| What's on Now & Next (2026-05-22) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
21:35 | West Side Story | In 1950s New York, tensions between feuding American and Puerto Rican gangs the Jets and the Sharks are inflamed when a gang member recently released from prison falls for the sister of the rival faction's leader. Romance blossoms as the gangs prepare tribes for a fight to decide which side rules the roost. Steven Spielberg's version of the hit 1957 musical, starring Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort and an Oscar-winning Ariana DeBose |
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| 00:25 | Ballywalter | Following the painful breakdown of his marriage, lost soul Shane nervously enrols in a stand-up comedy course. During repeated journeys to classes, he strikes up a friendship with unlicensed taxi driver Eileen, who is making ends meet behind the wheel of her ex-boyfriend's minicab. They inspire one another to clamber out of their respective ruts and look enthusiastically to the future. Drama starring Seana Kerslake and Patrick Kielty | |
| RTE2
[102] |
21:35 | Fatal Attraction | A married lawyer has a one-night stand with a business associate while his wife and children are out of town. He hopes to keep his infidelity a secret, but she is determined to continue the relationship, and begins obsessively stalking him and his unsuspecting family. Thriller, starring Michael Douglas, Glenn Close and Anne Archer |
| 23:45 | Ireland in Music | Denise Chaila is joined at the Swift Cultural Centre in Trim, Co Meath, by Villagers, the musical project of Conor O'Brien, who chats and performs a selection of songs | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
23:20 | My Hoarder Mum and Me | A Place in the Sun presenter Jasmine Harman embarks on a personal journey to help her mother Vasoulla overcome her extreme hoarding habit. Over the course of 30 years, the family's five-bedroom London home has become filled from floor to ceiling with clutter, forcing Jasmine's 12-year-old brother Cameron to move out. Debate still rages over whether hoarding should be classified as a mental illness, and Jasmine meets the families of other sufferers to learn how they deal with the problem. Narrated by Rupert Houseman |
| 00:25 | Beat the Chasers | Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan, Anne 'The Governess' Hegerty, Shaun 'The Dark Destroyer' Wallace, Mark 'The Beast' Labbett and Darragh 'The Menace' Ennis come together to take on contestants from across the country. Can any of them come out on top? Bradley Walsh hosts | |
| TG4
[104] |
21:20 | Tombstone | Renowned marshal Wyatt Earp becomes a professional gambler in the town of Tombstone, but is forced out of his retirement to take on a gang of hellraising villains no one else is prepared to stand up to. Joining forces with his brothers and drunken gunslinger Doc Holliday, he gets ready to face them in a showdown at the OK Corral. Western, starring Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Bill Paxton, Sam Elliott, Michael Biehn and Charlton Heston |
| 23:43 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
23:00 | Schitt's Creek | David and Stevie must come to terms with their new relationship. Alexis and Moira become anxious when they schedule a rare mother-daughter lunch |
| 23:30 | Bump | Now everyone knows who the baby's parents are, there is tension between the families, with new grandparents Dom and Matias butting heads | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
23:00 | Prime Suspect 1973 | The police officers are numb after the explosion, and as they search the rubble, they make a horrifying realisation. The Bentleys make one last stand as a manhunt is launched for Clifford and David, while a distraught Renee is put under arrest. Before long Tennison makes one final discovery about Julie Ann's murder - but as she gets closer to solving the case, she finds herself in mortal danger. Stefanie Martini stars as the novice WPC who would eventually become the tough senior detective made famous by Helen Mirren |
| 23:55 | Party Animals | When Scott returns to work, he is not happy to be relegated to charity work, but things start to look up when he is paired with new trainee Vienna Lurie. He surprises himself by throwing himself into the task, but his new-found enthusiasm lands him in jail. Danny's mother makes a shock announcement, and Ashika contemplates putting herself forward as a candidate in a forthcoming by-election | |
| BBC One
[108] |
22:40 | Fatboy Slim: Radio 1's Big Weekend Sunderland | On the Main Stage at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland's Herrington Country Park, Fatboy Slim kicks off the festival as the Friday night headliner. The man who helped take dance music from club floors to festival main stages world wide starts a weekend of 100 acts set to perform across three days of live music in Sunderland for the first time since 2005 |
| 23:40 | St Denis Medical | Alex accidentally donates $1,000 for Parker's dog's operation. A man wants to anonymously donate a kidney to his brother | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
23:05 | TFI Friday Unplugged | Chris Evans brings his entertainment show back to Channel 4 in a more intimate format, featuring interviews with the biggest stars and music by the latest bands from the presenter's studio at Virgin Radio UK |
| 00:10 | Taskmaster | Armando Iannucci and Joanna Page contemplate an alien invasion, Joel Dommett joyfully slides socks onto cacti, Kumail Nanjiani is enchanted by smoky bubbles, and Amy Gledhill performs stand-up using items of clothing. Meanwhile, Greg Davies proves that he's a responsible master of his loveable pet, Little Alex Horne | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
22:00 | White House Down | A policeman is turned down for his dream job as a secret service bodyguard to the president. While taking his daughter on a tour of the White House, he gets the chance to prove himself when terrorists seize control of the building, putting the head of state's life in his hands. Action thriller, starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Woods |
| 00:35 | Naked Attraction | Two more singletons choose a date from a selection of six naked people, who will be revealed to them one body part at a time. Single mum Tracy from Bedfordshire has been out of the dating game since she split with her fiancee three years ago and hopes to find a man who matches her adventurous side, while London sales adviser Matthew, 24, is tired of dating apps and thinks online profiles mean girls never actually see the real him. Anna Richardson hosts | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
22:40 | Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom | A showcase featuring Bob Dylan with his band in an intimate setting as he performs songs from his extensive back catalogue, including Forever Young, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight and It's All Over Now, Baby Blue |
| 23:30 | Tangled Up with Dylan: The Ballad of AJ Weberman | Documentary chronicling the life of notorious Bob Dylan enthusiast AJ Weberman, who tried to gain access to the singer-songwriter's psyche by analysing his rubbish. Featuring a recorded phone conversation between the duo from the 1970s and testimonies from Weberman's friends, the programme provides an insight into how far fans are willing to go to know more about their heroes | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
23:10 | 24 Hours in A&E | Patients whose visions of the world are rocked by life-changing events, including 44-year-old Sergio, who is flown in by air ambulance after a cycling accident. Another cyclist - 71-year-old Alan - arrives in resus after being in a collision with a van. Doctors suspect a head injury and multiple fractures. Alan's wife Jenny reveals how she met him and how a sudden accident involving her son burst their idyll and took their lives on an unexpected path |
| 00:15 | 999: On the Front Line | Paramedics treat a woman who's tripped over her laptop cable and has badly broken her leg. She endures a night with next to no pain relief before eventually ringing 999. A mental health patient experiences an episode of psychosis at a homeless hostel. As she has threatened staff and set off fire alarms, the police have become involved. A man is found passed out on a city centre street wearing carpet slippers, a young woman with epilepsy has a seizure on a bus, while a man who fails to make it back to his bed after a trip to the bathroom is forced to seek help | |