Monday to Friday, August 25 to 29

I have combed through the TV listings to seek out anything which may help you get through the working week. Pickings are slim, but don’t blame the messenger! If I’ve missed something please let me know.

Monday

She’s the Man: Recent teen movie which has a young queer cult-following. The always-charming Amanda Bynes plays Viola, a girl who dresses as a guy and then falls in love with some poor, unsuspecting bloke. Not hugely intellegent but enjoyably gender-bending stuff. Sky Movie Family at 8pm

The Rose of Tralee: Don’t roll your eyes at me missy! This is serious Irish culture with lovely girls who really want to change the world with their beauty and ability to jig and reel. Seriously good craic if you get the your mates round, get them to buy a Rose each and the winner gets the proceeds. Alcohol required. Concludes on Tuesday. RTE 1 at 8pm

Practical Magic: Pants film about a family of witches, but Dianne Wiest is always worth watching. UTV at 11.30pm

Boys Don’t Cry: If you haven’t seen this heart-breaking account of the last days of Brandon Teena, here’s your chance before they take your queer-card back. Hilary Swank is charmingly charasmatic as Brandon. Sky Movies Drama at 12 midnight.

Tuesday

International Velvet: Star-studded remake of the Elizabeth Taylor classic, this is one of those movies lesbians realise we all loved as kids. Horses, jodhpurs and strong teenager girls – dunno why we loved it. RTE2 at 9am

The Good Shepherd: Slow-moving, heavy-handed tale of the beginning of the CIA in America. Matt Damon is badly miscast in the main role but the sapphic interest here is Miss Angelina. Yumm! She’s not in it enough, but when she is radiates. As usual. Sky Movie Drama at 5.10pm

GAA Beo: Highlights of the Ladies’ Football championships quarter-finals. If you missed the matches on Saturday, set your timer and catch up. TG4 at 1am.

Wednesday

Maverick: Fun-filled cowboy comedy with a fluffy and slightly embarrassing performance by Jodie Foster. Sky Movies Comedy at 1.55pm

Nina’s Heavenly Delights: Feel-good comedy about a (gorgeous) Scottsh woman coming to terms with her Indian heritage, and picking a girlfriend up on the way. Sky Movies Indie at 6.40pm

Gone in 60 Second: Look who it is! Angelina, what a co-incidence…what are you doing here? Looking sexy as all hell as she smoulders as she drives cars nearly as sexy as she is. Put the popcorn on. RET1 9.35pm

Transamerica: Wonderful, warm, inciteful little indie fave, with Felicity Hoffman perfect as a trans woman on a road trip in America. One not to be missed. Film4 at 9pm.

The L Word: Season 3 re-showing of the show we love to bitch about, while completely hooked. Channel 6 at 11.30pm

Amelie: Lesbian favourite, of not for the fairytale plot, then the soundtrack. RTE2 at 1.05am

Thursday

A Girl Thing: Film starring more fantastic actresses than is usually allowed in Hollywood. The wonderful goddess that is Stockard Channing plays a therapist who we watch interact with her patients, two of whom are a lesbian couple played by Kate Capshaw and Elle McPherson. TV3 at 12.10am

Friday

Nothing. Seriously, I scoured the paper and zilch. Go out with your mates, visit your granny, do the ironing – just don’t bother with the TV

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