| What's on Now & Next (2025-12-23) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
21:35 | Love Actually | Ten interlinked stories of people searching for and finding love. While the newly elected, bachelor British prime minister is smitten by a junior staff member at 10 Downing Street, a heartbroken writer heads for France to get over a failed relationship, and a faded rock star aims to reinvent himself in time for Christmas. Richard Curtis's romantic comedy, with Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Colin Firth, Bill Nighy and Liam Neeson |
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| 00:05 | Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration | Legendary Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli honours his 30th anniversary with a three-day concert event in his Tuscan hometown. Featuring duets with Ed Sheeran, Shania Twain, Will Smith, and others | |
| RTE2
[102] |
23:30 | Long Bright River | A new victim complicates the case of the murdered women and raises the stakes in the hunt to find Kacey. Mickey reckons with her past as she and Truman grow closer to a new lead. Crime thriller, starring Amanda Seyfried |
| 00:30 | Hooked | Spencer Matthews, podcaster, founder of Clean Co and husband of Irish businesswoman Vogue Williams, discusses his problem relationship with alcohol and how he realised his daily drinking had to stop | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
23:00 | Help Me Buy a Home | A Westport couple receive Liz O'Kane's help in getting them out of living above a pub, and a Dublin couple seek a country escape. Plus, Kevin and PJ take a shocking tour of vacant homes in Cork |
| 00:00 | Sport Stories | The second and concluding part of an interview with the former Republic of Ireland star, as he discusses with Tommy Martin the high esteem he was held in for club and country while facing battles on and off the pitch | |
| TG4
[104] |
22:15 | Walk the Line | Biopic of country singer Johnny Cash. Traumatised by the death of his brother as a child and scorned by his father, Cash leaves Arkansas to serve in the US Air Force in Germany, where he starts to write songs. Although reaching a high point in his career touring alongside Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis, he descends into drink and drug addiction, while fellow singer and future wife June Carter seems to be the only person standing between him and self-destruction. With Joaquin Phoenix and an Oscar-winning Reese Witherspoon |
| 00:40 | Bryan Adams: Live at the Royal Albert Hall | A performance recorded at iconic Royal Albert Hall in May 2024. Featuring global smash hits including Summer of '69, Run to You, Somebody, Heaven and It's Only Love. This concert showcases one of rock's greatest musicians performing his biggest hits and hugely successful album - Reckless | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
23:05 | Million Dollar Listing: NYC | An insight into New York City's luxury property market. Steve spies on Jess' progress by turning up at her first broker's open house, and Fredrik follow an enticing lead |
| 23:55 | Million Dollar Listing: NYC | Ryan is feeling lucky enough to bet a Chelsea loft commission on a table tennis match, while Steve's girlfriend settles in | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
23:30 | The Fabric of Christmas | Liam, a fireman, and Amy, a quilting teacher, team up to make a Christmas quilt for Liam's sister's wedding. As they navigate their feelings for each other, they must decide what is truly important in time for the holiday season. Festive romance, starring Ferelith Young, Harmon Walsh and Alia DeSantis |
| 01:20 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Danny is directing traffic on the road out of town when a driver, seemingly drunk, narrowly avoids him and crashes. The driver is pronounced dead at the scene, but it turns out it wasn't the collision that killed him - someone had hidden a snake in his car. Rick Donald and Craig McLachlan star | |
| BBC One
[108] |
23:10 | Challengers | American tennis champion Art Donaldson suffers a dip in form ahead of the 2021 US Open. To regain confidence, Art enters the Phil's Tire Town Challenger in New Rochelle and should breeze through the competition, except former doubles partner Patrick Zweig is also in the draw. Drama, starring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist |
| 01:15 | Have I Got News for You | A compilation of memorable moments from the panel show over the year, featuring regulars Ian Hislop and Paul Merton, and a selection of guest hosts and panellists making fun of 2025's biggest news stories | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
22:00 | Gogglebox | The armchair critics review the best Christmas programming of 2024, including the Strictly Christmas Special, Gavin & Stacey: The Finale, First Dates at Christmas, Hot Frosty, Bullseye, The Good Ship Murder Christmas Special, Martin Lewis: How to Win at Board Games, The Dog House at Christmas, Is It Cake? Holiday and Fanny Cradock Cooks for Christmas |
| 23:35 | Bill Bailey: Tinselworm | The comedian performs at Wembley Arena at the end of his 2007 UK tour, featuring his trademark brand of humour, verbal brilliance and musical interludes, and including films and animation by artist Joe Magee | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
23:05 | First Dates | Kazzi, 22, has never had a proper boyfriend and fears that her cleft lip puts people off, while her date Adam is normally shies away from the opposite sex. Plus, actor TJ meets support worker and fellow Bristolian Chanelle, but their meal gets off to a rocky start when she discovers he has been out drinking during the day and is now a little worse for wear |
| 00:05 | Gogglebox | The armchair critics share their opinions on shows including I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!, Squid Game: The Challenge, All Her Fault, Celebrity Race Across the World, Alan Carr's Picture Slam, Emmerdale, Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars and Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly: Australia | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
23:25 | Pavarotti at the BBC | A celebration of some of Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti's finest performances from the BBC archives, capturing how he become the biggest opera star of modern times. He brought the artform to mainstream audiences through appearances on shows like Parkinson and Wogan, his collaborations with some of the biggest names in pop music, and his enduring takes on classic arias like Nessun Dorma |
| 00:35 | Jessye Norman at the BBC | Archive performances by American opera singer Jessye Norman, tracing her journey from spirituals and traditional folk songs to her landmark debut at the London Proms. Featuring interviews with the star across the decades | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
23:05 | Our Tiny Islands | In this final edition, cameras follow Wez in St Marys on the Isles of Scilly, who's come up with a unique event - a 60-kilometre race around all five islands in just one day. The programme also takes a look at the island of Piel, which is just off the coast of northwest England, as well as a natural nature reserve on Bardsey Island in Wales |
| 00:10 | 24 Hours in A&E | Twelve-year-old Tulsi is airlifted to St George's after falling from a cliff near her home in Hastings, and CT scans reveal she requires emergency brain surgery. Meanwhile, 39-year-old Adam is rushed to A&E after his motorbike collided with a car, leaving him with an obvious and painful leg injury, and 70-year-old retired mechanic Ron is treated after trapping his hand between two vehicles while helping his friend fix their car | |