+ Top 7 Shows of the week
Strictly Come Dancing, Saturday, BBC One
Strictly heads to Blackpool to broadcast live from the Blackpool Tower Ballroom. Expect sparkles as Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman welcome the eight remaining celebrities to the dancefloor.
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, Saturday, BBC One
Filmed live at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Michael McIntyre’s show is packed with celebrity guests, musical performances, stand-up comedy and surprises. This week Little Mix performs.
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! Sunday, Virgin Media One & UTV
Yep, it’s that time of year again when celebrities, who you might even have heard of, head to the Aussie jungle. With Ant on ‘hiatus’, Declan Donnelly will be joined by Holly Willoughby.
Denmark v Republic of Ireland, Monday, Sky Sports Main Event
If Martin O’Neill’s men can fashion a decent performance against a highflying Danish side, it could yet help us end our year on a good note.
(KO 7.45pm)
Tabú, Wednesday, TG4
Unheard. Unprotected. Unspoken about. Until now. The fourth episode in this thought-provoking series, Teacht Slán ( Domestic Violence), features personal accounts of the realities of life in an abusive relationship.
The South Bank Show 2018, Wednesday, Sky Arts
There aren’t many sopranos who have thrilled opera audiences worldwide and performed on stage with LL Cool J or sung in two Ridley Scott movies. Danielle de Niese has.
The Big Picture: A Woman’s World, Thursday, RTÉ One
In a year that marks 100 years of the women’s vote, #metoo, gender pay gaps and the abortion referendum, Miriam O’Callaghan and a studio audience look at what it is to be a woman in Ireland in 2018.