| What's on Now & Next (2025-12-26) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
07:00 | EastEnders | A situation escalates at the Vic for the Slaters, while the Beales and Brannings prepare to sit down to a joint family Christmas dinner |
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| 07:35 | EastEnders | Kathy and Harvey get into the festive spirit. However, things get off to a tricky start when Cindy returns. As the dinner commences, it's clear Max is still brewing over Oscar's revelation, and it's not long before chaos ensues when more than one truth sparks fireworks at the dinner table. The Mitchells help make Nigel's Christmas extra special | |
| RTE2
[102] |
06:45 | The Snail and the Whale | Animated adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's children's book. It tells the tale of a tiny snail who longs to see the world and hitches a ride on the tail of a huge humpback whale. Sally Hawkins and Rob Brydon head the voice cast as the title characters, with Cariad Lloyd and Diana Rigg |
| 07:10 | We're Going on a Bear Hunt | Animated adventure based on the popular children's bedtime book by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. Stan, Katie, Rosie, Max and the baby, along with Rufus the dog, all embark on a quest to find some bears. Trekking through whirling snowstorms, muddy bogs and dark forests, the siblings refuse to let anything get in their way. However, when Rosie and Rufus get lost, bear-hunting suddenly doesn't seem quite so much fun after all. Featuring the voices of Olivia Colman, Pam Ferris and Mark Williams as Mum, Grandma and Dad respectively | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
06:45 | John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen | John Torode and Lisa Faulkner prepare Glamorgan sausages with chilli jam, indulgent roast chicken with cranberry stuffing and 'naughty' mash, and the 'ultimate' nut roast |
| 07:35 | Coronation Street: Happy Birthday Bill | To commemorate his 90th birthday, cameras follow Coronation Street legend William Roache in the build-up to his special day, with appearances from cast members past and present | |
| TG4
[104] |
07:00 | PJ Masks | Gekko must learn to face his mistakes to defeat Night Ninja and save the museum |
| 07:12 | Wussywat the Clumsy Cat | Wussywat has a go at painting and learns how to make patterns using colours, shapes and by taking the brush for a walk | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
07:00 | Puzzling with Lucy Worsley | Contestants from Thetford, Oxford, Powys, Staffordshire, Nottingham and Porth take on five rounds of fiendish puzzles as they attempt to qualify for the series' grand final |
| 08:00 | 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] |
01:00 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Still feeling uneasy in Ballarat, Lucien finds himself sitting on the judging panel for the Begonia Festival. When one of his fellow adjudicators is found dead in his burned-out greenhouse, the prime suspects are the head of the committee, Charles Griffith, and his rough-hewn local rival Nick Manos. Both seemingly have a motive, and Danny is only too keen to keep interviewing the latter's beautiful daughter Maria about her father's whereabouts. Detective drama, starring Craig McLachlan |
| 07:20 | Heartbeat | Merton and Walker investigate a security van raid in Ashfordly and are convinced there is a link to a recent robbery at a local airfield, but a senior officer visiting from Middlesbrough dismisses their claims. Vernon takes a sudden interest in the flower show when he discovers David might be the owner of a rare, potentially prize-winning fuchsia and turns to Blaketon and Ventress for help when the plant suddenly disappears | |
| BBC One
[108] |
06:00 | Breakfast | A round-up of national and international news, plus current affairs, arts and entertainment, and weather |
| 09:00 | The Farmer's Llamas | When the Farmer and Bitzer go to a country fair, Shaun the Sheep steals away with them intent on causing mischief. He spies an auction where he sees three exotic and very crafty llamas going under the hammer. Instantly impressed by their amusing pranks, Shaun sneakily gets the Farmer to buy them, but it's not long before these cheeky newcomers wreak havoc. Animated fun, with the voice of Justin Fletcher | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
07:00 | The King of Queens | Doug and Deacon fight over a childhood toy, while Arthur discovers Carrie is buying him an expensive Christmas gift and decides to splash out on something equally costly in return. Comedy, starring Kevin James, Victor Williams and Jerry Stiller |
| 07:30 | The King of Queens | Carrie gets a temporary job at Doug's company, much to his dismay. Arthur tries to persuade his friends to pose for a picture to go on a Christmas card | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
07:00 | The Big Bang Theory | Sheldon and Amy's honeymoon runs aground in New York, Penny and Leonard discover that they are uncomfortably similar to Amy's parents, while Raj insults astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and starts a war on social media. Kathy Bates and Teller (of Penn and Teller fame) guest star as Amy's parents |
| 07:30 | The Big Bang Theory | Sheldon and Amy drive themselves to distraction trying to figure out what the 'perfect gift' is that Leonard and Penny have got them for their wedding. Meanwhile, Raj decides he wants to settle down and asks his father to arrange a marriage for him | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:35 | Top of the Pops | A festive edition of the pop show from 1985, when the Christmas number one was Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens. Other acts enjoying chart success included a-Ha, Jennifer Rush, Madonna, Sister Sledge, Paul Hardcastle and Feargal Sharkey, while two of the year's biggest hits were duets - David Bowie and Mick Jagger's cover of Dancing in the Street, and I Know Him So Well by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson |
| 19:00 | BBC Classical: Best of 2025 | Highlights from 2025's classical music on the BBC with treats from the BBC Proms, Cardiff Singer of the World celebration concert, the New Year's Day extravaganza from Vienna, and selected archive performances. Danielle de Niese gives a rendition of Habanera from Bizet's Carmen, while the BBC Concert Orchestra plunges the Proms audience into a tidal wave of emotion with the theme from Jaws. Also, all the excitement from the Last Night of the Proms | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
03:25 | Food Unwrapped | In search of the secret to the bubbles in bubble tea, Kate Quilton visits a cassava farm in Kenya to get to the root of it. Jimmy Doherty is in Somerset exploring why sour milk is sneered at, though soured cream is revered. Plus, Helen Lawal reports from Portugal on canned fish |
| 08:55 | A Place in the Sun | Laura Hamilton meets Andi and Neil from York, who dream of retiring permanently to Spain with their son Joel and spaniel Dixie. They're looking for a three-bedroom house with a dog-friendly garden, where barbeque enthusiast Neil can cook up a storm close to the beach close to the coastal town of Mazarrón, near Murcia. Laura has five sizzling options for their budget of £145,000, but will any of them turn out to be their new forever home? | |