| What's on Now & Next (2026-08-04) | |||
| RTE One
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20:30 | Ear to the Ground | Magazine show for farmers and rural residents, exploring the ever-changing nature of country life and landscape. Featuring topics including food safety, rural development, planning and environmental issues |
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| 21:00 | RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock and Weather | The latest national and international news | |
| RTE2
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20:45 | Scotland's Home of the Year | Judges Anna Campbell-Jones, Banjo Beale and Danny Campbell visit properties in the east. They choose between the Pink House, a colourful 1940s villa in Fife that, a new timber construction in North Berwick and a mid-century bungalow in Linlithgow |
| 21:20 | Ireland's Perfect Pubs | Anna Clifford and travel influencer Éadaoin Fitzmaurice journey to Donegal to visit the Rusty Mackerel, a pub nestled in the foothills of Sliabh Liag | |
| Virgin Media One
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20:30 | Coronation Street | Dylan ends up unconscious after a confrontation with Brody, Ross changes his story regarding Cassie's departure, and Ronnie confides in James that his holiday with Debbie was challenging |
| 21:00 | Women Locked Up: Inside the Dóchas | Documentary heading behind the bars of the notorious Dochas at Mountjoy - Ireland's biggest women's prison. Filmed over the course of seven months, it shows what life is really like for both the prisoners and guards. In this episode, ex-prisoners mentor the inmates | |
| TG4
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20:30 | Seal le Dáithí | Dáithí Ó Sé talks to actress, writer, and producer Fionnuala Gygax, who works on both English and Irish-language platforms. She is an important voice in contemporary Irish cultural production |
| 21:00 | Cheers | Norm gets a new job with a prestigious Boston accountancy firm, but the position is not quite as glamorous as he leads people to believe. Meanwhile, Cliff finds some money | |
| Virgin Media Two
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20:00 | Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport | The documentary going behind the scenes of the airport reveals how staff manage to get hundreds of planes in the air at the correct time. Cameras follow cleaners, ground staff and members of the flight crew as they race to get the world's biggest passenger plane ready for departure. Plus, a royal guest pays a flying visit, and an airport manager tries to defuse a major international protest |
| 21:00 | The Chase Celebrity Special | Bradley Walsh presents as Richard Bacon, Daisy Arwen Campbell, Neil Jones and Gary Wilmot pit their wits against one of the ruthless Chasers in the hope of winning a potential prize pot worth thousands of pounds. They must work as a team and play strategically to answer general knowledge questions against the clock and race down the game board to the exit without being caught | |
| Virgin Media Three
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19:55 | Heartbeat | The new sergeant's arrival could mean radical changes for Greengrass, and everyone is under suspicion when a girl reports a stalker in the village |
| 21:00 | Vera | Joel Kingston is a copper's copper from a respected and notable police family, but when he is found dead, floating in a park lake, DCI Vera Stanhope investigates both sides of the thin blue line in order to find his killer. A complex family dynamic, tensions at work, and brushes with the underworld, paint a dark and complex picture. Joel was there to serve and protect but did his stubborn commitment to justice at any price lead to his death? Murder mystery, starring Brenda Blethyn and Kenny Doughty | |
| BBC One
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20:00 | The Great British Sewing Bee | Sophie Willan presents as the show celebrates the rich fashion and textile traditions of Mexico. The pattern challenge sees the sewers create a folkloric top, using fabrics created by indigenous communities in Mexico's Oaxaca region. For the transformation, they use a tablecloth to create a garment with an eye-catching structure, before coming up with a made-to-measure outfit inspired by one of the many Mexican festivals found across the country. Patrick Grant and Esme Young are joined by guest judge Erika Alvarez, the renowned fashion designer |
| 21:00 | Murder 24/7 | The first of a two-part investigation into the murder of a 54-year-old in January 2025. Jamie Gawler was found dead in his Hereford flat, sitting in an armchair with a towel draped over his face. The post-mortem revealed blunt force trauma to the head, neck and chest, with almost every rib broken. With no witnesses, the investigating team began to piece together the victim's final days and soon established he had recently allowed a stranger to stay. The police eventually caught up with the suspect, who had been released from prison just six weeks earlier - and had the words 'Natural Born Killer' tattooed across his back | |
| Channel 4
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20:00 | Hotel Chocolat Unwrapped | Behind the scenes at the chocolatier as team members dream up new products and launch ambitious ventures. Chocolatier Yodi dreams up limited edition drinking chocolate flavours, head chef David has new recipes for Hotel Chocolat's first in-house bakery, and founder Angus pulls out all the stops during the countdown to the opening of the Chicago store |
| 21:00 | Celebrity Hunted | Two of the competitors drop in on a celebrity colleague to wish them a happy birthday - only to land themselves in potential trouble as they organise their escape. Another pair make a bold move by going on TV to promote their new show. Are they at risk of being nabbed live on air? In Brighton, two of the famous fugitives are cracking jokes but it seems the hunters have rumbled them and are determined to have the last laugh | |
| E4
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20:00 | Vanderpump Rules | Audrey throws a glamorous 22nd birthday party, where she cosies up to new bartender Chris. Lisa confronts Marcus for sneaking drinks at work. And Venus attempts to broker peace between Natalie and Kim, but things go south when Marcus gets involved, resulting in a relationship-ending fight |
| 21:00 | Below Deck Down Under | Harry wants to reignite things with Bri. Wihan's fuming with Lara and her criticisms of his team and some silver hotpants cause quite the scene | |
| BBC Four
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20:30 | Keeping Up Appearances | Hyacinth plans a nautical supper aboard a borrowed cruiser, but the event does not go to plan. Suburban sitcom, starring Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift and Geoffrey Hughes |
| 21:00 | She-Wolves: England's Early Queens | Helen Castor tells the story of Lady Jane Grey and Mary Tudor's battle to succeed to the English throne in 1553, the first time in the country's history that no male made a claim to the vacant crown. She discovers the troubles that power brought to each woman, with Jane's reign lasting only a few days before Mary struggled to restore Catholic rule to England. Castor also looks back at the reign of Mary's successor, Elizabeth I, who ruled for more than 40 years and is still regarded as one of England's most successful monarchs - but whose triumphs came at a heavy cost | |
| More4
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19:55 | Grand Designs | Kevin McCloud follows plumber Jon Martin and ceramicist Noreen Jaafar as they transform a neglected half-acre site in Gloucestershire. However, they are unable to cut down the 27 protected trees on the plot, so their solution is to build a big, modern treehouse with stilts screwed into the earth and balconies that will have views for miles |
| 21:00 | Oti and Richard's South African Odyssey | In the Western Cape, Oti and Richard take on one of the world's most dramatic roads and meet a community of African penguins. Richard gets a taste of Cape Malay culture, while on the dusty roads of the Weskus, there's a display of the Khoisan people's dance traditions. Finally, in the beach town of Paternoster, they sample some freshly caught crayfish | |