These are the best shows and movies on TV on New Year’s Day

They've saved some of the best TV of the festive season until last. 

Probably one of the last days you can justify vegetating on the couch with the last of the sweets and treats left over from Christmas. Once you've surfaced from the celebrations on New Year's Eve, here's what you can watch on TV: Harry Potter: A History of Magic - RTÉ 2 - 2:45pm JK Rowling discusses the real-life counterparts to her magical world of Harry Potter. Blue Planet II: Oceans of Wonder - BBC One - 3:30pm David Attenborough takes a look back at the brilliant 2017 series. Maleficent - BBC One - 5pm Pat Shortt's Music from d'Telly - RTÉ One - 7pm  Pat has been busy rummaging through the RTÉ Archive to share his very own Christmas music favourites. The Great Festive Bake Off - Channel 4 - 7:40pm The second episode of the Christmas specials of The Great British Bake Off. Sue Perkins and the Chimp Sanctuary - BBC Two - 9pm Sue meets special animals who have been freed from testing laboratories. Pitch Perfect 2 - Channel 4 - 9pm  The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - RTÉ One - 9:30pm