans to do up the house and were determined to make this a reality.

During their first Christmas in 2022, Dom noticed a pain in his side and was referred for tests. At the same time, Orla found out they were pregnant with their second child.

What happened over the following months can only be described as catastrophic, a progression of an aggressive cancer in Dominic.

On the 18th July in 2023, Dom sadly passed away surrounded by his loving family. His baby girl Eden Dominique Keenehan arrived that October.

One year later, with plans in hand, steely determination and a resilience like no other, Orla meets Dermot Bannon and so begins their journey together.

Call the Midwife, 8.00pm, BBC One

Rosalind requires all her skills as a midwife when a disabled baby is delivered at the maternity home, whilst a gas explosion in an old tenement building shocks the community.

Sister Julienne calls on Trixie's managerial skills when she is summoned to a meeting with Dr Threapwood to discuss the renewal of their contract with the council.

Joe Duffy interviews Kilkenny-born Paralympic champion, medical doctor and world-renowned tenor Ronan Tynan (below).

He speaks about the death of his twin brother Edmund in infancy, his deep love for both his parents and their influence on him, as he grew up with a physical disability that resulted in the amputation of both his legs.

Sunday Cinema

The Shining, 11.00pm, BBC Two

Stanley Kubrick's superb horror movie, based on the Stephen King novel, starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd and Scatman Crothers.

Nicholson plays an aspiring writer who takes a caretaking job at a remote mountain hotel.

It has closed for the winter, and he has been hired to get the place ready for the next season.

But evil spirits haunting its corridors destroy his sanity, causing the unhinged author to rampage through the hotel and terrorise his wife and young son.

Sport

GAA Beo, 1.00pm, TG4

It's club GAA's big day out with the football and hurling finals taking centre stage at Croke Park this afternoon.

First up is hurling as Na Fianna face Sarsfields (Throw-in 1.30pm). Micheál Ó Domhnaill presents live coverage of the AIB Club Championship All-Ireland Senior Final.

Eoghan Murphy of Sarsfields

Dublin club Na Fianna and Sarsfields of Cork will both be eyeing a maiden title.

Then, from 3.10pm onwards, the focus turns to football as Errigal Ciaran take on Cuala (Throw-in 3.40pm). Once again, Micheál Ó Domhnaill presents live coverage of the AIB Club Championship All-Ireland Senior Final at Páirc an Chrócaigh.

Cuala won the Dublin and Leinster football titles for the first time this year and will be looking to become only the second club to win All-Ireland finals in both codes.

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