| What's on Now & Next (2026-01-08) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
14:30 | Cheap Irish Homes | Maggie Molloy and Kieran McCarthy head to the Dublin suburb of Beaumont to help Colin and Lisa, who want to up sticks and move to the countryside, ideally Cavan. Kieran takes a detour to Buttevant in Cork to check out a renovation in which a recently decommissioned bank has been brought back to its former glory by its new owners |
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| 15:00 | EastEnders | The highs and lows of life with the residents of Albert Square, Walford | |
| RTE2
[102] |
14:40 | Jamie Johnson | Drama about a gifted schoolboy footballer, whose parents have recently split forcing him to move house and school. Louis Dunn stars |
| 15:10 | Holt | When a massive rock monster threatens the gang, they must summon Holt to protect their only hope of reconnecting with Éire - a fragile signal box carrying messages from home | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
14:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh presents as contestants Robert, Nina, Jack and Helen pit their wits against one of the ruthless Chasers in the hope of winning a potential prize pot worth thousands of pounds. They 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 |
| 15:00 | Loose Women | The women put the world to rights once more, discussing everything from politics to parenting, and invite a celebrity guest to chat about what they are up to - or anything else that takes their fancy | |
| TG4
[104] |
14:30 | Domhan an Dúlra | The annual flood of the Amazon, when the world's largest rainforest undergoes an epic transformation. What survives the shift from the dry to the wet and what doesn't? |
| 15:30 | Grand Tours of Scotland | By the end of the Victorian era, Scotland had become a favourite destination for summer holiday-makers. But what happened when the chill winds of winter began to blow and the tourists packed their bags and headed for home? Paul Murton travels from the icy shores of the Lake of Menteith to the cold summit of Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain, to discover how Scotland was first promoted as a winter holiday spot | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
13:55 | River Monsters | Extreme angler Jeremy Wade goes in search of a fish that swallowed a man whole, the fish that can eat someone from within, and another that uses an unusual entry point into the human body |
| 15:00 | The Finish Line | Roman Kemp and Sarah Greene host the quiz in which five contestants race in moving podiums across the studio floor to try to win £5,000. The contenders battle across a series of fast-paced qualifiers and head-to-head races where the aim of the game is simple - to make it to the finish line before their rivals. The winner then races against the track itself in an attempt to win the cash prize | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
14:05 | Yes Chef | Professional chefs Galton Blackiston, Michael O'Hare, Stephen Terry and Rupert Rowley pair up with their chosen home cook partners and go head to head in the third final. Three-star Michelin chef Pierre Koffmann judges the final offerings. Hosted by Sheree Murphy |
| 15:05 | Marcus Wareing's Tales from a Kitchen Garden | The Michelin-starred chef learns how to grow potatoes, with help from local farmer Steve, and heads out to sea to catch some mackerel to go with them. After helping farmer Stuart feed his cattle, who are running out of grass due to the very dry weather, Marcus grills his mackerel and serves it with roasted potatoes for him and Stuart to enjoy | |
| BBC One
[108] |
14:30 | Animal Park | The team reports on efforts to save a precious white-backed vulture chick, a species facing extinction in the wild. Elsewhere, the park's pack of rare African painted dogs are put to the ultimate test in a feeding challenge designed to encourage their natural teamwork - with spectacular results |
| 15:00 | I Escaped to the Country | In Pembrokeshire, Briony May Williams reunites with a buyer who, in the spring of 2023 was ready to embark on her first ever house hunt, leaving her Warwickshire town home of 60 years to fulfil a life-long ambition of moving to the Welsh countryside. She bought one of the wonderful homes in Briony's selection and couldn't be happier with her new lifestyle. Plus, Ginny Buckley catches up with a couple who were at odds with the vision of their perfect rural escape when they met Nicki Chapman in 2023. Ginny finds out if they finally found a compromise | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
14:10 | Countdown | Colin Murray and Rachel Riley host the long-running words-and-numbers game, with Debbie McGee joining Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner |
| 15:00 | A Place in the Sun | Brothers Mark and Simon have sold up in the UK and are currently living in a caravan in Spain as they look for their dream permanent home in Almería. Craig Rowe lines up five impressive homes in the region within their £200,000 budget | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
14:30 | The Simpsons | Marge is convinced Bart is lying when he denies any responsibility for a bulldozer crash, so she doggedly follows her mischief-making son's every step in the hope he will eventually crumble and confess. Meanwhile, it's a case of out with the old and in with the new when Homer gives Santa's Little Helper the cold shoulder in favour of Flanders' new pooch |
| 15:00 | The Goldbergs | Erica is accepted into a summer arts school, but Murray struggles to express his pride in his daughter. Barry takes up the role of school sports mascot, but fails to realise that students from a rival school are planning to beat up the mascot at an upcoming game | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
03:20 | Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village | Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the history of Lavenham in Suffolk, which was one of the wealthiest places in England in the 16th century due to its woollen cloth industry. The rich abandoned the village after this business declined and by the 19th century it had become a place of poverty |
| 19:00 | Yorkshire Wolds Way with Paul Rose | The first of two programmes in which adventurer Paul Rose explores the 79 miles of the Yorkshire Wolds Way, one of Britain's least well-known national walking trails. The trail starts at the Humber Estuary and ends at the North Yorkshire seaside resort of Filey. On the way, Paul takes in the views from the top of the Humber Bridge, learns to ride a penny farthing and searches out the spots made internationally famous by the artist David Hockney | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
14:40 | Four in a Bed | The owners visit Church Spa in East Markham in Nottinghamshire on their second evening, where proprietor Daniel Walker and family friend George Gillespie hope to wow their guests with their relaxing facilities. Steve and Lisa Tindall seem impressed, but Jennifer and Diana Carnegie question the high price tag |
| 15:10 | Four in a Bed | The third hosts of the week are Steve and Lisa Tindall, who own the King's Head Inn in Rye, East Sussex, where they hope their guests will fall for their boutique B&B. They get into the swing of things with a round of blindfolded mini-golf, but not everyone gets a solid night's sleep afterwards | |