| What's on Now & Next (2026-08-12) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
14:45 | EastEnders | Ricky shares his fears with Lily about Joel's incident, but the pair soon clam up when Jean rumbles their conversation. Kim and Jack try to talk Chelsea out of visiting Ian, but she's adamant, and Suki and Eve host a birthday party for Ria, but things don't go to plan |
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| 15:15 | Home of the Year | Judges Hugh Wallace, Amanda Bone and Siobhan Lam gather to celebrate what the finalists have achieved before announcing the winner of the 2025 title | |
| RTE2
[102] |
14:35 | Jamie Johnson | There's a big turnout for trials at Phoenix, including a dazzling female midfielder and a keeper with a secret. Sparks fly as Liam and Alba clash over their preferred candidates. |
| 15:05 | The Next Step | Keeping Team Brawl's secret leaves Ariana torn, while Michelle and Eldon take a look back at their past as Anthony avoids confronting his present | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
15:00 | Vera | The detective is called in when David Kenworthy, the son of a prominent local family, is found murdered on the beach at Whitley Bay. A witness spotted arcade owner Larry Crowe arguing with David on the night of the killing, and a search of the suspect's property uncovers a bloodied baseball bat. However, Larry has a cast-iron alibi and it's clear he wasn't the only person the victim met that night. A second death then leaves Vera facing mounting pressure to crack the case, and struggling to answer the question of why David was drawn to the seafront on the evening of his father's retirement. Brenda Blethyn stars in the murder mystery, with David Leon as her trusty sidekick Joe |
| 17:00 | Judge Judy | Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin | |
| TG4
[104] |
14:30 | Opry an Iúir | From the Theatre Royal in Waterford, Daniel O'Donnell introduces classic songs and well-known artists, such as Declan Nerney, Foster & Allen and Margo |
| 15:30 | Taste of Australia with Hayden Quinn | Hayden heads towards Goondiwindi on the Queensland-New South Wales border. First though, he catches up with bush food guide Kerrie Saunders who makes a bush pizza | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
15:00 | The Chase | Can Lynwen from Mold, Rob from London, Vikki from Wellingborough and Keith from Manchester work together as a team and take down one of the country's finest quiz brains? Find out as Bradley Walsh hosts and they try to take a Chaser down for thousands of pounds |
| 16:00 | Tipping Point | Ben Shephard hosts the quiz in which contestants 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 greater the prize fund. The player who has won the least amount is then eliminated, and the last one standing competes for a £10,000 jackpot | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
14:45 | 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 |
| 15:40 | Emmerdale | Caleb is feeling frustrated, while Billy and Dawn plan their escape and Jacob is shocked | |
| BBC One
[108] |
14:45 | Escape to the Country | A retired Army couple looking to escape busy Bedfordshire enlist Margherita Taylor to help them spend their house-hunting budget of £680,000 in the rural wilds of Norfolk. On the wish list are three bedrooms, some land, a potential income and seclusion. Margherita also takes a break from the search to learn about saffron, the world's most expensive spice |
| 15:30 | The Repair Shop | Cobbler Dean Westmoreland repairs a pair of boots belonging to photographer Ian, who was born profoundly deaf and lost his sight at 14. Metal worker Dominic Chinea is tasked with restoring a printing press from 1826 and the Bear Ladies give new life to a stuffed teddy that brought comfort to barn visitor Irwin at every hospital trip after he contracted polio at the age of three. Steve Fletcher and Cindy Welland repair a clock gifted to a school by Florence Nightingale in 1877 | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
15:00 | A Place in the Sun | Jean Johansson helps Dipti from Leicester find her dream holiday home in the sun, which one day could become her permanent home, on Spain's Costa Almería. Joining Dipti on her quest in Mojácar is her best friend Anne. With a budget of £130,000, Jean shows them five properties, from a light and bright beach abode and a spacious, sophisticated townhouse, to a turnkey treat with views to die for |
| 16:00 | Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith | In Chillingham in Northumberland, Britain's most haunted castle reveals its secrets as four brave visitors go on a night-time ghost hunt. The owners of Iford Manor in Wiltshire buy a pub to sell their own-brand cider in, as they seek to diversify the business. At Whitmore Hall in Staffordshire, the portraits get some long-overdue attention and a clean | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
15:00 | Modern Family | Plans for a relaxed evening at Jay's turn out to be anything but when Claire is mad with her dad over his lack of gratitude for her holding the fort at work and Mitchell is busy scheming after receiving a gift he doesn't like. Meanwhile, Phil and Gloria stop off at her old salon and get scissor-happy when a stylist fails to show up |
| 15:30 | Modern Family | The Dunphys and Pritchetts head Down Under for a family holiday so Phil can fulfil his mother's wish that he should one day return to the country where he was conceived. Mitch and Cam meet up with an old friend who is now a big star, but neither of them can stand him, while Jay and Claire let work eat into their vacation time. Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords) guest stars | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:45 | Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit | English Classical scholar Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire, finding surprising parallels with our own world. She discovers a vast empire bound together by a common material culture, and a globalised economy of such scale that evidence of its side-effects can still be seen today. As Mary examines a huge commercial and cultural network, she takes in the vital supply of olive oil to Rome, the slave trade, and the silver mines of Spain. Following the famous Roman road network, the presenter also reveals another side to the Roman Empire, where builders and traders eclipse soldiers, and slaves make the most of a hugely connected new world |
| 19:00 | Villages by the Sea | Archaeologist Ben Robinson travels across the UK to reveal the often surprising stories of coastal villages and their communities. He begins his journey on the east coast of Scotland in the Fife village of Culross, which was a major centre for Scottish coal mining and had the first undersea coal shaft in the world | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
14:50 | Come Dine with Me | Former chef Simon hosts the final meal in Sheffield, but is unlikely to get an easy ride from his guests following all the criticism he has dished out at the earlier soirees. He also has to contend with the feud that's brewing between Claire and Helen, and when things boil over between the women, Monika doesn't know where to hide |
| 15:20 | Four in a Bed | The first destination of the week is Becketts in Southsea, Portsmouth, where parking problems, a duvet disaster and a noisy night leave host Terence facing less than perfect scores | |