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16th Aug 2014

Polly, Pattinson And Paranormal Activity: The Best Of The Weekend’s TV

On the small screen this evening...

Rebecca McKnight

From aliens to elephants, there’s plenty to watch tonight!

Saturday…

Saturday Night with Miriam – RTÉ One (9.50pm)
As she does every Saturday night, Miriam O’Callaghan is back this week with more famous faces and stories from the week.

sat night miriam 

District 9 – Channel 4 (10.25pm)
A bureaucrat is tasked with moving the alien refugees who arrived in South Africa in the 1980s to a different area. Sci-fi drama with Sharlto Copley and Jason Cope.

district 9 

Paranormal Activity 2 – RTE Two (12.45am)
In this horror prequel, a family fix their home with surveillance cameras after unexplainable things start happening.

paranormal activity 2

Sunday…

Water for Elephants – Channel 4 (5.45pm)
A veterinary student joins a travelling circus and ends up falling in love with the owner’s wife. Starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson.

water for elephants

Secrets of the Irish Landscape – RTÉ One (7.30pm)
Derek Mooney follows in the footsteps of one of Ireland’s greatest unsung scientists, Robert Lloyd Praeger.

secret landscapes

Along Came Polly – RTÉ One (9.30pm)
A very cautious man (Ben Stiller) ends up falling for one of his former classmates who just happens to be his complete opposite (Jennifer Aniston).

along came polly