| What's on Now & Next (2026-08-21) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
16:45 | Home Rescue: The Big Fix | In Dublin, the team helps Ann O'Malley sort out her cluttered three-bed semi in Clondalkin |
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| 17:45 | Nuacht | The latest news headlines | |
| RTE2
[102] |
17:00 | Young Sheldon | While Sheldon is busy obsessing over the status of Meemaw's budding relationship with his mentor Dr John Sturgis, George and Mary attempt to bond with their other children. Comedy spin-off prequel to The Big Bang Theory, starring Iain Armitage |
| 17:30 | The Big Bang Theory | Sheldon and Amy take a train ride to the Napa Valley with Howard and Bernadette on Valentine's Day, while Leonard and Penny head to the vets when they volunteer to look after Raj's dog. Comedy, starring Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
17:00 | Judge Judy | Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin |
| 17:30 | News at 5.30 | The latest national and international news stories from the Virgin Media News team | |
| TG4
[104] |
17:00 | Rásaí Beo | Live horse racing from Killarney, Co. Kerry. Presented by Seán Bán Breathnach with Mánus Ó Conghaile, Tomás Báicéir, and Daragh Ó Conchúir |
| 18:57 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
17:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh presents as Sarah from Altrincham, Jack from Sheffield, Ellie from Bedfordshire and Mo from Bristol 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 |
| 17:55 | 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] |
16:50 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | The Belgian sleuth contemplates retiring while on a trip to the Lake District, but shelves his plans when Hastings meets a woman whose collection of valuable miniature portraits has been stolen. David Suchet stars |
| 17:55 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | An FBI agent crosses swords with Poirot while trying to retrieve the American Navy's top-secret plans for a new submarine, which have been stolen by a glamorous nightclub singer with a sideline in espionage. Drama, starring David Suchet | |
| BBC One
[108] |
16:30 | The Answer Run | Jason Manford hosts the fast-paced quiz show in which three couples face a series of 50/50 questions, including Cats or The Lion King, taxi or bus and Margaret Thatcher or Theresa May, which hurtle down the Answer Run towards them |
| 17:15 | Pointless | Quiz show in which five pairs of contestants have to score the fewest points possible by giving the least obvious answers to questions posed to 100 people before the show. At the end of each round, the team with the most points is eliminated until the final two pairs battle for a cash prize. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and Nish Kumar | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
17:00 | Chateau DIY | At the stunning Château de la Boutinière, Alison and Zion's fairy-tale turret reveals a rotten secret as they attempt to transform it into a unique wedding gown closet in a bid to make a breathtaking bridal suite. In the Indre department of central France, Stephanie works flat out to create a special birthday dinner party to exacting standards, sourcing fresh ingredients from the potege. Narrated by Adjoa Andoh |
| 18:00 | American Pickers | Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz visit a hot rod mechanic with a super expensive collection of rare bubbletop cars | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
17:00 | The Simpsons | When Miss Hoover asks her students to research their family history, Lisa is distressed to discover that most of her forebears seem to have been crooks and deadbeats. Then she finds an old diary in the attic that was written by her ancestor, Eliza Simpson, and describes a remarkable 19th-century adventure |
| 17:30 | The Simpsons | Bart decides to steal a kiss from his crush at school after taking advice from Grampa, but the plan backfires when she reacts in disgust. Lisa's popularity soars after she receives a bad grade, but when it turns out to be mistake and the bullying resumes, her spirits are lifted by a visit from Michelle Obama. With the guest voices of Angela Bassett and Sarah Silverman | |
| BBC Four
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02:30 | BBC Proms | Clive Myrie presents a night at the Royal Albert Hall in tribute to the legendary trumpeter who would have celebrated his centenary in 2026. The concert combines the musician's influences - works by Rodrigo and Gershwin - with his own hits from classic albums such as Porgy and Bess, Sketches of Spain and Miles Ahead, amongst others |
| 19:00 | Today at the Test | England v Pakistan. Action from the third day of the First Test in the three-match series, held at Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds. The last Test series between the teams came in October 2024, when Pakistan claimed a 2-1 victory on home soil. England won the first match by an innings and 47 runs, but the Shaheens fought back to prevail by 152 runs in the second contest and secure the series with a nine-wicket triumph in the decider | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
16:50 | Four in a Bed | The final visit of the week is to Trinity Boutique B&B in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, where host Yuliya reckons her interior design background will delight her guests. The B&Bers certainly find the furnishings fantastic - until one pair do some trash talking about their bin. Yuliya treats her guests to an afternoon in a prison, before wowing her guests with a rather substantial breakfast |
| 17:20 | Four in a Bed | Payment day sees the holiday hosts meet one last time to find out what they've been paid and settle some scores. Mike and Kat are keen to get to the bottom of their disappointing breakfast scores, before Kellie and Alison dissect some design comments. After cutting questions, cleanliness concerns and a Moroccan mismatch, who will take home the title as the best value B&B? | |