Today's TV Picks! - Saturday December 30th

Specials

Westlife - Farewell Tour (TG4, 5.15pm)
If you didn't make it along to Croke Park last year and aren't totally sick and tired of seeing the various members of Westlife (save for mark Feehily) popping up on your TV screens then you might just be delighted to discover that their farewell gig is on the telly tonight.

The Irish Grand National (RTE 2, 6.45pm)
This unique chronicle captures the essence of the Irish Grand National – telling the story of one of our greatest sporting traditions since 1870.
This fast moving feature length documentary packed with never seen before archive footage and images, relates the fascinating history of this historic race, contextualizing it with relevant transformative events in Irish history. Known as the ‘people’s race’, its strong emotional stories will capture the hearts of all viewers not just the horseracing fans

A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC 1, 7.10pm)
Olivier award-winning jokesters Mischief Theatre are back for another terrible performance of a festive classic – iconic Charles Dickens tale A Christmas Carol. Hijacking a special live broadcast to chaotic effect, it’s bound to be another hilarious disaster following in the footsteps of Mischief Theatre’s popular West End offerings The Play That Goes Wrong and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery

Movies

Ben-Hur (RTE 1, 8am)
Winner of 11 Oscars, this classic story opens with a Jewish prince betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, only to eventually regain his freedom and comes back for revenge.

The Kite Runner (TG4, 9.30pm)
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble. Oscar nominated and heart-warming.

The Monuments Men (RTE 1, 10.30pm)
George Clooney stars and directs an all-star cast in tale based on a true story about an unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners.