| What's on Now & Next (2026-01-11) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
02:15 | The Zelensky Story | A look at how, after the high of his election victory, Volodymyr Zelensky grappled with what it means to be the leader of a country. Featuring Zelensky's infamous phone call with Donald Trump and his only meeting with Vladimir Putin in Paris, as well as examining the former comedian's brutal initiation into the world of power politics |
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| 03:05 | EuroNews | European and international headlines live via satellite | |
| RTE2
[102] |
02:30 | EuroNews | European and international headlines live via satellite |
| 06:00 | EuroNews | European and international headlines live via satellite | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
00:50 | Criminal Assets Bureau | A week after the murder of Veronica Guerin in June 1996, the Oireachtas passed the Proceeds of Crime Bill, and by October the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) was a fully functioning agency of the state. Since then CAB has completely changed the way organised crime is policed and become a blueprint for fighting organised crime on an international level. For the almost 50 per cent of the population under 35, this is ancient history. This series looks at the agency's first 25 years and shows the Irish public CAB's importance at both a national and international level, especially its role as a model for seizing the assets of organised crime worldwide |
| 06:30 | Who's Doing the Dishes? | David Van Day opens his home to a team of golden girls, who between them have 260 years of experience. But will they be able to guess their cook for the day is none other than the former Dollar singer? Brian McFadden hosts | |
| TG4
[104] |
02:15 | Réalta Agus Gaolta | Síomha Ní Ruairc launches the search for Ireland's most talented family begins as the best singing, dancing and musical families the nation has to offer compete against each other. Judging the families are sean-nós singer Irial Ó Ceallaigh and broadcaster Sinéad Ní Uallacháin, joined this week by guest judge, sean-nós singer Étáin Ní Churraoin. She and her sister Máire won Realta agus Gaolta in 2019 and have since risen to fame with their band An Chéad Ghlúin Eile |
| 03:15 | Ollchlár Ros na Rún | Tadhg grows increasingly uneasy as Detective Ken circles closer, but he is shocked when he is arrested for Risteard's murder. Still furious about what happened to Lorcán, Mo lashes out and blames Béibhinn for calling the authorities. Natasha is fed up with Cam and Penny's latest scheme and warns him not to upset Penny as they need to keep her on-side | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
02:00 | Jann | After a disastrous tour with Sarah McLachlan, Jann returns home, only to discover everyone in her life is mad at her. Canadian comedy series, starring singer-songwriter Jann Arden as a fictionalised version of herself |
| 07:20 | Sports Stories: Ellen Keane | The five-time Paralympian recalls her life as an elite swimmer and her journey to gold in Rio 2016 | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
01:10 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Jean attends a local funeral where the coffin is dropped - revealing not one but two bodies. Blake's investigations lead him to a previously unsuspected criminal underworld in Ballarat. Australian detective drama set in 1959, starring Craig McLachlan as maverick country town doctor Lucien Blake |
| 06:20 | Heartbeat | Hippies colonise Lawson's holiday cottages, causing much local dissent and tut-tutting. The only people who don't object to their presence are an undercover journalist in search of a scoop, and Vernon, who is not slow to spot a way of capitalising on the situation. Starring Geoffrey Hughes and Malcolm Tierney | |
| BBC One
[108] |
01:40 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines |
| 06:00 | Breakfast | A round-up of national and international news, plus current affairs, arts and entertainment, and weather | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
01:00 | 12 Years a Slave | A free black man living in pre-Civil War New York is abducted and sold into slavery. He spends the next 12 years struggling to survive and maintain his dignity in the face of brutal treatment, while clinging to a desperate hope that he can return to his family. Oscar-winning historical drama based on Solomon Northup's autobiographical book, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lupita Nyong'o and Brad Pitt |
| 03:10 | Know Your S**t: Inside Our Guts | The experts get to the bottom of the gut-brain connection and speak to a woman whose unpredictable bowel stops her from travelling, a man who keeps a bucket in his van for emergencies and a nurse with eggy burps. Dietician Sophie Medlin, gut expert Rabia Topan and psychologist Kimberly Wilson help the patients realise the connection between their bowel issues and their mental health. Meanwhile, twin presenters Alana and Lisa meet clinical psychologist Alexa Duff who explains how good sleep and eating mindfully can positively impact digestion and how hypnotherapy can be helpful in reducing symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
02:05 | Gogglebox | The armchair critics review Coronation Street, Married at First Sight UK, Welcome to Wrexham, The Good Ship Murder and Nadiya's Simple Spices. Also, Fletchers' Family Farm, Susan Calman's Grand Day Out and a This Morning feature on bed bugs. From October 2023 |
| 03:05 | Gogglebox | The armchair critics share their opinions on shows they have been watching during the week. Programmes being appraised include Planet Earth III, Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream, Surviving Paradise, Uncanny, Celebrity Race Across the World and Crack Addicts. Plus, they share their thoughts on news coverage of the two recent by-elections and the death of Bobby Charlton | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:40 | Timeshift | Mankind's fascination with the frozen continent of Antarctica, from the early 20th-century race to be the first to reach the South Pole to modern scientific research into the region's geological properties. The programme reveals the story behind the photographs taken by Herbert Ponting on Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated 1912 polar expedition, explores the South Pole's role in famous literature by HP Lovecraft and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and examines the continent's complicated political history. With contributions by Ranulph Fiennes, Sara Wheeler and Francis Spufford |
| 19:00 | Live Snooker: The Masters | Mark Selby v Xiao Guodong. Coverage of the second first-round match from Alexandra Palace in London, played over the best of 11 frames. Selby has won this title on three occasions, but the last of those triumphs came in 2013 and he was eliminated by Mark Allen in the quarter-finals last year. Xiao is making his Masters debut and his two ranking tournament victories were back-to-back victories in the 2024 and 2025 Wuhan Opens. Seema Jaswal presents, with commentary and analysis from Steve Davis, Ken Doherty, Stephen Hendry, John Parrott and John Virgo | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
02:10 | 24 Hours in A&E | Samuel, 24, is rushed to A&E after crashing his motorbike and being thrown into the road, while two-year-old Florence is brought in by her mum and dad, who suspect that she has swallowed a coin. Seventy-year-old Clive arrives after struggling to breathe at home, but his wife Linda has a difficult time keeping him in check, as he likes to tell a joke or two. Documentary following life inside the A&E department of St George's in south-west London, focusing on patients, their families and the staff |
| 03:15 | Food Unwrapped | Jimmy Doherty travels to Turkey to investigate oregano, Kate Quilton examines the worrying rise in peanut allergies and Matt Tebbutt traces the British blackcurrant from the field to the Ribena factory | |