Sunday, February 05 2012

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RTE Two / Today

MORNING

06:45

Raggs

Animated series about five colourful dogs (Animation)

07:15

Animaniacs

Crazy cartoon capers with the troublesome trio (Children's)

07:40

Cartoon Time

Animated adventures for children (Animation)

07:50

Jakers!

Animation in which a wise old pig tells his grandchildren stories of his youthful escapades (Animation)

08:15

Arthur

Animated antics with the adventurous aardvark and his friends (Animation)

08:40

Jackie Chan Adventures

Kung fu cartoon calamities with the martial arts expert on his continuing quest to find 12 magical talismans (Animation)

09:05

Horrid Henry

Cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good (Animation)

09:15

Club Disney

Cartoon fun featuring episodes of Kim Possible, Pepper Ann and Recess (Children's)

10:25

Classic Cartoons

Lively animated antics (Animation)

10:30

Jackie Chan Adventures

Kung fu cartoon calamities with the martial arts expert on his continuing quest to find 12 magical talismans (Animation)

10:55

news2day Weekly

The stories making the headlines both at home and abroad during the past seven days

11:15

Juice R

Sinead Kennedy, Stephen Byrne and Katie Van Buren present entertainment news and celebrity gossip (Children's)

11:45

Juice R

Sinead Kennedy, Stephen Byrne and Katie Van Buren present entertainment news and celebrity gossip (Children's)

AFTERNOON

12:15

Make It or Break It R

US drama following a group teenage gymnasts who dream of competing in the Olympics (Drama)

13:10

Home and Away TR

Triple bill. The latest comings and goings in sun-kissed Summer Bay (Soap)

14:30

RTÉ Sport on Two: Six Nations Rugby

Ireland v Wales (Kick-off 3.00pm). Coverage of the final match on the opening weekend of the tournament, staged at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Both nations won three and lost two of their fixtures in last year's competition, and met in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, with Wales winning 22-10 before being eliminated in the semi-finals against France. Despite home advantage Ireland must cope without key centre Brian O'Driscoll, who is set to miss the entire tournament through injury. Presented by Tom McGurk, with analysis by George Hook, Brent Pope and Donal Lenihan, and commentary by Ryle Nugent and Ralph Keyes (Sport Live Sports)

17:20

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007 PG)

Genre: Fantasy
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Jessica Alba, Laurence Fishburne, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington, Andre Braugher

The super-powered team takes on a mysterious alien who has been sent by his planet-eating master to prepare Earth for obliteration. While the four heroes try to find a way to foil its plans, an old enemy returns intent on seizing the extraterrestrial's power. Sci-fi adventure sequel, starring Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans and Jessica Alba, with the voice of Laurence Fishburne
(Film Sci-fi)

EVENING

19:00

Ocean Giants

New series. Documentary exploring the lives of the ocean's largest mammals and the secrets of their survival. Cameramen Doug Allan and Didier Noirot travel from the Indian Ocean to the Arctic seas, filming 200-ton blue whales and fighting humpbacks. The team also discovers that southern right whales possess a pair of one-ton testicles and reveals how arctic bowheads can live to be more than 200 years old. Narrated by Stephen Fry (Wildlife)

20:00

RTÉ Sport on Two: League Sunday

Marty Morrissey presents highlights of the weekend's National Football League matches, including Dublin v Kerry, Down v Donegal and Kildare v Tyrone. With analysis by Ciaran Whelan and Pat Spillane, and commentary by Ger Canning and Darragh Maloney (Sport)

21:00

Gavin & Stacey TR

The bride-to-be goes on a hen party, while Gavin embarks on two stag nights, the second of which reveals shocking secrets about his fiancee that could jeopardise the wedding. Elsewhere, the early return of Stacey's brother Jason horrifies Uncle Bryn. Comedy, starring Mathew Horne and Joanna Page

21:30

Hotel Rwanda (2004 12) TP

Genre: Drama
Director: Terry George
Cast: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Nick Nolte, Jean Reno, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Antonio David Lyons, David O'Hara

Premiere. A Rwandan hotel manager strives to protect his family from harm during the 1994 genocide, but is appalled at the indifference shown by other nations to the violence. He takes matters into his own hands, turning his hotel into a hiding place for hundreds of Tutsi refugees and putting his own life at risk to protect them. Fact-based drama, starring Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Nick Nolte and Jean Reno
(Drama Film)

23:40

The Auction House R

The Reality Bites documentary strand returns, beginning with staff at a car auction business turning their attention to distressed properties - despite having no background in the market. The film follows the managing director and the sales team as they prepare for their first fire sale (Documentary)

LATE NIGHT

00:40

NCIS T

The agents investigate the Halloween murder of a Marine with a fondness for playing practical jokes. As the evidence accumulates, they begin to suspect he was killed by the exasperated victim of one of his pranks. Drama, starring Mark Harmon, David McCallum, Cote de Pablo, Michael Weatherly and Pauley Perrette

01:35

The Defenders T

A corrupt judge facing 30 counts of possession of a controlled substance turns to Nick and Pete for aid, hoping they can help him overturn the charges. Guest starring Dan Aykroyd

02:30

No Ordinary Family R

Jim promises his wife he will not use his powers to fight crime, but finds himself unable to resist the temptation to track down a gang of bank robbers. Meanwhile, Stephanie investigates where the family's newly acquired abilities came from, and Daphne inadvertently discovers JJ has become a super-genius. Drama, starring Michael Chiklis (Drama)

03:15

Rubicon R

Miles and Tanya are taken on a secret mission with the CIA to help with a suspect's interrogation. When Will becomes increasingly frustrated by his inability to find answers, Kale suggests he follow up Ed's research. Conspiracy thriller, starring James Badge Dale and Miranda Richardson

04:00

Hustle TR

Ash's ex-wife and fellow grifter is suffering from brain damage, so the team plans a swindle to raise the money for her treatment. The target is a wealthy businesswoman, and Mickey pulls out all the stops to charm her away from her cash (Drama)

04:55

EuroNews

European and international headlines live via satellite

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Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz, Jude Law, Emily Mortimer, Christopher Lee, Ben Kingsley, Ray Winstone, Richard Griffiths, Helen McCrory, Michael Sthlbarg

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Cast: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Mike Vogel, Reila Aphrodite, John Doman, Ben Shenkman, Samii Ryan, Faith Wladyka, Michelle Nagy, Robert Eckard

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Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hollander, Olivia Williams, Jason Flemyng, Anna Popplewell, Michelle Dockery, Cyron Bjørn Melville, Paris Arrowsmith

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