| What's on Now & Next (2025-12-12) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
23:15 | Black '47 | An Irish mercenary fighting for the British in 1847 abandons his post and returns home, hoping to be reunited with his family. However, he arrives home in the middle of the great famine, a disaster that proves even more harrowing than the horrors of war he has witnessed. Period drama, starring Hugo Weaving and James Frecheville |
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| 01:10 | Nationwide | This edition celebrates the official start of panto season with a very special production featuring a true showbusiness legend, Twink. Presenter: Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh | |
| RTE2
[102] |
00:10 | Love Rat | With Christina and the police hot on their heels, Emma and Pete make a frantic dash to the airport. Emma is adamant that her and Pete's best course of action is to try and make it to the UK. But with the police closing in, she makes the decision to hand herself in. Drama, starring Sally Lindsay and Neil Morrissey |
| 01:00 | Live at the Apollo | Stephen Bailey introduces comedians Lara Ricote and Glenn Moore to the Hammersmith Apollo stage where they perform their stand-up acts in front of a live audience | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
00:00 | Gogglebox Ireland | The armchair TV review show is given an Irish twist, as a selection of telly addicts pass comment on the week's programmes from the comfort of their living rooms. First up for the Gogglebox treatment are Bake Off and Celebrity Big Brother, and another viewer critiques the dress sense of the Xpose ladies |
| 01:00 | Tour de Fred: Northern Ireland | The latest stage of Fred Sirieix's gastronomic tour takes him to Belfast, where he visits Titanic Belfast and the International Wall | |
| TG4
[104] |
00:00 | Opry le Daniel ar Thuras | Daniel O'Donnell returns to Derry to present a show featuring Dan McCabe, the Henry Girls, Patricia Maguire, Jamie Donnelly and Jack Keogh |
| 01:00 | One Night | Fearing Trevor Calley, Hat begins her own investigation into the events of the past. As she digs deeper, it becomes clear the police are hiding something. Anxious about the repercussions of the book, Hat refuses to withdraw her legal action against Simone and the publishers of One Night | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
23:50 | The Group Chat | Richard Chambers, Gavan Reilly and Zara King sit down together and discuss the main news stories of the week in an extended round-table conversation |
| 00:50 | Love Island: All Stars | It's been another unforgettable day in paradise for the All Stars as they learn that the path to true love is even trickier the second time around - with every last one of them determined to make it all the way to the final day, who's really after romance and who's just looking for some fun in the sun? | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
23:30 | Trump's America | Part one of two. In Deeyah Khan's first documentary on Donald Trump's America, she goes inside the abortion clinics under siege from fundamentalist Christian protesters, and meets the doctors who face threats of violence from anti-abortion campaigners |
| 00:55 | The Loch | A body is pulled from the loch and soon identified by the pathologist - while a photograph in the dead man's wallet provides Annie and Quigley with a vital clue. Annie tries to gather further evidence by talking to a desperate Mhari, who refuses to believe the terrifying possibility she is presented with concerning her own son. Albrighton is threatened with arrest by Quigley, but nevertheless continues to pursue his own theory about the killings - even if it means putting his life on the line to prove himself right | |
| BBC One
[108] |
00:00 | The Proposal | A Canadian publishing editor working in New York faces deportation to her own country. Desperate to stay in America, she offers her assistant a promotion if he will marry her, but an immigration official becomes suspicious and the pair are forced to go to desperate lengths to look like a happy couple. Romantic comedy, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds |
| 01:45 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
00:10 | Rhod Gilbert: A Pain in the Neck for SU2C | The comedian documents his life living with head and neck cancer over the course of 18 months, from diagnosis, through initial surgery, to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. On top of everything he's dealing with, Rhod undertakes a personal challenge, not only to raise awareness of his condition and how it can be prevented in the future, but also to raise funds for the cancer hospital that played a pivotal role in saving his life |
| 01:05 | Cuban Fury | A boy's dream of being a champion salsa dancer is shattered by bullies. Twenty years later, he returns to the dance floor as an overweight and under-confident adult, and tries to get his old footwork back in a bid to sweep his boss off her feet. Comedy, starring Nick Frost, Chris O'Dowd, Rashida Jones, Ian McShane and Olivia Colman | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
00:30 | The Big Bang Theory | Leonard's purchase of a dining-room table causes Sheldon to re-evaluate his life. Meanwhile, Howard is offered the chance to go back to the International Space Station, and Bernadette struggles to decide whether to encourage him. Comedy, starring Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons and Melissa Rauch |
| 01:00 | Gogglebox | The armchair critics gather in front of their TVs once more to give their thoughts on the week's programming. Shows subjected to their scrutiny include The Great British Bake Off, Coronation Street, Educating Yorkshire, The Inheritance, Stranded on Honeymoon Island, The Guest, The Dog House and BBC News coverage of Donald Trump's tariffs | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
00:30 | Fern Britton Meets | The singer looks back on her 50-year career, which began with the release in 1962 of her first single Don't Make Me Over and has most recently seen her re-record some of her best-known hits. The entertainer also discusses the death of her cousin Whitney Houston earlier this year, fighting racism, and the importance of her Christian faith |
| 01:30 | Sounds of the 70s 2 | Featuring archive performances by some of the American soul acts who travelled to the UK during the decade, including Aretha Franklin, Billy Preston, the Jacksons, the Tams, Curtis Mayfield, Bill Withers, the Stylistics and Gil Scott-Heron | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
00:10 | 999: On the Front Line | The crews are stretched to their limits as they deal with a 19-year-old man who has suffered a motorbike crash, and an elderly woman showing signs of a stroke but refusing treatment as it means she will leave behind her beloved husband of over 40 years |
| 01:15 | The Gulf | The fatal shooting of armed intruder Hoani Casey, a member of the local chapter of the Black Hunters, sparks immense tension on the island as an informant suffers dire consequences. Jess's amnesia concerning the death of her husband lifts to reveal a shocking truth. Thriller, starring Kate Elliott | |