Friday TV Tips: Country music studio session — and the MasterChef champion
Modus: American president, Helen Tyler (Kim Cattrall), on a State Visit to Stockholm
It's been a tough six weeks that has seen some extraordinary cooking, but the final is here — and one of the class of 21 is about to become the 17th MasterChef Champion.
It's a celebration of the songs and lives of John Prine, Kenny Rogers, Charley Pride, Hal Ketchum, and Brian Coll, with Irish country stars including Cliona Hagan, Susan McCann, Declan Nerney, Robert Mizzell, and Michael English performing some of their greatest compositions in a rousing circle of friends country music studio session.
And CJ Stander chats to Ryan Tubridy to say goodbye. When CJ Stander arrived at Cork Airport in 2012, he considered himself in the last chance saloon as far as his rugby career was concerned. Nine years on, he departs Irish shores with 51 Irish caps, including two wins against the All Blacks, a Grand Slam, a British and Irish Lions tour, as well as his star performances for Munster.
As drama Smother draws to a close this Sunday night, Dervla Kirwan, the family matriarch from the whodunnit series filmed in Lahinch, will be speaking about what viewers can expect as the drama draws to a close. Dervla will also speak about marking 25 years since Ballykissangel, and voice her fears for Brexit Britain.
With the golfing world's attention on the US Masters this weekend, Padraig Harrington will cast his expert eye over the competition, and talk about how preparations are going for Team Europe ahead of The Ryder Cup later this year.
And as we await the reopening of Ireland's museums, Ryan will take a behind-the-scenes look through the treasure trove of historical gems in Ireland's National Collection, including some of the most intriguing personal objects in Irish history.
Plus, Declan O'Rourke will be performing , from his brand-new album, Arrivals, produced by Paul Weller.
Ireland first division: Includes Cork City v Athlone Town, 7.45pm, WatchLOI
Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, and Miles Teller talk about the release of Top Gun: Maverick. Felicity Jones, Wunmi Mosaku, and John Bishop also drop by, and Years & Years perform.
Starring Kim Cattrall, this drama is set in Louisiana and is a mix of gothic family melodrama and soap-style storylines. Margaret Moureaux is a televangelist who co-founded a successful network with her husband — but when he dies, three children he fathered outside the marriage each hope to claim a portion of the business.
Action comedy with Octavia Spencer as Emily Stanton, a scientist who has developed a serum with the power to give whoever has some amazing skills. She and her estranged former best friend Lydia (Melissa McCarthy), form a superhero team capable of battling the villainous leader of a band of miscreants attempting to take control of Chicago.
