| What's on Now & Next (2026-08-19) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
18:30 | Reeling in the Years | Collection of news and music from 1998, the year in which former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was arrested for war crimes and a Real IRA bomb killed 29 people in Omagh. Across the Atlantic in America, stories of Bill Clinton's affair with a White House intern spread throughout the nation, while France beat Brazil to win the football World Cup. Includes hits by B*Witched, the Corrs, U2, Catatonia and George Michael |
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| 19:00 | Nationwide | In this edition, cameras visit Donegal and Kildare to explore how historic and underused buildings are being given new life. Presented by Richard Downes | |
| RTE2
[102] |
18:30 | Home and Away | Dana and Sonny are at odds, Cash attempts a rescue, and Levi's life is on the edge |
| 19:00 | The Simpsons | In a crossover episode with Futurama, the Planet Express crew members travel back in time and turn up in Springfield on a mission to prevent the troublesome family from destroying the future. It's not just a question of asking nicely however - Bender has been programmed to kill Bart, Terminator-style. Can the clan foil the murderous bot? | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
18:05 | The Six O'Clock Show | A lively mix of celebrity chat with national and international guests, fabulous food from the country's top Chefs, expert advice and all the unmissable stories making the headlines |
| 19:00 | News at 7 | The latest national and international news stories from the Virgin Media News team | |
| TG4
[104] |
17:55 | Domhan an Dúlra | The life of a single tortoise as she grows from youth to old age in southern France |
| 18:57 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
17:45 | 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 |
| 18:50 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh presents as four contestants pit their wits against one of the ruthless Chasers in the hope of winning a potential prize pot worth thousands of pounds. They work as a team and play strategically to answer general knowledge questions against the clock and race down the game board to the exit without being caught | |
| Virgin Media Three
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17:50 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | The Belgian detective is summoned to a hotel by a mysterious veiled lady who tells him that her forthcoming marriage is under threat because she is being blackmailed over a love letter. Drama, starring David Suchet and Frances Barber |
| 18:50 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | The sleuth is asked to investigate the disappearance of a bank's most valued customer, who had been planning to sell the chairman a map showing where to find a long-lost silver mine. David Suchet stars | |
| BBC One
[108] |
18:30 | BBC Newsline; Weather | |
| 19:00 | The One Show | Clara Amfo and JB Gill present the magazine show, with celebrity guests and stories of interest from around the UK | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
18:00 | American Pickers | With a jam-packed farmhouse, killer barn, and rare rat rod Rolls-Royce, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz find a massive Ohio collection has mega-pick potential |
| 19:00 | Channel 4 News | Including sport and weather | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
18:30 | Hollyoaks | Drama following the lives and loves of a group of teenagers and young adults in Chester |
| 19:00 | Hollyoaks | Drama following the lives and loves of a group of teenagers and young adults in Chester | |
| BBC Four
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02:55 | Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit | Scholar Mary Beard takes an in-depth look at identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire, including what it meant to be, or become, Roman, and how the different parts of the Empire reacted to Roman rule. She follows the story of an African Roman from his native land to Britain, where he served as a governor, and in York and Newcastle she finds the remains of Romans, but not as one might imagine |
| 19:00 | Villages by the Sea | Archaeologist Ben Robinson travels to Cushendall, one of the finest planned Georgian villages in Northern Ireland. Owned and shaped by a series of owners, but most notably its 19th century merchant landlord, Francis Turnly | |
| More4
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17:50 | Car S.O.S. | Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw secretly restore a Fiat 500 for a man who was forced to abandon it by a series of family tragedies |
| 18:50 | Car S.O.S. | Former mechanic and motor racing enthusiast Ray bought his Sunbeam Alpine over 20 years ago as a retirement project. Ray was always an active cyclist and skier, but after he sustained a brain injury six years ago he was left with severe disabilities. Knowing how much the car means to Ray, Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend use all their motoring know-how and parts-blagging guile to get the 1960s vehicle back on the road | |