| What's on Now & Next (2026-01-16) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
23:15 | Being the Ricardos | During one production week of I Love Lucy - from Monday table read through Friday audience taping - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face a series of personal and professional crises that threaten their show, careers and marriage. Comedy drama, starring Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin |
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| 01:30 | Nationwide | Anne Cassin and Blathnaid Ní Chofaigh present an eclectic mix of reports, features and events from all around the country | |
| RTE2
[102] |
00:15 | Lost: Those Who Kill | The police hunt for Bjorn is intensified. Following a search of Pelle's home, Frederik and Louise uncover truths about Bjorn's past and a decision is reached on the forced removal of Maria's child. In Danish |
| 01:15 | Imagine | Featuring access to their most recent tour and album, this documentary reveals the world of Pet Shop Boys - Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe. Maintaining their privacy and mystique has kept cameras at bay for decades, but Alan Yentob and Imagine accompany them on their global Dreamworld tour - filming rehearsals in London and backstage in Helsinki. Contributors include fellow musicians Brandon Flowers, Jake Shears, Olly Alexander and Marc Almond, music journalist Miranda Sawyer, and creative collaborators Stuart Price, James Ford, Es Devlin, Javier De Frutos, Tom Scutt and Mark Farrow | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
00:15 | Freddie & Jason: Two Men in a Tent | Cricketing legend Freddie Flintoff and comedian Jason Manford embark on an extreme wild camping adventure in the Welsh Wilderness, pitching their tent in stunning locations including the Snowdonia National Park, the port of Holyhead and Ruthin. As the two men also abseil down and sleep overnight on the side of a cliff, the pair look to keep themselves occupied on their travels, and this in spite of a complete lack of survival skills |
| 01:15 | Sport Stories | The second and concluding part of an interview with the former Republic of Ireland star, as he discusses with Tommy Martin the high esteem he was held in for club and country while facing battles on and off the pitch | |
| TG4
[104] |
00:15 | John Lennon - Imagine | Unique footage of John Lennon and Yoko Ono filmed in England, the US and Japan to accompany the Imagine album. It was recorded in June and July 1971, just two months before John and Yoko left the United Kingdom for the last time in September 1971 to make their permanent home in New York |
| 01:30 | Cumasc: Seisiúin sa Black Gate | Grammy-award-winning American musician Rhiannon Giddens, Italian composer Francesco Turrisi and Conamara-born sean-nós singer Róisín Elsafty set forth on a journey of musical collaboration. While rehearsing in Galway's Glenlo Abbey, the trio begins to forge something spontaneous and wonderful. The result is an ethereal performance in the Black Gate venue in Galway city | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
00:30 | Hell's Kitchen | It's a race to the finale as the chefs are faced with a Grand Prix challenge with a twist - during dinner service, the chefs are then put to the test to see if they have the attention to detail it takes to run a kitchen with a few tricks thrown in by Gordon while impressing guest diners |
| 01:15 | Hell's Kitchen | The American version of Gordon Ramsay's culinary boot camp. The pressure is on as the final three contestants face one more challenge before the final dinner service as they bid to impress guest chefs Brian Malarkey, Curtis Stone, Giada De Laurentiis, Michael Cimarusti and Nyesha Arrington | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
23:25 | Prime Suspect | Part one of two. A girl's badly decomposed body is dug up in an Afro-Caribbean neighbourhood where racial tensions are running high, presenting embattled DCI Jane Tennison with a fresh challenge to her powers of deduction. Gritty police drama, starring Helen Mirren, John Benfield and Colin Salmon |
| 01:30 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | The death of a local farmer leads Blake into Ballarat's murky world of late-night, back-street gambling and two brothers with contrasting fortunes | |
| BBC One
[108] |
00:00 | The Blackening | Seven friends go away for the weekend and end up trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. He forces the group to play board game The Blackening, which punishes losing players. Director Tim Story's comedy horror, starring Grace Byers and Jermaine Fowler |
| 01:35 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
23:05 | Central Intelligence | Action comedy, starring Dwayne Johnson as a one-time geek who suffered constant humiliation at high school but grew up to be a lethal CIA agent. But when he is targeted by his own organisation, he comes home for a high school reunion, where he enlists the help of the former campus tough guy - now a meek accountant - who very quickly wonders what he has got himself into. Co-starring Kevin Hart and Amy Ryan |
| 01:05 | Good Boys | Three lads skip school and embark on an epic journey while carrying stolen drugs. They are hunted by teenage girls, and attempt to make their way home in time for a long-awaited party. Director Gene Stupnitsky's comedy, starring Jacob Tremblay, Keith L Williams and Brady Noon | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
23:55 | 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. After nine months of being single, 23-year-old university graduate Sapphire from Kent has decided to see if she can find her ideal woman by stripping back the layers. Thirty-two-year-old account manager Kieron from Basingstoke has spent the past three years single to focus on his career, but now he's ready to put finding a partner at the top of his to do list. Anna Richardson hosts |
| 01:00 | Gogglebox | A celebrity edition in support of Stand Up to Cancer, with Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black, Charlotte Church and Luke Evans, and Gordon and Tilly Ramsay joining the regular cast. Programmes appraised include The Watcher, I Can See Your Voice, Love Is Blind, Only Connect, personal stories in Channel 4's Stand Up to Cancer strand, and ITV News coverage on the transition of power in Downing Street to Rishi Sunak | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
00:00 | David Bowie at the BBC Radio Theatre | The singer's concert at the BBC Radio Theatre, featuring performances of hits including Wild Is the Wind, Ashes to Ashes, Absolute Beginners, The Man Who Sold the World and Fame. First broadcast in 2000 |
| 01:00 | David Bowie: Finding Fame | The final part of Francis Whately's trilogy of films on Bowie's life, telling the story of the five years when many of the ideas that would help him become an icon were first born. Starting in 1966, soon after David Jones changed his name to David Bowie, the film traces his interest in everything from Holst and Pinky and Perky to Anthony Newley and Tibetan Buddhism, and how he used all of these influences to create not only Ziggy Stardust, but the material for his entire career | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
00:10 | The Gulf | When a child's skeleton is dug up on a dope plantation, suspicion is cast on the local Maori community and nearby commune dwellers |
| 01:15 | 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 | |