TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week
From Eddie Redmayne in The Day of the Jackal to Saoirse Ronan reading the poetry of Christy Brown
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TV guide: The best new shows to watch, beginning tonight
September 1st-6th: From Dermot Bannon’s cosy abodes to Billy Connolly’s look back at his life
New season on RTÉ: crime dramas, GAA docs and the return of ‘tricky’ comedy
News verification strand Clarity and natural history series Ireland’s Coast on the line-up as board approves more projects in wake of RTÉ's multi-year funding deal
VMTV will launch new streaming app Virgin Media Play in September
Revenge thriller Dead & Buried, the return of Gogglebox Ireland and Grá ar an Trá, and new series Life Actually among shows on Virgin’s autumn line-up
Faithless review: Baz Ashmawy’s irreverent new comedy isn’t subtle but it is brutally funny
Television review: Packing in gritty family drama, puerile humour and astute commentary on Irish racism, Faithless is a win
Best Place to Be: If you are looking for advice about starting a new life abroad, don’t ask Baz Ashmawy
Television review: Baz Ashmawy is a past master of feel-good telly and he brings a sparkle to his new frothy lifestyle show about Irish people who have embarked on a new life
TV guide: 12 of the best new shows to watch, beginning tonight
From a BBC exploration of the dark underbelly of Irish dancing to a documentary about the Wagatha trial
The Money List review: Quizmaster Baz Ashmawy is in his element as people compete for thousands of euro
Television: It has everything you’d want from a prime-time quiz - psychological torture, knife-edge tension and strangers locked together in sound-proof booths
Laura Slattery: What the Late Late needs now is the total chaos of guest hosts
Patrick Kielty, Brendan O’Connor and Jennifer Zamparelli would be decent picks, but one season of revolving presenters could be amazing
Claire Byrne rules herself out of running to be next Late Late Show host
Radio host says new presenter to succeed Ryan Tubridy should be ‘someone who can give it the time and dedication that it deserves’
Baz Ashmawy: Growing up mixed race, people would remind me, ‘You’re not Irish’
The TV presenter reflects on future ambitions, growing up ‘different’ in Ireland, the challenges of fatherhood - and regrets over his relationship with his own dad
Baz Ashmawy, after his run-in with protesters, returns with a wonderfully feelgood DIY SOS
Television: The Big Build Ireland kicks off its new season by making Adam Drummond’s home wheelchair accessible
Baz Ashmawy blinks back tears. Then everybody else has to as well
Television: On DIY SOS – The Big Build Ireland, the presenter and his team of volunteers restore a row of Irish homes for Ukrainian refugees
Servicing the entrepreneurs
You don’t need your own premises or even your own equipment as long as you’ve got the right skills and ideas to build a successful business
With Baz Ashmawy on your side, what can go wrong? Everything
In the first episode of Wingman, his new series, Baz stages a play with a lonely farmer
All Bets Are Off: Hooked on Baz Ashmawy’s empathetic style
The goodtime guy’s anti-gambling crusade is more valuable than a current affairs expose
Baz and Nancy fly the flag for Ireland at Emmy awards
Sky 1 hit show ‘50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy’ is nominated, but listed as a UK production
Baz and Nancy Ashmawy jump on board Dublin Bus
‘50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy’ stars feature in company’s new marketing campaign
Media review 2014: Quotes of the year
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