| What's on Now & Next (2025-12-19) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
12:10 | Rick Stein's Cornwall | The chef witnesses a fishing method frozen in time, where the use of engines and winches is banned, and goes fishing under sail for what he considers to be the best oysters in the world. Back on dry land, Rick cooks a warming fish soup called Cullen Skink, and discovers the all-but-forgotten story of Cornwall's ancient capital, Lostwithiel |
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| 12:45 | Telly Bingo | Lottery game show, presented by Declan Buckley | |
| RTE2
[102] |
12:10 | Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese | Girl is the only one of her siblings who has absolutely no fear of anything, until she is introduced to the horrors of pizza dough |
| 12:25 | The Unstoppable Yellow Yeti | When Gustav tries to track a beet-stealing Wolverine, he shuffles through all his personas to outsmart it, in vain. Osmo and Rita must encourage him to use his own unique wits. | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
10:00 | This Morning | Daily magazine, featuring a mix of celebrity chat, showbusiness news, lifestyle features, topical discussion, health and beauty advice and more |
| 12:30 | News at 12:30 | The latest national and international news stories from the Virgin Media News team, followed by sport and weather | |
| TG4
[104] |
12:05 | The Golden Girls | Blanche's long-lost nanny appears out of the blue - with startling news. Guest starring Ruby Dee |
| 12:35 | The Golden Girls | Dorothy is pressured to pass a student so he can play in an important football game | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
12:00 | Think Tank | Bill Turnbull hosts as three contestants compete to win a cash prize, aided or hindered by the answers of a regular cast of contributors known as the Think Tank |
| 13:00 | Sport Stories | An interview with the Olympic boxing silver medallist, who discusses his journey to the top of the amateur boxing world and his hidden struggles with addiction | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
11:25 | Animal Emergency | Old English sheepdog puppy Jessie has narrowly avoided death but now must undergo emergency surgery. Elsewhere in the hospital, owner Alan is determined to give his 13-year-old crossbreed Jessica as comfortable life as possible as she battles terminal kidney disease. Coco the alsatian is examined to see if she is a candidate to become a blood donor ,while Mary the heifer is operated on to correct a problem with her leg |
| 12:20 | Wild Britain | Cameras capture intimate views of a family of beavers in Devon, and the programme explores how these natural engineers alter their landscape to help themselves and other species. There is also footage of grass snakes, toads, reed warblers, dragonflies and water spiders | |
| BBC One
[108] |
11:30 | Homes Under the Hammer | Martin Roberts meets a first-time developer in east London who has an inspiring attitude. In Cambridgeshire Jacqui Joseph fights against the overgrown shrubbery to get into a three-bed semi. Cameras also witness the culmination of a five year project in Cheshire |
| 12:15 | Bargain Hunt | Danny Sebastian hosts a festive edition from Newark antiques fair, where Roo Irvine and Caroline Hawley gift their expert knowledge to two teams of Christmas shoppers. Friends Tina and Ali on the red team ponder a vintage lion - though Roo's concerned about the lack of a makers mark - and Vinny and Michael on the blue side spot a penny-farthing bicycle | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
12:10 | Come Dine with Me: The Professionals | Kicking things off in Belfast is traditional Irish restaurant Holohan's Pantry, where mother and daughter Jane and Emir cook up a menu of 'posh-ed up' Celtic favourites. The second hosts, Artur and Jarron, hope that their fresh approach is more fiesta than flop at their Spanish restaurant, 2 Taps, while for the final night, head chef Stacy and front of house manager Perri turn up the heat at Acapulco Mexican Restaurant |
| 13:10 | Jamie Cooks Christmas | Part two of two. Jamie invites his family to join him in his outdoor kitchen shed and makes smoked trout pâté, served with red cabbage slaw and a giant Yorkshire pudding for sharing. He gives the traditional turkey a run for its money with festive porchetta, crispy root veg and roast potatoes, and also takes a Christmas staple to new heights in his vegetarian main, a chestnut and Brussels sprouts pie | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
12:00 | The Big Bang Theory | Leonard confronts the man who tormented him in high school, while Penny realises she did her fair share of bullying in the past and calls the people she targeted to apologise. Comedy, starring Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco |
| 12:30 | The Big Bang Theory | Sheldon is uninterested in Amy's career, so Penny, Raj and Leonard try to make him understand that sometimes it benefits a relationship to pretend to care about a partner's achievements. Howard notices Bernadette is uncomfortable around children when she helps him perform a magic show at his nephew's birthday party | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:30 | Top of the Pops | Kate Thornton, Jamie Theakston and Jayne Middlemiss introduce the stars and the top-selling songs of 1998, plus that year's Christmas number one. With performances by the Tamperer featuring Maya, Stardust, Denise & Johnny, B*witched, Robbie Williams, All Saints, Fat Les and the Spice Girls |
| 19:00 | Top of the Pops | Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 December 1998. Featuring Jay-Z, Manic Street Preachers, Bryan Adams and Melanie C, Brandy, LeAnn Rimes, Emilia, Robbie Williams and Cher | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
12:00 | Find It, Fix It, Flog It | In the Lake District, Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien meet Tamara, whose family have been farming there for nearly a century. Simon has ambitious plans to turn a pile of old slate into an unusual lamp, while Henry sets his heart on upcycling the seat from an old pony and trap |
| 13:05 | A Place in the Sun | After enjoying many holidays together on the Algarve, Dee and Joe have decided to swap Ireland for Portugal and make a permanent move to their favourite town of Albufeira. They're looking for a two-bedroom apartment that's big enough for them and their daughter. Jean Johansson shows them five options for their £155,000 budget | |