| What's on Now & Next (2026-01-12) | |||
| RTE One
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00:15 | The Late Late Show | Patrick Kielty hosts the light entertainment show, featuring a mix of celebrity guests, music, in-depth interviews and discussions on the stories that have the nation talking |
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| 01:45 | Nationwide | Anne Cassin and Blathnaid Ní Chofaigh present an eclectic mix of reports, features and events from all around the country | |
| RTE2
[102] |
00:45 | Black Ops | Gang member Tevin grows suspicious of Dom and Kay after following them to Hackney police station. Posing as volunteer visitors, the undercover duo set about investigating Riverford Residential Home, suspecting it could be a front for the Brightmarsh Gang. Dom makes an unlikely elderly ally and Kay's commitment to community service finally pays dividends. Comedy thriller, starring Gbemisola Ikumelo and Hammed Animashaun, with Zoe Wanamaker |
| 01:20 | Changing Ends | A sex education lesson strikes fear into Alan's heart, while an impending testosterone-fuelled school disco gets him all hot and bothered - and not in a good way as Kay is feeling amorous and discussing kisses at every opportunity. However, Alan isn't the only one with girl trouble as Graham and Ron have just found out that there is a female lineswoman at their next game. Comedy, starring Oliver Savell | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
00:10 | Sport Stories | Part one of two. The former Republic of Ireland manager sits down with Tommy Martin. In the first part, he discusses his playing days, including the glory years of Ireland's World Cup campaigns |
| 01:10 | Tell Me Everything | Bex quickly realises the price of popularity when a new best friend talks her into hosting a huge party, and Jonny throws himself into a kickboxing tournament | |
| TG4
[104] |
00:55 | TB - Scéal Eitinn in Éirinn | How tuberculosis ravaged its way into Ireland's cultural landscape. Once killing thousands a year, its very name would terrorise the countryside and tenements of Ireland's cities. Irish people were seen as tubercular and carriers of the illness. The conditions present in Ireland in the late 1800s, conditions such as poverty, overcrowding and starvation, were key factors for the spread of the illness |
| 02:00 | Nuacht TG4 | The day's main news stories from a regional, national and international perspective | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
00:50 | Hell's Kitchen | The American version of Gordon Ramsay's culinary boot camp. Olympic champion Jordan Chiles shows the chefs how to find balance in a gymnastics-themed challenge where they must impress guest judge chef Evan Funke with four signature pasta dishes - while serving beach volleyball Olympic gold medallist Alix Klineman and actor and comedian Kel Mitchell, some chefs are praised for rising as leaders while others crash and burn. See which chefs stand tall and which ones fall off the beam... |
| 01:40 | Jann | A performance at a charity gala gives Jann the chance to win back her ex-girlfriend. Canadian comedy, starring singer-songwriter Jann Arden as a fictionalised version of herself | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
00:50 | C*A*U*G*H*T | Postponed from its original broadcast date in October 2023, the six-part comedy starring, created and directed by Kick Gurry arrives for duty. Four dim-witted Australian soldiers, Phil Choi (Alexander England), Dylan Fox (Gurry), Rowdy Gaines (Ben O'Toole) and Albhanis Mouawad (Lincoln Younes), undertake a covert mission on behalf of the Minister of Defence (Erik Thompson). The luckless quartet are captured by freedom fighters on the small island nation and make a hostage video that they hope will go viral. The soldiers unexpectedly become global celebrities and the captives wonder if their dire predicament could be the best thing that ever happened to them |
| 01:30 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | A headmaster is found dead in his office, and Blake's subsequent investigation stirs up some demons from the past - particularly for chief of police Matthew Lawson, who was once a pupil at the school. Starring Craig McLachlan and Joel Tobeck | |
| BBC One
[108] |
00:55 | The Beauty Queen & the Catfish | Abbie Draper takes her findings to the police, but they are unable to do anything about it and the Catfish of Kilmarnock remains free to target more and more victims. However, Abbie cannot walk away and steps up her investigation over months that turn into years, with victims spread across the country and dating back over a decade |
| 01:45 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
00:05 | The Ring | Dutch crime thriller, starring Hannah Hoekstra as a lawyer who becomes the target of sexual blackmail from a client after impulsively taking a ring that does not belong to her, jeopardising her career and her fledgling relationship with a police detective. Meanwhile, the blackmailer's brother has been given an unpleasant job to do. In Dutch |
| 01:05 | Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins | The remaining recruits are hurled into a terrifying escape drill with a single ladder suspended 15 metres up, which must be crossed while under enemy fire. As the heat intensifies, they must trek through a scorching canyon before embarking on an extreme ammo resupply. And the punishing race to a mountain summit with 100kg of kit exposes one recruit's leadership shortcomings | |
| E4
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00:05 | Naked Attraction | A final romp through the Naked Attraction archive, remembering the times that the pickers got it spot on and chose their perfect date, leading to romance and happy endings. The success stories include Gemma and James, who found love on the show and whose relationship is still going strong |
| 01:05 | First Dates | A woman who loves swimming with sharks meets a man with a phobia of butterflies, while a rock singer hopes to meet someone who can understand her romantic dealings within the paranormal world. She bonds with youth worker and fellow musician James over shared passions. Retired fire-fighter Ian hasn't dated since his wife passed away. Can he re-ignite the flame of love? | |
| BBC Four
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00:00 | Quentin Blake: The Drawing of My Life | The artist tells the story of his creative life in his own words and pictures. The programme features contributions from famous collaborators and admirers, including Michael Rosen, Lauren Child, Chris Riddell, Josie Long, David Walliams, Steven Appleby, Dapo Adeola and Emma Chichester Clark. Felicity Dahl also gives fresh insights into Quentin's famously fruitful collaboration with her husband, Roald. Plus, Joanna Lumley, Peter Capaldi and Ore Oduba read extracts from some of the 500 books Blake has illustrated |
| 01:00 | Nuts in May | A middle-class couple head to Dorset for a camping holiday - but the trip, planned with military precision by neurotic husband Keith, is thrown into disarray by conflict with their fellow campers. Mike Leigh's comedy, starring Roger Sloman, Alison Steadman and Anthony O'Donnell | |
| More4
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00:10 | Emergency Helicopter Medics | In Hertfordshire, the heli-medics help a man who is fighting for his life following a cardiac arrest. A tumble on an obstacle course leaves fun-runner Vijitha with a painful open fracture. Plus, in Northumberland, seven-year-old Imogen suffers an impalement at the bike track |
| 01:15 | 24 Hours in A&E | Twenty-five-year-old Billy arrives at St George's by helicopter after being involved in a motorcycle accident in which a van ran over his chest. The team work quickly to get him into CT to see if he has any life-changing injuries, while his girlfriend, mum and stepdad desperately try to get to the hospital. Meanwhile, 58-year-old Stephen comes into A&E with his wife and son after showing signs of a stroke, and Milly brings her two-year-old son Freddie in after he jammed his thumb in a door | |