| What's on Now & Next (2026-01-03) | |||
| RTE One
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21:05 | RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock and Weather | The latest national and international news |
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| 21:35 | The Tommy Tiernan Show | Improvised chat show in which neither the presenter nor the viewers are told the identity of the guests in advance. With the comedian in the dark about who he will be interviewing until they walk out to greet him, anything can happen - especially if Tommy doesn't have a clue who they are | |
| RTE2
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21:10 | Mission: Impossible 2 | Secret agent Ethan Hunt is sent to find and destroy the only sample of a deadly man-made virus. However, he faces tough opposition in a former spy-turned-criminal mastermind who has already acquired the cure and now wants the pathogen itself. Director John Woo's action thriller sequel, starring Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandiwe Newton and Anthony Hopkins |
| 23:30 | A Star Is Born | Following a gig, fading music star Jackson Maine happens upon Ally, a nightclub singer-songwriter. Their instant chemistry leads to a tempestuous romance as he helps her on the road to stardom. However, Jackson's alcoholism has explosive repercussions as her career blossoms. Oscar-winning drama, starring Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, who also directed, and Sam Elliott | |
| Virgin Media One
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21:00 | Beat the Chasers | Bradley Walsh hosts as a mystery chaser called Maverick joins the usual panel of experts as more contestants from across the UK take on Jenny 'the Vixen' Ryan, Anne 'the Governess' Hegerty, Shaun 'the Dark Destroyer' Wallace, Mark 'the Beast' Labbett, Paul 'the Sinnerman' Sinha and Darragh 'the Menace' Ennis. Who is behind the mask, and can they live up to being a part of the greatest quiz team in the world? |
| 22:00 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Another line-up of contestants answer questions that could change their lives - with lifelines, including Ask the Audience, Phone a Friend and 50-50 available to them if they get stuck. Jeremy Clarkson hosts | |
| TG4
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21:00 | Ceilliúradh ar Micheál D Ó hUiginn | Last September, many of Ireland's leading musicians and performers gathered in the NCH for a special event celebrating the release of Micheál D Ó hUiginn's debut spoken word album Against All Certainty. Poetry from the collection is read by leading Irish artists including Paula Meehan and Sebastian Barry, while music is by acclaimed artists Mary Coughlan, Paul Brady, Imelda May, Rónán Ó Snodaigh and Andy Irvine. All are accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Brophy. Hosted by Tommy Tiernan. |
| 22:23 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
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21:30 | The Jonathan Ross Show: Special Guests | A look back at some of the most memorable moments from recent series of the talk show. Amongst the guests featured are Celine Dion, David Beckham, Tina Turner, Samuel L Jackson, Lindsay Lohan, Paul McCartney, Amy Schumer, Michael Douglas, Jennifer Hudson, Kit Harrington and Samson Kayo |
| 22:00 | Fanning at Whelan's | Damian Lewis, Nell Mescal, Aimee Carty, Florence Road and Madra Salach join Dave Fanning for live performances and chat from Dublin’s iconic venue, Whelan’s. | |
| Virgin Media Three
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21:00 | McDonald & Dodds | Having just tied up a case after a local scandal-breaking journalist died of anaphylaxis at a party in her home, the detectives investigate when a woman is found dead in a rented flat. The killer has removed all clues to the victim's identity, but DNA reveals that she's a missing person who vanished on her way home from school more than 35 years ago. Can McDonald and Dodds navigate the tightly wound social circles of Bath's elites to find the truth? Return of the crime drama, starring Jason Watkins and Tala Gouveia |
| 22:55 | The Snapper | A 20-year-old woman from a large family announces she is pregnant, but refuses to reveal the identity of the father. Her protective dad is determined to stand by her through thick and thin, but over the next nine months, small-town gossip starts to take its toll on him. Stephen Frears' comedy drama, based on Roddy Doyle's novel, starring Tina Kellegher and Colm Meaney | |
