Wednesday, May 16 2012

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MORNING

06:00

Teleshopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home (Consumer)

07:35

Shopping from Home

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home (Consumer)

08:10

Home Improvement

Tim's behaviour prompts Jill to teach him a lesson in respect. DIY comedy, starring Tim Allen and Patricia Richardson

08:40

The Cosby Show

Comedy centred on the Huxtable family living in Brooklyn, New York. Starring Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad

09:05

The Doctors TR

Medical talk show featuring a panel of practising professionals (Talk Show)

09:55

MasterChef Australia T

Culinary challenge based on the original British version, following aspiring chefs through successive elimination rounds as they try to prove their skills by preparing a variety of dishes (Cookery)

10:25

Leaders' Questions; Weather

Live coverage of Question Time in the Dail and the latest reactions to political developments. Includes RTÉ News (Factual)

11:20

As Time Goes By; RTÉ News and Weather TR

Bob Larbey's comedy about late-blossoming love, starring Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer

AFTERNOON

12:00

Shortland Street T

Long-running hospital drama set in a New Zealand accident and emergency ward, following the private and professional lives of the staff who work there (Soap)

12:30

Doctors T

Jack hears from an ex-girlfriend who is finding the activities of her neighbour disturbing. Ed has a disastrous day at Elaine's house, while Cherry is frustrated by Jimmi's lack of communication. Medical drama, starring Nicolas Woodman (Drama)

13:00

RTÉ News: One O'Clock and Weather T

National and international news

13:25

Home and Away T

The latest comings and goings in sun-kissed Summer Bay (Soap)

13:55

Neighbours T

Lucas panics when he discovers Vanessa could be getting a job at Lassiters, and tries to keep her out of his life. However, he then discovers his actions have landed her in financial trouble. Meanwhile, Sonya and Toadie think they have found a way to move on from their heartache after visiting the animal shelter (Soap)

14:20

EastEnders; RTÉ News and Weather TR

Ian is left reeling following Ben's confession, and heads to the allotments in a bid to clear his head and decide what to do next. Derek is desperate to make a good impression at the party, but suffers a setback when the police visit him - while Alice has a conversation with Tanya that could ruin everything. Phil reconciles with Shirley after realising she does not know the truth about Heather's death, and Kim tells Ray she feels unsure about spending time with his daughter Sasha (Soap)

15:00

Catherine's Italian Kitchen TR

Family friend Tullio Scurrio accompanies Catherine Fulvio on a visit to a butcher in the Nebrodi Mountains who transforms pig meat into award-winning ham, salami and sausages. Catherine then has a lesson in making macaroni, before attending a picnic and barbecue to celebrate the feast day of Santa Rosalia (Cookery)

15:30

Fair City; RTÉ News TR

Caoimhe fears retribution from the Bishops for humiliating Charlotte, and is threatened outside the surgery by Decco and Zumo. Wayne fears his relationship with Lucy is cooling off when she starts spending more time with Dolores, while Cass and Niamh both offer to help a put-upon Dermot (Soap)

16:05

Roomers TR

A couple ask Joseph McCann to transform their son's old room into a bedroom for their nine-year-old daughter. Karl Fradgley tries to turn an unusual space into a music room, and Ann-Marie Hamill helps a couple who have built their own home create a cosy living area. Presented by Neville Knott (D.I.Y.)

16:35

Operation Transformation TR

People try to lose weight and get fit with the expert help of a personal dietician, fitness instructor and psychologist. As an added incentive, the participants' houses and fridges are fitted with webcams to catch them out if they slip back into bad habits. Gerry Ryan presents and offers viewers the chance to make changes to their own unhealthy lifestyles

17:40

Nuacht RTÉ; News for the Deaf and European Weather


EVENING

18:00

The Angelus

(Factual)

18:01

RTÉ News: Six One and Weather T

The latest national and international headlines

19:00

Nationwide T

News stories from around the country, covering the latest topical issues

19:30

Fair City T

Caoimhe offers to help Decco when he threatens to back out of an illegal job, but she may be getting in over her head. Charlotte plays truant from school and asks Rachel to cover for her. Lucy worries Dolores might think she wants to move out if she spends too much time at Wayne's, and Cass challenges Dermot to take up an unusual new hobby - throwing horseshoes (Soap)

19:57

Lotto

(Light)

20:00

Room to Improve TR

Dermot Bannon lays out plans to renovate a damp six-bedroom 1950s house with strangely proportioned rooms in the Dublin suburb of Dalkey. Enda and Paula Roche's initial budget was 200,000 euros, but after requesting numerous alterations the costs soared to more than double that figure. Dermot scales the design back, but the couple keep making changes even after construction has begun, putting pressure on the builders

21:00

RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock and Weather T

The latest national and international news

21:35

Shutter Island (2010 15) TP

Genre: Thriller
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow, Michelle Williams, Jackie Earle Haley, Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson

Premiere. A US marshal, traumatised by his past, heads to a hospital for the criminally insane on a remote island to investigate the disappearance of a woman who murdered her children. As the case unfolds, he begins to suspect the doctors are hiding something - and that a grisly fate awaits all the patients on a sinister ward. Martin Scorsese's mystery thriller, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo and Ben Kingsley
(Film)

23:55

RTÉ News and Weather; iWitness

The latest stories

LATE NIGHT

00:00

Oireachtas Report R

Coverage of the day's political proceedings (Business)

00:30

Into Eternity

Documentary charting the development of a nuclear waste disposal facility being built in Onkalo, Finland. The project aims to provide a more permanent solution for storing high-level radioactive materials, which are vulnerable to natural and man-made disasters while held in interim repositories. The programme explores the proposed system of underground tunnels that will replace current measures, and reveals how they are being constructed to withstand the 100,000 years necessary for the level of radioactivity to become safe (Documentary)

01:35

The Bill T

Long-running drama with the bobbies and detectives at London's Sun Hill police station (Drama)

02:40

Castle TR

The author is caught up in `pizza wars' when a journalist is found dead in an oven. American crime drama, starring Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic

03:25

The Voice of Generation Obama R

Documentary profiling the youth movement that backed the President's election campaign and analysing the importance of his speechwriter Jon Favreau, who was 27 years old when Barack Obama entered the Oval Office. The programme also investigates why the politician's message has been so successful with voters born after 1981 (Documentary)

04:20

Shortland Street TR

Long-running hospital drama set in a New Zealand accident and emergency ward, following the private and professional lives of the staff who work there (Soap)

04:50

Doctors TR

Jack hears from an ex-girlfriend who is finding the activities of her neighbour disturbing. Ed has a disastrous day at Elaine's house, while Cherry is frustrated by Jimmi's lack of communication. Medical drama, starring Nicolas Woodman (Drama)

05:20

EuroNews

European and international headlines live via satellite

05:50

Teleshopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home (Consumer)

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Film Reviews

Rated: 8/5

Director: Derek Cianfrance
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Mike Vogel, Reila Aphrodite, John Doman, Ben Shenkman, Samii Ryan, Faith Wladyka, Michelle Nagy, Robert Eckard

Rated: 8/5

Director: Joe Wright
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hollander, Olivia Williams, Jason Flemyng, Anna Popplewell, Michelle Dockery, Cyron Bjørn Melville, Paris Arrowsmith

Rated: 8/5

Director: Dan Rush
Cast: Rebecca Hall, Will Ferrell, Michael Peña, Laura Dern, Stephen Root

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