Reeling in the Years hitting 2012, a sensational
Line of Duty, Sharon Shannon visiting former homes - and later on, The Oscars begin when most sensible folk are fast asleep . . .
Pick of the Day
Reeling in the Years, 8.30pm, RTÉ One
This week’s edition features the hits and headlines of 2012, when Katie Taylor won boxing gold for Ireland at the London Olympics and Scouse singer Nathan Carter had a breakthrough hit with
Wagon Wheel.
Elsewhere, in the USA, Barack Obama (below) won a second term as President. It was also the year when the Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Italy.
Horndog generated universal praise from the critics.
The Telegraph said, “Matafeo is an astute, often hilarious observer of millennial life”, while
The Guardian labelled her, “a near perfect comedian”. On the back of that acclaimed show, which was also made into a well-received, HBO Max/BBC special, Matafeo has now written, and is starring in, a TVNZ 2 sitcom entitled
Starstruck. “It’s a reverse
Notting Hill,” replies the comedian, who hails from Auckland and first made her name in the late-night comedy sketch show
Funny Girls.
Starstruck centres on Jessie, a 20-something woman (played by Matafeo) who feels like she is going nowhere in London.