| BBC One
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21:30 | Waiting for the Out | Drama, starring Josh Finan as a teacher leading a philosophy class in a prison. On his first day, the lesson soon unravels as he realises he's underestimated his audience - and the weight of his own past. Fixating on small details, Dan loses control, risks his chance to become a father and breaks an important promise. When a familiar face resurfaces, he is forced to confront someone he thought he'd left behind |
| 22:15 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
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21:00 | Taskmaster | Greg Davies presents the second in a two-part seasonal special in which TV chef and musician Big Zuu, former footballer Jill Scott, actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, singer Sam Ryder and Countdown lexicographer Susie Dent take on a range of offbeat challenges, all set by Alex Horne |
| 22:00 | Bowie: The Final Act | The 1990s were a bad time for David Bowie. With slow ticket sales and poor reviews, it seemed the man who defined reinvention had lost his magic. But Bowie was not yet done. Ten years after his death, this documentary reveals the influential musician's final creative journey, from conquering Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage in 2000 to producing Blackstar, the 2016 swansong LP that reminded the world why he was irreplaceable | |
| E4
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21:00 | Celebrity Gogglebox | Some of the nation's top personalities turn their hand to being the country's most opinionated viewers as they critique the week's TV. Giving their view on the most talked about television of the week are Davina McCall with her partner Michael Douglas, Katherine Ryan and her husband Bobby, Jane McDonald and friend Sue, Rob Beckett and Tom Allen, Tom Grennan and his dad Martin, Munroe Bergdorf and Leomie Anderson, Stephen Mangan with his sister Anita, Chris Packham CBE with his step-daughter Megan, Big Zuu, Hyder and Tubsey, Paul Sinha and husband Olly, Nick Grimshaw and his niece Liv, Shaun Ryder and Bez, Martin and Roman Kemp, and Clare Balding and Alice Arnold. This time, they share their opinions on The 1% Club, Spy in The Ocean, Fake Profile, Five Star Kitchen: Britain's Next Great Chef and The Yorkshire Vet |
| 22:00 | Gogglebox | The armchair critics review shows including Strictly Come Dancing, Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, My Mum, Your Dad, A Very Royal Scandal and The Yorkshire Vet. They also comment on a This Morning feature on gurning, a BBC News report on a naked museum and ITV News coverage of the Labour Party Conference | |
| BBC Four
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21:00 | Arena | Documentary tracing Roger Moore's rise from a young knitwear model to an era-defining icon. It reveals how the actor refined his persona as a debonair, seasoned man-about-town, and after becoming a household name in TV's The Saint, and The Persuaders!, he finally won his breakthrough role as James Bond in 1973. The documentary reveals his life with A-list friends, including Frank Sinatra, Joan Collins, Christopher Walken and other Hollywood legends. There are also interviews with Roger's children, Geoffrey, Deborah and Christian |
| 22:20 | Escape to Athena | Second World War Allied PoWs incarcerated on a Greek island plan to defy the SS by breaking out of prison and pulling off an art robbery, with the help of their liberal-minded camp commandant. Action adventure, with Roger Moore, David Niven, Telly Savalas, Elliott Gould, Stefanie Powers and Claudia Cardinale | |
| More4
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21:00 | 24 Hours in A&E | Long-distance lorry driver Neil, 52, has fallen backwards off a ramp onto a concrete floor and is sent for an urgent CT scan, the results of which are a shock. Also receiving treatments are 29-year-old Ben, who has dislocated his shoulder in a cycling accident, and Wendy, 73, who is in resus with a severe open ankle fracture after falling at home |
| 22:00 | 24 Hours in A&E | Twenty-year-old Antonio is rushed to A&E after a motorcycle accident leaves him with a severe fracture to his leg and the medical team are concerned about a potential arterial bleed. Meanwhile, doctors investigate the damage to the chest and lungs of 40-year-old Karen, who fell off her horse, which then trampled on her, while leukaemia patient Hayley, 29, comes to St George's with wife Emma after suffering an infection and low immune system | |