| What's on Now & Next (2026-08-02) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
15:05 | Doctor Dolittle | A Victorian veterinary surgeon is certified insane after developing the ability to talk to his patients in their own language. Undaunted, he manages to escape from the asylum and embarks on a quest to locate a rare aquatic snail. Oscar-winning musical comedy, with Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Richard Attenborough and Anthony Newley. Songs include Talk to the Animals and I've Never Seen Anything Like It |
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| 17:45 | Nuacht | The latest news headlines | |
| RTE2
[102] |
17:00 | Wonders of the Moon with Dara O Briain | Part one of two. Dara explores the ways in which the moon shapes many things on Earth and why there is a new race to get humans back to its surface. He meets astrobiologist Professor Lewis Dartnell to find out just how far the moon's influence on life on Earth extends. He also talks to Dr Rohin Francis to dig deeper into the myths surrounding the moon's influence on human behaviour, and discuss some of the latest evidence |
| 18:00 | Kindergarten Cop | A tough detective is forced to pose as a preschool teacher in a bid to capture a drug dealer whose son is one of the pupils. However, his biggest challenge turns out to be controlling a class full of five-year-olds. Comedy, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Linda Hunt, Pamela Reed and Richard Tyson | |
| 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 | Force of Nature | Andrew Lincoln narrates a look at animals' battle for survival as climate change intensifies and the weather becomes more extreme. An owl on the American prairies uses its extraordinary hearing and underground burrows to save its chicks, while two cheetahs in Kenya face record-breaking floods, and a polar bear loses the summer sea ice it relies on | |
| TG4
[104] |
15:30 | Peil na mBan Beo | Live coverage of the TG4 All Ireland Ladies Senior Football Final. Presented by Máire Ní Bhraonáin |
| 18:20 | The Golden Girls | The housemates go down with flu just in time for the charity banquet for the Best Friends of the Friends of Good Health | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
16:45 | 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 |
| 17:45 | Celebrity Catchphrase | Stephen Mulhern hosts a charity edition of the game show, with Mark Charnock, Kerry Godliman and Janet Street-Porter all trying to say what they see, as they guess well-known phrases for the chance to win a £50,000 jackpot for their chosen good causes | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
17:05 | Joanna Page's Wild Life | Joanna experiences her first rescue when a fox cub gets its head stuck in netting at a local school and the challenge is to release it without it running away so they can check it over. She also discovers that catching robins in an aviary is harder than it looks and checks in on the badgers, which proves to be more relaxing |
| 17:45 | The Hotel Inspector | Hotelier Alex Polizzi tries to restore the reputation of the Astor, a three-star establishment in Plymouth. Confronted by chintzy decor, poor standards of hygiene and a lack of attention to simple details, she presents owner Joseph Louei with a series of recommendations - but finds that he is in denial about the problems his business faces | |
| BBC One
[108] |
17:35 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines |
| 17:50 | BBC Newsline; Weather | ||
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
16:35 | Sister Act | Nightclub singer Deloris Van Cartier agrees to testify against her gangster boyfriend after witnessing a murder. Placed in protective custody by the authorities, she is less than pleased to discover she is expected to pose as chaste nun Sister Mary Clarence in a convent. Comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Harvey Keitel, Maggie Smith, Bill Nunn and Kathy Najimy |
| 18:30 | Channel 4 News | Including sport and weather | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
16:10 | Cheaper By the Dozen 2 | Tom and Kate Baker and their 12 children are enjoying a summer holiday together at their lakeside cabin before the last of the kids flies the nest. All is well until Tom realises arch-rival Jimmy Murtaugh and his family are staying nearby, and even though the youngsters are having fun, the fathers succumb to increasingly frequent displays of one-upmanship. Comedy sequel, with Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Bonnie Hunt and Hilary Duff |
| 18:00 | The Great Australian Bake Off | Natalie Tran hosts as contestants don their aprons and hit the shed in a bid to be crowned Australia's best amateur baker, under the watchful eyes of judges Rachel Khoo and Darren Purchese. In the Patisserie Week semi-final, the four remaining bakers craft kouign-amann, strawberry tarts and petits fours | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:15 | A Year in the Wild | A tour of Britain's largest national park, a land of extremes in the heart of the Highlands, where a diverse range of wildlife including golden eagles, ptarmigan, capercaillie, red deer and crested tits can be found. The programme explores the area through the eyes of people who live and work there, including a mountain guide, an artist, a gamekeeper and a nature writer. Narrated by Hermione Norris |
| 19:00 | The Fairytale Castles of King Ludwig II with Dan Cruickshank | Documentary exploring the aesthetic styles associated with Ludwig II of Bavaria, the king who was considered to be handsome and loved by his people. Dan Cruickshank investigates the mock-medievalism of Neuschwanstein castle and the complex design of Herrenchiemsee, to assess how they are key to learning more about the enigmatic ruler | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
17:20 | Come Dine with Me | Gymnastics teacher Simon Grimwood is hoping to host a special evening on the fourth night of the contest in Wigan, Greater Manchester, because it is his birthday. He wants his 'posh' menu to dazzle his guests, but salon owner Natalie Crompton is worried about some of the food on offer. The other contestants also discover his secret lifelong passion for ferreting |
| 17:55 | Come Dine with Me | Nurse practitioner Caroline Heaven hosts the final night in Wigan, hoping to end the week by showing her guests a 'proper Lancashire night'. However, hospital theatre manager Geoff Conway is on the verge of being thrown out if he continues his run of misbehaviour. At the end of proceedings the winner of the £1,000 is revealed | |