| What's on Now & Next (2026-05-12) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
13:30 | Home and Away | Leah and Justin brainstorm ways to help his mechanic business, Sonny and Dana are back on track with their relationship, and the reality of Archie's dad being in prison hits Harper |
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| 14:00 | Shortland Street | Marty leans in, Dawn holds back, and Madonna is challenged | |
| RTE2
[102] |
13:30 | A Kind of Spark | Addie is on the hunt for a good news story about Juniper, but Bonnie is determined to prove there isn't one. Could the bookshop provide the answer Addie is looking for? |
| 14:00 | Holly Hobbie | Holly tries to escape her family drama by running away to Chicago with Tyler | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
13:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh presents as Paul from Norfolk, Roisin from Gateshead, Zoe from Buckinghamshire and Albert from Manchester pit their wits against one of the ruthless Chasers in the hope of winning a potential prize pot worth thousands of pounds. They work as a team and play strategically to answer general knowledge questions against the clock and race down the game board to the exit without being caught |
| 14:00 | The Chase | All that stands between Tony from Cramlington, Zoe from Huntingdon, Rachael from Liverpool and Renj from London is the small matter of one of the country's finest quiz brains. Bradley Walsh asks the questions, but do they have the answers? | |
| TG4
[104] |
13:30 | Murder, She Wrote | Jessica's work on a new novel leads her to unravel the mystery behind the death of a friend, racehorse trainer Matt Cleveland. Guest starring Mickey Rooney and Tippi Hedren |
| 14:25 | An Deis | Eibhlín Ní Chonghaile presents the game show in which three teams compete against each other answering general knowledge questions to light up their paths and take home the jackpot | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
13:00 | Dress to Impress | Wolf, Em and Michael are hoping to win the heart of teaching assistant Kieren and will be picking an outfit for him based on his instructions |
| 14:00 | Storage Hoarders | Aggie MacKenzie helps Maureen and John, who have an overflowing storage unit after downsizing to their latest home. Plus, she travels to Birmingham to meet David, who is struggling to tackle the seven-year problem of sorting out his parents' cluttered house - and matters come to a head with an unexpected proposition | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
12:45 | Heartbeat | Nick struggles with parental responsibility alone, while coming to terms with Kate's death and juggling his police duties |
| 13:55 | Impossible Engineering | The construction of the Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest free-standing tower, which uses liquid springs and safety glass to withstand earthquakes and high winds | |
| BBC One
[108] |
13:00 | BBC News at One; Weather | A round-up of the latest headlines |
| 13:35 | BBC Newsline; Weather | ||
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
13:10 | Help! We Bought a Village | Francesca and Carl, the owners of an Italian hamlet - which they have turned into a holiday complex - welcome the first guests of the season |
| 14:10 | Countdown | Colin Murray and Rachel Riley host the long-running words-and-numbers game with impressionist Rory Bremner joining Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
13:25 | The Simpsons | Mr Burns' long-lost son reappears - and promptly tries to trick his dastardly dad into admitting he loves him by pretending to be kidnapped by the Simpsons. Featuring the guest voice of Rodney Dangerfield |
| 13:55 | Modern Family | Phil enjoys sharing the secrets of the estate agent's life with Luke and Manny's classmates on school career day - only for things to turn ugly when his rival Gil Thorpe turns up. Jay's dream of being a writer looks destined to fail as he struggles to complete his book, while Lily's first encounter with the Tooth Fairy proves lucrative when a drunken Cam accidentally slips a $100 bill under her pillow | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:15 | Lost Cities of the Ancients | Profile of the ancient Hittite civilisation, looking at what archaeologists found when they uncovered its lost capital, Hattusha in modern-day Turkey, including temples, palaces and a pyramid-like structure facing Egypt. The historians also discovered a library charting the rise and fall of the empire, which vanished 3,000 years ago. Narrated by Mark Halliley |
| 19:00 | University Challenge | In the sixth of the academic quiz's first-round matches, four students from the University of Glasgow pit their wits against a team from Queen's University Belfast in a bid to reach the second stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
13:00 | Four in a Bed | The final day in the competition sees the B&B owners meet for the last time to find out what they have been paid and settle some scores |
| 13:35 | Come Dine with Me | In Surrey, five cooks from the Woking and Weybridge area battle to win the culinary contest's £1,000 prize. The first to host is Vincenzo Ferlita, who works in an ice-cream van. Staying true to his Italian and Sicilian roots, he hopes that his wealth of family recipes will impress his guests | |