| What's on Now & Next (2026-08-18) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
16:45 | Home Rescue: The Big Fix | Architects and builders help struggling homeowners with DIY jobs, redesigning rooms and bringing order to chaos |
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| 17:45 | Nuacht | The latest news headlines | |
| RTE2
[102] |
15:45 | Hockey World Cup | Ireland v South Africa (Push-back 4.00pm). Peter Collins presents all the action from the men's Pool C match at Belfius Hockey Arena in Belgium. Ireland failed to qualify when this tournament last took place in January 2023, while South Africa lost all three of their pool games to Australia, Argentina and France |
| 17:35 | The Big Bang Theory | Penny makes an important decision after Leonard tries to help her in the aftermath of a failed role on a TV show. Meanwhile, Raj and Stuart practise talking to strangers at a shopping centre, and Sheldon studies to become a comic genius. Comedy, starring Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
15:00 | Vera | When the remains of a teenager are found half-buried in a wood, Vera finds herself investigating a 30-year-old mystery. Identified as Carrie Telling, a girl who disappeared during the 1984 miners' strike, the team retrieves news footage from the protests that shows her taking pictures in the background. It appears she got caught up in the unrest that day, contradicting her father's assertion that she went straight home. Photographs recovered from her camera yield further revelations for Vera. What did Carrie discover that ultimately led to her death? |
| 17:00 | Judge Judy | Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin | |
| TG4
[104] |
16:35 | Gilmore Girls | Trix returns to town and criticises her children for being financial failures - only for Richard to unexpectedly stand up to her. Rory's professor tells her she has to drop a class as her workload is too much. Lane gets her job back, and has a tense confrontation with her mother, while Lorelai and Sookie find funding the construction crew increasingly difficult |
| 17:27 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
15:50 | 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 |
| 16:50 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh hosts as four strangers - Marcus from Neath, Sarah from Plymouth, Lesley from Warrington and Will from Salisbury - come together in the hope that they can take on a Chaser as a team and leave with thousands of pounds, but who will they be in battle against? | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
16:40 | Wycliffe | Two grieving widows lay rival claims to a corpse found washed up on the beach, each insisting it is the body of her missing husband. While it is obvious only one can be telling the truth, the detective finds it tricky to discern which of the women is lying - and why. Drama, guest starring Eleanor Bron, with Jack Shepherd |
| 17:45 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Part one of two. Poirot meets a woman who has seemingly become unaccountably accident-prone - but soon starts to suspect she is actually a victim of foul play | |
| BBC One
[108] |
16:30 | The Answer Run | Jason Manford hosts the quiz show, where today contestants face a choice between Only Fools and Horses or The Royle Family and Vivienne Westwood or Mary Quant |
| 17:15 | Pointless | Nish Kumar joins Alexander Armstrong to co-host the quiz in which four pairs of contestants have to score the fewest points possible by giving the least obvious answers to questions posed to 100 people before the show. At the end of each round, the team with the most points is eliminated until the final two pairs battle for a cash prize | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
16:00 | The Great B&B Challenge | It's the second day of the competition and after welcoming their first guests, the battle moves to the breakfast table where dodgy cooking leaves Nichola and Roy with egg on their faces. And as more guests check in, an early arrival leads to chaos at Jacqui and Rob's B&B |
| 17:00 | Chateau DIY | At the imposing Chateau de la Boutiniere, Alison and Zion are having teething problems with their old digger as they unearth giant rocks while landscaping their wedding garden. In Occitania, the heat is on for Sasha to paint a mural on the pool cover before it dries out, while Tim and Luke transform an old storage space into a games room for guests. And at Chateau de Seguenville, Becky attempts to add a Moroccan-style finish to the walls in order to create a hammam-inspired bathroom | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
16:30 | Modern Family | Valentine's Day arrives, which for the Dunphys means their chance to dress up and romance each other as their once-a-year role-play characters Clive and Juliana - although Claire begins to worry that Phil prefers her like this. Meanwhile, Jay's romantic plans hit a snag in the sassy form of Gloria's sister Sonia, who ends up trying to seduce him, and wires are crossed when Mitch and Cam find themselves in a sticky situation with pal Anders |
| 17:00 | The Simpsons | Reports of Mr Burns's death provoke a media storm as the townsfolk reveal their true feelings about him, but it's not long before he reappears, threatening the freedom of the press in a bid to improve his image. However, Lisa's newspaper proves resistant to his plans | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:05 | Rise of the Clans | Neil Oliver examines the history of the nation's ancient clans, beginning with those who rallied behind Robert the Bruce in his against-all-odds bid to win Scotland's crown. After their crucial role in beating the English at Bannockburn in 1314, Bruce rewarded the loyal chiefs with land and titles |
| 19:00 | The Architecture the Railways Built | Tim Dunn ventures to Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales, talks to the man who saved it from closure and tours the stations of the Hungerbergbahn in Innsbruck | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
16:20 | Four in a Bed | The B&Bers are in Great Yarmouth to visit Stu and Lou's Beachside Holidays. A boat trip brings the group together but a dirty discovery brings down the mood, leaving the hosts concerned about their chances of success on payment day |
| 16:50 | Four in a Bed | The final visit of the week is to the Alice in Wonderland-themed Hatter's Hotel in Skegness, Lincolnshire. Husband-and-wife team Dee and Gary reckon their unique B&B experience will have their guests grinning like Cheshire cats - and the literary décor certainly proves a hit | |