| What's on Now & Next (2026-08-01) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
14:50 | Out of Africa | Fact-based romantic drama based on the life of writer Karen Blixen, who, after relocating from Denmark to a farm in Nairobi for a marriage of convenience, embarked on a passionate and ill-fated love affair with an idealistic British adventurer. Starring Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Michael Kitchen, Klaus Maria Brandauer and Leslie Phillips |
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| 17:45 | Nuacht | The latest news headlines | |
| RTE2
[102] |
15:50 | Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby | Giles Coren and Monica Galetti travel more than 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle into Swedish Lapland to work in Icehotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi. Using two-ton blocks of ice hacked from the nearby River Torne, Giles works with a team of international artists to create individually crafted rooms and is taught how to make drinking glasses from ice, while Monica learns how the head chef uses natural ingredients found in the nearby forest; and meets Manne, an 82-year-old man who supplies reindeer meat to the hotel |
| 16:50 | Blenheim: Britain's Greatest Palace | Behind the scenes at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, where more than 500 staff maintain the estate. Apprentice George is opening the palace, but he isn't alone as a pigeon has moved in overnight, and now the team have to get rid of the intruder | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
16:30 | Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport | On the cusp of holiday season, the Heathrow staff welcome passengers from all over the globe. Cameras follow Suki, a new member of the passenger experience manager team, as he deals with a sudden influx of passengers returning to the airport after months of avoiding travel during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| 17:00 | Week in Review | A look back at the main local, national and international stories of the week | |
| TG4
[104] |
13:55 | Rásaí Beo | Live horse racing from Ballybrit, Co. Galway. Presented by Seán Bán Breathnach with Mánus Ó Conghaile, Evelyn Ní Ghriallais, Daragh Ó Conchúir and Meghann Scully |
| 18:25 | The Golden Girls | Blanche decides to finish her degree and returns to night school | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
15:55 | Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover | Alice Lee enlists the help of Peter and interior designer Leah Hughes to revamp her mother's home in Warlingham, Surrey, after she suffered an upsetting burglary. They tackle the living room and conservatory and turn the spaces into fun, feminine and chic rooms |
| 16:55 | Tipping Point: Lucky Stars | Ben Shephard asks the questions as Harry Judd, Patrick Grant and Angela Barnes 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 better their chances of collecting the £20,000 prize for their selected charity | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
15:30 | A Touch of Frost | Part two of two. Jack is targeted by a murderer as he continues his investigation into the mysterious death of an eminent surgeon - and it looks like the writing may be on the wall for Denton's foremost copper. David Jason, Bruce Alexander and Robert Glenister star |
| 17:05 | Marcus Wareing's Tales from a Kitchen Garden | The chef decides to use the surplus apples from the orchard to make his own cider. He also visits an edible food forest, inspiring him to grow his own back home | |
| BBC One
[108] |
15:55 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | The living exhibits at New York's Museum of Natural History are shipped to Washington's Smithsonian Institution - along with the artefact that brought them to life in the first place. Nightwatchman Larry tries to retrieve it, only to find the contents of the world's largest museum have been reanimated, including a pharaoh determined to take over the world. Fantasy comedy sequel, starring Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson and Steve Coogan |
| 17:35 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
16:20 | The Dog House | India needs a special pup to stand by her side when her Tourette's draws stares from strangers. The hope is that plucky Jack Russell Pancakes will fit the bill. Cockapoo puppy Annie is a whirlwind, and it's love at first sight for seven-year-old Lottie. However, the rest her family isn't so sure. Paul's still in mourning for his dog Baxter, though his wife Jeannette is sure that the solution is another dog in his life. Will Ziggy the fox terrier cross fill Baxter's paw prints? |
| 17:25 | The Lost City | Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to an ancient city's lost treasure from her latest story. Determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her. Adventure comedy, starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum and Daniel Radcliffe | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
16:30 | Cheaper By the Dozen | A large family moves to a new town, hoping for a fresh start - but nothing goes according to plan, and the unlucky dad ends up in charge of his 12 rowdy children while his wife goes on a promotional book tour. Remake of the 1950 comedy, starring Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Piper Perabo, Tom Welling and Hilary Duff |
| 18:30 | Battleship | A reckless slacker joins the Navy, hoping to win the respect of his girlfriend's father, a stern admiral. He and his shipmates are put to the ultimate test as part of a force of vessels that must battle an invading fleet of powerful alien spaceships. Sci-fi adventure, starring Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson and Alexander Skarsgard | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:15 | Life on Earth | David Attenborough investigates the history of reptiles and explores how they were the first back-boned creatures to solve the problems of becoming land-dwellers |
| 19:00 | Planet Earth | The life of Gremlin, a baby toque macaque living in the ruined temples of Sri Lanka. With predators nearby and a rivalry with other monkeys brewing, she must quickly learn how to survive | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
16:15 | Come Dine with Me | Anthony Street hosts the second day in Essex, and has his work cut out trying to impress the diners after displaying some unusual table manners the previous night. However, he hopes his passion for quirky entertainment will be enough to win them over |
| 16:50 | Come Dine with Me | Driving instructor Claire Kelly hosts the third dinner party in Essex. Her devil-may-care approach does nothing to dampen her confidence, and she is convinced hers will be the winning night. Even if her chaotic cooking style and haphazard evening fail to win over the guests, the mother-of-two has some special entertainment lined up to gain a few extra points | |