| What's on Now & Next (2026-10-05) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
12:25 | Still Open All Hours | Granville buys a batch of devices that are supposed to create positive emotions. A local underworld boss is looking for Leroy after his latest girlfriend makes Mrs Hussein jealous, while Mrs Featherstone takes it upon herself to solve Mr Newbold's delicate problem - with the long-suffering shopkeeper's help |
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| 13:00 | RTÉ News: One O'Clock and Weather | National and international news | |
| RTE2
[102] |
12:00 | Horrible Science | A totally wicked song about gravity, a T-rex going to see a doctor, vampires on holiday, and Sir Isaac Newton riding a rollercoaster - welcome to the bizarre world of Horrible Science! |
| 12:30 | Nova Jones | Nove suffers her worst nightmare at a fan convention | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
10:00 | This Morning | A mix of celebrity chat, lifestyle features, advice and competitions |
| 12:30 | News at 12:30 | The latest national and international news stories from the Virgin Media News team, followed by sport and weather | |
| TG4
[104] |
12:00 | Malcolm in the Middle | Malcolm's long-awaited graduation from high school prompts a proud Lois to imagine his future - as president of the United States. Final episode of the family comedy, starring Frankie Muniz and Jane Kaczmarek |
| 12:30 | Cheers | Frasier persuades Cliff to undergo a course of electric-shock therapy as a means of making friends and influencing people. Kelsey Grammer and John Ratzenberger star | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
12:00 | Pressure Pad | General knowledge quiz, hosted by John Barrowman, in which two teams of five players are pitted against each other inside an illuminated arena, known as the Pressure Pad. The team with the most players remaining for the final round will put itself in the strongest position to win the £2,000 jackpot on offer |
| 13:00 | Friends | Rachel is interviewed for her dream job, but makes the mistake of inadvertently kissing her prospective employer. Meanwhile, Monica competes with Phoebe in the relationship stakes | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
11:45 | Keeping Canada Alive | In this series, personal stories and real life situations are combined to capture a snapshot of Canada's healthcare system on just one day. Dramatic events are captured as they unfold, with the individual viewpoints of staff and patients alike. Cameras observe the drama of human lives with genuine intimacy, together with a sense of scale. Hopes, dreams and relationships are thrown into sharp focus through personal health stories. Sometimes a matter of life and death, other times the stories bring relief and joy |
| 12:45 | Heartbeat | A fire at the home of a talented artist leads to suspicions of an arson attack, and the resultant police investigation exposes the man's patron as a likely suspect. Greengrass has limited success running a B&B, and Andy tells landlady Gina he has got to make a business trip to Scotland, filling Blaketon with misgivings. Joe McGann guest stars, with Jason Durr, Bill Maynard and Derek Fowlds | |
| BBC One
[108] |
12:15 | Bargain Hunt | Two letters written by anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce go under the hammer, with Natasha Raskin Sharp visits Wilberforce's former home in Hull - now a museum - to learn about his campaign to stop the British slave trade. In an antiques centre on the outskirts of Bradford, two teams of antiques hunters scour the aisles of a converted mill to find treasures to sell at auction, with experts Philip Serrell and David Harper by their sides |
| 13:00 | BBC News at One; Weather | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
12:10 | Renovation Nation | More renovators from all over the UK tackle crumbling period properties. Tracey and Rob want to turn their crumbling castle in Scotland into a dream destination for weddings. In Kent, John and Nicky are on a mission to give their historic house curve appeal. Yorkshire couple Nick and Tamsin set out to transform a former Arts and Crafts Victorian care home into their forever dream home |
| 13:10 | The Great House Giveaway | PhD student Nia and roofer Marc are given a bedraggled 1950s bungalow in Rhosybol, Anglesey. In the series' first ever eco-renovation, they're given extra money to turn the place into a renewable energy home. However, with so much wrong with the place, it isn't easy to know where to start. Presented by Tayo Oguntonade, Simon O'Brien and Carys Davies | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
12:00 | The Simpsons | Abe is accused of a serious crime, prompting Kent Brockman to slanderously jump on the podcast bandwagon. With the guest voice of Stellan Skarsgard. |
| 12:30 | The Simpsons | Bart becomes a voice-over artist, while Comic Book Guy is humiliated at Comic-Con. With the guest voices of Ben Platt and Paul Rudd | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:45 | Art of France | Andrew Graham-Dixon examines the history of French art, revealing how it emerged from a struggle between tradition and revolution, and rulers and citizens. Starting with the invention of Gothic architecture, he traces its development up until the arrival of Classicism and the Age of Enlightenment |
| 19:00 | Earth's Seasonal Secrets | Documentary exploring how animals all over the world rise to the challenge of surviving the winter. While some creatures face an up-hill struggle to survive, a colder climate plays to the advantage of others, who quickly set about making use of inventive means to seize the huge opportunities the season brings. Caribou become 'ice road' travellers as the ground under-foot becomes slippery, and stoats build their own fur beds, snow monkeys set about finding warm baths, and even Emperor penguins - who are built to face extreme low temperatures - find their own way to endure the world's most savage winter conditions. Narrated by Andrew Scott | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
12:05 | Come Dine with Me | Retired mental-health nurse Ronnie Imlah hosts the second dinner party in Lichfield, Staffordshire, hoping her menu inspired by dishes she has eaten at friends' events will win her the £1,000. A revelation by the host leaves her companions in shock, and two guests fail to see eye-to-eye on plastic surgery |
| 12:35 | Come Dine with Me | JP Goodyear-Martinez hosts the third dinner party in Lichfield, Staffordshire, where he treats his guests to a mix of Jamaican food, tight Lycra outfits and a drag queen. However, James Herbert's rendition of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody does not go down too well with fellow diner Ronnie | |