| What's on Now & Next (2026-07-20) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
11:35 | Diagnosis Murder | Part one of two. A convicted wife-killer takes Dr Sloan hostage, but Steve fears trigger-happy police officers may be the real threat to his father's life. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke |
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| 12:30 | Bailte | Síle Nic Chonaonaigh heads to the townland of An Cheathrú, in Corca Dhuibhne, West Kerry where she meets a community bursting with culture and creativity. She joins Christy Mac Gearailt who is working on an original naomhóg from the 1970s. In Ionad an Bhlascaoid, a gem of a building at the heart of the community, Síle gets a taste of the rich literature on offer from a book collector. She meets Maria Simonds-Gooding, a world famous artist and is invited to a screening of old Superb footage from the '80s being shown to some of the community for the first time | |
| RTE2
[102] |
12:15 | Secret Life of Boys | During a power cut, the family play a sinister board game that pushes them to the brink. Ethan becomes Thane, changing his name and his look |
| 12:45 | The Coop Troop | ||
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
10:00 | This Morning | A mix of celebrity chat, lifestyle features, advice and competitions |
| 12:30 | News at 12:30 | The latest national and international news stories from the Virgin Media News team, followed by sport and weather | |
| TG4
[104] |
12:10 | Malcolm in the Middle | Part two of two. Reese continues to work hard in the army, but finds himself facing a difficult decision. Meanwhile, Malcolm tries to prove his father's innocence, and realises the alleged crimes all happened on a Friday - when Hal is off work |
| 12:35 | Cheers | Sam and Diane decide to get married, but have very different ideas over what sort of engagement ring to buy. Comedy, starring Ted Danson and Shelley Long | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
12:00 | Cash Trapped | Quiz hosted by Bradley Walsh in which six contestants battle it out across a series of fast-paced question rounds where the players must actively try to sabotage their opponents by beating them to the buzzer and trapping them out of the game. In the final round, the person who has earned the most cash will go head to head against the rest of the group to try to take their winnings home |
| 13:00 | Back to Mine | Jasmine from Suffolk will not settle for romance unless it's amazing. She wants a man with a passion for life and with plenty of interests - and he absolutely must love animals. In an attempt to find Mr Right, she looks round the homes of three potential partners before choosing one for a date - but will any give a clue to the kind of man she is after? | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
11:45 | Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart | For the birds and animals of the Highlands, the summer offers a chance to raise offspring before the days shorten and the storms of autumn arrive. Seabirds flock to the island of Handa off the Sutherland Coast, where 30,000 pairs of guillemots breed annually. Handa is also the location for a spectacular wild drama ending with the tiny chicks, known as jumplings, leaping for their lives from the 400-ft cliffs. Cameras also reveal life in the great rolling expanse of wetland known as the Flow Country, whose blanket peat bog stores more carbon than all of the forests in the entire UK |
| 13:05 | Heartbeat | Nick is busy honeymooning with Jo and in his absence Aidensfield is transformed from a sleepy rural retreat into a scene of mayhem and violence. A pair of armed robbers disguised as hippies take Greengrass hostage during a payroll heist and shoot his beloved dog. Despite the best efforts of new constable Mike Bradley, the villains make their getaway - and Blaketon's heroic intervention causes him to collapse with a heart attack | |
| BBC One
[108] |
12:15 | Bargain Hunt | Danny Sebastian learns about the history of door knockers at Wetherby Racecourse antiques fair. Philip Serrell and Charles Hanson help two couples to find a profitable purchase |
| 13:00 | BBC News at One; Weather | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
12:10 | Car S.O.S. | Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a Citroën SM - widely considered one of the greatest French cars ever - after it suffered catastrophic engine failure on its first outing |
| 13:10 | The Great House Giveaway | Simon O'Brien presents a show in which pairs of strangers who have never owned a home before are given a lump sum to buy a property at auction, then have six months to renovate it and get to keep any profit that they make when they sell it. In the first edition, private investigator Vikki and electrician Emily meet for the first time as they step into the auction room to buy a house together in West Yorkshire | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
12:00 | The Simpsons | Apu has the bright idea of turning the Kwik-E-Mart into a novel money-spinning tourist attraction, while Lisa is struck by the awful thought that her genetic make-up means she will follow in her family's footsteps and end up stupid |
| 12:30 | The Simpsons | Bart is horrified at Marge's attempts to make him befriend Ralph Wiggum - until he learns his police chief dad has a master key to every shop in Springfield. In a bid to impress Nelson and his bully buddies, Bart and Ralph break into an abandoned prison, where they find an electric chair | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:00 | Stolen: Catching the Art Thieves | A look at the police investigation into the theft of Edvard Munch paintings The Scream and Madonna from Oslo's Munch Museum in June 2004, which revealed the lengths criminals will go to gain a get-out-of-jail card for murder |
| 19:00 | Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth | Cillian Murphy narrates a documentary examining the lives of animals and people pitting themselves against the world's wildest ocean, unveiling the natural forces that underpin life in the Atlantic, from the world's most powerful currents, ferocious hurricanes and huge chains of undersea volcanoes. The first episode looks at the influence of the Gulf Stream, with whales, giant turtles and jellyfish riding the huge current that becomes a migration super-highway and helps warm northern Europe, while fishermen battle for survival in mountainous seas as they try to exploit its natural fertility | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
12:10 | Four in a Bed | The B&B owners meet for the last time to find out what they have been paid and to settle some scores, starting with Chris and Jacqui, owners of the Bell House, who want to find out why Matthew marked them down for being 'too tall' for his bed. The group members proceed to thrash out their differences before the week's winners are revealed |
| 12:40 | Come Dine with Me | Ptol Slattery hosts the first dinner party in Winchester, Hampshire, but his menu of seared scallops, lamb steak with baby new potatoes followed by chocolate mousse leaves his guests - waitress Patrician Pearson, DJ Francis Leigh, care-home worker Georgia Groves and estate agent William Tilsley - underwhelmed | |