Picture:GrahamHussey Television What To Watch Green fingers: MacGowan and Clarke in the garden Todays highlights With Adam Hyland Pick Of The Day Shane And Victoria Grow Their Own RT1, 10.15pm When you think of Shane MacGowan, the first thing that comes to mind is not gardening. But rock chick Victoria Mary Clarke tries nevertheless to get her hell-raising partner to live the good life by growing vegetables in their back garden. Not one for manual labour, its a chore getting him to do any digging, but his tips garnered from his childhood farming experiences on the family farm in Tipperary are offered as help. The project may or may not be a success, but the idea of MacGowan swearing at the greenery makes this worth checking out anyway. Living With Murder 3e, 9pm On the night of July 13, 2006, Sheola Keaney was out socialising in Cobh, when she went to meet her ex- boyfriend after a barbecue, but was never seen again. In a moving interview, Sheolas father Peter talks about his only child, the search that followed her disappearance, and the sad recovery of her body as re- enactments remind us of this horrible crime. RT1 RT2 TV3 8.30 Casualty 9.30 MasterChef 10.05 The Doctors 10.55 Dr Phil 11.45 Shortland Street (T) 12.15 Doctors (T) Melody helps a single mother. 12.45 Telly Bingo 1.00 News And Weather (T) 1.25 Home And Away (T) 1.55 Neighbours (T) 2.20 EastEnders (R,T) A row in the Jackson household leads to a revelation. 3.00 Showhouse (R) 3.30 Showhouse (R) 4.00 The Afternoon Show. 5.45 Nuacht RT 6.00 The Angelus 6.01 News And Weather 7.00 The Restaurant (R) A celebrity becomes a chef for the night. 7.30 EastEnders (T) Archie proposes to Janine. 8.00 Fair City (T) Kylie offers to repay the money stolen during the break-in. 8.30 About The House (T) Home improvement show. 9.00 News And Weather (T) 9.35 Prime Time (T) Current affairs review, plus reports on breaking news stories at home and abroad. 10.15 Shane And Victoria Grow Their Own Shane MacGowan and his partner try to become expert gardeners. See highlights. 11.15 The View Review of the arts, with John Kelly. 12.00 Oireachtas Report 12.30 RT News (T) 12.35 Waking The Dead 1.35 FILM: A Dolls House (1992) 8.50 Mr Bean: The Animated Series 9.00 Den Tots 2.05 The Den: Cartoon Time 2.10 Chuggington 2.25 Tak And The Power Of Juju 2.50 Garth And Bev 3.00 Dennis And Gnasher 3.15 Kazoo 3.30 Tracey McBean 3.45 The Sleepover 4.15 The Suite Life Of Zack & Cody 4.40 Ice. Music, entertainment news and game charts. 5.00 News 5.10 Sabrina The Teenage Witch. Supernatural comedy. 5.35 Neighbours (R,T) 6.00 The Simpsons (T) Cartoon capers. 6.30 Home And Away (R,T) Xavier and Romeo take their discovery back to Martha. 7.00 Dancing With The Stars Mya, Kelly Osbourne and Donny Osmond compete in the final of the American version of Strictly Come Dancing, hoping their last routines will impress judges Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba. Plus, award-winning singer Whitney Houston appears for a comeback performance. 9.05 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (R) Warrick is accused of murdering a notorious gangster and as suspicion mounts, not even he is convinced of his innocence. 10.00 Nurse Jackie (T) Eddie threatens to tell Jackies co-workers about her family. 10.35 Podge & Rodges Stickit Inn 11.15 RT News On Two And World Forecast (T) 11.45 When Under Ether Music programme, presented by Michelle Doherty and Elton Mullally. 12.45 Sons Of Anarchy 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 Emmerdale (R,T) 3.35 Coronation Street (R,T) 4.00 Coronation Street (R,T) Kens secret is exposed when Simon visits Santas grotto. 4.30 Judge Judy. Real-life court cases. 5.30 News@5.30 6.00 Xpos Daily entertainment news, with Karen Koster. 6.30 Friends (R) Part two of two. The group attends Rosss lecture. 7.00 Emmerdale (T) Ashleys trip to see Laurel does not go well. 7.30 Live UEFA Champions League VfL Wolfsburg v Manchester United (Kick- off 7.45pm). Matt Cooper is joined by Tony Cascarino and Neil Lennon for tonights Group B match at the Volkswagen Arena. Plus, highlights of Juventus v Bayern Munich. 