| What's on Now & Next (2026-02-08) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
15:10 | Zulu | An upper-class soldier and his fellow officer stationed at Rorke's Drift in 1879 discover they have been cut off after the destruction of the main British army column in the area. They must rally their small force of 140 men against the might of 4,000 Zulu warriors advancing on their position. Fact-based historical drama, starring Michael Caine, Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, Nigel Green and Chief Buthelezi, with narration by Richard Burton |
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| 17:40 | Nuacht | The latest news headlines | |
| RTE2
[102] |
14:55 | Monarch of the Glen | Paul's errant uncle Donald MacDonald returns to Glenbogle after a 40-year absence, but his homecoming receives a mixed reaction. Lexie sets out to forget her marital problems by organising Molly's 60th birthday party, but the matriarch is not so keen to celebrate. Meanwhile, Isobel faces financial ruin after a contract to supply the estate with fresh bread and vegetables is cancelled, and Jess is concerned that she and Duncan are turning into a boring couple. Drama, guest starring Tom Baker, with Lloyd Owen, Susan Hampshire and Dawn Steele |
| 15:55 | Equator from the Air | Gordon Buchanan explores equatorial regions in the Pacific, visiting some of the world's richest marine habitats. In the Galapagos Islands, Gordon discovers how drones are helping to protect wildlife including baby hammerhead sharks and iconic giant tortoises, while a mysterious tropical lake provides clues to the future of coral reefs | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
15:00 | The Masked Singer | The semi-final of the musical guessing game continues as host Joel Dommett invites guest panellist Katherine Ryan to join Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Mo Gilligan and Maya Jama in trying to deduce the identities of the five remaining singers competing to remain anonymous. At the end of the show there will be a double elimination and two celebrities will be unmasked |
| 16:30 | Ant & Dec's Limitless Win | Ant and Dec host as married couple Ricky and Manisha take on the Limitless Ladder, setting their sights on a six-figure sum to fund a dream family holiday and ambitious house renovations. Next up are brothers Alistair and Ashley, who aim to climb high up the ladder to win big money to treat their mum to a holiday | |
| TG4
[104] |
15:30 | GAA Beo | Limerick v Kilkenny (Throw-in 3.45pm). Live coverage of the round three Division 1A match in the Allianz Hurling League at TUS Gaelic Ground. Presented by Micheál Ó Domhnaill |
| 17:35 | GAA Beo | Kildare v Antrim. Deferred coverage of the round three Division 1B match in Allianz Hurling League at Cedral St Conleth's Newbridge. Presented by Micheál Ó Domhnaill | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
13:30 | Live League of Ireland | Bohemians v St Patrick's Athletic (Kick-off 2.00pm). All the action from the final match in the opening round of Premier Division fixtures, held at Aviva Stadium. Bohemians finished in fourth place last term, their highest position since they were runners-up in 2020, while St Pat's were one place below them, which contrastingly was their lowest finish since 2020 |
| 16:20 | Unbeatable | Jason Manford presents the general knowledge quiz in which four contestants compete over three rounds to find a single 'unbeatable' answer and streak ahead of the rest to make the final where they can win a cash prize | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
14:35 | Inspector Morse | The Oxford detective is given a book on Victorian crimes while languishing in hospital, and soon becomes obsessed with a murder committed in 1859. Convinced the three men hanged for the crime were innocent, he sets out to solve the long-forgotten case. Starring John Thaw, Lisa Eichhorn, Judy Loe, Matthew Finney, James Grout and Clare Holman |
| 16:45 | The Bletchley Circle | Part one of two. When Millie is kidnapped and taken to a hotel by Soho gangster types, Alice suspects the incident could be connected to her recent dealings on the black market. Wanting to avoid involvement from the police, she contacts the other women, and their investigation takes them to Jasper, Millie's business associate. Meanwhile, during her ordeal in captivity, Millie tries to get an eastern European girl to help her, but it soon becomes clear she is in no position to do so. With Rob Jarvis (Hustle) | |
| BBC One
[108] |
12:20 | Winter Olympics 2026 | Further live coverage of day two of the 25th staging of the Games, with events coming from Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy. The men's and women's snowboarding parallel slalom finals take place at Livigno Snow Park, with 45-year-old world champion and home favourite Roland Fischnaller aiming to make his seventh Olympic Games one to remember. In curling at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium, the British mixed doubles duo of Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds take on Switzerland's husband-and-wife duo Yannick Schwaller and Briar Schwaller-Hurlimann |
