Pic of the Day (above)
A man sits inside a white designed carriage in a ‘S-Bahn’ commuter train, painted outside in gold colour at the station of Oberhausen, western Germany, during the presentation of the MELEZ festival programme, which is part of the Ruhr 2010 cultural festivities. Each of the train’s five carriages have also been redecorated inside, with the themes: the stage carriage, the club car, the white carriage, the media carriage, and the dance café.
Tonight’s Telly
Pick of the night: Mad Men, BBC4, 10.00pm.
Don becomes increasingly miserable as he is forced to contemplate spending Christmas alone. Peggy is delighted when the agency hires Freddy Rumsen to do some freelance work, while Roger is forced to change the plans for the office Christmas party when a major client arrives – and demands to be entertained. Back in the suburbs, Sally becomes the object of Glen Bishop’s attentions. Drama, starring Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss and John Slattery.
Sporting highlight: Champions League Live, RTE2 from 7.00pm.
Arsenal v SC Braga (kick-off 7.45pm). Bill O’Herlihy, John Giles, Eamon Dunphy and Ronnie Whelan present all the action from the Emirates Stadium, as both sides play their opening Group H encounter. Last season’s Portuguese runners-up have so far defied expectations in this tournament, having made it to the group stage by beating Celtic and Sevilla in the qualifying stages. Although Arsene Wenger’s men are favourites to win this match, Braga have proved they are more than capable of producing a shock. Plus, highlights of MSK Zilina v Chelsea in Group F and a round-up of the rest of tonight’s matches. Commentary by George Hamilton and Ray Houghton. Coverage can also be seen on UTV from 7.30pm, and they’re also providing a handy highlights show at 11.05pm.
Mood Swingometer
Today JOE has mostly been feeling… like fleeing the country.
Reading JOE’s last minute deals is really playing with our minds. We want out, we want sun!
