‘To be honest I’m a bit overwhelmed’: Pat Kenny signs off after more than four decades of daily radio
Radio: Vetaran broadcaster is flooded with messages from wellwishers as he leaves his weekday slot on Newstalk
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Nigella Lawson descends from the heavens to redeem The Great British Bake Off with her sacred double entendres
News that the food guru is to join the Channel 4 cookery show has sent journalists crackers
Challenger, 40 years on: the space shuttle disaster watched live by millions of children
Nasa’s avoidable tragedy exemplified 1980s overconfidence and haunted a generation, but the allure of space exploration endured
Motherland star Philippa Dunne: ‘People love Anne, and it really touches me’
Mayo-born actor on her new play at the Gate Theatre, getting a ‘cringey’ photo with Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders, and coming from a long line of women who ‘live into their 100s’
Irishwoman Rachel Duffy has proven the truth at the heart of Traitors UK
Cast as a traitor, the communications executive from Newry has played a brave yet clever game. But is it over?
Peter Mandelson apologises for Epstein association in sudden U-turn
Labour peer was sacked as UK’s ambassador to US when details of his support for Epstein emerged
Industry review: So nasty it makes Game of Thrones seem like Teletubbies
Television: In series four of the critically adored HBO/BBC drama Mickey Down and Konrad Kay have broadened the canvas and darkened the picture
Shay Given apologises for ‘Holocaust’ comments while live on BBC
The former Republic of Ireland goalkeeper was asked for his thoughts on Nancy’s reign on BBC’s Final Score show and replied with insensitive language
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
January 11th to 16th highlights: Industry returns; Room to Improve in Raheny; Neven’s in Northumberland; Any Given Day at CUH
The Traitors review: Would the BBC’s secret traitor twist work on the Irish version?
Television: With three gimmicks in the latest UK series, the makers seem terrified of the blueprint going stale
‘It’s the story that nobody will ever believe’: How le Carré’s The Night Manager returned to TV
The first season of the BBC’s John le Carré spy story aired a decade ago. The sequel has arrived via an unusual route
If RTÉ feels it is under pressure then it should look at what is happening across Europe
Public broadcasters are under scrutiny like never before and even their legitimacy is being questioned
Lynley on BBC One: Ken Loach does Agatha Christie on the creepy Norfolk coast, but it’s fun
Television: The class distinctions will quickly bore Irish viewers, but the mystery is at least compelling
TV guide: The best new shows to watch, starting tonight including Dancing with the Stars
Jan 3rd-9th highlights: RTÉ favourites like Room to Improve return, BBC crime dramas reboot and streaming giants unleash big-budget programmes
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