| What's on Now & Next (2026-10-18) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
19:30 | Donncha's Away Games | Donncha O'Callagan competes in The International Bathtub Regatta in Belgium with former team-mate Tommy Bowe |
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| 20:30 | Fair City | Paul unravels over the planted drugs, but attacking a guard escalates his problems. Carol enlists Denise's help to prove Victor is the real mole. Nina digs for more dirt, but Kira persuades Orla that Danny attracts the wrong attention. Sean fails to broker peace between Nikki and Orla | |
| RTE2
[102] |
19:00 | Asia | Documentary focusing on the oceans that surround the continent's coastline, which are home to more than 60 per cent of the world's marine species. Featuring footage of reef fish, manta rays, and a juvenile sperm whale, as well as the whirlpools that form in the Indonesian Throughflow. Narrated by David Attenborough |
| 20:00 | Bill Bailey's Australian Adventure | The comedian makes a journey across Western Australia. In the first episode, Bill encounters true-blue Aussie locals, animals and landscapes in Western Australia's far south. He visits the best beach in the world and the spectacular trees of the Valley of the Giants; goes paddleboarding in the chilly Southern Ocean with a former NBA star, and discovers the early stages of a secessionist movement | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
19:30 | Millionaire Hot Seat | Jeremy Clarkson hosts the quiz where each episode sees six hopefuls compete for £1 million. However, only one player can take their place in the Hot Seat at a time and answer multiple-choice questions to work their way up the Money Ladder |
| 20:00 | Help Me Buy a Home | Buyer's agent Liz O'Kane gives advice to Co Meath couple Mya and Adam, while Dublin couple Edson and Rachel feel stuck, even with a budget of 850,000 euros | |
| TG4
[104] |
19:30 | Bia Úr | Kirsten Mate Maher and Allie Stack meet people who have moved to Ireland, and they get a taste of the food they have brought with them |
| 20:00 | Junior Eurovision | The Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Malta is just one week away! In this special programme, we follow their journey as they prepare to represent Ireland | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
19:00 | Posh Pawn | Documentary series going beind-the-scenes with the kings of high-end pawn broking. Just where do the rich sell their fast cars, fine wines and designer goods when they need money? Then 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 |
| 20:00 | Tipping Point: Lucky Stars | Ben Shephard asks the questions as Ollie Locke, Denise Van Outen and Axel Blake answer questions to win turns on an arcade-style machine. Dropping tokens down a choice of four chutes, they hope to knock piles of them off a moving shelf - and the more they collect, the better their chances of collecting the £20,000 prize for their selected charity | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
19:00 | The Hotel Inspector | Alex Polizzi visits the Bellingham, a 33-bedroom Victorian hotel in Wigan, Greater Manchester. Manager Richard Philips was put in charge by his father Steve, but a disastrous attempt at relaunching its restaurant as a Wild West-themed grill suggests he is badly out of his depth - and Alex is deeply unimpressed by the establishment's rooms, which she thinks are in desperate need of updating |
| 19:55 | Waterloo Road | Jack and the school are in the media spotlight yet again as he speaks to reporters about Chlo's disappearance. Donte steals Lewis's moped and goes to look for his wife, while Jack's efforts to win back Davina fail. His day worsens when Eddie discovers his use for the Excellence In Cities' money and he is called to explain himself at a governers' meeting | |
| BBC One
[108] |
19:10 | Strictly Come Dancing | Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe present as the two lowest-scoring couples go head to head in the dance-off. Plus, in honour of Icons Week, the professionals strike a pose as they delve into the back catalogue of queen of pop Madonna for their latest group number |
| 20:00 | Antiques Roadshow | Fiona Bruce returns to Valentines Mansion in East London, where finds include rare French buttons, a futuristic coffee set, wrestling memorabilia and props from Indiana Jones. She also explores Ilford's pioneering contribution to the history of photography, while Runjeet Singh challenges her to guess what three mystery Indian items were originally used for | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
19:00 | Kevin McCloud's Listed Britain | Kevin travels the country to uncover the stories behind the buildings Britain has chosen to protect at the very highest level. In the first episode, he raises Tower Bridge and descends into its Victorian engine rooms, and enters a church beneath which 1500 years of London's history lie buried. In the oldest continuously working theatre in the English-speaking world, Kevin tries out a piece of stage machinery that's still operating after more than two centuries |
| 20:00 | Kevin McCloud's Classic Car Road Trips | Kevin drives classic cars in the countries where they were made, to discover more about both the country and the car. In this first episode, Kevin explores the French Riviera in a classic 1960s Citroen DS convertible. Kevin's journey takes him from Cannes via a wandering route to Monaco. First stop is an internationally renowned design school near Nice. What will the designers of tomorrow think of a car built 40 years before they were born? | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
18:15 | Independence Day | A fleet of huge flying saucers launches a devastating and unprovoked attack on Earth. As survivors try to flee the seemingly unstoppable alien invaders, the courageous US president, an ace pilot and a computer genius come up with a plan to take the fight to the enemy and save the human race. Roland Emmerich's sci-fi adventure, starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia and Harry Connick Jr |
| 21:00 | Celebrity Gogglebox | The best moments from the recent series, as famous faces cast their thoughts on shows including The 1% Club for Soccer Aid, Coronation Street, Open House: The Great Sex Experiment, Gary Barlow's Food and Wine Tour: Australia, Match Me Abroad, Canal Boat Diaries and This Morning | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
19:30 | BBC Young Musician | The search for the next classical music superstar continues with Petroc Trelawny presenting highlights of the quarter-final as eight musicians compete for places in the semi-final at Swansea University's Great Hall. Joanna MacGregor and Ben Gernon are joined by guest judge Julian Bliss, one of the world's leading clarinettists, as they assess performances of music by Bach, Prokofiev, Debussy and more to decide which five competitors go through to the next stage |
| 21:00 | Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius | Docudrama telling the story of how a glover's son from rural Stratford became arguably the greatest writer that ever lived, using a series of cinematic vignettes combined with contributions from stars and experts including Judi Dench, Brian Cox, Adrian Lester and Helen Mirren. The story begins in 1587, when William Shakespeare leaves his small rural home town to pursue his dream of becoming a playwright in London. He begins as a stagehand and occasional actor. But then he writes a gory revenge play, Titus Andronicus, which does well, followed by a teenage romance that becomes a breakout success - Romeo and Juliet | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
19:25 | Four in a Bed | The third visit of the week is to the Big Green Bus in Lewes, where carpenter Adam Collier-Woods and his girlfriend Susan Lerski run an unconventional B&B on a converted double-decker bus. On arrival, all the guests are shocked to discover where they'll be sleeping, and during an afternoon foraging for wild garlic, professional chef Stephen plays a trick on the group as Charlotte and Lucy reveal their competitive side |
| 19:55 | Four in a Bed | The last visit of the week is to the Pheasant hotel in Brill, Buckinghamshire, where professional chef Stephen Orr hopes his top-level place will win the day. On arrival, Adam and Susan are bowled over by the beautiful views and all the guests are surprised by the quality of the rooms. However, on closer inspection, Charlotte and Lucy are unimpressed by dust and a cobweb | |