CATCH -UP TV— IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...

The Works Presents: Adam Clayton RTE Player, until March 2, Season 4, episode 1 John Kelly continues his run of dynamic guests, after the late, great poet John Montague, photographer John Minihan, Tracy Emin, et al, with this in-depth chat with Adam Clayton. Clayton, it turns out, is also contributing arts editor for GQ Magazine, as well as U2 bass player for 40 years now. That is, as he says “a long time in a band, it’s a long time in a business arrangement, it’s a long time in a marriage.” Part rock star interview, part arts interview, this is a good stab at showing something of Clayton the artist manque as well as Clayton the musician and the man, of exploring his interest in visual arts and the road he might have taken, which seems to give him an interesting handle on the day job: “Pop music is the sound of youth, the sound of trying, of bravado,” he says. “When you get to the age of a band like U2, you can’t really do that. It’s got to be about ideas. And it’s a different kind of commitment.” Celebrity Masterchef TV3 Player, until February 16, episodes 1-4 Because this is scheduled to air late — 10pm on Monday night is pretty much bedtime for most of us — it may not be getting the audience it deserves, but makes a perfect bit of catch-up TV. Expect all the usual drama — curdled sauces, poor reductions, tough meat, unappetising presentation, and peculiar pairings — dished up by a good mix of celebs who can actually cook, and some who seem to barely know which end of a chopping board is up. Samantha Mumba, Colm O’Gorman, Nadia Forde (far left), Holly Carpenter and Evelyn Cusack are some of those prepared to offer up their creations to judges Daniel Clifford, who has two Michelin stars and owns Midsummer House, one of the top restaurants in Europe, and Dublin-born Robin Gill of The Dairy and The Manor. As usual, the real fun is in the failures rather than the successes. Who wants to watch a perfectly-formed souffle?