| What's on Now & Next (2026-10-02) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
12:10 | Still Open All Hours | The shopkeeping comedy returns with a festive instalment. Granville and Gastric find themselves playing marriage counsellors, while Leroy adopts a festive disguise to avoid relationship trouble of a different kind. Meanwhile, Mrs Featherstone struggles to get into the Christmas spirit and Kath attempts to bring the street together as one harmonious choir of carollers to beat Finkle Street once and for all - but does Granville have a trick up his sleeve to help them out? Starring David Jason, Tim Healy, James Baxter and Stephanie Cole |
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| 12:45 | Telly Bingo | Lottery game show, presented by Declan Buckley | |
| RTE2
[102] |
12:00 | Horrible Histories | Marie Antoinette, Henry VIII, Bonnie Prince Charlie, and Loo Man explore why being a prince or princess hasn't always been the lovely life some might imagine |
| 12:30 | Nova Jones | Nova has to collaborate with a difficult fashion designer to make a dazzling new dress for the Comet Ball | |
| 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] |
12:00 | The Golden Girls | The ladies battle for the attention of a handsome TV actor who appears at their local theatre |
| 12:30 | The Golden Girls | Rose has a near-death experience after she collapses and ends up in hospital. However, the events give her a fresh outlook which prompts her to move out | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
12:00 | Pressure Pad | General knowledge quiz, hosted by John Barrowman, in which two teams of five players are pitted against each other inside an illuminated arena, known as the Pressure Pad. The team with the most players remaining for the final round will put itself in the strongest position to win the £2,000 jackpot on offer |
| 13:00 | How to Lose Weight Well | Doctors Xand van Tulleken and Helen Lawal oversee proceedings as more people attempt some of the most popular and talked about diets on the market today, while cook Stacie Stewart gives advice about recipes. In the opening edition, Laura and Gellner have two weeks to slim down for a spa day, sisters Aishia and Karlette go on six-week diets for their joint birthday party, and truckers Adain and Gerry hope to lose weight for a hot-tub party in four months' time | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
12:10 | Keeping Canada Safe | An emergency brings trains to a halt in Toronto as dispatchers and constables work their way through rush hour on the busiest transit system in Canada |
| 12:40 | Heartbeat | Sian Horrocks is assaulted on her way home from work and tells Mike it was a local man who did the deed - but Jackie suspects there is more to the case than meets the eye. Elsewhere, Greengrass dreams up a scheme to fleece punters with a new investment. Nostalgic drama, starring Jason Durr, Fiona Dolman and Samia Smith | |
| BBC One
[108] |
12:15 | Bargain Hunt | Eric Knowles presents as mother and daughter duo Karen and Dorne, and father and son Faz and Hamzah scour an antiques fair in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, for bargains to sell for profit at auction under the guidance of Irita Marriott and Lesley Kiddell-Spencer |
| 13:00 | BBC News at One; Weather | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
12:10 | Find It, Fix It, Flog It | Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien travel to Surrey to meet upcycler Rob, who has a range of sheds a few miles from Gatwick Airport |
| 13:10 | The Great House Giveaway | Kelly and Gemma renovate a hoarder's terrace house in Haworth, West Yorkshire, complete with a mummified rat. The pair attempt to turn a one-bedroom into two, for which they need to ask the council for permission | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
12:00 | The Simpsons | Mr Burns disguises himself as an employee at the power plant, but while the change is good news for Homer and his co-workers, Mr Smithers is not so keen |
| 12:30 | The Simpsons | Lisa stays home from school and fantasises about the history of Western art, with Bart appearing as a French impressionist, and Homer and Marge as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:55 | Pet Shop Boys: Reel Stories | Dermot O'Leary invites Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe to join him in a London cinema and reflect on some of the pivotal moments from their career to date through clips shown on screen. The three talk about the early years of playing and writing music, their foreign promotional jobs and more |
| 19:00 | Top of the Pops | Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 May 2000. Featuring Bloodhound Gang, Watergate, Oxide & Neutrino, Made in London, Sisqo, Toploader, Tom Jones & Mousse T and Britney Spears | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
12:05 | Come Dine with Me | Carol Dolman hosts the second dinner party in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The glamorous grandmother hopes her scallops and roast lamb, 'dress to impress' theme and tango lessons given by local instructors are enough to win her the £1,000 prize |
| 12:35 | Come Dine with Me | Teacher Damian Loneragan hosts the third dinner party in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, where he hopes his chilli-based dishes, and a lemon and ginger dessert, will help him win the £1,000 prize. However, after a disastrous main course, he goes all-out to wow his guests with science experiments in the garden | |