| What's on Now & Next (2026-01-09) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
14:00 | Shortland Street | Long-running hospital drama set in a New Zealand accident and emergency ward, following the complicated personal and professional lives of its staff and their families and friends. |
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| 14:30 | Fair City | Steo's actions come between Carol and JJ and Paul's back is against the wall. Jess breaks bad news to Steo about his legal case. Ian's continued harassment of Holly spurs Greg to act | |
| RTE2
[102] |
14:10 | Junior Bake Off | The young bakers need to impress judges Prue Leith and Liam Charles with their pastry-plaiting skills, in a challenge that offers the contenders from the first heat their last chance to go through to finals week. Hosted by Harry Hill |
| 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 | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
14:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh presents as contestants Romzan, Mapaseka, Sophie and Martin 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 | Guest panellists engage in topical debate and celebrity interviews from a female perspective | |
| TG4
[104] |
13:35 | Murder, She Wrote | Jessica visits London to help with a stage adaptation of one of her novels - but the show's producer meets a grisly fate, and the leading actress is accused of murder. Whodunit, guest starring Jean Marsh and Ian Ogilvy, with Angela Lansbury |
| 14:30 | Féile Ealaíne na hEaragaile | Traditional music from the Earagail Arts Festival in Donegal, hosted by Sibéal Ní Chasaide and Cathal Ó Curráin, with this edition featuring musician and performer Neil Martin from Belfast with Séamus Maguire. Cathal joins his former teacher Mánus Lunny in Teach an Cheoil in Falcarragh, and in Letterkenny young musician Lauren Ní Néill performs on harp. And from the mainstage, An Grianán Theatre in Letterkenny, the all-female fiddle group Sí Fiddlers | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
14:00 | River Monsters | Jeremy Wade enlists the supernatural help of a local witch doctor to catch the notorious goliath tigerfish in the Congo River in Central Africa. The creature has the biggest teeth of any freshwater species, and combines the strength, speed and ferocity of all the monsters Jeremy has encountered up to now, pushing him to his physical and mental limits |
| 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 and 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 | Michelin-starred chef Nigel Haworth puts four home cooks through a series of culinary challenges, including how to make the perfect spinach a la creme. Sheree Murphy hosts |
| 15:05 | Marcus Wareing's Tales from a Kitchen Garden | The chef rediscovers some wasabi plants in his kitchen garden, and decides to find out more, including how to grow them at the UK's only wasabi farm. Back on home turf, Marcus checks on his ducks and gathers up a glut of lavender to take to local gelato-maker, Grant | |
| BBC One
[108] |
14:00 | Father Brown | Mrs McCarthy makes a surprise return to Kembleford and joins Father Brown to investigate one more murder. Crime drama, with Mark Williams and Sorcha Cusack |
| 14:45 | Escape to the Country | Nicki Chapman meets an animal-loving house hunter from a town in Oxfordshire who has a generous budget of £700,000 to find a new village community in Dorset, ideally close to the coast. Making the most of the seaside locale, Nicki also visits a luxury yacht manufacturer to experience how the other half set sail in serious style | |
| 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 | Ben Hillman is house-hunting in Spain with Penny and Mark. They share a passion for the coast and countryside of south Granada, and are now in a position to buy their dream holiday home. They want a house with enough room for their grown-up children to visit - and space for their three dogs, too! Ben has five great properties lined up for their £100,000 budget, but will any be perfect enough for them to make an offer? | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
14:00 | The Simpsons | Lisa babysits the Flanders children for an evening and her sensible attitude soon sees her in great demand among the parents of Springfield. Encouraged by their daughter's new job, Homer and Marge put her in charge of Bart while they go out - much to his irritation |
| 14:30 | The Simpsons | An outbreak of food poisoning at Krusty Burger is traced to barley produced in a nearby town of Norwegian immigrants and results in the mills being shut down, so the out-of-work residents venture to Springfield to find new jobs. However, when xenophobia starts to spread, Mayor Quimby decides to shut the borders | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
03:05 | Top of the Pops | Peter Powell presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 7 January 1982. Featuring Alton Edwards, Mobiles, Shakatak, The Human League, Jon & Vangelis, Meat Loaf and Zoo |
| 19:00 | Top of the Pops | Jayne Middlemiss presents an edition first broadcast January 22, 1999. Includes performances by Another Level, The All-Seeing I featuring Tony Christie, Juliet Roberts, 3 Colours Red and 911 | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
14:10 | Four in a Bed | The first visit of the week is to Wisteria House, Hampshire, where owner Jane Faulkner invites guests to her establishment. Later, the group members try their hands at milking a cow, while 25-year-old Zak causes surprises when he reveals his years of hospitality experience |
| 14:40 | Four in a Bed | The guests visit The Living Room B&B in Bournemouth on their second night, which is co-owned by 25-year-old Zak Busby-Pelekanou. While at the establishment, Mike and Charlie have a hairy issue, and Jane and Amy encounter a spider, before getting to grips with an ambitious breakfast menu | |