| What's on Now & Next (2025-12-28) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
18:30 | Duffy's Pub | US actor Patrick Duffy, a third-generation Irishman, has always been fascinated by the communities that develop around their local pub, so he travels to Ireland to see for himself how bars have evolved and changed. Along with his partner, the actress Linda Purl, Patrick visits many Duffy's Pubs and other legendary boozers across Dublin, Galway, Donegal, Mayo and Tipperary, to explore pub culture and the changes it has undergone over the years. He ends his journey in his ancestral home of Kilmovee, Mayo, where his grandfather, also Patrick, lived before leaving for a new life in Montana |
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| 19:30 | Cloch Le Carn | The life, career and legacy of Mary O'Rourke, one of Ireland's longest-serving and most respected female politicians, who died in October 2024. Born in Athlone in 1937 into the well-known Lenihan family, Mary was first elected to the Dáil in 1982, operating at a time when politics was overwhelmingly male-dominated. This documentary tells the story of a woman who shaped Irish politics for generations, championed her community with passion and remained grounded in family, friendship, and the people she served. In Irish | |
| RTE2
[102] |
17:45 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | The intrepid archaeologist sets out to find his estranged father, who has gone missing while searching for the Holy Grail. Once reunited, the duo team up to finish the task and locate the sacred relic before the Nazis get their hands on it. Action adventure sequel directed by Steven Spielberg, the third instalment in the successful franchise. Harrison Ford stars, alongside Sean Connery, Alison Doody, River Phoenix, Julian Glover and Denholm Elliott |
| 20:00 | Asia | How animals survive when the northern half of Asia is transformed by snow and ice each year. Featuring footage of Himalayan wolves hunting the fast-moving chiru antelope, red-crowned cranes learning to perform intricate mating dances, and Amur tigers in the forests where Russia, China, and North Korea meet - an area that is also home to the world's largest owls | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
18:00 | Midsomer Murders | After a strict headteacher is murdered during a PTA meeting, school scandals and nervous witnesses complicate the hunt for a killer. Mystery drama, starring Neil Dudgeon, with Nick Hendrix, Annette Badland and Fiona Dolman |
| 19:58 | Virgin Media News Update | All the latest breaking news with the Virgin Media News team | |
| TG4
[104] |
19:15 | Ollchlár Ros na Rún | David's Christmas spirit quickly fades when he learns that Mo has invited Mack and Tadhg to Christmas dinner. Despite Noreen's fear of being hurt again, she is enjoying rekindling her relationship with John Joe as they plan to spend Christmas together |
| 20:15 | Fadó Fadó | Different generations of family and friends come together to look back at the funniest, most scandalous and most entertaining advertisements to have graced TV screens in the past 60 years | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
19:00 | Posh Pawn | A behind-the-scenes look at life with the kings of high-end pawnbroking. When it comes to pawning luxurious items, James Constantinou and his company, Prestige, is the place to go for the upper class wanting fast cash and it's an empire on the move. Along with his quirky team of experts, James seeks to sort the fakes from the fortune making. It's a crazy world where anything luxurious and sometimes unimaginable has a possible ticket on it. Ranging from incredible jewels, original art masterpieces and even submarines, behind every precious item there is a story to tell |
| 20:00 | Inside M&S | Cameras are invited inside every corner of high street giant Marks & Spencer during its busiest time of year. In Bristol, staff prepare to open a brand new store and there's a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of this year's experimental Christmas sandwich and the world's first snowing chocolate box | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
19:00 | Royally Yours, This Christmas | A prince falls in love with a single mother who is a hotel housekeeper after he mistakes her for a wealthy guest. Romance, starring Cindy Sampson and Steve Byers |
| 21:00 | A Christmas Masquerade | When a woman is mistaken for her boss at a masquerade ball by a businessman, she continues the ruse over Christmas in the hope of securing him as a client. Romantic comedy, starring Erin Agostino and David Lafontaine | |
| BBC One
[108] |
18:30 | Celebrity Escape to the Country | Linford Christie, Britain's most decorated sprinter, goes in search of a slower way of life, with the help of his daughter Briannah and presenter Alistair Appleton. Together they tour a range of homes in the rolling hills of the Chilterns, take a trip along the Thames at one of the world's most elegant country homes and cook up a storm with an exclusive outdoor dining experience, fully immersing themselves in the Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire countryside |
| 19:30 | Antiques Roadshow | Fiona Bruce presents a showcase of unseen treasures from Trentham Gardens in Staffordshire, including a rare Shamshir sword and a painting by George Leslie Hunter. Plus, Fiona's antiques knowledge is put to the test with three pieces of pottery with Cubist designs, and ceramics expert and long-standing Roadshow regular John Sandon chats about his life in antiques | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
18:45 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Four teenagers play a jungle-themed game on an old console, only to find themselves transported into the game and transformed into its heroic characters. They must embark on a death-defying journey through the game's wilderness setting to make it back to the real world, or be stuck as video game characters forever. Fantasy action comedy, starring Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Jack Black |
| 21:00 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Freddie Mercury and Queen go from playing small venues to becoming one of the biggest rock bands in the world. While Freddie comes to terms with his sexuality, outside forces threaten to tear the group apart, until their defining moment at Live Aid in July 1985. Oscar-winning biopic, starring Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton and Gwilym Lee | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
18:15 | The Simpsons Movie | Homer unwittingly pollutes Lake Springfield, so the US government decides to isolate the city underneath a giant dome. The Simpsons manage to escape and plan to start a new life in Alaska - but learn Springfield is about to be destroyed, and return to save their friends. With the voices of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright and Yeardley Smith |
| 20:00 | The Simpsons | Bart celebrates his birthday - although he has to organise his own party when Homer forgets to post the invitations. Mr Burns fakes his own death and leaves a fake will as a prank. In a meta turn of events, special guest star Conan O'Brien tries to create a Simpsons finale episode using chatbot Hack-GPT. Also guest starring John Cena, Danny DeVito, Tom Hanks, Joel McHale and Seth Rogen | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
19:00 | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures | As the festive lecture series celebrates 200 years since they were first introduced by Michael Faraday in 1825, space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock explores the evidence for extraterrestrial life. She begins with a look at the Moon, the Earth's nearest neighbour and her favourite space rock, with European Space Agency astronauts Rosemary Coogan, John McFall and Meganne Cristian joining her to illustrate the challenges of human space travel and the reality of colonies on the Moon and beyond |
| 20:00 | Planet Earth II | A compilation of some of the most spectacular footage from the second series, capturing wildlife from around the world on film using the latest camera technology, and revealing how they adapt to overcome the challenges posed by living in jungles, mountains, deserts, islands, grasslands and cities | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
18:55 | Grand Designs | Kevin McCloud revisits a home built on an airfield in Strathaven in Scotland to check on the progress made by Colin MacKinnon and his partner Marta Briongos. Their ambitious plan was to build a metal-sculptural home inspired by aircraft hangars right next to the runway, but the difficulties of building their elegant design saw a year-long project stretch to three years |
| 19:55 | Grand Designs | Kevin McCloud meets Kate and Rob, who have lived in a 1940s prefab house built by Rob's grandfather. Originally designed to be lived in for just 10 years, this factory-built home is well past its sell-by date. Now, Kate and Rob are at last in a position to replace it with a bespoke, modern, warm home - which will also be built in a factory using volumetric modular construction. Over just six weeks, their new house will be manufactured on a production line, complete with insulation, tiling and kitchen installation | |