| What's on Now & Next (2026-10-17) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
16:05 | A Royal Recipe for Love | New York baker Emma is hired to make the desserts for the King and Queen of Sanovia's anniversary party. But once there, she discovers she will have to collaborate with the family's younger prince, Oliver, who dreams of becoming a chef. Romance, starring Laura Miyata and David Lafontaine |
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| 17:45 | Nuacht | The latest news headlines | |
| RTE2
[102] |
17:30 | Animal Control | After Frank and Animal Control helps Rob Gronkowski, his prank war with Templeton reaches new heights and they are forced to work together against a common foe |
| 18:00 | Ghosts of Alderney: Hitler's Island Slaves | Artist Piers Secunda uncovers the hidden history of Alderney to reveal new evidence of atrocities committed by the Nazis on this tiny island during the Second World War. He examines how slave workers from across Europe were shipped to Alderney to build a fortress for Hitler | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
17:30 | News at 5.30 | The latest national and international news stories from the Virgin Media News team |
| 18:00 | Deal or No Deal | Stephen Mulhern hosts as a contestant tries to open the 22 red boxes in the right order, taking on the infamous Banker for the chance to win a life-changing cash prize | |
| TG4
[104] |
16:20 | AFL Aussie Rules na mBan | Full deferred coverage of a match from the tenth round of the AFLW season. AFL Women's is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football league for female players |
| 18:00 | Ollchlár Ros na Rún | Vince scrambles to clear the cash of his DNA, but it's a lot more time consuming than he thought. With detective Ken closing in, Vince has to act fast. Ken is determined to leave no stone unturned in his investigation into Risteard's death. While gathering information from the locals, Caitríona inadvertently widens Ken's suspect pool. Cora finds herself on the wrong side of the McClaffertys | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
17:00 | Dress to Impress | Gyo, Diego and Leon picks outfits for Leeds fashion student Tasheeka, who then picks one of them to go on a date with |
| 18:00 | Counter Space | Sophia Roe uses food as a lens to explore our changing world, in light of climate and public health issues | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
17:15 | How to Clean Up for Cash | Josie Gibson, Dan Hatfield and Jacqueline McLeod help Tim, who wants to sell items his girlfriend Sally has spent a lifetime collecting. While Sally is shopping in London, Josie and the team rummage through her many unique items. Arriving home to discover her treasures have been boxed up and valued, will Sally keep her collections or take the cash? |
| 17:45 | Alex Polizzi's Secret Italy | The presenter explores the secrets of the relatively undiscovered Le Marche region, before heading to the capital Rome and a rendezvous with former boyfriend Luca. She also visits her late grandmother's home in the hillside village of Monforte | |
| BBC One
[108] |
17:30 | The Celebrity Inner Circle | Dr Amir Khan, Larry Dean, Anna Williamson, Emmanuel Sonubi and Flavia Cacacei take part in the quiz show in which contestants and their celebrity partners must outsmart each other to win a cash prize. Hosted by Amanda Holden |
| 18:15 | Strictly Come Dancing | Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe present Icons Week, in which the celebrities perform routines that honour some of the most influential music artists of all time. Judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke offer their opinions before the public vote opens | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
17:15 | The Great British Bake Off | The bakers are hoping for a Hollywood handshake this week as they tackle bread, the steely-eyed judge's speciality. The challenges include a garlic bread signature and a showstopping bread display - not to mention one of the most disastrous technicals in the show's history. Who will be dusting themselves off and hanging up their apron? |
| 18:25 | Channel 4 News | Including sport and weather | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
17:30 | The Simpsons | Fearing Doomsday is coming, Mr Burns gets Dr Frink to test everyone to see who is worth saving - and the results are a major shock to the Simpson family |
| 18:00 | The Simpsons | Homer gets a new job at a better nuclear power plant, forcing the family to move to an apparently idyllic community - but his boss turns out to be a megalomaniac super-villain with dreams of world domination. Featuring the guest voice of Albert Brooks | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:35 | Talking Pictures | Celia Imrie narrates a selection of interviews and key moments from the BBC archives featuring directors Akira Kurosawa, Agnès Varda, François Truffaut, Luis Buñuel and Ingmar Bergman. The programme shows how they and their groundbreaking films changed the language of world cinema, and showed those who came after them exactly what the movie camera was capable of achieving |
| 19:00 | Wild Britain | Ted Green uses a hydraulic hoist to propel himself amongst the 50,000 leaves of a 600-year-old oak tree in the grounds of Windsor Great Park. Through the use of time-lapse and macro photography the creatures who depend on it are revealed | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
17:20 | Come Dine with Me | Australian admin assistant Kimberley Thomas hosts the fourth dinner party in Cheltenham and hopes that an evening of sophistication will win her the £1,000 prize. However, despite her best attempts to create a dignified atmosphere, it does not take long for Paddy Castledine to begin telling rude stories |
| 17:50 | Come Dine with Me | Paddy Castledine hosts the final dinner party in Cheltenham, and hopes that his simple menu of locally sourced produce will impress his guests. As the evening draws on, admin assistant Kimberley Thomas tells the host what she really thinks of him, and alpha male Oli Delaunoy is brought to tears, before the winner of the £1,000 cash prize is revealed | |