| What's on Now & Next (2026-08-26) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
00:20 | The Tommy Tiernan Show | Chat show in which neither the presenter nor the viewers are told the identity of the guests in advance. With the comedian in the dark about who he will be interviewing until they walk out to greet him, anything can happen - especially if Tommy doesn't have a clue who they are |
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| 01:35 | Michael Smurfit: Succession | A profile of the millionaire businessman, telling the story of a shy young man who left school at 16, faced a terminal diagnosis at 20 and went on to build one of Ireland's biggest business empires. With access to Smurfit aboard his super yacht in Monaco, the film chronicles the making of a millionaire, delving into the personal, political and business challenges he faces, while also offering a glimpse into his lavish lifestyle | |
| RTE2
[102] |
00:40 | Billy the Kid | Months after surviving a near-fatal shooting, Billy reunites with his family and learns an old friend is imprisoned in Texas |
| 01:30 | Grey's Anatomy | Meredith and Nick return to Grey Sloan to treat a liver transplant patient, Bailey hosts an intern retreat at her home, and Winston and Ben aid an unexpected crash victim. Medical drama starring Ellen Pompeo | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
00:00 | Sport Stories | The eight-time All-Ireland-winner talks about his journey of self-sacrifice, sense of identity, personal tragedy and an insatiable desire for success |
| 01:00 | Shetland | After learning that Robbie Morton and Michael Thompson were father and son, Perez decides to revisit his initial investigation, convinced notorious criminal Arthur McCall lies at the heart of the case. While Tosh remains in Glasgow to search for missing fiscal Brian McDade, back in Shetland the transcript from Michael's last phone call to Freya is recovered and analysed. Discovering how little she knew about the man she loved, Freya asks Perez to make the Witness Protection team speak to her about Michael. Douglas Henshall stars | |
| TG4
[104] |
23:30 | Survivor | The three final castaways take their seats in front of the jury, and one of them is crowned Sole Survivor and awarded the million-dollar prize |
| 01:10 | Northern Lights | In a flashback, Áine searches desperately for Seán, who has gone missing. When he is found, it's clear he's struggling with his mental health and needs help. In the present, Lloyd and Áine decide not to part ways just yet, and go for breakfast together. Meanwhile, on the Camino, a frustrated Denise deviates from the correct path. In a flashback, Seán and Áine fight about his recovery - Áine's concerned that Seán is trying to rush getting back into things after a hospital stay. Lloyd prepares dinner for Denise, hoping the romantic gesture will make space for the conversation they desperately need to have. Drama, written by and starring Stephen Jones, with Jay Duffy and Elva Trill | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
00:15 | Below Deck | Captain Lee and the crew prepare for a new charter season in the Bahamas, welcoming a hotel owner and his friends as their first guests |
| 01:30 | Born to Kill? | In the mid-1970s, London and the south-east of England saw a series of murders, the last of which was that of a Catholic priest found bludgeoned to death with an axe. The culprit was eventually found to be Patrick Mackay, who had been diagnosed at the age of 15 as being a potential psychopathic killer and whose behaviour became stranger and more extreme as he grew older. With the help of contributions from those who encountered him, psychologists and criminologists attempt to unravel whether Mackay was predisposed to become a murderer | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
00:00 | Cold Blood | Matthew Kelly stars as a serial killer who has spent his 15 years in prison playing a game of psychological cat-and-mouse with his captors. One of Britain's most notorious murderers, Brian Wicklow is vilified by the Press and despised by fellow inmates - not least because detectives have never found the body of his last victim. But then, out of the blue, he decides he wants to talk to the police. John Hannah, Jemma Redgrave and David Calder co-star |
| 01:30 | Victoria | The world's eyes are on the Great Exhibition - and the Royal couple. Does triumph or failure beckon? Lives will be changed for ever as intrigue unfolds amongst the exhibits. Drama, charting the early years of the reign of Queen Victoria, witnessing her transformation from the flighty Princess Alexandrina into the formidable monarch, mother and queen who would preside over the construction of an empire. Period drama, starring Jenna Coleman, Tom Hughes, John Sessions, Laurence Fox and Nicholas Audsley | |
| BBC One
[108] |
00:25 | The Shallows | A surfer strays into the hunting territory of a great white shark, and finds herself stranded on a tiny island a mere 200 yards from the shore. With the deadly aquatic predator between her and the beach and her safe haven slowly disappearing as the tide comes in, she faces a life or death struggle to get safely back to dry land. Thriller, starring Blake Lively and Oscar Jaenada |
| 01:45 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
00:05 | Spy Next Door: The Anna Chapman Story | Two-part documentary telling the extraordinary story of Anna Chapman, the British businesswoman and model who was unmasked by the FBI in 2010 as part of a Russian spy ring |
| 01:00 | Spy Next Door: The Anna Chapman Story | The FBI reveals that Anna Chapman is just one of a sprawling web of Russian agents on the loose in the United States. When President Obama closes out a round of diplomacy with Putin, a swarm of FBI officers swoop on the network of Russian spies, leading to one of history's biggest spy swaps. And when there's a spate of suspicious deaths among UK residents with links back to Russia, 10 Russian officers are sent packing, including Anna Chapman: a move that goes down badly in Moscow | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
00:05 | Naked Attraction | Anna Richardson presents the dating show in which two singletons choose a date from six naked people whose bare bodies are revealed from the feet up. First up is 27-year-old sex-toy tester Hayley from Plymouth. Hayley has cerebral palsy and has only ever dated friends. Can she find someone to be more than just good friends? She is followed by 25-year-old tree surgeon Dmitri from Nottingham, who is looking for the perfect partner. However, once he picks his date, Dmitri is in for a big shock |
| 01:10 | Gogglebox | The armchair critics share their opinions on programmes including My Mum, Your Dad, Welcome to Wrexham, Love & Death, Marcus Wareing's Tales from a Kitchen Garden, Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory, Puzzling with Lucy Worsley and This Morning. From September 2023 | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
00:50 | Canal Boat Diaries | Autumnal fog and an overheating engine prove to be problems for narrowboater Robbie Cumming. As he navigates a Roman waterway, it proves to be a journey of many challenges as he runs aground and breaks down in Nottingham |
| 01:20 | Rome: A History of the Eternal City | Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore reveals how Rome cast aside its pantheon of pagan gods, and Emperor Constantine took a huge leap of faith by promoting Christianity as the religion of the empire. He charts the rocky course of Rome's rise to become the capital of Western Christendom, and its impact on the lives of its citizens, elites and high priests | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
00:10 | 999: On the Front Line | A man involved in a car crash needs to be carefully removed from his vehicle to protect his spine. It's also a day when everyday errands go badly wrong. A slip on fallen crab apples in the street leaves a woman in agony with a suspected broken hip. An afternoon spent pottering in the garden ends with a fall headfirst into a brick wall. A bicycle leaves a young man with a swollen kneecap that paramedics suspect is broken, while picking up a prescription from the chemist ends with a collapse and a trip to hospital |
| 01:15 | 24 Hours in A&E | Barrie, 78, is rushed in with breathing difficulties and tests reveal he has fluid on his lungs and faces serious medical treatment, while 75-year-old David is treated after falling down a flight of stairs, and 82-year-old Bob is admitted after a DIY accident at home | |