| What's on Now & Next (2025-12-19) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
13:00 | RTÉ News: One O'Clock and Weather | National and international news |
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| 13:30 | Shortland Street | Louis' scuffle with Eden's dodgy boyfriend, Will, builds to a violent crescendo, leaving Louis bloodied and bruised | |
| RTE2
[102] |
13:15 | Horrible Histories | An edition of the historical comedy focusing on the 11th-century Norman monarch, including his quarrels with Harold Godwinson about who should be king of England and the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Plus, a look at how Chinese technology was far ahead of the Normans and Saxons in England, and the programme meets one of the world's first scientists in Egypt. Guest starring Kevin Eldon |
| 13:45 | Storybud | Kayleigh Trappe shares a story about the renowned Irish actor, Nicola Coughlan who has a very unusual request for the infamous dress-designer, Fab Fabrino | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
13:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh presents as Carolen from Brixham, Angus from Keighley, Leah from Essex and Adam originally from Ealing pit their wits against one of the ruthless Chasers in the hope of winning a potential prize pot worth thousands of pounds |
| 14:00 | The Chase | All that stands between Debbie from Cheshire, Rakesh from Stevenage, Sean from Liverpool, Angela from Hampshire and thousands of pounds is the matter of one of the country's finest quiz brains. Bradley Walsh asks the questions, but do they have the answers? | |
| TG4
[104] |
13:05 | Geantraí | Brendan and Siobhan McKinney, group Gan Bua and box player John Williams, accompanied by Denis Cahill, perform from the Chief O'Neill pub in Chicago |
| 13:35 | Murder, She Wrote | Jessica is fascinated by a demonstration of a video game based on one of her books, but when she plays it, she apparently witnesses a real murder. Angela Lansbury stars | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
13:00 | Sport Stories | An interview with the Olympic boxing silver medallist, who discusses his journey to the top of the amateur boxing world and his hidden struggles with addiction |
| 14:00 | Animal Kingdom | Vet Steve Leonard sets his sights on encountering an elusive male leopard in the central highlands of Namibia, but is surprised when the team traps an unusual brown hyena. He also embarks on a mission to see one of the Erindi Game Reserve's rarest inhabitants - the black rhino | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
12:20 | Wild Britain | Cameras capture intimate views of a family of beavers in Devon, and the programme explores how these natural engineers alter their landscape to help themselves and other species. There is also footage of grass snakes, toads, reed warblers, dragonflies and water spiders |
| 13:20 | Heartbeat | Peggy hatches a plan to save Bernie when he becomes the target of a predatory widow (guest star Mel Martin). Carol struggles to control her feelings of guilt when a newborn baby dies in her care, and grows more distressed when Rob arrests the bereaved father after a violent altercation at the Aidensfield Arms. Thomas Craig also guests | |
| BBC One
[108] |
13:00 | BBC News at One; Weather | A round-up of the latest headlines |
| 13:35 | BBC Newsline; Weather | Local news worth watching from across Northern Ireland | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
13:10 | Jamie Cooks Christmas | Part two of two. Jamie invites his family to join him in his outdoor kitchen shed and makes smoked trout pâté, served with red cabbage slaw and a giant Yorkshire pudding for sharing. He gives the traditional turkey a run for its money with festive porchetta, crispy root veg and roast potatoes, and also takes a Christmas staple to new heights in his vegetarian main, a chestnut and Brussels sprouts pie |
| 14:10 | Countdown | Colin Murray and Rachel Riley host the long-running words and numbers game. Christopher Biggins is in Dictionary Corner with Susie Dent | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
13:00 | The Big Bang Theory | Leonard asks Penny out on a date, and they agree to give their relationship another chance. They soon remember why it did not work out in the first place, but end up sleeping together anyway. The 100th episode of the comedy, starring Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco |
| 13:30 | The Big Bang Theory | Leonard and Penny continue testing their rekindled relationship using an innovative system to report discrepancies. Howard and Bernadette begin to worry when Raj starts treating his new phone like a person, while Sheldon and Amy try to achieve internet fame by creating a video podcast about flags | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:30 | Top of the Pops | Kate Thornton, Jamie Theakston and Jayne Middlemiss introduce the stars and the top-selling songs of 1998, plus that year's Christmas number one. With performances by the Tamperer featuring Maya, Stardust, Denise & Johnny, B*witched, Robbie Williams, All Saints, Fat Les and the Spice Girls |
| 19:00 | Top of the Pops | Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 December 1998. Featuring Jay-Z, Manic Street Preachers, Bryan Adams and Melanie C, Brandy, LeAnn Rimes, Emilia, Robbie Williams and Cher | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
13:05 | A Place in the Sun | After enjoying many holidays together on the Algarve, Dee and Joe have decided to swap Ireland for Portugal and make a permanent move to their favourite town of Albufeira. They're looking for a two-bedroom apartment that's big enough for them and their daughter. Jean Johansson shows them five options for their £155,000 budget |
| 13:35 | A Place in the Sun | Jacqui Lockhart has worked hard all her life, and now that she has the savings available she wants to fulfil her lifelong dream of owning a holiday home on Spain's southern Costa Blanca. With a cash budget of £50,000 and the support of her daughter Judy, the pressure is on for Danni Menzies to help Jacqui secure her dream property | |