Picture:AP Television What To Watch Fionnualas family: Actress Flanagan traces her roots Todays highlights With Adam Hyland Pick Of The Day Who Do You Think You Are? RT1, 9.35pm Actress Fionnula Flanagan may live in Hollywood, but her heart is at home in Ireland. In this episode of the root-tracing series, she finds out that her parents grew up in a turbulent era and had the scars to prove it. As she pieces together their contextual and personal history, she gets a chance to understand them that bit better, and while trying to grapple with family circumstances, Fionnula discovers something new about a grandmother she regarded as a bedrock of the family. The Apprentice TV3, 9pm This week the two teams are given a house each which are in desperate need of renovation. The aim of the task is to increase the rental value of each property. They must put blood, sweat and tears into this task in order to stay in the game, but just to add some fuel to the fire and being the fourth week into the competition, secrets are revealed which will leave everyone in shock. RT1 RT2 TV3 8.50 Holby City (T) 10.00 Judge Joe Brown 10.20 The Doctors 11.10 Dr Phil 12.00 Shortland Street (T) 12.30 Doctors (T) 1.00 News And Weather (T) 1.25 Home And Away (T) 1.55 Neighbours (T) Lucas tells Steph the truth. 2.20 EastEnders (R,T) Jean calls in Dr Jenkins to have Stacey sectioned. 3.00 How Clean Is Your House? (T) 3.30 Fair City (R,T) McAleer tries to fool Barry. 4.00 The Afternoon Show. 5.45 Nuacht RT 6.00 The Angelus 6.01 News And Weather (T) 7.00 Nationwide (T) News stories, covering the latest topical issues. 7.30 CSI (T) The Irish ancestry of the Yorkshire Ripper. Last in the series. 8.00 EastEnders (T) Staceys absence causes friction in the Slater household. 8.30 Rescue (R) An Irish Air Corps disaster in 1999. 9.00 News And Weather (T) 9.35 Who Do You Think You Are? (T) Actor Fionnula Flanagan, whose mother was born in a workhouse, traces her ancestry. See highlights. 10.35 The Frontline (T) Pat Kenny hosts a debate on the major political, economic and social issues of the day. 11.45 One To One Professor James Lovelock Paul Cunningham talks to ecologist James Lovelock. 12.30 RT News And Weather (T) 12.35 The Late Late Show (R) 8.25 The Scooby-Doo Show 8.50 The Adventures Of Bottle Top Bill And His Best Friend Corky 9.05 Den Tots 2.05 The Den: The Basil Brush Show 2.35 Tracey McBean 2.45 Mr Bean: The Animated Series 2.55 Shaun The Sheep 3.00 Kazoo 3.15 Dex Hamilton 3.45 Neds Declassified School Survival Guide 4.15 The Latest Buzz 4.40 Ice 5.00 News 5.10 The Simpsons. 5.35 Neighbours (R,T) 6.00 The Simpsons (T) Cartoon capers with the unmistakable all-American family. 6.30 Home And Away (R,T) Kirsty reveals her pregnancy to Miles. 7.00 The Bill (T) Long-running drama with the bobbies and detectives at Londons Sun Hill police station. 8.00 RT Sport On 2: MNS Con Murphy introduces highlights of Fridays League of Ireland fixtures, including Bray Wanderers v Cork City. 9.00 Father Ted (R) Craggy Islands top religious relic is due to be upgraded. 9.30 Father Ted (R) A feminist singer takes over Teds house. 10.00 The Byrne Ultimatum (T) Panel show, with Jason Byrne. 10.30 Bazs Culture Clash Baz Ashmawy visits America. 10.55 Sarah & Steve (T) 11.10 RT News On 2 And World Forecast (T) 11.40 Shortscreen (T) A chance to see a short film called Martin. 12.00 Rescue Me (T) Drama, starring Denis Leary. 7.00 Ireland AM 10.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R) 11.00 The Morning Show With Sybil And Martin 11.50 Midday 12.50 Xpos (R) 1.20 The Oprah Winfrey Show (R) 2.10 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3.05 10 Years Younger US. 3.30 The Biggest Loser: Australia. Weight- loss challenge from Down Under. 4.00 How Clean Is Your House? Helping a cat-lover in California. 4.30 Judge Judy. Double bill. Real- life court cases. 5.30 News@5.30 6.00 Xpos 6.30 Friends (R) Pregnant Rachel considers moving out, prompting Ross to tell her about a vacancy in his building. 7.00 Emmerdale (T) Chas tries to secure a job at the factory. 7.30 Coronation Street (T) An embarrassed Lloyd tries to hide his night with Teresa from Liz. 8.00 Nothing To Declare The work of customs officers in Australia. 8.30 Coronation Street (T) Liz and Teresas argument over Lloyd ends in violence. 9.00 The Apprentice Bill Cullen gives each team a house that needs renovating, and challenges them to improve the properties to increase their value. See highlights. 