| What's on Now & Next (2026-10-08) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
18:01 | RTÉ News: Six One and Weather | The latest national and international headlines |
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| 19:00 | The Random Driving Test | Tractor driver Noel retakes his driving test in Portlaoise and Stefanie tackles her's in Cork for the chance to win up to 1,000 euros. PJ Gallagher hosts | |
| RTE2
[102] |
18:00 | Shortland Street | Long-running hospital drama set in a New Zealand accident and emergency ward, following the complicated personal and professional lives of its staff and their families and friends. |
| 18:30 | Home and Away | David and Amelia's relationship blossoms, Cash avoids a hard conversation, and Abigail is overwhelmed | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
18:05 | The Six O'Clock Show | Chat show featuring celebrity interviews, food from leading chefs and guidance on a wide range of topics, from consumer affairs to the latest trends, with viewers invited to contribute with pictures, comments, stories and gossip |
| 19:00 | News at 7 | The latest national and international news stories from the Virgin Media News team | |
| TG4
[104] |
17:55 | Campa Fiáin | This week on Campa Fiáin Colm and his friends Ava, Rebecca and Lottie will learn all about setting up a safe and dry camp while out in the wild. They will also find out how to pitch a tent and make a hammock. Sounds like fun! |
| 18:25 | Ceol ón Chlann | Cathal and Stephen Hayden grew up in Pomeroy in the rural heartland of Co Tyrone. They learned music in the family bar under the watchful eye of their father John, himself a fine banjo player. Cathal is one of the biggest names on the traditional music circuit to-day. His recordings, whether solo or in collaboration with the acclaimed Four Men and a Dog or Máirtín O'Connor Trio, and more recently with Christy Moore, have become standard bearers. Stephen is regarded as one of the finest fiddle players of his generation. He first rose to fame in energetic band Upstairs in a Tent | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
18:01 | Tipping Point | Ben Shephard hosts the quiz show in which four players take on an extraordinary machine in the hope of winning its 10,000 pound jackpot |
| 19:00 | Britain's Brightest Family | Having made it through the quarter-finals, two families go head to head in the first semi-final of the tournament, hosted by Anne Hegerty, aiming to move a step closer to winning the coveted title of Britain's Brightest Family and a holiday of a lifetime. Hosted by Anne Hegerty | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
17:55 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | The detective finds himself investigating the strange and gruesome murder of an elderly psychiatrist. Elsewhere, Poirot's old friend Ariadne Oliver is being pressed to uncover the truth behind two decade-old deaths. As the pair dig deep for evidence, they soon discover that their separate investigations are linked and join forces to solve the overarching mystery. David Suchet, Zoe Wanamaker and Greta Scacchi star |
| 00:00 | Shetland | Matters take an unexpected turn when prime suspect Michael Maguire is found dead in what appears to be a professional hit. Perez and Tosh head to Glasgow, trying to break a wall of silence regarding the details behind Maguire's demise and its connection with Robbie Morton. Perez is shaken after receiving a veiled threat from gangster Arthur McCall, but evidence gleaned from Michael Thompson's apartment in Shetland gives a new trail to follow. Meanwhile, Sandy makes an important breakthrough. Douglas Henshall and Alison O'Donnell star | |
| BBC One
[108] |
18:00 | BBC News at Six; Weather | The latest headlines |
| 18:30 | BBC Newsline; Weather | ||
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
18:00 | A New Life in the Sun: Where Are They Now? | In Montboyer in Charente, Milly and Alex are building a bar. However, progress is slow and they risk not getting it finished in time. In Torremolinos, Cuban cocktail bar owners Morgan and Patrick lose an investor, while on the Costa Blanca, cafe and paddle board business owners Marc and Natalia's hope a winter investment will take them to the next level |
| 19:00 | Channel 4 News | Including sport and weather | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
18:00 | The Simpsons | Marge tells the children she was the first person Homer kissed at high school, but he reveals there was someone else before her - a girl he met at summer camp. Though Marge is shocked by this revelation, she soon realises she was the one and recounts the events from her own perspective |
| 18:30 | The Simpsons | The family is sent to Alcatraz when Bart accidentally moons the American flag and Marge unintentionally states on national TV that Springfield hates America. They escape and are picked up by a boat heading to France, where they try to build a new life, but it is not long before they are trying to sneak back into the USA as illegal immigrants | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:25 | A Timewatch Guide | Saul David uses the BBC archive to chart the history of the world's most destructive war, looking at how the story of the conflict has changed as new information comes to light and forgotten stories are remembered. He examines the most important accounts of the Second World War, and how the understanding of them has been redefined since the conflict ended |
| 19:00 | A Timewatch Guide | Saul David uses the BBC archive to chart the history of the world's most destructive war, looking at how the story of the conflict has changed as new information comes to light and forgotten stories are remembered. He examines the most important accounts of the Second World War, and how the understanding of them has been redefined since the conflict ended | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
17:50 | Car S.O.S. | Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend put their restoration skills to the test when they restore a Wolseley Hornet, a car that has no manual and requires rare parts |
| 18:50 | The Dog House | More matchmaking attempts are made at Woodgreen animal charity. A boxer cross pup called Diesel likes to nibble a beard and - luckily - has two to choose from with couple Rob and Andy. Plus, eager-to-please terrier Pippa takes Tasmin from London on a whirlwind romance. Meanwhile, 11-year-old terrier cross Holly arrives at the animal charity, shellshocked after losing her lifelong companion | |