| What's on Now & Next (2026-05-08) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
12:45 | Telly Bingo | Lottery game show, presented by Declan Buckley |
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| 13:00 | RTÉ News: One O'Clock and Weather | National and international news | |
| RTE2
[102] |
12:30 | Horrible Histories | Famous inmates, botched escapes and thefts, and Henry VIII's favourite executions - they're all here in a terrifying history of the Tower of London |
| 13:00 | Holt (As Gaeilge) | Fad is atá an triúr i bhfolach ar chreachadóir mistéireach faoi dhealga, castar Ragrasair ollmhór orthu. Nochtar uafás mór dóibh mar aon le leid aisteach faoina dturas abhaile | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
12:30 | News at 12:30 | The latest national and international news stories from the Virgin Media News team, followed by sport and weather |
| 13:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh hosts the show in which thousands of pounds are at stake. All that stands between Martin from Rotherham, Cathy from Cheshire, Nadine from south London and Eric originally from Haverfordwest is one of the country's finest quiz brains | |
| TG4
[104] |
12:30 | The Golden Girls | Part two of two. Rose's daughter thinks the girls do not care about her mother, so she bans them from her bedside |
| 13:00 | Geantraí | A show, first aired in 2005, recorded in Tom Steele's Pub in Ennis, Co Clare. Musicians include Conor Keane, Phelim Collins, Chris Droney, Francis Droney, Denis Liddy, John Rynne, Graham Dunne and Meave Boyd | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
12:00 | Unbeatable | Over three rounds, contestants Tony, Beccy, Jo and Chris battle to find the single 'unbeatable' answer and streak ahead of the rest to make the final where they can win a cash prize. General knowledge quiz, hosted by Jason Manford |
| 13:00 | Dress to Impress | Dancer Grace, barber Ella and make-up student Hope pick outfits as the battle it out for the affections of 21-year-old skater boy Seb from Birmingham | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
11:50 | Alex Polizzi's Secret Italy | Alex embarks on a voyage of discovery back to her roots as she revisits some of the places that have special memories for her as well as exploring some of the country's little-known treasures. She begins with a tour of northern Italy to uncover some of its hidden secrets including a prison in Venice with a difference and ventures to a gem in Lombard Alps, before taking in the fashionable sights that Italy's capital of cool Milan has to offer - here she gets the chance to admire some of opera singer Maria Callas's unforgettable stage costumes |
| 12:50 | Heartbeat | The race is on to find Nick when Kate goes into labour - eventually giving birth to a beautiful baby girl. Meanwhile, teenagers are running riot in the village of Aidensfield and a spirited traveller puts a hex on Greengrass. Nick Berry and Niamh Cusack star | |
| BBC One
[108] |
09:30 | Elections 2026 | Sophie Raworth takes over the reins, presenting comprehensive coverage of the results of this year's English council elections. She will be joined by Kirsty Wark in Edinburgh and Clive Myrie in Cardiff, as the early results for the crucial Holyrood and Senedd elections are also announced. Vicki Young gathers the election data on her giant screen and Professor Sir John Curtice analyses the underlying trends. BBC correspondents reports from the key counts and representatives of the main parties give their reaction to the emerging political landscape |
| 13:00 | BBC News at One; Weather | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
12:10 | Find It, Fix It, Flog It | Simon O'Brien and Henry Cole are in Gloucestershire, where they upcycle a horse yoke, a hay trailer and a fertiliser funnel |
| 13:10 | Matt Baker's British Isles | Matt joins a band of people travelling to Scotland's wild places to preserve the buildings. And finally, Matt weaves his way to Portadown to meet the man whose family founded the nation's oldest carpet company, which today supplies the finest establishments in the world and lays the groundwork for kings and queens | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
12:30 | Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA | Gordon Ramsay concludes his two-part challenge at Mangia Mangia in Woodland Park, Colorado. In order to save the struggling Italian restaurant from disaster, he must persuade harassed owner Julie to co-operate with the head chef, and work his magic on a menu that relies heavily on a microwave |
| 13:30 | The Simpsons | Homer and Grampa team up to create a new sport that rivals pickleball, until Homer kicks Grampa off the team | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:05 | Whitney at the BBC | Celebrating one of one of soul music's biggest-ever voices with a selection of her songs, illustrating why the world sat up and listened when Whitney Houston burst onto the scene in 1985 with Saving All My Love for You. This playlist traverses the 1980s, '90s and '00s, including Saving All My Love for You, Where Do Broken Hearts Go, How Will I Know and Your Love Is My Love |
| 19:00 | Top of the Pops | Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 8 October 1999. Featuring S Club 7, Pet Shop Boys, Macy Gray, Melanie C, Liam Gallagher and Steve Craddock, Eurythmics, Gabrielle and Eiffel 65 | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
12:30 | Four in a Bed | The final visit of the week is to the New Court Hotel in Usk, managed by Clare Davies, who faces complaints include peppery eggs and missing mushrooms at breakfast |
| 13:00 | Four in a Bed | The B&B owners meet to find out what they have been paid and to settle some scores after being offended by some of the feedback they have received | |