What"s on the box this week?

'The Late Late Show" (RTE 1, Friday) - Pat Kenny is going out on a high as he presents his last ever show. The details remain firmly under wraps, but viewers can expect a 'Late Late" with a difference. Says Kenny: 'We"re going outside for the final 'Late Late" with a huge garden party for our guests on the night. And, at a time when our economy needs a bit of a boost, we"ll be showcasing the Irish food industry with a host of Irish suppliers taking part in our farmers" market with a difference. Expect lots of chat, lots of cooking, lots of comedy and lots of music in what I think will be one of our most unusual Late Late Shows.' Adding the bling to the night"s proceedings will be some major Hollywood names, and there"ll be live links back to the studio throughout the show for some of the biggest names in Irish music. And keeping the show on the road will be one very special celebrity floor manager. _____________________________________________________________ 'Traffic Blues" (RTE 1, Sunday) - In the first five months of 2009, 100 lives were lost on Irish roads. From speeding, traffic jams, drunk driving, penalty points, fatigue at the wheel, the grind of the daily commute to mobile phone use at the wheel, the potential for danger on our roads is more stark than ever. This new six-part observational series shines a light into six months of the work of the Traffic Corps at all levels and across the country, but primarily in three divisions - the Dublin Metropolitan division based in Dublin Castle, the Louth division taking in stations in Drogheda and Dundalk, and the Donegal division focusing on Burnfoot and Letterkenny. Over six months, guards from the three units were accompanied by a film crew as they went about their daily business of enforcing the laws of the road throughout the country. Incidents from their daily business were combined with the relevant footage from ground, mobile and airborne cameras to reveal the situations the traffic division has to deal with and the often shocking attitudes and behaviour of Irish drivers across the country. 'House" (Sky One, Sunday) - Golden Globe winner Hugh Laurie returns as Dr Gregory House in a new season of the medical whodunnit. House is a doctor devoid of a bedside manner, whose behaviour often borders on antisocial, but a brilliant diagnostician whose unconventional thinking and flawless instincts afford him a great deal of respect from his peers. An infectious disease specialist, he thrives on the challenge of solving medical puzzles in order to save lives. As the fifth season begins, House"s guilt and Wilson"s (Robert Sean Leonard) grief over the death of Wilson"s girlfriend Amber sends ripples through Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. _____________________________________________________________ 'Supersize Teens" (ITV, Monday) - 'Supersize Teens: Can"t Stop Eating" tells the story of two morbidly obese American teenage girls who are about to risk everything, even dying, in a desperate bid to transform their lives. The cameras follow the girls as they prepare for potentially life-threatening surgery and reveals the background and reasons for their decision to take this drastic step. The programme witnesses Laura and Victoria as they undergo surgery and as they begin to deal with both the emotional and physical impact on them and their families. Obesity surgery has never been more popular in America and, last year, nearly a quarter of a million adults went under the knife. Doctors on this side of the Atlantic are now calling for more surgery for obese kids in Britain, but how much can they really know about the long-term dangers to children like Laura and Victoria? _____________________________________________________________ Movie Of The Week: 'Notting Hill" (RTE 1, Wednesday) - Starring Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Rhys Ifans and Gina McKee, this slice of life from one of London"s most salubrious suburbs is exactly what the doctor ordered to raise the spirits on a midweek night. Roberts and Grant make a winning pair of mis-matched lovers, with a script from Richard Curtis that hits all the right notes.