John Byrne

5 days ago | rte.ie | John Byrne

Housewife of the Year looks at a time when a woman's place was in the home, Hold the Front Page explores the Robinson scandal that rocked the DUP, Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius continues, and Saoirse Ronan stars in On Chesil Beach . . . Pick of the DayHousewife of the Year, 9.30pm, RTÉ OneStreaming on RTÉ PlayerYou may find it hard to believe (well, if you’re under 40) that this actually was an annual - and hugely popular - event in Ireland.

6 days ago | rte.ie | John Byrne

Steve Carell heads the cast of Jeese Armstrong's satire Mountainhead, Guy Martin explores Vietnam 50 years on from the war, Pulp are among the performers on Later... with Jools Holland, and Love Island turns ten . . . Pick of the DayMountainhead, 9.00pm, Sky AtlanticStreaming on NOWThis is a satirical comedy-drama written and directed by Jesse Armstrong (Succession) and starring Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith and Ramy Youssef.

1 week ago | rte.ie | John Byrne

There's the Champions League Final, a Bruce Springsteen night on the Beeb, the Britain's Got Talent: Live Final, new German drama The Black Forest Murders, and the season final of Doctor Who . . . Pick of the DayLive UEFA Champions League, 7.00pm, RTÉ2Streaming on RTÉ PlayerIt’s France v Italy as Peter Collins presents coverage of the Champions League Final from Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany as Paris Saint-Germain face Internazionale (KO 8pm).

1 week ago | rte.ie | John Byrne

U2 front man's Bono: Stories of Surrender lands on Apple TV+, And Just Like That returns for a third run, Sian Gibson’s back with The Power of Parker, while Christoph Waltz stars as an ageing hit man in Old Guy . . . Pick of the DayBono: Stories of Surrender, Apple TV+Does Paul Hewson’s showbiz alter ego ever give it a rest? Obviously not. Here’s the film of the tour of the book Bono wrote about himself. Though there's a bit more to it than that.

1 week ago | rte.ie | John Byrne

Matthew Goode heads the cast in Dept Q, Jessica Biel stars in The Better Sister, the great Margo Martindale guest stars in Poker Face, and there's the final of Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr . . . Pick of the DayDept Q, NetflixMatthew Goode heads the cast here that includes Chloe Pirrie, Alexej Manvelov, Kelly Macdonald and Leah Byrne. The plot sounds a bit like Slow Horses. If it's even half as good, it’ll be worth a look. Goode plays DCI Carl Morck, a brilliant cop but a terrible colleague.