| What's on Now & Next (2026-08-12) | |||
| RTE One
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16:45 | Build Your Own Home | Clare Island's community centre is at the heart of the island, a multipurpose space that caters for all occasions from deaths, births, communions, workouts and marriages - and everything in between. But manager Maureen Pinder says the building cannot cope with the demands placed upon it and the island is losing revenue as a result. So the team set to work to improve the centre and what it offers, in the hope of attracting young people back to the island during the busy tourist season |
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| 17:45 | Nuacht | The latest news headlines | |
| RTE2
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17:15 | European Aquatics Championships | Paul O'Flynn presents coverage of the evening session on day three from Paris Aquatic Centre. The night's schedule concludes with the women's 4x100m freestyle relay final, which was won by Hungary two years ago in Belgrade, with Denmark and Poland taking silver and bronze respectively. Medals are also awarded in the men's 200m backstroke and 100m and 800m freestyle, and the women's 50m butterfly, 100m breaststroke and 400m individual medley |
| 19:30 | Live UEFA Super Cup | Paris Saint-Germain v Aston Villa (Kick-off 8.00pm). Coverage of the match from Red Bull Arena in Salzburg, Austria, as the Champions League holders take on Unai Emery's Europa League winners. Villa beat German outfit SC Freiburg 3-0 in the Europa League final in May, while PSG beat Arsenal 4-3 on penalties to win their second successive Champions League title. The French side also faced English opposition in the corresponding match 12 months ago, and once again lifted the trophy following a penalty shootout, on that occasion beating Tottenham Hotspur in Udine, Italy | |
| Virgin Media One
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17:00 | Judge Judy | Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin |
| 17:30 | News at 5.30 | The latest national and international news stories from the Virgin Media News team | |
| TG4
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16:30 | Gilmore Girls | Luke hires Lane to work at the diner, but finds her presence overwhelming. Michel becomes jealous of Tobin, and Emily and Richard's gifts from Switzerland do not go down too well. Starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel |
| 17:22 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
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17:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh presents as Ryan from Taunton, Zoe from Swansea, Keith from Surrey and Adriana from Stirlingshire pit their wits against one of the ruthless Chasers in the hope of winning a potential prize pot worth thousands of pounds. They work as a team and play strategically to answer general knowledge questions against the clock and race down the game board to the exit without being caught |
| 17:55 | Tipping Point | Ben Shephard hosts the quiz in which contestants answer questions to win turns on an arcade-style machine. Dropping tokens down a choice of four chutes, they hope to knock piles of them off a moving shelf - and the more they collect, the greater the prize fund. The player who has won the least amount is then eliminated, and the last one standing competes for a £10,000 jackpot | |
| Virgin Media Three
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16:40 | Wycliffe | When a wealthy businessman is killed in a mysterious explosion aboard his fishing boat and suspicion falls on his son, Wycliffe feels sure the real culprit is to be found elsewhere and unearths several locals with a motive for murder. Jack Shepherd stars as the Cornish copper, with Helen Masters and Jimmy Yuill |
| 17:40 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | English country squire Marcus Waverly receives a series of anonymous letters threatening to kidnap his son Johnnie, but the case is dismissed by Scotland Yard - prompting Poirot to open his own investigation. Drama, starring David Suchet and Geoffrey Bateman | |
| BBC One
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17:15 | Pointless | Ria Lina joins Alexander Armstrong to co-host the quiz in which four pairs of contestants have to score the fewest points possible by giving the least obvious answers to questions posed to 100 people before the show. At the end of each round, the team with the most points is eliminated until the final two pairs battle for a cash prize |
| 18:00 | BBC News at Six; Weather | The latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
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17:00 | Chateau DIY | Donna and Paul host a romantic event at Chateau de Sauge and Chris and Jolyon struggle with wallpapering their brand new guest suite. Sarah and George relish in the French dream at Chateau de Brives as they cook up some artichokes picked fresh from their garden and chateau shoppers Jane and Rory's dreams could come crumbling down |
| 18:00 | American Pickers | Junk expert Frank Fritz falls hard for a Harley-Davidson 'knucklehead' at a collector's California compound | |
| E4
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17:00 | The Simpsons | Homer is awarded his own talk show and takes over Krusty's regular TV slot - but makes the mistake of tackling subjects suggested by Lisa. Inevitably, the ratings soon start tumbling and the spectre of cancellation looms. With the guest voices of Jackie Mason and A-Team star Mr T |
| 17:30 | The Simpsons | Guilt-stricken at having spent all the family's Christmas money on himself, Homer resolves to turn over a new leaf and become a do-gooder - but his kindness soon starts to rival that of Ned Flanders, and the neighbours embark on a battle for supremacy | |
| BBC Four
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02:45 | Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit | English Classical scholar Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire, finding surprising parallels with our own world. She discovers a vast empire bound together by a common material culture, and a globalised economy of such scale that evidence of its side-effects can still be seen today. As Mary examines a huge commercial and cultural network, she takes in the vital supply of olive oil to Rome, the slave trade, and the silver mines of Spain. Following the famous Roman road network, the presenter also reveals another side to the Roman Empire, where builders and traders eclipse soldiers, and slaves make the most of a hugely connected new world |
| 19:00 | Villages by the Sea | Archaeologist Ben Robinson travels across the UK to reveal the often surprising stories of coastal villages and their communities. He begins his journey on the east coast of Scotland in the Fife village of Culross, which was a major centre for Scottish coal mining and had the first undersea coal shaft in the world | |
| More4
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16:50 | Four in a Bed | For the final visit of the week, the B&Bers embrace the great outdoors at Lydcott Glamping in Cornwall. Hosts Emma and Rich think their cabins will set them on the path to victory |
| 17:20 | Four in a Bed | The B&Bers meet up on payment day to settle their differences. In a particularly emotional discussion, there is plenty of finger pointing before the payments are revealed | |