New Year's Day TV Tips: Daleks, Aisling Bea, Pauline McLynn, and a Harry Potter reunion

— go on... Aisling Bea and Pauline McLynn in the latest Doctor Who, along with Jon Bishop and Mandip Gill
New Year's Day TV Tips: Daleks, Aisling Bea, Pauline McLynn, and a Harry Potter reunion

New Year's Day television

New Year’s Day Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

RTÉ One, 10.15am

If this was a little early for you today, you can always catch it on Player. The 2022 New Year's Concert takes place under the baton of Daniel Barenboim in the Musikverein in Vienna.

Doctor Who

BBC1, 7pm

Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks will feature guest stars Aisling Bea (This Way Up, Living With Yourself, Quiz), Adjani Salmon (Dreaming Whilst Black, Enterprice) and Pauline McLynn (Father Ted, Shameless).
Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks will feature guest stars Aisling Bea (This Way Up, Living With Yourself, Quiz), Adjani Salmon (Dreaming Whilst Black, Enterprice) and Pauline McLynn (Father Ted, Shameless).

The Daleks are back — and Aisling Bea and Pauline McLynn are among the guest stars. Mandip Gill and Jon Bishop also appear.

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Sky Max/Now, 8pm

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson join filmmaker Chris Columbus and other esteemed cast members across all eight Harry Potter films as they travel back to Hogwarts for the first time to celebrate the anniversary of the franchise’s first film which premiered 20 years ago.

The Tourist

BBC One, 9pm

Jamie Dornan in The Tourist
Jamie Dornan in The Tourist

Jamie Dornan stars in this taut, six-part mystery thriller. A nameless character (played by Dornan) is pursued in the Australian Outback by a tanker truck whose driver seems intent on forcing him off the road. Following an epic cat-and-mouse chase that almost ends in tragedy, our hero awakes in hospital with amnesia. The rest of the series follows his efforts to piece together clues that could reveal his identity.

Sport

United Rugby Championship: Connacht v Munster, 4.45pm; Ulster v Leinster, 7.30pm, TG4 Premier League: Arsenal v Manchester City, 12.30pm, BT Sport; Crystal Palace v West Ham, 5pm, Sky Sports

Radio

The Breakdown, 2FM, 6pm: Parts one and two of a series journeying through 30 years of electronic dance music in Ireland, where producers reveal the story behind their biggest tracks. Continues tomorrow at 6pm with the final two parts.

Blas: Domhnach na Fola, RnaG, 6.30pm: On November 21, 1920, 14 people were shot dead in Croke Park. Conall Ó Máirtín visits Croke Park to assess the legacy and influence of that day on the GAA, and visits Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin.

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