| What's on Now & Next (2026-09-27) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
15:05 | Donal's Italian Kitchen | Donal Skehan cooks a variety of Italian-American diner recipes, starting with baked meatballs and garlic bread, followed by chicken francese, and finishing with a tiramisu cake |
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| 15:35 | Mirror Mirror | A princess is banished to a dark forest after the death of her father, leaving her wicked stepmother to rule over the kingdom. The exiled aristocrat joins forces with a band of rebellious dwarfs to reclaim her father's throne and stop the evil queen seducing the prince she is in love with. Fantasy, starring Julia Roberts, Lily Collins and Armie Hammer | |
| RTE2
[102] |
14:40 | Solar System | Professor Brian Cox explores the new discoveries, natural wonders and strange mysteries of the Sun and the objects that orbit it. He begins with planets and moons covered in volcanoes, with eruptions so violent they reach into space, and reveals why understanding what makes these worlds active is critical in the search for life beyond Earth |
| 15:35 | Mammals | A look at mammals which have adapted to the changes humans have made to their environment, from sea lions competing with stray dogs for food in the fish markets of Chile to pig-tailed macaques in palm oil plantations in south east Asia. Plus, a look at how elephants have learnt to use the cover of darkness to venture into towns, and how the chances of cheetah cubs making it to adulthood is severely reduced in areas of high tourism | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
14:30 | Deal or No Deal | Stephen Mulhern hosts as a contestant tries to open the 22 red boxes in the right order, taking on the infamous Banker for the chance to win a life-changing cash prize |
| 15:30 | The Chase Celebrity Special | Bradley Walsh presents as Cherry Healey, Dallas Campbell, Ria Hebden and Robert Peston pit their wits against one of the ruthless Chasers in the hope of winning a potential prize pot worth thousands of pounds. They must 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 | |
| TG4
[104] |
15:00 | Sacar na mBan Beo | Live coverage of the Club Orange FAI Women's Final |
| 18:10 | Éire Eile | Cóilí Collins, or Shampain, as he is better known, spends time with contemporary trad artists who are pushing out the boat by combining trad elements with drone, electronic and spoken word music | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
14:50 | Friends | Though Joey is thrilled when his name is used in a magazine crossword puzzle, he is reluctant to let the publication do a profile of him after his last magazine interview got him fired. Rachel persuades him to reconsider so that he can mention her, though Joey insists all his friends be present to ensure he does not say anything too controversial this time |
| 15:20 | Friends | Rachel panics at the thought of caring for her baby and reluctantly agrees to her mother moving in - much to Ross's annoyance. Chandler tries to help Joey prepare for his audition as a TV quiz show host by constantly playing a baffling game | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
15:00 | A Touch of Frost | Feature-length episode of the crime drama. DI Frost has his hands full coping with death threats, arson and a staff shortage at the station - but anything is better than staying at home with an unwelcome guest. David Jason stars as the grouchy inspector, with Tony Haygarth, Diane Bull, Denise Black and Dominic Jephcott |
| 17:05 | Joanna Page's Wild Life | Joanna's confidence as a trainee volunteer at her local wildlife rescue centre grows as she helps x-ray the smallest bat she's ever seen, which has a suspected wing fracture. She also helps look after and finally release some noisy garden birds and later has a special moment as she releases the fox cubs who came in at the beginning of her own journey back out into the wild | |
| BBC One
[108] |
14:50 | Shrek | Anti-social ogre Shrek resolves to stop an evil ruler from banishing fairy-tale characters to his swampland home. However, the reluctant hero ends up forced to rescue the beautiful Princess Fiona from a castle guarded by a dragon, aided only by a wisecracking donkey. Animated comedy, with the voices of Mike Myers, John Lithgow, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy and Vincent Cassel |
| 16:20 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
13:00 | A Knight's Tale | A poverty-stricken squire spies an opportunity to make his dreams come true when his employer dies. He takes his place as a knight, launching himself on the road to riches by competing in jousting tournaments, but his ruse is jeopardised by a dastardly nobleman. Comedy adventure, starring Heath Ledger, Paul Bettany, Mark Addy, Shannyn Sossamon and Rufus Sewell |
| 15:40 | Kirstie and Phil's Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds | Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer look back to some of their favourite properties from the show and offers tips and tricks to help viewers make the best of their homes. As well as catching up with some of the families that previously featured, Kirstie and Phil focus on the layout issues and dilemmas that many of us now face in a very different world. In this episode, the pair focus the best ways to make a budget stretch, as two families with grand renovation plans look to make their money go a long way | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
15:05 | The Simpsons | The long-running animation reaches its 500th episode. Homer and his family are forced to leave town and live as outcasts after angering the people of Springfield one too many times. Helping them adjust to their new life is WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, while the cartoon's theme is given a makeover by singer Alison Krauss |
| 15:35 | The Simpsons | Homer suffers a bout of incontinence and has to wear a nappy, forcing Marge to ask eccentric boffin Professor Frink to help determine the cause of his condition. With the use of a dream machine, Frink breaks into Homer's subconscious mind where a string of insecurities are exposed, including one involving his late mother | |
| BBC Four
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02:45 | The Riviera: A History in Pictures | Richard E Grant concludes his exploration of the French Riviera's artistic legacy by focusing on how art and celebrity became intertwined in the early part of the 20th century. Resident artists such as Picasso and Matisse found the sun-drenched landscape ideal for experimenting with their work, and as the region became a creative hub, the likes of novelist Jean Cocteau and ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev were drawn to the area. This artistic community also liked to party on the Cote d'Azur's beaches - a pastime that proved equally irresistible to the American multimillionaires arriving in the area on board transatlantic liners |
| 19:00 | A Stitch in Time | Amber Butchart combines biography, art and the history of fashion to explores the lives of historical figures through the clothes they wore, starting with Charles II | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
15:00 | A Place in the Sun | After a road trip along the Spanish coastal region of Almeria, Frans and Julie Mampaeij from Berkshire completely fell in love with this part of the country. Now they want to seize the day and buy a holiday home here. With a cash budget of £90,000, Scarlette Douglas shows them five properties for them to choose between |
| 15:50 | Come Dine with Me | The dinner-party challenge comes from the Midlands, with dog lover Becci hosting the first night and hoping her Cornish-themed menu impresses guests Ian, Lorna, Louise and Hezron | |