| What's on Now & Next (2026-10-16) | |||
| RTE One
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21:35 | The Late Late Show | Patrick Kielty hosts the light entertainment show, featuring a mix of celebrity guests, music, in-depth interviews and discussions on the stories that have the nation talking |
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| 01:15 | Nationwide | This edition features two people who are passionate about their chosen careers, one in fashion and the other in entertainment. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh | |
| RTE2
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23:00 | No Worries If Not! | Comedy sketch show. Bernard Casey ruins Seamus Lehane's life for the good of the club, Emma dons a nun's habit to hear the public's confessions and guest star Siobhán McSweeney gets her genealogy interfered with on an alternative version of Who Do You Think You Are? Ross McCarney tries on other people's clothes and Rachel Galvo puts Aoife Dunne through a lie-detector test |
| 00:35 | The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer | Matt Lucas and Noel Fielding present the charity version of the baking show, as TV presenter Emma Willis, radio 1 DJ Clara Amfo, Taskmaster co-host Alex Horne and Inbetweeners actor Blake Harrison make their way to the tent. They take on three challenges - decorated biscuits, madeleines in the technical and a showstopping choux sculpture embodying their secret talent, with Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith passing judgement | |
| Virgin Media One
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22:10 | A Taste for Murder | A British tourist is found dead at the foot of a cliff, but did she fall or was she pushed? When Elena gives a baking lesson that makes Joe re-examine the evidence, it results in the discovery of a decisive clue that blows the case wide open. Crime drama, starring Warren Brown and Cristiana Dell'Anna |
| 00:10 | ER | An inquiry is launched into the discovery of a group of sick children abandoned in an apartment. Greene's marital problems continue to escalate and Benton receives good tidings about his career. Drama, starring Anthony Edwards and Eriq La Salle | |
| TG4
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23:00 | The Professionals | A wealthy Texan hires four mercenaries to rescue his wife, who has been abducted and taken to Mexico by a bandit gang. However, when they find her, she refuses to leave and they have to take her by force - ending in a cross-border chase with the outlaws on their trail. Western adventure, with Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Jack Palance and Claudia Cardinale |
| 01:10 | Malcolm in the Middle | Malcolm spends all his time babysitting for the 'ideal family' while his house is being fumigated, and the rest of the Wilkersons are forced to live in a caravan. Comedy, with Frankie Muniz and Jane Kaczmarek | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
23:00 | Friends | Phoebe claims she kissed Ralph Lauren at Rachel's workplace, and room-mate Janine encourages Joey to get in touch with his feminine side, much to Chandler's annoyance. Ross bleaches his teeth in an effort to impress a date. Comedy, guest starring Elle Macpherson |
| 00:05 | Austin | After appearing on a controversial podcast and getting Haley fired, Austin faces a family intervention. Meanwhile, Ingrid is auditioning the whole of Canberra to find an actor to play Big Bear before she loses the show. The last audition, a late entry, may be the one. Comedy, starring Ben Miller and Sally Phillips | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
22:40 | Emmerdale | Sadie reels Ruby back in with a sob story, while Robert plans to win big and Moria is feeling alienated |
| 00:15 | Shetland | Perez and Tosh board the dive boat to investigate this latest death. Was this a tragic accident, or was the only witness to Galbraith's murder silenced before they could speak? Suspicion falls on Mick Muir, the Life Support Supervisor responsible for diver safety - and when he is attacked by angry crew members, he has to be rushed to hospital. Perez senses the hand of organised crime, but getting answers proves difficult. Crime drama, starring Douglas Henshall | |
| BBC One
[108] |
22:40 | The Graham Norton Show | Graham is joined by film-maker Quentin Tarantino, talking about his new stage play The Popinjay Cavalier, US comedian and one-time chat-show host Ellen DeGeneres and actress Gemma Chan, starring in the thriller Josephine. There's also an appearance from Colin Farrell talking about new documentary The Slightest Touch, about skin-disease campaigner Emma Fogarty. Suede provide the music with a song from their Mercury-nominated album Antidepressants |
| 00:35 | Weather for the Week Ahead | A look ahead to the latest forecast | |
| Channel 4
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22:05 | The Last Leg | Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe are joined by Josh's Strictly stablemate Ellie Taylor, the presenter of It Takes Two, and comedian, actor and composer Tim Minchin. Together they take a light-hearted look back the significant moments of the past seven days |
| 01:15 | Break Clause | Things are heating up between Ben and Lil, who bunk off work to enjoy a day out in London - but when Ben finds out some unpalatable truths about Lil's move to the capital, things turn nasty | |
| E4
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22:10 | Naked Attraction | Sales administrator Millie from Newquay says she has exhausted the local dating pool and is hoping to find herself the perfect partner. Sheffield window cleaner Alex was bullied in his teens for being overweight. He has trained hard to get a body he is proud of and now he is looking for someone who feels the same. Anna Richardson invites them both to choose a date from a selection of six naked people, whose bodies are revealed one section at a time |
| 00:15 | First Dates | Security guard AJ sets out to impress podium dancer Paige, who is looking for a gentleman who knows how to treat a lady. Kitchen designer Kerry meets fellow northerner Ryan, who is keen to prove laughter is the way to a woman's heart, while software designer Mark is terrified at the prospect of a blind date. How will he respond to free spirit Sophia and her palm-reading talents? | |
| BBC Four
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22:45 | Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution | The story of the global music phenomenon, beginning with its roots in the gay and black communities in the loft apartments and basement bars of 1970s New York when a new generation of DJs pioneered a distinct sound and a new way of spinning records. As the city - and the country - was mired in political and economic misery, these underground clubs represented a form of escapism, with pulsating, hedonistic dancefloors defined by a sense of sexual liberation |
| 02:15 | Top of the Pops | Gary Davies hosts the edition first shown on October 12, featuring performances by Sinitta, Cliff Richard, Alice Cooper, Deborah Harry, Chris Rea, Richard Marx and Living in a Box | |
| More4
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22:15 | 24 Hours in A&E | Fifteen-year-old Gus is rushed to the department after going over the handlebars of his bike. Patricia, 73, is in extreme pain, having dislocated her shoulder months ago. Bryan arrives with a swollen and painful hand after falling while walking his daughter's dog |
| 00:20 | 999: On the Front Line | Paramedics and doctors rush to a man who has fallen headfirst down a flight of stairs outside a hospital. A woman calls an ambulance for both herself and her husband. Passers-by report a man having a seizure in the street, who then has a second fit in the back of the ambulance, while an anxious mother calls for help when her nine-week-old baby cannot go to the toilet | |