| What's on Now & Next (2026-08-27) | |||
| RTE One
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18:01 | RTÉ News: Six One and Weather | The latest national and international headlines |
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| 18:30 | Reeling in the Years | A dip into the news and music archives from 2004, a year that saw the introduction of the smoking ban in Ireland, Brian McFadden's departure from Westlife, the return of trams to Dublin's streets and controversy over the sole Irish gold medal at the Athens Olympics. Featuring music by Outkast, Counting Crows, Keane, Pink, Natural Gas and Snow Patrol | |
| RTE2
[102] |
18:00 | Shortland Street | Madonna insists she's going to out Monique, and Harper pulls out all the stops |
| 18:30 | Home and Away | Alf isn't ready to let go of Zane's past, Leah micromanages her new hire and David might have a hidden agenda | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
18:05 | The Six O'Clock Show | A lively mix of celebrity chat with national and international guests, fabulous food from the country's top Chefs, expert advice and all the unmissable stories making the headlines |
| 19:00 | News at 7 | The latest national and international news stories from the Virgin Media News team | |
| TG4
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18:25 | Cogar | A look back at one of the coldest Irish winters, when in January 1947 a freezing front left the country in an arctic grip, with temperatures plummeting to as low as -14C. Featuring first-hand accounts from those who remember the 'freak ice age', which lasted two months |
| 18:57 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
18:00 | 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 |
| 19:00 | Live Athletics: Diamond League | The Weltklasse Zurich. Coverage of the 14th and penultimate meeting of the season, held at Letzigrund in Switzerland. The men's and women's 400m hurdles meeting records were broken here last year by Karsten Warholm and Femke Broeders-Bol, and there was also a new mark of 48.70 seconds set by Salwa Eid Naser in the women's 400m. There were also victories for Swiss athletes Simon Ehammer and Audrey Werro in the men's long jump and women's 800m respectively | |
| Virgin Media Three
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17:40 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | The detective sets out for Norfolk when a country publican begs him to help solve a murder - but is disappointed when the innkeeper turns out to be a budding author and the killing fictional. However, he soon has food for thought when a real death occurs - committed by a seemingly ghostly hand. Geraldine Alexander and Ian McCulloch guest star, with David Suchet |
| 18:50 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Beautiful Russian aristocrat Countess Vera Rossakoff, the chief suspect in a series of jewel thefts, seemingly captivates Poirot with her charm and intellect, meaning Hastings and Miss Lemon have to do most of the actual detective work and ensure she is brought to justice. Drama, guest starring Kika Markham | |
| BBC One
[108] |
18:00 | BBC News at Six; Weather | The latest headlines |
| 18:30 | BBC Newsline; Weather | ||
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
18:00 | American Pickers | Pickers Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz find a massive warehouse in Chicago filled with cast-off treasures, including some superstar sports memorabilia that are a 'total slam dunk' |
| 19:00 | Channel 4 News | Including sport and weather | |
| E4
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18:00 | The Simpsons | Homer makes it his mission to find a devastated Smithers a boyfriend and signs him up to a dating app. Lisa gets a leading role in the school production of Casablanca, leaving Milhouse jealous of her co-star and Bart plotting sabotage. Guest starring George Takei |
| 18:30 | The Simpsons | Marge takes Lisa on a theatre trip to the big city to make up for a rough patch in their relationship. Bart is frustrated that everyone seems to be well prepared for his pranks in advance, so he teams up with Maggie to play practical jokes on unsuspecting victims | |
| BBC Four
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03:05 | Villages by the Sea | Archaeologist Ben Robinson heads to Beer in Devon, home to Beer Stone which has been quarried since Roman times. It has been used in many of the nation's cathedrals and landmark buildings, including Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London and St Pauls' Cathedral |
| 19:00 | Villages by the Sea | Archaeologist Ben Robinson heads to Beer in Devon, home to Beer Stone which has been quarried since Roman times. It has been used in many of the nation's cathedrals and landmark buildings, including Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London and St Pauls' Cathedral | |
| More4
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17:50 | Car S.O.S. | Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend visit Derbyshire to pick up Matt's 1999 Subaru Impreza Turbo 2000, a Japanese all-wheel-drive monster that has been tamed by a serious dose of rust, which has eaten into every surface, leaving the car as little more than a candidate for the scrapyard. The team races against time to give the vehicle a full-on makeover, before revealing it to its owner |
| 18:50 | Car S.O.S. | In Devon, Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend take on the task of restoring a 1958 Messerschmitt KR200 Bubble Car for classic car fan Sam. But the tiny car - a three-wheeled, rusting heap that has lain dormant for decades - proves to be a massive restoration project. The single cylinder, two-stroke engine hasn't started for years and needs a full rebuild, and the microcar's shattered acrylic canopy needs replacing. However, finding one proves difficult. | |