| What's on Now & Next (2026-06-30) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
19:00 | Aistear an Amhráin | Garry Mac Donncha explores the history and cultural legacy of one of Ireland's best-loved Irish language songs, An Poc ar Buile. Written in the 1940s by Donal Ó Mulláin, a native of Cúil Aodha, An Poc ar Buile is rooted in a 17th-century satirical poem that originally parodied a local landlord. Now, over five decades later, An Poc ar Buile continues to resonate with a new generation and can still be heard in Gaelscoileanna and Coláistí Samhraidh all over the country. In Irish |
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| 19:30 | EastEnders | The highs and lows of life with the residents of Albert Square, Walford | |
| RTE2
[102] |
17:30 | FIFA World Cup 26 Live | Group E runner-up v Group I runner-up (Kick-off 6.00pm). Coverage of the round-of-32 match at Dallas Stadium in the USA. Ivory Coast, Ecuador and Curaçao were fighting it out for second in Group E behind Germany after two rounds of fixtures, with the Ivorians the favourites. Group I saw Norway and France claim victories in their opening matches against Iraq and Senegal respectively as expected, with star strikers Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe impressing. Peter Collins presents, with analysis from Didi Hamann and Richie Sadlier |
| 20:30 | Mammals | How air-breathing mammals have found remarkable ways to overcome the many challenges of a life in water, from freshwater jungle ponds to the dark depths of the open ocean. Featuring footage of the birth of a huge sperm whale calf, never-before-filmed orca hunting behaviour, and coastal coyotes in Mexico that have learnt they can benefit from the daily offerings washed up on the shore with each new tide | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
19:00 | News at 7 | Caroline Twohig presents the latest national and international news stories |
| 19:30 | Friends | Phoebe claims she kissed Ralph Lauren at Rachel's workplace, and room-mate Janine encourages Joey to get in touch with his feminine side, much to Chandler's annoyance. Ross bleaches his teeth in an effort to impress a date. Comedy, guest starring Elle Macpherson | |
| TG4
[104] |
19:00 | Nuacht TG4 | The day's main news stories from a regional, national and international perspective |
| 19:30 | Moving West | Mary Kennedy visits families who have moved or who are in the process of moving to the west of Ireland. In Ballinamore, Ciara McTague and Seán McWeeney return home with their son | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
19:00 | The Chase | Alan from London, Kathy from Ely, Genevieve from Lincolnshire and Andy from Glasgow work together as a team to face one of the country's finest quiz brains. Watch as Bradley Walsh hosts and they try to take a Chaser down for thousands of pounds |
| 20:00 | The Chase Celebrity Special | Bradley Walsh presents as Ortis Deley, Maggie Aderin, Graeme Hall and Sarah Millican pit their wits against one of the ruthless Chasers in the hope of winning a potential prize pot worth thousands of pounds. They must work as a team and play strategically to answer general knowledge questions against the clock and race down the game board to the exit without being caught | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
17:45 | Inspector Morse | An American tourist's body is discovered in her hotel room, apparently dead from a heart attack - but a valuable Anglo-Saxon jewel she intended to donate to the Ashmolean Museum is missing and several interested parties are acting strangely. John Thaw and Kevin Whately star, with Simon Callow, Roberta Taylor and Kenneth Cranham |
| 19:55 | Heartbeat | A special constable mysteriously disappears after a row with pig farmer Betty Sutch. His uniform is discovered in the pig sty and macabre rumours begin to circulate the village that implicate his wife. Meanwhile, Greengrass benefits from a cleaner house when he puts up an old friend. Nick Berry and Bill Maynard star | |
| BBC One
[108] |
17:30 | MOTD Live: FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group E runner-up v Group I runner-up (Kick-off 6.00pm). Coverage of the round-of-32 match at Dallas Stadium in the USA. Ivory Coast, Ecuador and Curaçao were fighting it out for second in Group E behind Germany after two rounds of fixtures, with the Ivorians the favourites. Group I saw Norway and France claim victories in their opening matches against Iraq and Senegal respectively as expected, with star strikers Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe impressing |
| 20:30 | Would I Lie to You? | Bez, Motsi Mabuse, Shazia Mirza and Steve Pemberton join host Rob Brydon and regular captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack on the comedy panel show. As usual, the participants set out to hoodwink their opponents with absurd facts and plausible fibs about themselves in a bid to secure a team victory, through rounds such as Home Truths and Quick-fire Lies | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
19:00 | Channel 4 News | Including sport and weather |
| 20:00 | Bake Off: The Professionals | Ellie Taylor and Liam Charles present as the remaining teams make 24 savoury mille-feuille - more commonly known as a vanilla slice - and 24 babka buns - a rich twisted pastry with a sweet filling. For their second challenge, they craft showpieces inspired by Ancient Wonders out of biscuit, accompanied by petit gâteaux. Pâtisserie experts Benoit Blin and Cherish Finden taste their efforts - and decide who will be leaving the contest | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
19:00 | Hollyoaks | Drama following the lives and loves of a group of teenagers and young adults in Chester |
| 19:30 | The Simpsons | Marge encourages Bart to explore his creative side and signs him up for piano lessons, but the youngster is less than enthusiastic about the prospect until he meets his Russian teacher Zhenya. Meanwhile, Homer is distraught after losing his last two hairs and becoming completely bald. Guest starring the voices of Jane Krakowski, Bill Hader and Justin Bieber | |
| BBC Four
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19:00 | University Challenge | The quarter-finals conclude, with two teams of four students battling it out to make it to the next stage of the competition as they try to win a second match and progress to the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions |
| 19:30 | Only Connect | In the third of the quarter-finals, a trio of PhD students from Oxford compete against three contestants united by their love of sophisticated strategy board games. Victoria Coren asks the questions | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
18:55 | Location, Location, Location | Phil Spencer catches up with two sets of house-hunters for whom character was key. Georgie and Louis in south London were first time buyers looking for somewhere in a trendy spot. The first flat Kirstie and Phil showed them was so good the pair put an offer in before they even left. In 2021, Lauren and Noel sold their 250-year-old cottage in Northampton and needed help house hunting in Northumberland. Now Phil returns to find out how they've made the new-build they bought into a home |
| 19:55 | PopMaster TV | In the 12th and final heat, Ken takes players from the West Midlands, London, Basingstoke, Liverpool and Kent through their musical paces | |