| What's on Now & Next (2025-12-25) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
07:10 | Christmas in Kilmainham presented by Marty Whelan | Marty Whelan decks the halls of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham for a celebration of Christmas. His guests include Imelda May, the delicious Garron Noone, the High Kings, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and a special visiting choir from Palestine, the Daughters of Jerusalem |
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| 08:05 | White Christmas | A pair of former soldiers start a new career as nightclub entertainers. They try to boost the popularity of their old commanding officer's struggling winter resort in Vermont by staging a series of extravagant shows, with a little help from their former army buddies and a talented singing sister act. Musical, starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera-Ellen, Dean Jagger, Sig Rumann, Mary Wickes, Anne Whitfield and Rosemary Clooney, featuring seasonal songs by Irving Berlin. | |
| RTE2
[102] |
07:40 | Storybud | Freezing temperatures have burst a pipe in the kitchen which is now flooding the house and forcing everyone to higher-ground |
| 07:45 | Tabby McTat | Animated adaptation of the Julia Donaldson book. Tabby McTat the singing cat and his busker friend Fred entertain the crowds of London, but become separated when Fred breaks his leg while pursuing a thief. Lost and alone, Tabby is taken in by a friendly fellow cat and finds a whole new life for herself with a kindly family - leaving him torn between two very different homes. Narrated by Jodie Whittaker, with the voices of Rob Brydon and Sopé Dirísu | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
07:10 | The Chase Celebrity Special | Colin Jackson, Anne Diamond, Josie Long and Nicky Campbell answer general knowledge questions and work as a team to take on all five of the ruthless Chasers and secure a charity prize. Anne Hegerty, Mark Labbett, Jenny Ryan, Paul Sinha and Shaun Wallace have donned their glam rags for the show, but will the celebs outshine the Chasers? Bradley Walsh presents |
| 08:00 | Meet Me at the Christmas Train Parade | When Charlotte's son learns about the old tradition of the Christmas train parade, he persuades her to try to reignite the Christmas magic that brought together their community and the neighbouring towns. They enlist the help of the boy's teacher, but just as Charlotte thinks she might be falling for him, she finds out that he's been harbouring secrets related to why the parade ended in the first place. Romantic drama, starring Emma Johnson, Ryan Northcott and Maureen Rooney | |
| TG4
[104] |
07:30 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That | It's the first day of the summer holiday and the Cat in the Hat whisks Nick, Sally and Fish off on the greatest great outdoor camping adventure ever |
| 08:25 | Pat an Madra | The Guanos lose patience with their sworn enemy - and try to get rid of Pat | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
07:00 | Puzzling with Lucy Worsley | Contestants from Bristol, London, Bromborough, Aberdeen, Fordingbridge and Croydon are split into two teams of three to take on the five rounds of fiendish puzzles, which test language skills, calculation, lateral thinking, visual intelligence and memory |
| 08:00 | Tipping Point | Ben Shephard hosts the quiz in which contestants answer questions to win turns on an arcade-style machine. Dropping tokens down a choice of four chutes, they hope to knock piles of them off a moving shelf - and the more they collect, the greater the prize fund. The player who has won the least amount is then eliminated, and the last one standing competes for a £10,000 jackpot | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
07:30 | Heartbeat | Bellamy is forced to confront painful memories when he is subjected to a series of attacks and Walker begins to suspect a recently released prisoner may be involved. Lord Ashfordly's visiting relatives receive a cool reception and Bernie is shocked to find Rosie working at the garage, but impressed once he discovers her lucrative new venture. Starring Mark Jordon, Jonathan Kerrigan and Vanessa Hehir |
| 08:20 | The Restaurant | Dublin GAA legend Philly McMahon prepares a three-course menu for Rachel Allen, Marco Pierre White and a guest judge. The winner of eight All-Ireland Football medals shares his loves and his life through a menu with Dublin classics like Coddle, as well as a tribute to his Belfast born father | |
| BBC One
[108] |
06:00 | Breakfast | A round-up of national and international news, plus current affairs, arts and entertainment, and weather |
| 09:00 | The Snail and the Whale | Animated adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's children's book. It tells the tale of a tiny snail who longs to see the world and hitches a ride on the tail of a huge humpback whale. Sally Hawkins and Rob Brydon head the voice cast as the title characters, with Cariad Lloyd and Diana Rigg | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
07:20 | The Snowman and the Snowdog | Animated sequel to Raymond Briggs' classic festive tale The Snowman, telling the story of another youngster's magical Christmas. A boy's snowman and snowdog come to life at the stroke of midnight and take him on an adventure to the North Pole, where he and his new companions meet an assortment of colourful characters, including Santa himself, before returning home - where a wonderful surprise awaits |
| 07:45 | We're Going on a Bear Hunt | Animated adventure based on the popular children's bedtime book by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. Stan, Katie, Rosie, Max and the baby, along with Rufus the dog, all embark on a quest to find some bears. Trekking through whirling snowstorms, muddy bogs and dark forests, the siblings refuse to let anything get in their way. However, when Rosie and Rufus get lost, bear-hunting suddenly doesn't seem quite so much fun after all. Featuring the voices of Olivia Colman, Pam Ferris and Mark Williams as Mum, Grandma and Dad respectively | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
07:40 | The Big Bang Theory | As Sheldon stresses out about picking a wedding date, Amy tries to convince him that he has a more laid-back side. Meanwhile, Raj and Stuart compete to win the heart of Bernadette's new colleague Ruchi. Swati Kapila guest stars |
| 08:05 | The Big Bang Theory | Leonard is devastated when his mother befriends Penny. Howard and Sheldon bond when they drive into the desert to shoot off a model rocket. Christine Baranski guest stars | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:00 | The Read | Actor Steffan Rhodri gives a reading of CS Lewis's timeless story The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. When young Second World War evacuee Lucy Pevensie hides in an old wardrobe during a game of hide-and-seek, she finds herself transported to Narnia, a land frozen in an eternal winter by the evil White Witch. Lucy and her siblings, Peter, Susan and Edmund, fight alongside the noble lion Aslan to defeat the witch and her army |
| 19:00 | The Read | Actor Steffan Rhodri gives a reading of CS Lewis's timeless story The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. When young Second World War evacuee Lucy Pevensie hides in an old wardrobe during a game of hide-and-seek, she finds herself transported to Narnia, a land frozen in an eternal winter by the evil White Witch. Lucy and her siblings, Peter, Susan and Edmund, fight alongside the noble lion Aslan to defeat the witch and her army | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
03:25 | Supermarkets Unwrapped | The Food Unwrapped team explore the snacks aisle. Kate Quilton visits Kenya to find out how many mangoes are in a snack pack, Helen Lawal learns the mystery of the fluffy centre of a snowball, John Whaite cracks open the secret of caramel popcorn, and Andi Oliver investigates what a supermarket aisle means when you're shopping online |
| 08:55 | A Place in the Sun | Welsh champion sausage-maker Steve and his wife Helen have travelled the world in search of the perfect holiday home and have decided that Torrox on the Costa del Sol is for them. Scarlette Douglas pulls out all the stops to show five properties within her budget of £95,000 | |