| What's on Now & Next (2026-05-02) | |||
| RTE One
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15:00 | Racing from Punchestown | Jane Mangan is joined by Andrew McNamara, Barry Geraghty and Lisa O'Neill for live coverage of the fifth and final day of Punchestown Festival. With commentary by Richard Pugh |
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| 17:45 | Nuacht | The latest news headlines | |
| RTE2
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13:00 | Live UEFA Women's Champions League | Lyon v Arsenal (Kick-off 2.00pm). Marie Crowe presents all the action from the semi-final second-leg tie at Matmut Stadium de Gerland. Lyon are unbeaten at home so far in this season's competition, but the Gunners are the holders of this trophy and will be determined to reach another final. With analysis from Megan Campbell |
| 16:30 | UCL Magazine Show | Including reviews of recent Champions League matches, a round-up of the latest news, plus interviews with leading players and coaches | |
| Virgin Media One
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16:00 | Celebrity Sabotage | Joel Dommett, Judi Love, Sam Thompson and GK Barry deceive unsuspecting members of the public as they take part in The Backstabber, a haunting reality show hosted by Rylan Clark, who is in on the whole thing. Actress Fay Ripley also joins Mission HQ to get involved with all the mayhem as this week's guest saboteur |
| 17:00 | Week in Review | A look back at the main local, national and international stories of the past seven days | |
| TG4
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16:10 | West Side Story | Two teenagers from rival New York street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, fall in love - but it causes already simmering tensions to explode. Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's Oscar-winning musical adapted from their own stage production, starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno and George Chakiris |
| 18:57 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
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14:00 | Live: Formula E | Race one of the Berlin E-Prix (Start-time 3.05pm). Coverage of the seventh race of the season, held at Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit. Home favourite Pascal Wehrlein goes into this round at the top of the standings, with Edoardo Mortara of Switzerland and New Zealand's Mitch Evans in second and third respectively |
| 16:30 | In for a Penny | Stephen Mulhern hosts the game show from locations around the UK, setting members of the public unusual challenges for a chance to win anything from the price of their petrol, to £1000 in the big finale game. This week, Stephen is in Bristol | |
| Virgin Media Three
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15:00 | Endeavour | It's the start of 1971 - though wearied from the events of the past year, there's no chance of 'light duties' at the CID. Crestfallen and rarely without a scotch in hand, Endeavour finds himself right back in the thick of it when an explosive murder at an Oxford college has potentially far-reaching political ramifications. Meanwhile, the IRA have made a threat against the life of the Oxford Wanderers' star striker, and Endeavour is tasked with the duty of acting bodyguard |
| 16:50 | Marcus Wareing's Tales from a Kitchen Garden | The chef rediscovers some wasabi plants in his kitchen garden, and decides to find out more, including how to grow them at the UK's only wasabi farm. Back on home turf, Marcus checks on his ducks and gathers up a glut of lavender to take to local gelato-maker, Grant | |
| BBC One
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14:15 | Snooker: The World Championship | Hazel Irvine presents live coverage of the afternoon session on day 15 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, featuring the fourth and final session of the first semi-final. There was no play at this stage last year, as Zhao Xintong had already completed a 17-7 victory over Ronnie O'Sullivan. With commentary and analysis from Steve Davis, Ken Doherty, Steven Hallworth, Stephen Hendry, John Parrott, Joe Perry, Dennis Taylor and Lee Walker |
| 16:30 | Final Score | Jason Mohammad presents a round-up of the results and this afternoon's news from the Premier League, EFL and Scotland | |
| Channel 4
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15:55 | Four in a Bed | The contestants meet one last time to discover how much they have been paid by their fellow hoteliers and to air their grievances. There are bust-ups about breakfast options, ding-dongs over décor and grumblings about gravy-scented wine. After the dust has settled, all participants learn the identity of the winner |
| 16:25 | Location, Location, Location | Catching up with two sets of house-hunters who battled the property markets either side of the Thames. In 2018, Emily and Dustin had saved a healthy deposit, but in the north London market, they were finding it hard to secure their first home. In 2009, it was all about location for Sarah and Ian. Fixated on their beloved Balham, but without the budget for two bedrooms, Phil Spencer had to employ some creative thinking in order to fulfil their wish list. Now he returns to find out how they have got on since cameras stopped rolling | |
| E4
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15:25 | Rat Race | A casino magnate approaches a group of no-hopers with the offer of $2million to whoever retrieves the sum from a locker in a train station in New Mexico, prompting a madcap cross-continent dash. Meanwhile, the casino owner's high-rolling gambler friends place bets on which of the bumbling contestants will win. Comedy, with Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Bates, Seth Green and Cuba Gooding Jr |
| 17:30 | The Simpsons | Bart and Lisa are thrilled when their parents send them to Kamp Krusty for the summer - but when they arrive, they discover that having fun will not be high on the agenda. Animated antics, with the voices of Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright and Yeardley Smith | |
| BBC Four
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02:05 | The Secret Life of the Sun | Using satellite images and the expertise of Britain's leading solar scientists, Kate Humble and Helen Czerski investigate the inner workings of the star and the influence its cycles of activity have on Earth. They reveal the sun is more active now than it has been for a decade, sending out super-heated plasma and waves of radiation, and examine why some experts think longer-term changes in its behaviour may have powerful effects on the world's climate |
| 19:00 | The Good Old Days | Leonard Sachs chairs the old-time music hall programme, inviting Bernard Cribbins, Sandie Shaw, Bill McCue and Francis Van Dyke to entertain an audience at the Leeds City Varieties. First shown in April 1973 | |
| More4
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16:15 | Come Dine with Me | DJ Steve Carpenter hosts the second dinner party in Yeovil, Somerset, hoping his country-style cooking and carefully sourced ingredients will win him the £1,000 cash prize. However, the entertainer lets his focus slip when he allows an unwanted ingredient onto one plate |
| 16:50 | Come Dine with Me | Hosting the third dinner party in Yeovil is diminutive fork-lift truck driver Mel Dunford. With an exotic menu - including duck vindaloo, which is her own invention - Mel hopes to prove her doubters wrong. And it's not just her surprise culinary skills that wow her guests - she also breaks into song, leaving everyone astounded | |