| What's on Now & Next (2026-05-17) | |||
| RTE One
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18:01 | RTÉ News: Six One and Weather | The latest national and international headlines |
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| 18:30 | Back from the Brink | Part one of two. Derek Mooney travels across Europe to meet those helping wildlife adapt to cities and humans adjust to urban wildlife, including foxes visiting gardens in Rathfarnham, Dublin, and tiny lizards being given refuge from invasive snakes in holiday resorts in Ibiza | |
| RTE2
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15:45 | The Sunday Game Live | Armagh v Monaghan (Throw-in 4.15pm). Coverage of the Ulster Senior Football Championship final, held at St Tiernach's Park. Armagh comfortably defeated Down in the last four to give them a chance of a first triumph in this competition since 2008, while Monaghan defeated Derry and last lifted this trophy in 2015 |
| 18:20 | Live and Let Die | James Bond's investigation into the murder of three British agents leads him to a connection between the dictator of a Caribbean island and a notorious Harlem drug kingpin - along with a plot to flood America with limitless supplies of free heroin. Spy adventure, with Roger Moore in his first appearance as 007, alongside Yaphet Kotto and Jane Seymour | |
| Virgin Media One
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18:00 | Tipping Point: Lucky Stars | Ben Shephard asks the questions as Tony Blackburn, Tim Vine and Megan McKenna answer questions to win turns on an arcade-style machine. Dropping tokens down a choice of four chutes, they hope to knock piles of them off a moving shelf - and the more they collect, the better their chances of collecting the £20,000 prize for their selected charity |
| 19:00 | The Great Escapers | Loose Women stars Katie Piper, Denise Welch and Sunetra Sarker head to Spain's Costa Brava, where they compete against one another to deliver the best holiday activities. With the construction of a human tower, a couple of surprises from Denise, an aerial yoga lesson that isn't a zen-like experience for everyone and a forage for flowers in store, which of the Loose Ladies will win the title of Greatest Escaper when the three of them meet to decide the winner? | |
| TG4
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17:50 | Cara sa Cheol | Singer Toshín Bankole meets with traditional singer Cáit Ní Riain to collaborate and explore each other's music |
| 18:25 | Slé Anois go Cúramach | St. Aidan's CBS goes head to head against St. Mark's Community School in the Irish language quiz show hosted by Síomha Ní Ruairc | |
| Virgin Media Two
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17:40 | 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 |
| 18:15 | The Voice USA | The knockout rounds continue, as the coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Adam Levine whittle their teams down further. Hosted by Carson Daly | |
| Virgin Media Three
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18:00 | Building Giants | The race to build the world's next generation of engineering wonders - structures and machines that are more ambitious and more advanced than anything seen before |
| 19:00 | My Unique B&B | Simon Parfett and the team meet semi-retired couple Becky and David to help them convert their drab old yurt into a colourful and inviting bijou B&B | |
| BBC One
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17:15 | This Farming Life | Emma suspects the pond is being fished by more than their local fishermen and trail cameras capture the visit of a family of hungry otters. The Williamsons take their ram lambs to a prestigious sale on the mainland hoping to make big money and secure their reputation as top tup breeders, while Callum and Zara's children Lucy and Lottie enter the young handlers competition at the Arran agricultural show |
| 18:15 | Countryfile | Anita Rani and Joe Crowley explore the River Leven in Fife, revealing how this industrial waterway shaped communities for centuries and how it is being transformed. Anita joins archaeologists on a major new excavation digging into the river's hidden past, before meeting the people helping reconnect local communities with the water for the first time in generations. At Loch Leven, Joe gets hands-on with one of the river's last working sluices to discover how its waters powered industry, and why it still plays an important role today. Meanwhile, on his farm in the Cotswolds, Adam Henson's annual spring plant surveys reveal how the landscape is changing, year by year | |
| Channel 4
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17:35 | George Clarke's Amazing Spaces | A man pays homage to one of the great modernist homes with his new garden room and George visits the teenager who created a shepherd's hut last year, to follow his latest build. George visits a bizarre garden folly inspired by a wedding cake, a striking beach house inspired by pill boxes and an old RNLI station. In Denmark, the architect checks out a stunning circular house inspired by the owner's car collection |
| 18:30 | Channel 4 News | Including sport and weather | |
| E4
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17:40 | The Amazing Race Australia | On Borneo, the final four teams get hands-on gutting fish at a bustling market and dive headfirst into a conservation mission. However, saving the planet takes a toll on the would-be eco warriors |
| 18:50 | I, Robot | The inventor of an advanced form of intelligent robot is found dead, and the detective investigating the case is certain that one of the scientist's mechanical creations is responsible - but no one believes his theory because the robots have been programmed to prevent them from harming humans. Sci-fi thriller, inspired by the Isaac Asimov stories, starring Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan and Alan Tudyk | |
| BBC Four
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02:15 | A Wild Year | An exploration of the upland area of North Yorkshire, where heather-clad uplands and sheltered dales have been shaped both by the elements and by its people. Hardy Swaledale sheep roam the high moors all year round only coming down to the lowlands for lambing and shearing. Red grouse feed and breed amongst the heather alongside curlews and other ground nesting birds and billions of purple heather blooms provide nectar for the bees, brought to the moors by beekeepers in the summer. Toby Jones narrates, as time-lapse camera techniques bring fresh insight into the restless rhythms of the region |
| 19:00 | The Classical Collection | The natural world has always been a powerful inspiration to composers. From vast forests and tiny fish to wild storms and epic seascapes, this programme takes viewers on an evocative journey through some of the best-loved musical responses to the living planet. Including works by Vivaldi, Reiner, Vaughan Williams and Debussy | |
| More4
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17:10 | A Place in the Sun | Former firefighter Paul and partner Julia want to buy a holiday home in southern Tenerife, where they plan to spend up to half the year. The pair ask Laura Hamilton to help find them a property with a pool and enough space for their family to visit within their 180,000 budget |
| 18:20 | Four in a Bed | The B&Bers head to Tideswell in the Peak District for the week's first visit, where brothers Richard and Mick host at their pub The George Inn. Everyone explores each other's hidden depths during an afternoon in a cave, and one pair of hosts impress everyone else when they reveal their wealth of experience. Unfortunately, Richard and Mick are less impressed by some cleanliness scores that they just can't brush off | |