| What's on Now & Next (2026-02-21) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
13:40 | The Shelter: Animal SOS | The inspectors bring an ailing five-year-old Jack Russell into the shelter, where it is returned to health by the vets and care staff. A six-week-old kitten has cat flu and requires urgent eye surgery, which is performed by vet Elise. Cattery staff member Christina nurses the kitten back to health, but ends up getting attached to the feline |
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| 14:10 | Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby | Giles Coren and Monica Galetti travel to the Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar in Oman, which at 2,000 metres above sea level is the highest 5-star hotel in the Middle East and is a resort seeking to blend local tradition with modern tastes. Led by the hotel's mountain guru Maher, Giles and Monica undertake a test-run of the adventure course before it opens to guests, facing 30-metre drops and Giles's profound fear of heights | |
| RTE2
[102] |
13:00 | Live Six Nations Rugby Union | England v Ireland (Kick-off 2.10pm). All the action from both teams' third match of the championship, held at Allianz Stadium Twickenham. Ireland claimed a hard-fought 27-22 win when the teams met at Aviva Stadium last year, but England ended up finishing one place above them in the table in second due to having one more bonus point, but one fewer than champions France. Jacqui Hurley presents, with analysis from Jamie Heaslip, Simon Zebo, Stephen Ferris |
| 17:00 | Saturday GAA Live | Tipperary v Limerick (Throw-in 5.30pm). Joanne Cnatwell presents coverage of the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A match at FBD Semple Stadium, Thurles. Tipperary were runners-up to Cork last year, while Limerick finished fifth in the table. With analysis from Anthony Daly and Henry Shefflin | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
13:30 | Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs | Paul meets a gentle giant Great Dane that is looking for a loving home, and a pair of bickering Lakeland Terriers who need to be taught how to reign in their mischievous behaviour. Elsewhere, he meets a feisty little Dachshund whose enormous bark makes up for his compact stature |
| 14:00 | A Year on Planet Earth | Stephen Fry looks at autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the south, seasons of change that bring opportunities, but also huge challenges. By September temperatures in northern Canada can plummet as low as -20C, but there is one stretch of river that still flows and bears are able to fish for the final salmon of the season. In southern Africa the rains have been gone for many months and watering holes have all-but dried up, while a king penguin chick on Marion Island answers the call of the ocean | |
| TG4
[104] |
11:55 | Rugbaí Beo | Lions v Sharks (Kick-off 12.00pm). All the action from the United Rugby Championship match at Ellis Park in Johannesburg |
| 14:00 | Survivor | The game is about to change when castaways come together on the same beach. Castaways must find a hidden advantage to earn a lead in the challenge | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
13:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh presents a compilation of mistakes, outtakes and laughs from the quiz show, featuring regular Chasers Shaun Wallace, Mark Labbett, Jenny Ryan, Anne Hegerty, Paul Sinha and Darragh Ennis |
| 14:00 | Who's Doing the Dishes? | Former Miss England Danielle Lloyd puts on a dinner party at her palatial home as she plays mystery host to four strangers. Hosted by Brian McFadden | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
13:30 | Emmerdale | Marlon is furious, while Paddy is determined to help his dad and Kammy and Ross play Cupid |
| 14:00 | Soapy Slip-Ups | Emmerdale's stars including Lisa Riley, Lucy Pargeter, Mark Charnock, Roxy Shahidi, Dominic Brunt, Chris Bisson, Claire King and Amy Walsh share their funniest moments from filming the soap | |
| BBC One
[108] |
13:00 | Winter Olympics 2026 | Jeanette Kwakye presents further live coverage of day 15 in Italy. The women's 12.5km mass start concludes the biathlon for the Games at Antholz-Anterselva Biathlon Arena, an event that was won by France's Justine Braisaz-Bouchet four years ago in Beijing. Mass starts are also on the agenda at Milano Speed Skating Stadium, with the men's and women's semi-finals taking place |
| 15:40 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
13:40 | Four in a Bed | The best-value B&B contest continues at the Bull Hotel in Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, where Ian and Bev are not impressed by the decor, and breakfast is a topsy-turvy affair |
| 14:10 | Four in a Bed | The hoteliers stay at the Chequers Inn in Battle, East Sussex, where Shaun and Kelly Filsell hope the historic surroundings and gourmet breakfast will trump their rivals | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
13:40 | Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA | Fiery chef Gordon Ramsay comes to the aid of a mother-and-son team who have gone through 20 chefs in two years at their struggling Italian restaurant in California. The adjoining bar is a triumph, but the oldest dining establishment in town needs an overhaul if the inexperienced owners are to make a profit |
| 14:40 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Hapless youngster Kevin somehow manages to catch the wrong plane and finds himself heading for New York, while his family jets off to Florida. Having got his hands on his father's credit card, he is enjoying the good life staying in a luxury hotel - until he bumps into two familiar burglars with an axe to grind. Comedy sequel, starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Brenda Fricker and Tim Curry | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:20 | Meet the Ancestors | Julian Richards travels to the home of a couple in Winterbourne Gunner, near Salisbury, who discovered that their bungalow was built over a fifth-century graveyard. The programme follows the excavation of the skeleton of a 30-year-old man and the quest to resolve whether the man was a Saxon, or a native Briton |
| 19:00 | Meet the Ancestors | Julian Richards travels to the home of a couple in Winterbourne Gunner, near Salisbury, who discovered that their bungalow was built over a fifth-century graveyard. The programme follows the excavation of the skeleton of a 30-year-old man and the quest to resolve whether the man was a Saxon, or a native Briton | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
13:35 | A Place in the Sun | Recruitment company owner Ian from Manchester is looking for a holiday home on Ibiza for himself, his wife Karen and their two sons Jack and Max. With Karen unable to come out to Ibiza, Ian asks his old friend Angus to advise him on how best to spend his budget of £400,000. Property expert Ben Hillman also gets involved, showing Ian five impressive properties within his price limit |
| 14:40 | Come Dine with Me | The first of a week of dinner parties in Devon is hosted by a glamorous 51-year-old community nurse. Tina hopes to wow her guests with a menu incorporating all of her favourite dishes - a seaside-inspired starter, a Thai main and an old favourite to finish | |