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02nd Aug 2014

Mates, Michael Collins And Minority Report: The Best Of The Weekend’s TV

On the small screen this evening...

Rebecca McKnight

From medals to movies, there’s plenty to watch tonight! 

Saturday…

Commonwealth Games – BBC One (7.00pm)
Hazel Irvine and Gary Lineker present live coverage of the concluding athletics session of the Commonwealth Games.

commonwealth games 

Dirty Dancing – TV3 (9.00pm)
An innocent teenager becomes romantically involved with a dance instructor when she agrees to stand in for his partner at a show. Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey.

dirty dancing 

Minority Report – TV3 (11.00pm)
Tom Cruise plays a cop who has to go on the run when a trio of psychics reveal that he is going to kill a man he has never heard of.

minorty reports 

Sunday…

Great Irish Journeys – RTÉ One (7.30pm)
In tonight’s instalment, broadcaster John Creedon retraces and reconstructs the final hours of Michael Collins.

great irish js 

The Inbetweeners Go Global – E4 (9.00pm)
This programme takes a look at the success of the television series ahead of the film sequel which sees the boys going Down Under.

inbetweeners

Rise of the Planet of the Apes – TV3 (9.00pm)
A drug designed to combat the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, makes one of the apes super intelligent leading to an uprising. Thriller with James Franco.

rise of apes