| What's on Now & Next (2026-08-21) | |||
| RTE One
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20:00 | Super Garden | Gardener Chris Walsh hopes to create a 'culinary canopy' design, with planting being key to Chris's garden as he plans to try and attract wildlife to the outdoor space |
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| 20:30 | Tradfest | Dervish, the trad supergroup combining the talents of Michael Holmes, Cathy Jordan, Liam Kelly, Brian McDonagh, Shane Mitchell and Tom Morrow, share a set of tunes and songs | |
| RTE2
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20:05 | Great Coastal Railway Journeys | Michael Portillo heads from a bustling Southampton to the Isle of Wight, where he rides the island's railway, made up of recycled London Underground trains |
| 20:40 | Joanna Lumley's Danube | The last leg of Joanna's Danube journey takes her across Romania, starting at the vast Iron Gates gorge. The actress travels into wild Transylvania, where she follows the trails of brown bears in the forest and discovers the secret history of Dracula's castle. After a night in a guest house owned by King Charles and an encounter with Europe's witches, Joanna heads towards the Danube Delta, the Black Sea, and the finale of her adventure | |
| Virgin Media One
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20:00 | Emmerdale | Struggling with financial pressures, Jimmy sells his haulage business, while Nicola is delighted when Jimmy agrees to a vow renewal |
| 20:30 | Coronation Street | Glenda's stinging criticism gives Todd a taste for revenge, Tim attempts to soothe a jumpy Lucy, and Nina holds out little hope after an underwhelming job interview | |
| TG4
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20:00 | Beo ón Electric Picnic | The 2025 Electric Picnic event, featuring live music performances from artists on the Collchoill and Puball Gaeilge stages. Highlights include Bláithín Mhic Cana and Piaras Ó Lorcáin, IMLÉ, John Spillane, Eve Belle, Clada, Amano, Caolan Ryan, Dysania and many more. The show also features interviews and intimate acoustic sessions with some of the biggest names playing at this year's festival. Presented by Síomha Ní Ruairc and John Sharpson |
| 21:35 | The Man from Snowy River | The son of a mountain farmer is forced to leave his home after the death of his father, and goes to work for a cattle rancher in the lowlands. He falls for his employer's daughter, while discovering the story behind the man's long-standing feud with his twin brother. Australian Western, starring Kirk Douglas in a dual role, with Tom Burlinson and Jack Thompson | |
| Virgin Media Two
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19:30 | Live SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division | Sligo Rovers v Waterford (Kick-off 8.00pm). All the action from the match at The Showgrounds. Both these teams are battling to avoid the drop and Rovers won 2-0 when the teams last met at this venue in April, but Waterford claimed a 4-0 home win two months later, with Padraig Amond scoring a hat-trick and Sligo's Ollie Denham getting sent off for two bookable offences |
| 22:30 | Friends | Ross becomes increasingly jealous of Rachel's new workmate, and Joey auditions for a Broadway musical - even though he cannot dance. Meanwhile, Monica falls for a would-be poet | |
| Virgin Media Three
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19:00 | Live Athletics: Diamond League | Fast track, packed stands and world-leading performances expected at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne. |
| 21:00 | The Forsytes | Jolyon assures Frances and June he has cut ties with Louisa and as Soames and Irene honeymoon in Paris, Frances resumes her efforts to secure Horatio for June. In Paris, Soames begins to realise he doesn't fit in with Irene's friends, while Louisa gives a speech on fallen women at Ellen's charity event | |
| BBC One
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20:00 | Celebrity MasterChef | The celebrities have reached the first quarter-final, knowing only three of them can win a place in the semis. The first hurdle is a new challenge in which they have to work in teams to serve up a three-course meal in just 90 minutes. On the menu this evening is mackerel scotch egg, roast chicken with fondant potatoes, leeks and a chicken jus, with sticky toffee pudding to round things off. Can the celebrities teams work in perfect harmony, or will the pressure get to them and cause a clash? But there's more, as chef and author Seema Pankhania challenges the contestants to recreate one of here recipes, each of which is inspired by her travels |
| 21:00 | Would I Lie to You? | Radio presenter Richie Anderson, actresses Taj Atwal and and Katherine Parkinson, and comedian Chris McCausland join host Rob Brydon and regular captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack on the offbeat panel show. As usual, the participants set out to hoodwink their opponents with absurd facts and plausible fibs about themselves in a bid to secure a team victory, through rounds such as Home Truths and Quick-fire Lies | |
| Channel 4
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20:00 | Surgery Secrets of the Super Rich | Cheshire-based Victoria turns to a non-surgical skin tightening treatment after losing 25 kilos through weight loss injections. Combining radiofrequency microneedling and suction therapy, the full course costs £3,300. With weight loss injections surging in popularity, the demand for treatments to tackle loose skin is booming. Entrepreneur JC invests in one of the fastest-growing trends in aesthetic medicine, fat banking: harvesting and storing his own fat cells for future rejuvenation treatments as part of a long-term package that costs £7,500. Make-up artist Emmy upgrades her smile with a set of bespoke composite veneers, a precision-crafted treatment designed to deliver a natural, refined finish, with a price tag of £8,000. And interior designer Ava opts for jaw-slimming Botox in a bid to subtly reshape her face, part of a growing trend for tweakments that deliver definition without going under the knife |
| 21:00 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Jimmy Carr hosts the comedy words-and-numbers quiz, with panellists putting their mental agility to the test. Jon Richardson and Judi Love take on Rob Beckett and Katherine Parkinson. Spencer Jones joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while maths whizz Rachel Riley looks after the numbers | |
| E4
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20:00 | The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer | Hosts Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond welcome Dermot O'Leary, Greg James, Fern Brady and Mel B to the tent, as they put their baking skills to the test, under the watchful eyes of judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith. The celebs take on iced buns in the Signature, a family classic in the Technical and a Showstopper where they create their celebrity doppelganger in biscuit form |
| 21:00 | Gogglebox | Another chance to see celebrities cast their eyes over the week's best TV as part of Channel 4's Stand Up to Cancer 2021 night. Michelle Visage, Graham Norton, Michael Sheen, Anna Lundberg, Matt Lucas and his mum Diana, Aisling Bea and Rob Delaney were watching The Great British Bake Off, Countdown, Squid Game, Made in Chelsea, The Mating Game, and Sex Actually with Alice Levine | |
| BBC Four
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20:00 | BBC Proms | Clive Myrie presents a night at the Royal Albert Hall in tribute to the legendary trumpeter who would have celebrated his centenary in 2026. The concert combines the musician's influences - works by Rodrigo and Gershwin - with his own hits from classic albums such as Porgy and Bess, Sketches of Spain and Miles Ahead, amongst others |
| 21:15 | Top of the Pops | David Jensen presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on August 19, 1982. Featuring appearances from Modern Romance, Haircut 100, Captain Sensible, Kids from Fame, Soft Cell, Dexys Midnight Runners, Survivor, Talk Talk and Duran Duran | |
| More4
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19:55 | Grand Designs | Kevin McCloud meets energy conservationist Andrew, who has decided to build a radical, self-heating home for his family - the first of its kind in the UK. He aims to heat the house all year round by storing the warmth of the summer sun into insulated earth banks over and around the house, and then drawing the warmth back into the living spaces in winter. However, this pioneering construction seems an exercise in trial and error from the start, and what began as a seemingly simple, pure concept becomes a complicated feat of engineering |
| 21:00 | Carpe Diem | Rachel Segal, who once accused Tom of murder, wants him to help her defend her husband, who has been charged with killing his lover. But no body has been found. Can Tom find the victim - dead or alive? In French | |