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Friday, 20 January

Travelman: Dublin, 48 hours
Channel 4, 8:30 p.m
“So, of all the hot spots in the world, Dublin brought me in,” says Mawan Rizwan. You’ve got to sympathize with the comedian — the travelogue series recently whisked guests away to Rio de Janeiro and Vilnius (and visited 50 other remote locations in more than 11 series), meaning an overnight stay in Ireland’s rainy capital will never feel like the most Weird candy. Redouane was hoping to go to Ibiza, especially since he was secretly hoping for it.

Joe Lysette, the host, has no idea. “It’s a wonderful city,” he insists, before Radwan is whisked away to appreciate some of the city’s 275 statues. They then order the full meal at Dublin’s smallest eatery, enjoy a pint from a Guinness Store, and take a refreshing dip at Forty Foot. Even though they don’t walk around sampling the city, the couple still enjoys a lot of the more interesting, historically significant or lively pleasures (everywhere else he goes is, vaguely devoid of Dublin’s greatest draw – the bustling crowds who have fun) Go

chaos
Netflix
The explosive Israeli drama about Israel-Palestinian conflicts returns for a fourth series. Filming was delayed because of the Russian invasion and had to be moved to Budapest. While the previous seasons were focused on the West Bank and Gaza, this season Doron (Lior Raz), and his counter-terrorism unit, begin operations in Lebanon and Belgium.

Represent
Netflix
Macron, beware! This six-part French political comedy, which was released in 2023 to great acclaim, is about a young leader from Paris who runs to be a presidential candidate. Is France ready for its first African president?

Amanda and Alan’s Italian Job
BBC One, 8:30 p.m.
Despite the chainsaw’s inconvenience, best friends Amanda Holden and Alan Carr are renovating an estate in Sicily – having bought a pair next door from them for €1 each. In the third episode, they are in their bathroom. Holden, however, wants a roll on bath which is impossible in Italy and a disco ball…to Carr’s horror.

death in heaven
BBC One, 9:59 p.m.
Another low-stakes trip to St. Mary’s is made. A property scam to “sell” one the island’s most beautiful beaches to unsuspecting investors goes sour. But D. Parker (Ralph Little), and D.S. Thomas (Chantol Johnson) struggles to find any evidence that a killer is involved. Meanwhile, Marlon (Taj Miles), trying to impress the Commissioner Don Warrington (Don Warrington), doesn’t go as well.

John and Lucy’s Odd Couples
Channel 4, 9 p.m
Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont present a sweet update on Mr. & Mrs., which features two famous couples eager to prove that their relationship is perfect. Comedians Sara Pascoe, Sten Raskopoulos and Rodrigo Reyes are challenged by singer Duncan James and Rodrigo Reyes. Charlene Douglas, a relationship therapist, examines their behavior.

Graham Norton Show
BBC One, 10.40pm
Michelle Williams, who was a screen icon in My Week With Marilyn and a stunning Broadway actress in Fosse/Verdon, and now she is Steven Spielberg’s mom, Helena Bonham Carter. She joins Nolly’s star Helena Bonham Carter as Sin writer Russell T Davis, Pisces star Brendan Fraser, and dancer Otti Mbuse on the couch.

Ben is back (2018) ★★★
BBC Three, 9:15 p.m.
Ben Burns, a drug-addicted teen, returns home to his parents on Christmas Eve. He unleashes a torrential stream of hard truths over the next 24hrs that threatens to destroy them. His mother, Julia Roberts (Lucas Hedges), struggles to save Ben from his addiction while also trying to keep the rest of her family together. Peter Hedges’ film, at its best, is a character study that is both tense and dissimilar. It is a crime thriller at its worst.

Company of wolves (1984) ★★★★
Talking Pictures TV, 9.05pm
Angela Carter wrote the screenplay to this spooky Little Red Riding Hood. It was inspired by her short story “The Bloody Chamber”, published in 1979. The play was then adapted for radio in 1980. The story imagines Sarah Patterson, a little girl, having nightmares about wolves. . Angela Lansbury, the late great Angela Lansbury is her grandmother. She lives deep in a strange wood.

Long stroke (2019) ★★★
BBC One, 11:30 pm
Charlize Theron plays the role of a mysterious American presidential candidate, just waiting for Seth Rogen to melt her heart in this unusual romantic thriller about an odd couple. Rogen plays a Levantine journalist who once worked as a babysitter. She now spends her days writing diatribes in a left-leaning newspaper. She offers her disingenuous impressions of current politics but is torn between teenage humor and adult pretensions.

TV previews

jack taylor (GT)Catherine G (CJ), veronica lee (vl), Stephen Kelly (SK), Gerard O’Donovan (Go), Chris Binion (Cb), Rachel Ward (RW), Bobby Platt (s) and Gabriel Tate (GT)