| 16:35 | Gladiators | Bradley and Barney Walsh host a revival of the competition show. Four contenders must face five brutal events before going head to head in the legendary Eliminator. Cyclone scales the heights of Everest, Steel faces his sternest test in Hang Tough, and Legend rewrites the script | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
15:20 | George Clarke's Amazing Spaces | A family of Hollywood set designers use their skills to create a glamping site designed to look like a dystopian movie set. George also follows another build that's far from what it looks like - a luxury, high-tech camper hidden within the body of an old farm muck spreader. And a former tree surgeon creates a traditional, ancient-looking wattle and daub classroom to pass on his skills in natural building. In Portugal, George visits a grand and elegant old home with a surprise - a stunning modern glass-and-concrete extension. Plus, a muscular all-terrain truck that's been designed to look like an English country house inside |
| 16:25 | Sandi's Great British Woodland Restoration | Sandi Toksvig and her wife Debbie acquire a 40-acre ancient woodland in southern England dating from 1600, home to trees, streams, meadows and wildlife, but overgrown and diseased. In the first episode, it's winter and faced with a dark, overgrown jungle, Sandi begins to make a plan to create space and light in the wood and increase biodiversity. With locals' help, they revive the site by felling trees, building wildlife ponds and releasing orphaned owls while shedding light on Britain's woodland crisis | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
13:40 | Annie | A businessman running for mayor of New York saves the life of an orphan, and invites her to live with him as a publicity stunt. The tycoon's cynical nature is chipped away at by the youngster's sunny disposition. Meanwhile, her cruel foster mother hatches a kidnapping plot. Musical remake, starring Quvenzhane Wallis, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz and Rose Byrne |
| 15:55 | Home Alone | A boy has to fend for himself when he is accidentally left behind after his family jets off to Paris for Christmas. The youngster initially enjoys his freedom, but is soon forced to resort to ingenious booby traps to defend the family home from two dim-witted burglars. Comedy, starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara and John Candy | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:45 | A Wild Year | The seasons are marked on Wales' Pembrokeshire's coast by the arrival of the puffins, which court by tapping their multi-coloured bills. Farmers grow the earliest potatoes, while sheep are employed to maintain the clifftop pastures for the rare choughs that use their long red beaks to probe for grubs. As autumn arrives, the grey seals produce their white-coated pups just before the gales mark the might of winter. Using time-lapse techniques, this documentary brings fresh insight into the restless rhythms of the countryside in an exploration of how and why this region is the way it is. Narrated by Toby Jones |
| 19:00 | A Wild Year | The seasons are marked on Wales' Pembrokeshire's coast by the arrival of the puffins, which court by tapping their multi-coloured bills. Farmers grow the earliest potatoes, while sheep are employed to maintain the clifftop pastures for the rare choughs that use their long red beaks to probe for grubs. As autumn arrives, the grey seals produce their white-coated pups just before the gales mark the might of winter. Using time-lapse techniques, this documentary brings fresh insight into the restless rhythms of the countryside in an exploration of how and why this region is the way it is. Narrated by Toby Jones | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
15:05 | Kirstie and Phil's Love It or List It | Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer meet the Tuck family in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, who have grown weary of their cramped, three bedroom semi-detached home. Kirstie offers her thoughts on ways the family could change the downstairs of the property, while Phil sets out to find a suitable house they could buy instead |
| 16:10 | Location, Location, Location | This time, Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer are house-hunting in and around Bristol. First, Kirstie's with Craig and Rich, who have been looking for a home to start a family in for over a year. Meanwhile, Phil helps mother and daughter Laura and Linda search for a sound investment for the whole family | |