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18th Jul 2015

Drive, Dragons’ Den & Dirty Dancing: The Best of the Weekend’s TV

On the small screen this weekend...

Rebecca McKnight

From Miriam O’Callaghan to Ryan Gosling, there’s plenty to watch this weekend!

Saturday…

Saturday Night with Miriam – RTÉ One (9.55pm)

Chat show in which Miriam O’Callaghan talks to a range of celebrity guests and discusses a variety of human interest stories.

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I Love You, Man – RTÉ 2 (10.10pm)

Estate agent Peter is preparing for his wedding but there’s only one problem, he doesn’t have a best man. Comedy with Paul Rudd.

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Drive – UTV Ireland (11.00pm)

Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan star in this crime drama about a stuntman who tries to help out the family of a convict.

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Sunday…

Dragons’ Den – BBC Two (8.00pm)

This week another group of aspiring entrepreneurs step into the den in the hope of getting an investment for their business ideas.

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Joanna Lumley’s Trans-Siberian Adventure – UTV Ireland (9.00pm)

The actress reaches the halfway point of her trip from Hong Kong to Moscow via the Trans-Siberian railway.

From Burning Bright Productions  JOANNA LUMLEYS TRAN-SIBERIAN ADVENTURE  Sunday 19th July 2015 on ITV  Pictured: Joanna Lumley in Mongolia stands in front of the Trans Siberian Express teading for Siberia  Joanna Lumley is in Mongolia on her Trans- Siberian Railroad adventure that sees her travel over 6,000 miles from Hong Kong to Moscow by train. This week she spends time with some Mongolian nomads, visits a giant statue of Genghis Khan and a gold mine. She spends time in the capital Ulan Bator where she tracks down the amazing Mongolian throat singers  before catching the train to PutinÕs Russia. She meets Mongolian tradesmen on the train and then experiences a spot of bother at the border before she enters Siberia. © Burning Bright  For further information please contact Peter Gray  0207 157 3046 peter.gray@itv.com  This photograph is © ITV and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the  programme JOANNA LUMLEYS TRAN-SIBERIAN ADVENTURE  or ITV. Once made available by the ITV Picture Desk, this photograph can be reproduced once only up until the Transmission date and no reproduction fee will be charged. Any subsequent usage may incur a fee. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on the website www.itvpictures.com

Dirty Dancing – TV3 (9.00pm)

A naïve teenager (Jennifer Grey) ends up falling for an experienced dance instructor (Patrick Swayze).

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