| What's on Now & Next (2026-04-16) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
19:30 | EastEnders | A desperate Vicki finds herself out of options, and it's a battle of the Brannings as Max and Lauren continue to compete |
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| 20:00 | Fair City | Carol and JJ have to enlist a reluctant accomplice to keep Steo hidden, and Pete pushes Dolores to let him move back in, but she stands firm on separate living. Fergal fears Gwen and Georgie are about to evict him, but they have a surprise in store. Paul struggles to cope with life in prison | |
| RTE2
[102] |
19:00 | Bake Off: The Professionals | Stacey Solomon and Liam Charles present the semi-final, and in a first for the patisserie contest, the teams must create a plated dessert for each of the judges. With no recipe and just the ingredients and equipment before them, they draw on their experience to produce something that will hopefully stop Cherish Finden and Benoit Blin in their tracks. For the second challenge, they must create an edible table scene inspired by the land of the dinosaurs, with a large macaron cake at its heart |
| 20:00 | Build Your Own Home | Harrison Gardner gives advice to part-time teacher and mother of three Esther Foreman, who has no building experience but wants to construct the house of her dreams herself. With her partner Damien also helping out, the project starts to move along well, but as the seasons change it's becomes clear this is no ordinary build as the sheer scale would be enough to scare off most people | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
19:30 | Friends | Monica goes on a date with her high-school heart-throb. Ross begins playing tricks on Rachel, and Phoebe convinces herself a stray cat is the reincarnation of her long-dead mother. Comedy, starring Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox |
| 20:00 | Emmerdale | Todd manipulates Manpreet, while April is struggling and Paddy is left reeling | |
| TG4
[104] |
19:30 | An Deis | Eibhlín Ní Chonghaile presents the game show in which three teams compete against each other answering general knowledge questions to light up their paths and take home the jackpot |
| 20:00 | Ar Son na Cúise | Joe Ó Dónaill and Ray Mac Mánais arrive in Conamara, calling in to the Ó Neachtain family in An Spidéal to reflect on the strong influence the various generations of this celebrated clan have had on their Oireachtas journey | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
19:00 | The Chase | Can Lynwen from Mold, Rob from London, Vikki from Wellingborough and Keith from Manchester work together as a team and take down one of the country's finest quiz brains? Find out as Bradley Walsh hosts and they try to take a Chaser down for thousands of pounds |
| 20:00 | Rich House, Poor House | Catching up with families featured on the programme in the past, providing an update and giving them a chance to share their hopes and ambitions for the future. Featuring Antony and James, who featured in the first episode of the series, along with Matt and Andy from season two. Plus, Waltham Forest's first-ever black bin lady Sharron and her son Marcus | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
18:15 | A Touch of Frost | Part one of two. The team finds links between a 10-year-old murder and the discovery of a body in the local reservoir, prompting the irascible inspector to seek out one of the most ruthless and driven killers he has ever encountered. Starring David Jason, Bruce Alexander and Susan Penhaligon |
| 19:55 | Heartbeat | A new family cause panic in Aidensfield when their rabid dog goes missing, and Nick suspects Greengrass of poaching | |
| BBC One
[108] |
19:30 | EastEnders | A desperate Vicki finds herself out of options, and it's a battle of the Brannings as Max and Lauren continue to compete |
| 20:00 | Race Across the World | The teams bid farewell to Europe and head into Asia, racing from bustling Istanbu to the remote town of Halfeti in south-east Turkey - where the last to arrive will be eliminated from the competition. Along the way, Katie persuades brother Harrison to tick off a bucket list experience - watching the hot-air balloons rise over the chimneys of Cappadocia - while the leaders in the last leg, cousins Puja and Roshni, continue to celebrate, this time because it's Puja's birthday | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
19:00 | Channel 4 News | Including sport and weather |
| 20:00 | Paul Merton: Driving Amazing Trains | Comedian Paul Merton takes charge of some of the world's most iconic locomotives. Here he visits Switzerland, travelling up front on the Glacier Express through some of Europe's most beautiful scenery. Then Paul helps stoke a 1920s stream train through the mountains to a world-famous glacier. After driving a funicular train up to the Reichenbach Falls, where Sherlock Holmes met his fictional demise, he finishes by taking a train through the ice to the summit of the Eiger | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
19:30 | Married at First Sight Australia | After a deeply divisive week away, everyone's grinding their axes ahead of the fifth dinner party, where friendships are fractured and the group's dynamic is irreversibly altered |
| 21:00 | MAFS Australia: After the Dinner Party | Rachel, Steven, Scott, Danny and Bec face off following the frenetic finger-banging feud at the Couples' Retreat | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
19:30 | Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village | Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the hidden villages of London. Despite many rural settlements like Hornsey and Dagenham being swallowed up by the expansion of London, Hampstead residents successfully fought to preserve their village heritage, while in recent years Londoners have created a new breed of urban villages like Crouch End and Walthamstow |
| 20:00 | Dan Cruickshank and the Family That Built Gothic Britain | Documentary exploring the changing fortunes of a family of architects, following the rise and fall of George Gilbert Scott, his son George Junior, and grandson Giles. Presenter Dan Cruickshank finds out how the dynasty was responsible for the creation of iconic landmarks such as the Midland Hotel at St Pancras station, and helped shape the Victorian age with their designs | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
18:50 | Location, Location, Location | Phil Spencer catches up with two young couples who were looking to take their all-important first steps on the property ladder in London. First, Phil meets Cat and Ed, who were searching for a home in the area around Chiswick, before revisiting Ian and Sarah, who were in love with the idea of finding a property in Balham |
| 19:55 | Kirstie and Phil's Love It or List It | Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer meet Lucy and Lynton in East Grinstead, West Sussex, who are unsure whether to sell their home or renovate instead. Lucy is set on staying where they are as it's the first place she has owned, but Lynton finds the house claustrophobic, and longs to find a new home they could fall in love with | |