| What's on Now & Next (2025-12-31) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
18:01 | RTÉ News: Six One and Weather | The latest national and international headlines |
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| 18:30 | Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught | Documentary about the larger-than-life US rock star's 1990 visit to Ireland, when he performed in some of the country's most unlikely venues | |
| RTE2
[102] |
18:05 | Back to the Future Part II | Time-travelling teenager Marty McFly travels to the 21st century, where he has to save his children from a terrible fate. However, this proves to have unforeseen consequences when the future version of arch enemy Biff sees a chance to rewrite history for his own benefit, leaving Marty stuck in a twisted parallel universe. Sci-fi comedy sequel, starring Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd |
| 20:00 | Asia | Animals that live in Asia's deserts and dry grasslands, including the Gobi bear, one of the rarest animals on Earth who communicate by leaving their scent on ancient trees. The Thar in India is the most densely populated desert in the world, and a place where Demoiselle cranes migrate thousands of miles to reach, being welcomed with grain put out by the local Jain community | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
17:30 | The Greatest Showman | After losing his job as a shipping clerk, PT Barnum creates and develops his circus in New York in the mid-1800s with the help of playwright Phillip Carlyle and an adopted family of entertainers shunned by society. Musical drama, starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya |
| 19:28 | Virgin Media News Update | All the latest breaking news with the Virgin Media News team | |
| TG4
[104] |
17:25 | Shrek 2 | The grouchy ogre and his new wife Princess Fiona set out on a journey to meet her parents. However, the king and queen are less than impressed with their daughter's choice of husband, while a conniving fairy godmother is determined to make sure her own son gets to marry the princess. Animated adventure sequel, with the voices of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas, John Cleese, Julie Andrews, Jennifer Saunders and Rupert Everett |
| 18:57 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
18:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh presents as Daniel from Durham, Nicola from Newport, Bobbie from Chelmsford and Adam from Liverpool 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 |
| 19:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh hosts as Craig from Manchester, Ioan from Cardiff, Penny from Sunderland and Cathy from Devon come together in the hope that they can take on a Chaser as a team and leave with thousands of pounds | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
17:55 | A Christmas Masquerade | When a woman is mistaken for her boss at a masquerade ball by a businessman, she continues the ruse over Christmas in the hope of securing him as a client. Romantic comedy, starring Erin Agostino and David Lafontaine |
| 19:55 | Heartbeat | Joe prepares to take up his new post in London, but secretly regrets the decision to leave the Yorkshire Moors. However, the arrival of his replacement PC Wetherby signals it is too late to change his mind. Nurse Carol is administering vaccinations at the school when she notices extensive bruising on a boy's body and suspects he is being abused. The youngster lives with his mother and stepfather, but recently his biological father has been back in touch, trying to see the boy - something the courts will not allow. However, tragedy strikes when conflict grows between the angry father and stepfather - with one of the Aidensfield bobbies caught in the crossfire. Rupert Ward-Lewis joins the cast | |
| BBC One
[108] |
18:05 | BBC News at Six; Weather | The latest headlines |
| 18:30 | BBC Newsline; Weather | ||
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
17:50 | Nordic Train at Christmas | Behind the scenes of the Bergen Line, one of the most exclusive and beautiful train journeys in the world. Spanning 471km between Bergen and Oslo in Norway, the railway, built in 1909, traverses 182 tunnels and provides breathtaking views ranging from calm fjords in the mountains to total snow-white vistas in Hallingskeid |
| 18:40 | Jumanji: The Next Level | Players of Jumanji return, but as they attempt to rescue one of their own, they will have to brave parts unknown from arid deserts to snowy mountains, to escape the world's most dangerous game. Director Jake Kasdan's fantasy adventure sequel to his 2017 rebooted hit Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, starring Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Jack Black | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
18:15 | Independence Day | A fleet of huge flying saucers launches a devastating and unprovoked attack on Earth. As survivors try to flee the seemingly unstoppable alien invaders, the courageous US president, an ace pilot and a computer genius come up with a plan to take the fight to the enemy and save the human race. Roland Emmerich's sci-fi adventure, starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia and Harry Connick Jr |
| 21:00 | The Inbetweeners Movie | Awkward teenagers Simon, Will, Jay and Neil plan a holiday to the Greek island of Crete after they finish their exams, hoping to experience drink, sex and debauchery beyond their wildest dreams. However, things do not quite work out as planned. Comedy based on the TV series, with Joe Thomas, Simon Bird, James Buckley and Blake Harrison | |
| BBC Four
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03:00 | Seven Worlds, One Planet | Spectacular moments from the series as cameras capture the extraordinary variety of life found in South America and visit Asia, the largest of all continents, that hides rarely seen creatures. The sometimes surprising cities of Europe are explored, as are the wilds of Africa, home to the greatest gatherings of animals. The searing heat of Australia boasts weird and wonderful wildlife, while North America is home to pioneering animals that make the most of every opportunity. Finally, there is a trip to the frozen wilderness of Antarctica |
| 19:00 | TOTP2 | Steve Wright presents a special helping of party tunes for New Year's Eve, featuring performances by the Three Degrees, Elton John, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Europe, Blondie, the Nolans, Lionel Richie , the Bee Gees, Madonna and Kylie Minogue | |
| More4
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17:50 | A Place in the Sun | Laura Hamilton helps Zoe and Neil, who have both moved out of London and dream of permanently relocating to the countryside of Lot et Garonne in France on a budget of £220,000 |
| 18:55 | Grand Designs | Gallery owner Elinor and fitness entrepreneur Born set themselves the task of creating Britain's first hypoallergenic house in a leafy back garden plot in south-west London. Driven by the need to alleviate their two young sons' life-threatening allergies, their new part-submerged, shed-inspired home, will be constructed using low toxin materials and deploy cutting-edge filtration systems to clean the air they breathe. Will their innovative new house deliver the benefits Elinor and Born are hoping for? | |