| What's on Now & Next (2026-08-15) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
21:30 | Empire of Light | The troubled duty manager of a Margate cinema in the early 1980s is shaken out of her rut by a new black member of staff. He introduces her to two-tone music and shares his passion for architecture, but racist thugs soon threaten their happiness. Sam Mendes' drama, starring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones and Tom Brooke |
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| 23:45 | Breach | Fact-based drama about a high-ranking FBI agent who became the most dangerous security leak in US history. In 2000, surveillance expert Eric O'Neill is assigned to work at the bureau's classified information division under veteran agent Robert Hanssen. However, his real assignment is to gather evidence against Hanssen, who had spent years selling state secrets to the Soviet Union. Starring Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe and Laura Linney | |
| RTE2
[102] |
19:30 | European Athletics Championships | Coverage of the evening session on day six from Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. The women's 400m takes place tonight and it was one of four events Ireland medalled in two years ago in Rome, with Rhasidat Adeleke's national record of 49.07 seconds seeing her take silver behind Poland's Natalia Kaczmarek, but Adeleke opted to run in the 200m this time around. The men's and women's 4x100m are also held, which were won by Italy and Great Britain respectively in 2024. The heptathlon concludes with the 800m and a busy evening also sees medals awarded in the women's high jump, and the men's javelin, triple jump, 10,000m and 1500m. Paul O'Flynn presents, with analysis from Derval O'Rourke, Rob Heffernan and Sonia O'Sullivan |
| 22:05 | Plane | On New Year's Eve, Trailblazer Air pilot Captain Brodie Torrance takes flight with handcuffed prisoner Louis Gaspare on board. A direct lightning strike forces Torrance and co-pilot Dele to emergency land on a remote island under the control of militia leader Junmar. Action thriller, starring Gerard Butler and Mike Colter | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
22:00 | Unfiltered with Lucy Kennedy | Lucy hosts her own chat show in which she promises big laughs, candid conversation, heated debates and honest confessions, with no topic off-limits |
| 23:00 | Women Locked Up: Inside the Dóchas | Snow brings down the drugs nets and complex prisoners' needs are on the rise. A pregnant inmate prepares to give birth while in prison | |
| TG4
[104] |
22:00 | Miller's Crossing | A Mob boss watches as his empire crumbles around him after he refuses to have his girlfriend's brother killed. A disgruntled henchman responds by heading up a breakaway criminal faction, while the boss's right-hand man tries to decide where his loyalties lie. The Coen brothers' Prohibition-era gangster thriller, starring Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden and John Turturro |
| 00:08 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
22:00 | Schitt's Creek | Jocelyn bullies David into throwing her a last-minute baby shower, Alexis runs into an old friend, and Moira and Johnny do field research for the town's upcoming singles week. Sitcom, starring Eugene Levy |
| 22:30 | Schitt's Creek | Moira tries to get out of jury duty and David attempts damage control for a Rose Apothecary product | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
22:00 | Touching Evil | Part two of two. Creegan is desperate to find evidence linking Hinks with the boys' disappearance _ but when proof turns up, it's from an unlikely source. Crime drama, starring Robson Green |
| 23:10 | Unstable | A woman recovering from an abusive relationship falls for a seemingly trustworthy man and marries him. However, a series of strange events leaves her unable to tell if her new husband is secretly playing mind games or if her previous trauma is causing her to go insane. Thriller, starring Shiri Appleby and David Alpay | |
| BBC One
[108] |
22:00 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines |
| 22:15 | Weather | The latest forecast | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
22:00 | Concorde Crash: Days that Shocked the World | On 25 July 2000, a Concorde leaving Paris for New York caught fire on take-off then crashed to the ground. Here, investigators and loved ones recall the tragedy that ended the dream of supersonic passenger flight, while investigators looking into the reason for the crash describe how the evidence led them to a simple but shocking conclusion |
| 23:00 | The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent | Nicolas Cage accepts a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of an obsessive super-fan, but things take a wildly unexpected turn when he is recruited by the CIA and forced to live up to his own legend, channelling his most beloved on-screen characters to save himself and his loved ones. Comedy, starring Cage as himself, alongside Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish and Neil Patrick Harris | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
22:00 | Gogglebox | The armchair critics share their opinions on shows including Trigger Point, One Day, Married at First Sight Australia, Sort Your Life Out, Into the Congo with Ben Fogle and Earthsounds. They also appraise a feature about rumpology aired on This Morning and BBC news reports on a by-election in Rochdale. From March 2024 |
| 23:05 | Gogglebox | The armchair critics share their opinions on shows including The Gentlemen, Casualty, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Crufts 2024, Queens and Martin Compston's Norwegian Fling. They also critique ITV News' coverage of the Princess of Wales' apparently manipulated Mother's Day photograph | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
21:50 | Kabul | Outside the French embassy, refugees wait anxiously as the Taliban begin to surround the area, while Gilles struggles to organise the evacuation of the growing numbers. The Nazany family scatters as Zahara and Fazal go on the run, while Amina is torn about fleeing |
| 22:45 | To the Manor Born | Audrey moves out of Grantleigh Manor, and Richard and his mother move in, disappointing the former resident with their new ways. Comedy, starring Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
22:00 | 24 Hours in A&E | Cora, 62, arrives by air ambulance following a high-speed road accident, which left her trapped in the car for more than an hour. Her husband Rae, 65, who was driving, is brought in soon after, and staff are concerned he may have sustained serious head, neck and internal injuries. Scott, 23, has badly cut his knee after a night out, and while he's being treated, he reflects on his schizophrenia diagnosis as a teenager. Retired carpenter Richard, 68, has fallen and hit his head on the pavement, but medics also want to look into his unusually low blood pressure |
| 23:05 | 999: On the Front Line | Paramedics find a woman who's fallen, is on blood thinners and may have a bleed on the brain. A man is finding it hard to communicate and his face is drooped on the right-hand side; all tell-tale signs of a possible stroke. The family of a baby with a complex medical history ring for help when his heart begins beating extremely fast | |