| What's on Now & Next (2026-09-18) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
12:10 | Still Open All Hours | Love is in the air in the corner shop as Granville continues his attempts to woo Mavis, Gastric needs yet more help with his love life and Leroy arouses jealousy. There's further fun as Cyril is tempted by the latest workout craze and the small businessman reveals his tip for preserving bacon. David Jason and James Baxter star as the father-son corner-shop owners, with Tim Healy, Kulvinder Ghir and Brigit Forsyth |
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| 12:45 | Telly Bingo | Lottery game show, presented by Declan Buckley | |
| RTE2
[102] |
12:00 | Horrible Histories | A look at some of history's most ridiculous rules, from William the Conqueror chopping off body parts to Elizabeth I in court over some swan-related mischief |
| 12:30 | Nova Jones | Nova resorts to desperate measures when she struggles to hide her green-eyed monster | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
10:00 | This Morning | Daily magazine, featuring a mix of celebrity chat, showbusiness news, lifestyle features, topical discussion, health and beauty advice and more |
| 12:30 | News at 12:30 | The latest national and international news stories from the Virgin Media News team, followed by sport and weather | |
| TG4
[104] |
12:00 | The Golden Girls | Dorothy and Blanche feel sorry for Rose when she does not receive any replies to her advertisement for a male companion - so they take it upon themselves to write one |
| 12:30 | The Golden Girls | Rose suggests to her friends that they have an old-fashioned Christmas but Dorothy returns home from shopping to find out Sophia has been using her credit cards | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
12:00 | Moneyball | Ian Wright hosts as three more teams of two try to bank money by dropping a ball from the Launcher onto an amount of cash. Can couple Kieran and Laura win big and take their dream trip to America, will father and daughter Jermaine and Charis beat the Launcher to take home tens of thousands of pounds, and can Sarah and her brother-in-law Patrick strike it lucky to secure a deposit on a house and a holiday for the kids? |
| 13:00 | Friends | Part one of two. Rachel and a heavily pregnant Phoebe stay at home while Chandler, Joey and Monica go to England for Ross's wedding to Emily. Once there, however, it seems all Joey and Chandler can do is bicker. Guest starring Richard Branson and Sarah Ferguson | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
12:05 | Call the Cleaners | Maxine and Jasmine help a man who is caring for his elderly father, with the family home featuring kitchen floorboards that have years' worth of dirt ingrained and carpets that are threadbare and filthy. Yvonne and Angela have their work cut out with the worst toilet they have ever encountered in a one-day clean of a caravan |
| 12:35 | Heartbeat | Mike plans to marry Jackie in secret, but the search for an armed train robber threatens to keep him from getting to the church on time. Meanwhile, Greengrass faces another kind of crisis _ his charismatic sister Isabelle turns up in Aidensfield, and proves to be more than a match for him. Judy Cornwell guest stars | |
| BBC One
[108] |
11:30 | Homes Under the Hammer | Developers in Birkenhead in Merseyside, and Ilkeston in Derbyshire, both manage to create additional bedrooms in their properties by rejigging existing layouts. A bungalow in Orpington, south-east London, is also appraised. Presented by Jacqui Joseph, Martin Roberts and Dion Dublin |
| 12:15 | Bargain Hunt | David Harper and Philip Serrell assist two brothers-in-law and an engaged couple as they explore a sprawling antiques centre in Bradford. Presenter Natasha Raskin Sharp meets a man whose interest in antique lawnmowers over 50 years ago triggered a passion for the old, the rare and the extraordinary | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
12:10 | Find It, Fix It, Flog It | Glastonbury in Somerset is today's location, where Henry Cole fashions a quirky lamp out of traffic lights and Simon O'Brien makes a Flintstones-style table out of old roof tiles |
| 13:10 | The Great House Giveaway | In Liverpool, Michael and Alex take on a damp, tired house with a giant hole in the living room floor, in need of some major structural changes | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
12:00 | The Simpsons | Homer agrees to a request from Mel Gibson to help re-edit his latest film, a remake of the James Stewart classic Mr Smith Goes to Washington - and shocks the studio executives by adding a lot more action scenes |
| 12:30 | The Simpsons | Bart is placed on experimental medication in a bid to control his disruptive behaviour - but it proves to have unfortunate paranoia-inducing side-effects, which soon spiral out of control. Featuring the guest voice of baseball star Mark McGwire | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:45 | Top of the Pops | Sara Cox presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on April 14 2000. Featuring Steps, Angie Stone, Sweet Female Attitude, Bloodhound Gang, Lock 'n' Load, Hanson, Lonestar and Craig David |
| 19:00 | Top of the Pops | Sara Cox presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on April 14 2000. Featuring Steps, Angie Stone, Sweet Female Attitude, Bloodhound Gang, Lock 'n' Load, Hanson, Lonestar and Craig David | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
12:05 | Come Dine with Me | Barmaid Laura Leibo hosts the second party in Medway, Kent, but struggles to cope with the stresses of the task. She hopes her improvised cheesecake and questionable gravy will be forgotten when she invites her guests to take part in a robotic dance-off in her kitchen - with Nina Gaskell grabbing the opportunity to show off a hidden talent |
| 12:35 | Come Dine with Me | Police communications officer Esther Kennedy hosts the third dinner party in Medway, Kent. She has very high standards and believes everything has to be just so, with nice cutlery, matching plates and impeccable glassware. But the key thing is her gourmet menu, which may or may not prove a hit with her fellow diners. However, Esther does end the night by treating her guests to an impromptu rock performance | |