| What's on Now & Next (2026-04-29) | |||
| RTE One
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00:30 | Any Given Day: Cork University Hospital | Orthopaedic surgeon Declan Reidy prepares to perform urgent spinal surgery on a patient who has been injured from falling off a roof. In the Cystic Fibrosis unit, a multi-disciplinary team, led by Professor Barry Plant, is discussing a drug that might save a patient's life. Also, a four-year-old boy struggling to breathe is rushed to the CUH Paediatric Emergency Department for treatment |
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| 01:30 | Goodman: Too Big to Fail | The first in a two-part documentary telling the story of Larry Goodman, Ireland's most successful business figure, who emerged through a series of crises and controversies to become an overwhelmingly powerful player in the food industry. The story begins with his rise in the meat industry and the even more dramatic and spectacular crash that brought his empire to the very brink | |
| RTE2
[102] |
00:25 | Am I Being Unreasonable? | The village witch trial brings Nic and Dan together and they confront Ollie about Mr Meowgi. Suzi appears to know more than she's letting on and Ollie makes a shocking discovery. Nic questions whether she should have trusted Jen again |
| 01:05 | The Change | Linda receives a visit from her sister Siobhan who is furious about her decision to take time away from Steve and the kids but Linda has bigger problems | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
00:00 | Living with Lucy | Presenter Lucy Kennedy moves in with actor, writer and director John Connors, where she attends an acting masterclass and gets a boxing lesson from her host's brother |
| 01:00 | The Widower | Factual drama based on the crimes of convicted murderer Malcolm Webster, co-written by Bafta winner Jeff Pope (Philomena). When mild-mannered nurse Malcolm (Reece Shearsmith) is confronted by his new wife over his wild spending, he starts to drug her to keep her quiet. However, a medical check-up then threatens to expose him, so he decides to silence his spouse once and for all. Three years on, he has a new bride - and history appears to be repeating itself. With Sheridan Smith and Kate Fleetwood | |
| TG4
[104] |
23:45 | GAA Beo | Micheál Ó Domhnaill presents deferred coverage of the U20 Dalata Hotel Group Football Championship |
| 01:15 | Dáil Éireann | Coverage of today's proceedings | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
00:50 | Judge Rinder's Crime Stories | Barrister Robert Rinder examines more real-life cases, beginning with the 2001 murder of 15-year-old Danielle Jones, who went missing on her way to school |
| 01:40 | Judge Rinder's Crime Stories | Barrister Robert Rinder revisits the murders of two nine-year-old girls in Brighton in 1986, detailing how Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway's families spent 32 years campaigning to bring the man responsible to justice. Plus, the National Crime Agency reveals the inside story of an investigation to catch a gang of gun smugglers suspected of bringing lethal military style weapons into the UK by boat | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
00:00 | The Ipcress File | Harry is handed over to the Chinese military and subject to a bewildering regime of mental torture, while Chico and Alice are suspicious of gaps in Lavotchkin's personal history. Dalby's rekindled love for the doctor takes its toll on his judgement at work and his composure at home where he can no longer bear to live in a joyless marriage. General Cathcart is dismayed by the cancellation of the neutron bomb project and invites Maddox to join a plan that will correct these errors of national direction. |
| 01:00 | McDonald & Dodds | Having just tied up a case after a local scandal-breaking journalist died of anaphylaxis at a party in her home, the detectives investigate when a woman is found dead in a rented flat. The killer has removed all clues to the victim's identity, but DNA reveals that she's a missing person who vanished on her way home from school more than 35 years ago. Can McDonald and Dodds navigate the tightly wound social circles of Bath's elites to find the truth? Crime drama, starring Jason Watkins and Tala Gouveia | |
| BBC One
[108] |
00:50 | Weather for the Week Ahead | A look ahead to the latest forecast |
| 00:55 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
00:00 | Naked Attraction | Forty-two-year-old logistics manager Luke from Chichester is back in the UK after seven years working in the Middle East and is looking for a woman to reinvigorate his love life. Thirty-five-year-old amateur pole dancer Abi from Colchester is looking for fun times with someone silly who can send her heart into a spin |
| 00:55 | Open House: The Great Sex Experiment | Nicolle and Ben's next leap into non-monogamy is to try a couple swap. However, as the residents warm up for a sexually charged rendezvous in the retreat's cloisters, social anxiety kicks in for a teary Nicolle. As she works through her nerves, a flirty evening with resident married couple Gage and Olivia leads to the bedroom. As the lights are dimmed, it remains to be seen whether Nicolle's insecurities will re-emerge. Meanwhile, engaged couple Katey and Dan plan a night of sexual fun with residents Josh and Holly | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
00:10 | First Dates | Arj, a self-confessed failure in life and love, meets child psychology student Rebecca, whose studies have taught her to look deeper than face value on dates. Stand-up comedian Lynn, 82, hasn't had a date since 1956, but her salty humour and unusual life experiences are an instant hit with green-fingered widower John |
| 01:15 | Married at First Sight Australia | The homestays continue, but real-world problems are putting all of the couples under strain. And a devastating confession could spell disaster for one pair | |
| BBC Four
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00:30 | The Lost Neanderthals | Following an international team of scientists as they discover and investigate precious relics of the Palaeolithic period, resulting in groundbreaking revelations about the human populations of around 50,000 years ago. The researchers uncover some of the secrets of the Mandrin Cave in Southern France, where the remains of a Neanderthal was uncovered in 2015 |
| 01:25 | Timewatch | The history of the Empire State Building, commissioned by General Motors as a rival to the Chrysler Building, with personal accounts from a steelworker involved in its construction and, in a story which remarkably mirrors the tragic events of September 11, a widow whose husband died in 1945 when his plane crashed into the 79th floor. The programme also explores the life of public relations king Al Smith, the former governor of New York who once represented the public face of the impressive building, the world's tallest for 40 years | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
00:10 | Emergency Helicopter Medics | Medical staff use battlefield dressings to try to save the life of a man who's bleeding to death. Nine-year-old Ar-Rayyan has been hit by a car and has a nasty head injury. And a fall leaves septuagenarian Bonnie with a severely fractured ankle |
| 01:15 | 24 Hours in A&E | Thirty-seven-year-old Robert arrives at St George's Hospital, London after colliding with a car on his motorbike. Scans show he has a bleed on the brain, a broken jaw, and two missing teeth, and he faces potentially life-changing injuries and extensive surgery. Meanwhile, 54-year-old Mary collapsed in the street on the way to work and hit her head. Doctors need to establish whether it is simple fainting, or whether something more sinister is to blame, with tests revealing she will need a pacemaker fitted. Plus, 27-year-old Jessica comes to A&E with a wound that will not heal, after having a lumpectomy to remove breast cancer tissue two months ago | |