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23rd Dec 2018

Staying in? Here are three of the best things to watch on telly

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Anna O'Rourke

Staying in? Here are three of the best things to watch on telly

Happy days.

Are you in bits from all of the organising, wrapping and eating? Fed up of the family already? In need of some visual comfort food?

Well, fear not. ‘Tis the season and so TV viewers are being spoiled for choice this evening.

We’ve handpicked some of our very favourite films and TV shows from the schedule that we know you’ll love.

 

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The 2014 film is Wes Anderson at his very best and boasts a stellar cast including Ralph Fiennes, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Jude Law and Saoirse Ronan.

Honestly, you could watch this with the sound off and just enjoy how pretty it is, but we recommend you listen in too. You won’t regret it.

Staying in? Here are three of the best things to watch on telly

Film 4, 11.20pm

 

Inside Apollo House

A rerun of the documentary that looks at how, two years ago this Christmas, a group of people took over a former office block in Dublin city centre and turned it into a shelter for the homeless for 27 nights.

Not the lightest of fare, maybe, but a good watch nonetheless.

Staying in? Here are three of the best things to watch on telly

Virgin Media One, 10.20pm.

 

The Holiday

Yes, you’ve seen it multiple times but doesn’t it still deserve a viewing?

We’ll be tuning in to enjoy the film’s best love story of all – the relationship between Iris and Arthur.

It’s no Love Actually and never will be (I’ll fight anyone who says otherwise) but is just as easy to watch, especially if the whole family is over.

Staying in? Here are three of the best things to watch on telly

RTÉ One, 9.30pm.