| What's on Now & Next (2025-12-30) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
01:15 | Bullitt | A tough police detective is assigned to protect a Mob witness for 48 hours, only for hitmen to find their hiding place and try to silence the informant. The rebellious cop realises something does not add up and goes in search of both the killers and whoever told them where to locate their target - but an ambitious politician wants him off the case. Thriller, starring Steve McQueen, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Vaughn and Robert Duvall |
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| 03:15 | Telly Bingo | Lottery game show, presented by Declan Buckley | |
| RTE2
[102] |
01:45 | Raised by the Village | Under the guidance of child psychotherapists Stella O'Malley, two tight-knit rural communities help a pair of city teenagers get their lives back on track |
| 02:45 | The Great House Revival | Architect Hugh Wallace meets people transforming derelict properties into modern homes | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
01:00 | Million Pound Pawn | Documentary series about pawnbrokers and their customers, and the impact the economic crisis has had on the trade. In the first episode, a businessman tries to sell his prized Lamborghini to veteran pawnbroker Ray, who knows he can only afford to take the car if he can find a buyer. A woman tries to sell a watch that could be valuable to a life-changing amount - but could also be a fake. A former 1980s pop star fallen on hard times visits a pawnbroker to raise some much-needed funds |
| 06:05 | Secrets of the Universe | Documentary presenting the ultimate guide to our universe, as told by the passionate scientists, engineers and astronauts behind the biggest missions in space exploration | |
| TG4
[104] |
02:15 | Bailte | Síle Nic Chonaonaigh continues her journey to Irish townlands and visits Slaughtneil in South Co Down and finds a remarkable bilingual community who have transformed the economic and cultural path of their village. In 1992 Slaughneil and the wider Carntogher area was in social, economic and cultural decline, but through patience, hard work and foresight it is now a prosperous and sustainable rural community with a bright future |
| 02:45 | GAA '70s - Réabhlóid Sóisialta | The revival of Gaelic football in the 1970s and the sociological impact it created. Untold stories emerge from the Tribesmen as they retrace their footsteps to Croke Park to look back at the Dublin-Galway rivalry of the time in a documentary that culminates with the subsequent Dublin-Kerry rivalry. This era shaped the history of the GAA and inspired generations | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
01:25 | Craic Den Comedy Club | Hosts Eddie Mullarkey and Damo Clark present the first of two Christmas specials from the popular comedy club |
| 07:05 | Puzzling with Lucy Worsley | Six contestants from around the UK have made it to the play-off and will take on five rounds of fiendish puzzles as they attempt to qualify for the series' grand final. Lucy Worsley asks the questions | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
01:50 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | A psychiatric nurse is found murdered at the asylum, but the presence of a patient at the scene holding the weapon and confessing is not enough to convince Blake of his guilt. Meanwhile, at home, the doctor continues to hide his grief about the search for his wife and child in Singapore. Detective drama, starring Craig McLachlan |
| 07:15 | Heartbeat | The police investigate the murder of an ex-army recluse and archaeological enthusiast and suspect a building dispute could provide a motive, while Dennis asks Liz for advice when he begins to notice a change in Jenny's behaviour. Vernon decides to play Cupid on behalf of his relative Gareth and sets him up on a blind date with Rosie, but does not count on the mechanic having another admirer. Rural drama starring Duncan Bell, Aislin McGuckin and Vanessa Hehir | |
| BBC One
[108] |
00:50 | BBC News | The latest national and international stories as they break |
| 06:00 | Breakfast | A round-up of national and international news, plus current affairs, arts and entertainment, and weather | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
01:55 | Pet Sematary | Massachusetts doctor Louis Creed moves to a small Maine town with his wife Rachel, their kids, Ellie and Gage, and Church, the cat. While exploring the local woods, Ellie stumbles across a funeral procession of children taking a dead dog to a cemetery. Neighbour Jud Crandall warns the Creeds that the woods are dangerous, as they soon discover for themselves via the dark power of the local burial ground. Horror based on the Stephen King novel, starring Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz and John Lithgow |
| 03:35 | Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA | Gordon Ramsay heads to New Orleans, Louisiana to help the owner of Blake's Place, a small Creole-Italian restaurant that has lost sight of the most crucial aspect of an eatery's reputation - executing delicious and memorable dishes. The restaurant has spiralled into chaos, and owner Blake Cressey hasn't taken a salary in six months. Blake is starstruck to meet Gordon, but will she take his advice and rediscover what really matters in running a successful business? | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
02:20 | Celebrity Gogglebox | A chance to catch-up with the best moments from 2020's episodes, featuring some of the country's favourite celebrities. The line-up of famous faces critiquing shows includes Denise van Outen and her partner Eddie, Rylan-Clark-Neal and his mother Linda, Gyles Brandreth and Maureen Lipman, Mo Gilligan and Babatunde Aleshe, KSI and S-X, and Shaun Ryder and Bez. The shows featured are This Morning, Planet Earth II, Big Brother: Best Shows Ever, Grease, Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back, World Cup Final '66, Dating Around and Misery |
| 03:15 | First Dates | American-born 32-year-old magazine editor Alex arrives sporting blazing blue hair, but is nervous about how her date will react when she reveals the reasons behind her unique new look. Her date, 33-year-old professional storyteller Will, can speak to thousands of people at once without worry - but do the nerves hit when he's one on one with his date? Teacher Masackia, who's 29, doesn't want exotic food on her plate but she would like an exotic man. Her date with 41-year-old Dieter might be a lesson in love as they learn about each other's nuances and share stories from their pasts, but as differences begin to appear, will their date pass its final test? | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
01:50 | Blue Planet II | An extended special featuring highlights from the second series of David Attenborough's documentary, journeying from the intense heat of the tropics to the planet's frozen poles and through to its unexplored depths to reveal new worlds and extraordinary never-seen-before animal behaviours |
| 02:50 | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures | Maggie Aderin-Pocock takes her audience beyond the Earth's solar system, deep into the Milky Way galaxy, and yet further out into the universe, where the chances of finding life out there somewhere seem greater than ever before. She is joined by British astronaut Tim Peake to demonstrate the challenges of launching the James Webb Space Telescope into space, and he recalls his own experiences of travelling into space 10 years ago and reveals the impact on his perspective about what might be out there beyond Earth | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
01:45 | 24 Hours in Police Custody | Feature-length special about an investigation into a case of possible rape involving a man who arranges to meet multiple men a week for sex using a dating app. Bedfordshire Police's Rape & Serious Sexual Offences team try to work out whether there is enough evidence to charge a suspect who claims the sex is consensual. The programme examines fraught questions of consent and the reasons why police investigations into male rape are so rare and difficult to prosecute |
| 03:20 | Food Unwrapped | Jimmy Doherty and Briony May Williams embark on an epic journey through the Nordic region. Starting in the Viking fjords of west Norway, they take to the seas to uncover how cod farming could be part of the future. Travelling south through Sweden's ancient landscape, they pay a special visit to a certain furniture store and learn just what makes a meatball so Swedish. They finish their journey in Finland, home to the happiest people in the world apparently, to find out what kind of food is putting a smile on their faces | |