| What's on Now & Next (2026-04-19) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
15:35 | Always | The ghost of a daredevil pilot who was killed while fighting a raging forest fire is unable to rest until he helps his successor face the challenges of the job - and persuade his heartbroken girlfriend to accept her loss and move on with her life. Romantic fantasy, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman and Audrey Hepburn |
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| 17:40 | Nuacht | The latest news headlines | |
| RTE2
[102] |
15:50 | The Sunday Game Live | Tipperary v Cork (Throw-in 4.00pm). Joanne Cantwell presents coverage of the Munster Senior Hurling Championship group stage match at FBD Semple Stadium. Cork won this competition last year, defeating Limerick on penalties in the final, while Tipperary finished third in the table, which was enough to secure their place in the All-Ireland Championship. With analysis from Donal Óg Cusack, Joe Canning and Liam Sheedy |
| 18:25 | Dr No | James Bond travels to the Caribbean to investigate when a fellow agent is murdered by a trio of mysterious blind assassins. Uncovering evidence of a powerful nuclear-powered weapon being used in Jamaica, Bond joins forces with a CIA operative, a local boat captain and a mysterious beachcomber as he battles a criminal genius with a plan to destroy the US space program. The first in the long-running spy thriller series based on Ian Fleming's novels, starring Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Jack Lord, Joseph Wiseman, John Kitzmiller and Bernard Lee | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
16:30 | Britain's Got Talent | The auditions reach a conclusion as the final assortment of acts take to the stage in Blackpool hoping to impress judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and KSI. A coveted space in the semi-finals is at stake and with it the chance of a prize of £250,000 and a sought-after slot at the Royal Variety Performance. Presented by Ant and Dec |
| 17:30 | News at 5.30 | The latest national and international news stories from the Virgin Media News team | |
| TG4
[104] |
16:30 | Murder, She Wrote | Jessica takes over a congressman's seat in Washington while trying to find out who was responsible for his murder - but political shenanigans and sinister goings-on conspire to keep her from solving the crime. Mystery, starring Angela Lansbury |
| 17:25 | Domhan an Dúlra | Journeying from Canada's Arctic to the boreal forest and discover how polar bears, coastal wolves, lynx and more survive | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
16:40 | In for a Penny | Stephen Mulhern hosts the game show from Bognor Regis, setting members of the public unusual challenges for a chance to win anything from the price of their petrol to £1,000 in the big finale game |
| 17:10 | Gary Barlow's Wine Tour | Gary and his friend Eliot Kennedy head to the Babylonstoren Wine Estate where they're put to work by the chief winemaker and the resident gardener. On the famous Franschhoek Wine Tram, Gary is joined by wildlife presenter Michaela Strachan as they get up close and personal with the local seals before meeting a Cape Town jazz legend for a home cooked meal and an exclusive musical performance | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
15:00 | Endeavour | As Morse sees in 1970 at a Venetian opera, Thursday and the team are faced with a grisly murder on an Oxford towpath. Back in Oxford, Morse meets a kindred spirit, while a ground-breaking college project becomes a fatal battle of the sexes. Shaun Evans stars as the cerebral detective in an episode he also directed, with Roger Allam, Anton Lesser and Sean Rigby |
| 17:00 | Building Giants | The construction of supersized container ship the MSC Gulsun, built in South Korea by an international team of ship builders in just 12 months | |
| BBC One
[108] |
16:35 | Secret Garden | David Attenborough reveals the hidden world of animals making a life for themselves in a small urban garden in Bristol. A young male fox treats the garden as the hub of his hundred-garden territory, a young blue tit, driven to the city by hunger, battles aggressive goldfinches, a female hedgehog wakes from hibernation, and a pond is the focus for frog mating season |
| 17:35 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
16:40 | Our Tiny Islands | In this final edition, cameras follow Wez in St Marys on the Isles of Scilly, who's come up with a unique event - a 60-kilometre race around all five islands in just one day. The programme also takes a look at the island of Piel, which is just off the coast of northwest England, as well as a natural nature reserve on Bardsey Island in Wales |
| 17:40 | Devon and Cornwall | In the fold of the foothills of Exmoor, Devon farmers Rob and Sarah Taylor prepare their native ponies for the show season, but first they need to round them up from off the moor. At the southern tip of Cornwall, the South West Coastal Path is under threat of erosion from the thousands of footsteps veering off the marked track each year | |
| E4
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16:50 | The Simpsons | Two company executives hire Homer to climb Springfield's most treacherous mountain, the ominously named Murderhorn, as a promotional stunt for their energy bar product. With the guest voice of Brendan Fraser |
| 17:20 | The Simpsons | Bart uses industrial adhesive to stick assorted novelty items to his face, while Lisa persuades Homer to let her visit the museum - but takes the wrong bus and becomes lost in an unfamiliar part of Springfield | |
| BBC Four
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02:30 | The Riviera: A History in Pictures | Part one of two. Actor Richard E Grant follows in the footsteps of artists who lived and painted on France's Cote d'Azur, renowned for its sunny climate. The first edition focuses on the relationship between modern art and the location's development as an international tourist haven. Cezanne, Monet and Renoir were captivated by the light and colour of the landscape in the 19th century and their resultant work advertised the region's beauty. Meanwhile, the area's vivid hues inspired Henri Matisse to adopt a new palette that set modern art on the route to abstraction |
| 19:00 | Snooker: The World Championship | Seema Jaswal presents coverage of the evening session on day two from the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, featuring the conclusion of Xiao Guodong and Mark Williams' respective first-round matches against qualifiers. Xiao comfortably defeated Matthew Selt 10-4 at this stage last year, and three-time champion Williams prevailed 10-8 against Wi Yize. With commentary and analysis from Steve Davis, Ken Doherty, Steven Hallworth, Stephen Hendry, John Parrott, Joe Perry, Dennis Taylor and Lee Walker | |
| More4
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16:10 | Kirstie and Phil's Love It or List It | Heather and Tim from Lothianburn enlist the help of the hosts to see if they can improve the seven-acre property they live in or if they should start afresh somewhere else. With Tim hating the dysfunctional layout, lack of storage and inadequate space for working from home, Phil Spencer looks for a new place that ticks all the boxes. Heather however loves their home and isn't ready to leave considering the work and money they've put into making it theirs. She asks Kirstie Allsopp for help renovating, certain she can bring back the joy the couple once felt there |
| 17:15 | George Clarke's Remarkable Renovations | Marcus and Kathryn have lived in the same house for nearly 20 years and raised their three children there, but Marcus has always dreamt of renovating his parents' railway goods shed. When developers bought the land surrounding the building from his parents, he knew it was now or never | |