| What's on Now & Next (2026-01-02) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
21:30 | Ticket to Paradise | Divorced couple David and Georgia fake civility for the sake of their daughter, Lily. During a post-graduation trip to Bali, Lily falls in love with a handsome local called Gede, and the young couple hastily decide to marry. With four days until the nuptials, David and Georgia secretly agree a truce to carry out an underhand plan to break up the couple so Lily doesn't make the same mistake as them. Director Ol Parker's comedy romance, starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Kaitlyn Dever |
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| 23:25 | Tommy Sands: Clann an Cheoil | Documentary insight into one of Ireland's most successful and influential folk singer-songwriters, and how he and his family have acquired an international legacy as musicians, social activists and storytellers. Tommy and his family, Anne, Colum and Ben, have always been immersed in music and storytelling, their home a haven for Catholics and Protestants to come together to share tunes and tales. The film takes viewers back to where it all started and hears from those who have been influenced by the Sands family, including Arlo Gurhrie | |
| RTE2
[102] |
21:25 | Independence Day: Resurgence | Two decades have passed since Earth was saved from an extraterrestrial invasion, and in the years since, the aliens' salvaged technology has been used to transform the world. However, it may not be enough to save the human race when a second, even deadlier attack begins. Sci-fi adventure, starring Jeff Goldblum, Liam Hemsworth and Bill Pullman |
| 23:30 | The Winter Lake | When Holly's dark secret is accidentally uncovered by her new emotionally unstable neighbour Tom, they are pulled into a violent confrontation with her father, who will do anything to keep the secret hidden. Mystery, starring Emma Mackey, Anson Boon and Michael McElhatton | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
21:00 | Ludwig | When his identical twin goes missing, puzzle setter John 'Ludwig' Taylor assumes his identity as Detective James Taylor in the Cambridge police authority in the hopes of finding clues to his brother's whereabouts. John must infiltrate the Major Investigations Team to gather information and ends up investigating a completely unconnected murder whilst remaining in character as his brother. Comedy drama starring David Mitchell, with Anna Maxwell Martin |
| 22:15 | The Darkness | Gritty Nordic crime noir. A year after her daughter's death, a veteran detective becomes consumed by a chilling cold case. Can she find the killer without crumbling under the weight of her own demons? | |
| TG4
[104] |
21:50 | Calendar Girls | When her husband dies of leukaemia, a Women's Institute member is inspired to raise funds for the local hospital. Casting inhibitions and clothes aside, the widow and her daring friend encourage their fellow members to pose nude for a charity calendar, causing a stir in their Yorkshire village and beyond. Nigel Cole's fact-based comedy drama, starring Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, Annette Crosbie, Celia Imrie and Penelope Wilton |
| 23:45 | George Michael: Live in London | Footage of the award-winning singer-songwriter and former Wham! frontman at his two shows at Earls Court in August 2008, which were part of his record-breaking 25 Live tour. The artist performs renditions of his most popular hits, drawn from every stage of his career, to a sell-out crowd, including I'm Your Man, Everything She Wants, Careless Whisper, Faith, Freedom! '90, Too Funky, A Different Corner, Amazing and Outside | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
21:00 | Murder By Mushroom | The case that gripped Australians and many people around the world, after Erin Patterson invited dinner guests into her home and poisoned them with toxic death cap mushrooms slipped into individual beef Wellingtons. Three guests died, while another was seriously injured |
| 22:10 | I Married the Waiter: Love in the Sun | As summer tans lines start to fade, this documentary meets British women of all ages and backgrounds whose holiday romances endured long after they came home to the UK. Anne, Dawn and Jean all found love on the Greek island of Symi, Maddison, Fleur and Ruth fell for men they met in Turkey, and 70-year-old Dorothy married a 21-year-old Tunisian man. The programme looks at the culture clashes that have sometimes arisen in these relationships, and discovers that even though not all of the love stories have a happy ending, none of the women involved have any regrets about following their hearts. In fact, one of them was even able to use her experiences to launch a new career as a successful novelist | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
21:40 | C*A*U*G*H*T | The boys' story starts to gain traction online, raising the ire of the officials who sent them there, but attracting disgraced journalist Josie Justice to rebuild her career on the back of their growing fame |
| 22:20 | Coronation Street | Kevin, Abi and Carl each hold the power to derail Debbie and Ronnie's wedding day, Billy catches sight of Todd's bruises, and Becky persuades Lisa and Betsy to relinquish their phones | |
| BBC One
[108] |
22:00 | BBC News at Ten | A round-up of today's headlines |
| 22:35 | BBC Newsline; Weather | ||
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
22:00 | Gogglebox | The opinionated viewers share their sharp, insightful, passionate, and sometimes emotional critiques of 2025's Christmas TV programmes |
| 23:30 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Jimmy Carr hosts a festive edition of the comedy words-and-numbers quiz, with Jon Richardson and Daisy May Cooper taking on Rob Beckett and Judi Love. Katie Norris is in Dictionary Corner, while Countdown regulars Rachel Riley and Susie Dent are on hand to adjudicate | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
22:00 | Free Guy | Guy lives a fairly monotonous life as a bank employee. That is until he meets the girl of his dreams and realises he's a non-player character within a massive open world video game. Does he deviate from the life he's always lived or does he follow his dream girl into the unknown future? Adventure comedy, starring Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi and Lil Rel Howery |
| 00:15 | Naked Attraction | Sarah from Plymouth becomes the first ever returning picker having previously been on the show as David. Now proudly pansexual and living as a woman, Sarah can't wait to road test her new body and hopes her first date as a woman will be everything she has dreamed of. Twenty year-old plumber Jamie from Swansea is fed up with being hit on by OAPs at work, he comes into the studio looking for love | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
22:00 | Elvis Presley: '68 Comeback Special | The singer's classic TV special, which saw him make a return to live performance after years in Hollywood. The show features an array of musical set-pieces, with performances of Hound Dog, All Shook Up, Heartbreak Hotel, Are You Lonesome Tonight?, That's All Right, Jailhouse Rock, Blue Suede Shoes, Don't Be Cruel and Love Me Tender |
| 23:15 | Sight & Sound in Concert: Thin Lizzy | A classic gig by the Irish rock band at the Regal Theatre in Hitchin, Hertfordshire from January 1983. Songs include Jailbreak, The Boys Are Back in Town and Baby Please Don't Go, along with their cover of the Bob Seger song Rosalie | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
22:00 | 24 Hours in A&E | Thirty-year-old Chris is admitted after sustaining a potentially life-threatening wound during a game with his friend Jack, who fired the inside shaft of a ballpoint pen into his abdomen using an air rifle. College student Lennon has injured his head after jumping into a door frame while kicking a balloon, while 74-year-old Stafford arrives at A&E because his internal cardiac defibrillator keeps shocking him |
| 23:05 | 999: On the Front Line | Series following an hour in the life of ambulance crews in the West Midlands, starting with paramedic Chelsie Kennedy and technician Simon Lees rushing to save a baby, who they fight to resuscitate while rushing him to the nearest baby care unit. In Birmingham, paramedics Jo Hardwick and Peter Bowles treat a five-year-old boy who is having an asthma attack; and, across the city, student paramedic Dave Watts must attend his first cardiac arrest when an elderly woman is found in her bed without a pulse | |