10.30 Fran: Assistant Manager Fran prepares himself for the final of the Mark Byrne cup. 11.00 Nightly News 11.05 Tonight With Vincent Browne The journalist presents a panel discussion on a variety of subjects. 12.00 to 3.00 Play TV. 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm :60second interview Bill Bailey Bill Bailey, 45, is the follicly-challenged comedian from Somerset who mixes music with stand-up. The former Never Mind The Buzzcocks captains Remarkable Guide To The Orchestra DVD is out now Interview by James Day I wrote a Dads Army-inspired Eurovision song called Put That Light Out Mr Hodges. The BBC thought it was too silly What drove you to merge music with comedy? Ive always played instruments. I taught myself the guitar at school, learned the piano, was part of an orchestra, and played in a band, so it seemed like the natural thing to do when I started in comedy. I moved to London and remember going to see a show in a vegan commune, the sort of place you imagine only exists in a sitcom. It was quite a scary place; its amazing how aggressive vegans can be. The performance poet John Hegley was one of the acts and he used a mandolin to accompany his poetry and it seemed like a complete revelation. Does music have a place in stand-up or is it all a bit Morecambe And Wise? You have to make it integral to the joke. If you can write an accurate pastiche of Portishead doing a trip-hop version of Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, thats going to appeal on different levels. Its the juxtaposition, man; Im the Jedi knight of juxtaposition. Are you going back to your roots with an orchestra? Ive gone full circle, its the circle of life, aaaahhhhhh. I feel like Ive claimed my rightful place. Its very satisfying to flex your musical muscles, because Im usually doodling around a lot in comedy. This is a celebration of orchestral music and the kind of show Ive always wanted to see. Its music you wouldnt usually hear live, such as movie soundtracks and cop show theme tunes from the 1970s. Some of its a work of art. Are there any instruments you wish you could play? String instruments are a mystery to me. I couldnt go through the soul- destroying process of scraping away at the violin because Id want to play it brilliantly or not at all. Is it every performers dream to come on stage to the 2001: A Space Odyssey theme tune? Elvis used to for his Vegas shows and I felt the show warranted a big venue. I did an arena tour in 2007 and afterwards I didnt think comedy was best served by an arena, so I toured this year in smaller venues and it was much more fun. But this show is kind of a spectacle; its me with 70-odd people on stage so you cant really fit them into a small theatre. You played Maxxies dad in Skins. How does growing up now differ to the 1970s? Kids are savvier about trends and can communicate on a far wider scale. Before, you had to go down to the phonebox with a bunch of change to call your girlfriend... so a major difference is you needed larger pockets in the 1970s. Ever thought about releasing a Bill Bailey troll, a bit like the Spice Girls dolls? Like a robotosised troll you could place under bridges. It could be a whole set, first you buy the troll then they want you to buy the bridge and then the goats. also the dog in Beethoven, so Im in good company. I did consider Eye Of The Tiger, or The Final Countdown by Europe. Are you still thinking of entering the Eurovision Song Contest? The plans not dead. I wrote a magnificent, overblown, bombastic, lighters-in-the- air style eco-anthem, and a plea to the world to understand the dangers of climate change. It was Dads Army- inspired and called Put That Light Out Mr Hodges. The BBC said it was too silly. The implication was it would be too embarrassing... what, more embarrassing than coming last with whatever camp twaddle youve decided to put up this year? Would you be solely representing the West Country? You mean as a breakaway republic? Im all in favour of it, why not.Youd have to get a passport in the shape of a pasty. Are you worried about being a bit of a corporate sellout playing big arenas? In this instance 22 metrolife Tuesday, December 8, 2009 index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html24.html25.html26.html27.html28.html29.html30.html31.html