| What's on Now & Next (2026-10-16) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
19:30 | Fair City | Tyler goes to extremes to protect Paul from Cathal, but Paul finds himself in even bigger trouble, and Kira prevents Danny from connecting with a traumatised Orla. JJ is forced to admit to Carol that he's sure Denise is their mole. Nikki blames Junior for mischief, but discovers Kim was accomplice |
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| 20:00 | Ceol Le Cheile | Musicians and brothers Éamonn, Fionán, and Cormac de Barra create improvised music with members of Citadel from countries including Syria, Malawi, and South Africa | |
| RTE2
[102] |
19:30 | Michael Portillo's Long Weekends | The broadcaster spends a weekend in Sicily as he explores Palermo's rich history, as well as dining with a duchess and investigating the island's Mafia ties. He ventures off-road to uncover ancient wonders, witnesses a palazzo's stunning revival, cooks a secret seafood dish on the beach and raises a glass to a Hollywood icon |
| 20:25 | Eva Longoria: Searching For | Eva explores how Spain transformed from its humble culinary roots to a gastronomic hotspot in the space of a single generation, developing one of the world's most exciting cuisines | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
19:30 | Friends | Ross enlists Chandler to help him make Rachel jealous. Monica gets the chance to perform at Mike's nightclub and Joey seeks help to disguise a botched eyebrow-waxing. Guest starring Dermot Mulroney and Melissa George |
| 20:10 | Emmerdale | Sadie reels Ruby back in with a sob story, while Robert plans to win big and Moria is feeling alienated | |
| TG4
[104] |
19:30 | Domhan an Dúlra | A heavy summer storm strikes central Europe with gales, lightning, hail and torrential rain. Cameras observe how the native animals cope with the aftermath |
| 20:30 | Seal le Dáithí | Presenter, producer and creator Emma Ní Chearúil joins presenter Dáithí Ó Sé. She is passionate about music, and can be heard talking about the subject on various shows on Raidió na Gaeltachta, RTÉ 2fm, on her own music programme on Raidió na Life | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
19:30 | Live SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division | St Patrick's Athletic v Shelbourne (Kick-off 7.45pm). All the action from the Dublin derby at Richmond Park. St Pat's are battling it out for the title with Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians, but they have lost two of their three previous meetings with Shelbourne this term, though they did win 2-1 when the sides last met in August at Tolka Park |
| 22:30 | Friends | An Australian dancer (guest star Elle Macpherson) moves in with Joey and he struggles to refrain from flirting. Chandler tries to impress Monica by cleaning their flat, and Rachel is embarrassed by Phoebe's jogging style. Comedy, with Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
19:55 | Heartbeat | A local church suffers a series of thefts and the finger of suspicion seems to point to the vicarage, of all places. Meanwhile, Greengrass's hopes of winning a dog show take a knock when his pedigree contestant goes missing. Rural drama, starring Jason Durr and Bill Maynard |
| 21:00 | Ludwig | While on his way to the station to gather more information about his brother's last case, John finds himself drawn to another grisly crime scene at a grand Manor House but what looks to be a missing person's case turns into something far more sinister. Lucy sets out on a fact finding mission at the home of one of her husband's ex-colleagues | |
| BBC One
[108] |
19:30 | The Chronicles of Foyle | As autumn arrives, the Foyle area transforms into Halloween headquarters. The nearby gardens, forests and port are bursting with life and new arrivals. It's up to warden Niall to keep the historic Derry walls clear of fallen leaves, so that the tourists from all over the world have a safe path to walk around the famous monument. The Foyle hospice gardens are in full Autumn splendour. Bill the chef collects apples in from the trees to serve patient Kevin a delicious dessert and Muff Glen forest has been hit hard by storms, so red squirrel volunteer Aaron is checking the newly born kits have enough food to survive |
| 20:00 | The Celebrity Traitors | Conspiracies run wild at breakfast and one mistake in the mission could cause heads to roll. Suspicions rise at the round table leaving the traitors deflecting accusations | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
19:55 | Stand Up to Cancer | The story of 10-year-old Yuvraj, who was diagnosed with blood cancer, turning his family's world turned upside down. After a life-saving stem cell transplant, complications left him battling graft-versus-host disease - a cruel twist that changed his appearance and childhood for ever |
| 20:00 | George Clarke's Building Home | Architect George Clarke meets people who are taking on challenging huge builds for powerful emotional reasons, from being drawn back to an area that they've always loved or a place with strong family memories to taking on a house that's close to their heart. Young married couple Chris and Ellie have returned to where Chris grew up, in Lancashire's Ribble Valley, to build a home together. After months of struggling to find the perfect property, they ended up buying a run-down bungalow from Chris's grandparents - but when it turned out the house wasn't suitable to live in, they began the months-long process of building a new house from scratch | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
19:30 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Peralta faces paying back all the money he has borrowed from his colleagues over the years, and goes to great lengths to keep a secret about Sergeant Jeffords. Santiago and Captain Holt team up to reopen the Brooklyn Broiler arson case |
| 20:00 | Free Guy | Guy lives a fairly monotonous life as a bank employee. That is until he meets the girl of his dreams and realises he's a non-player character within a massive open world video game. Does he deviate from the life he's always lived or does he follow his dream girl into the unknown future? Adventure comedy, starring Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi and Lil Rel Howery | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
19:30 | Top of the Pops | Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on June 16, 2000. With music by York featuring Chris Rea, Daphne and Celeste, Travis, Gabrielle, Angelic, Fat Les 2000, Kelis, Muse, B-15 Project, Whitney Houston and George Michael, Richard Blackwood and Sonique |
| 20:15 | Top of the Pops | Tommy Vance presents an edition originally broadcast on October 16, 1980, with music by Showaddywaddy, Adam and the Ants, Matchbox, the Police, Madness and George Benson. Plus, guest appearances from Suzi Quatro, Dollar and Michael Palin | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
19:55 | The Dog House | The dedicated team at Woodgreen Pets Charity continue their mission to find homes for abandoned dogs by matchmaking them with hopeful new owners. Glamorous poodle-cross Lola needs to live up to five-year-old Violet's idea of what a dog should look like, while Frankie the Chihuahua plays it cool when he meets best friends Paulette and Jackie. There's a double date in store as Welsh couple Liam and Tabitha meet two very different dogs - Barley the bouncy labradoodle and cuddly Staffie puppy Peanut. However, sparks fly between the two hounds, and it falls to Tabitha to have the final say |
| 21:00 | Coastal Unit | An organic farmer is found dead on his tractor. His presence had raised tensions in the community as he attempted to challenge another farmer over the use of pesticides. Iris and Victor suspect that poisoning was behind his mysterious death. Meanwhile, the unit wants to mark Janvert's 60th birthday, but is that what she wants? In French | |