10.15 The Apprentice: Youre Fired Brendan OConnor offers a chance to catch up with the shows freshly rejected candidate. 11.00 Nightly News 11.05 Tonight With Vincent Browne The host presents the topical panel show. 12.00 to 3.00 Play TV. Interactive quiz show. 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm :60second interview Ricky Gervais Ricky Gervais, 48, may have the worst teeth in Hollywood but hes had a grin wider than Tom Cruises since The Office and Extras brought him stardom Stateside. His latest film, The Invention Of Lying, which he co-wrote, directed and starred in, is out now Interview by Adam Stone As soon as a comedian starts to care about the way he looks, he ceases to be funny Do you go crazy anticipating the reviews of your movies? Oh, what do we care? We already spent the money. What do you think about lying in general? In a world without lies, theres no fiction. What was the most outrageous lie you ever read about yourself? The tabloids caught me standing a certain way and ran the photo with the headline: Is Ricky pregnant? What lie would you most like to see about yourself in the press? Hmm... I killed a man in the ring and thats why I wont box again. How about that? Oh, and I fought a shark. What is the biggest lie you ever told? Uh... I sort of lie all the time but its to protect peoples feelings. Like if somebody asks me: Can you come to my babys christening? Ill say: Im busy. I wont say: Well, that doesnt sound like a great day out. And those fat little babies that look like Winston Churchill, Ive seen enough of those. Theres this whole man-in-the- sky thing in The Invention Of Lying are you worried about getting religious hate mail? I dont see why we would get hate mail. Im an atheist. But when my mother was dying, I told myself that if she asked me if there was a heaven, I would lie and say yes. And its a white lie. Not telling the truth is nothing to be embarrassed about. But the determinists may go crazy about free will. Were going to get hate mail from determinists! So, how did the film go from being about God to being about your looks? Whats this obsession with how you look anyway? I know what youre thinking. Youre thinking its a defence mechanism. And youre right... No, Ive always done that, as a comedian. I still think of myself as a comedian acting, as opposed to an actor. And I think a comedian has to let the world know that he doesnt take himself seriously. As soon as Hoffman on board? I wrote him a note asking him to be in the movie but I told him there was no money because I had already spent it on testicular implants. I said that he should think of them as our implants. Did the truth ever hurt but you were glad that it did? When I was eight I was doing my Bible studies and my brother asked me why I believed in God. And I just thought and thought about it. Within an hour, I was an atheist. That was something he thought he had to tell me. Then he went, The Easter Bunny is dead. I hear you complained a lot on the film about people being late. Are you anal? They were late! OK, name three things youre anal about. Lateness. Oh, and people chewing loudly. I suppose I was always hung up about lateness. I think I was always worried about being late so I would be early. When I was really early, everybody seemed even more late. And you know, I cant believe anyone wouldnt rush to see me. a comedian starts to care about the way he looks, he ceases to be funny. Youve got to be the underdog. All my favourite people, like Laurel and Hardy, I love them because theyre precarious; they fall over for your amusement. Its that long line of comedians, like Bob Hope and Woody Allen. He knows his lot is bad, and we laugh with him. Hes angry and surrounded by idiots. At the end of the day, theyre still the loser you like. So... I forgot the question! Why do I say Im a fat loser? Because I am. Is there anything weird about you? This isnt me being precious or a diva but I like quiet while Im acting. You know, I dont like the cameraman chewing gum or anybody sniffing. Like I can hear an ant, walking over a cotton wall. Ill be like, whats that noise? While filming Lying, Jennifer Garner started blowing a bubble with gum. I went, what the f*** are you doing? Then her cellphone rang. How did you get Philip Seymour 14 metrolife Monday, October 12, 2009 index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html