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01st Jan 2013

Music, Magic and Mr Darcy: The Best of Tonight’s TV

Kick off your new year with a fantastic day of entertainment all from the comfort of your own living room.

Rebecca McKnight

There’s really no need for you to move from the sofa today… except of course for another cuppa!

Pride and Prejudice – UTV (1.25pm)

Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen star in this classic tale about the complex relationship between a principled young woman called Elizabeth Bennet and a proud bachelor called Mr Darcy.

JK Rowling: A Year in the Life – TV3 (5.35pm)

This programme captures the moment when Harry Potter author JK Rowling returns to the sources of her inspiration.

All Star Family Fortunes Christmas Special – TV3 (8.00pm)

In this festive special presented by Vernon Kay the Emmerdale gang, led by Lucy Pargeter, take on the Daybreak team led by Aled Jones.

Gary Barlow and Friends – UTV (9.00pm)

The Take That and X Factor star is joined by a number of his celebrity friends, including Peter Kay and JLS, for a musical bonanza at the Manchester Apollo.

Avatar – RTÉ One (9.30pm)

James Cameron’s award-winning epic sees an ex-marine inhabit a cloned alien body in order to conduct research but he gets far more than he bargained for. Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver star.

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