| What's on Now & Next (2025-11-08) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
11:45 | MasterChef | Finals week begins with the five remaining hopefuls creating a dish inspired by a public figure or a piece of art, film, song, TV series or book. This is followed by a trip to the Ballymaloe House and Cookery School in Co Cork, where they learn the food philosophy of the late chef Myrtle Allen, before using everything they have picked up to prepare a celebratory dinner for some of Ireland's finest food producers, historians and relatives of Myrtle |
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| 12:55 | RTÉ News: One O'Clock and Weather | National and international news | |
| RTE2
[102] |
11:30 | UCL Magazine Show | Including reviews of recent Champions League matches, a round-up of the latest news, plus interviews with leading players and coaches |
| 12:00 | Live International Rugby Union | Ireland v Japan (Kick-off 12.40pm). Jacqui Hurley presents all the action from the autumn international at Aviva Stadium. Ireland have won nine of the 10 meetings between the sides, including a 60-5 thrashing when the teams last faced each other here in 2021. However, the Brave Blossoms have already defeated one European side this year, prevailing 24-19 at home to Wales in July. With analysis from Fiona Coghlan, Jamie Heaslip and Stephen Ferris | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
09:00 | Ireland AM | Ireland AM is the longest running daytime show in Ireland. Blending a mixture of lifestyle interviews and news content, with gardening, health, food and fashion seven days a week |
| 12:00 | John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen | John Torode and Lisa Faulkner demonstrate four meals that can all be made in around 30 minutes, beginning with fish finger katsu tacos with pickles, and pan-fried herb gnocchi with tomatoes, olives and rocket. John also prepares beef chow mein served with prawn crackers, while Lisa makes easy peaches and clotted cream scones with a compote on the side | |
| TG4
[104] |
11:50 | The Golden Girls | Dorothy has problems finding acts for a hospital variety show - until Rose volunteers her father. Bob Hope guest stars |
| 12:20 | Murder, She Wrote | Jessica tries to clear medic Seth Hazlitt after he is threatened with a possible malpractice suit when the owner of Cabot Cove's computer company dies in mysterious circumstances. Drama, starring Angela Lansbury | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
11:35 | UEFA European Qualifiers Preview | A look ahead at the upcoming fixtures in the latest round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers |
| 12:05 | UEFA Champions League Magazine Show | All the latest from the world of the UEFA Champions League, featuring highlights and interviews | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
11:55 | Emmerdale | Charity is unnerved and Kev proposes a vow renewal. Kerry pulls a sickie for Jai |
| 12:25 | Emmerdale | April considers opening up as she returns home for a visit. Marlon is oblivious to what's going on around him | |
| BBC One
[108] |
10:45 | The Lady Mayor's Show 2025 | Katie Derham presents coverage of the civic parade in the City of London, celebrating the appointment of Susan Langley. Tina Daheley catches up with participants on the ground. Featuring an appearance by the hydroplane Bluebird K7 alongside the Pearly Kings and Queens |
| 12:00 | Football Focus | Alex Scott and guests look ahead to the weekend's matches, including Manchester City v Liverpool. Plus, news from the lunchtime game between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
11:35 | The Simpsons | Comic Book Guy hasn't had much luck with the ladies in the past but all that changes when he takes advice from Marvel Comics head honcho Stan Lee, who gives him the courage to ask out a Japanese manga artist - and what woman wouldn't be wowed by a bouquet of flowers delivered in a Hulk hand? |
| 12:05 | Come Dine with Me: The Professionals | Restaurateurs compete in and around Glasgow. First up is music venue-cum-restaurant Bloc, where head chef Andy and front of house Pixie serve up a feast of street food. Day two sees husband-and-wife team Luca and Magda of Italian restaurant Amore d'Italia pulling out all the stops, serving a Sicilian menu with a Scottish twist. Finally, confident duo Teddy and Michael of sushi and noodle soup chain Maki set out to impress | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
11:20 | Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA | In the conclusion of Gordon Ramsay's visit to La Galleria 33 in Boston, Massachusetts, he confronts sisters Rita and Lisa with an ultimatum, and finds himself stuck in a war between the waiters, chefs and owners over who is to blame for the Italian restaurant's failings |
| 12:20 | Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA | Gordon Ramsay heads to Brooklyn, New York, to tackle a 55-year-old family business. Owner John Esposito left school at the age of 14 and has worked at his parents' restaurant, Sal's Pizzeria, ever since. Their success meant they could afford to purchase the location next door in the 1990s, naming it Mama Maria after John's mother, who died in 2002. But when he lost his father as well, John became overwhelmed by the responsibility of running both establishments and his livelihood is at risk | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:35 | All Creatures Great and Small | James takes part in the annual village cricket match, where the already legendary Freddie Trueman is one of the captains, and Siegfried offers solace when a goldfish dies. Rural drama, with Christopher Timothy and Robert Hardy |
| 19:00 | All Creatures Great and Small | Siegfried decides it is time the practice's image moved with the times. Rural drama, starring Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy and Lynda Bellingham | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
11:00 | George Clarke's Old House, New Home | George Clarke helps unlock the potential of two houses in south London. He begins by helping NHS theatre nurse Hannah, whose Edwardian workers' cottage in Thornton Heath is so small she has had to give the only decent bedroom to her two children while she sleeps in the front room. Can he provide the luxurious master bedroom she needs? George also helps a couple renovate their Streatham home, which would not be so bad if not for the previous owners' love of glass chandeliers, Roman columns and marble-effect tiles |
| 12:00 | Location, Location, Location | Kirstie Allsopp searches across Balham and Putney in south-west London, with Hannah and Ben, who are ready to buy after years of renting. They have a good budget, but first-time buyers' nerves have led to 40-odd viewings and no deal. Phil Spencer helps Hemani and Nigel, who's from Australia, as they seek an Aussie-proportioned property in the Thames Valley | |