| What's on Now & Next (2025-12-30) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
18:01 | RTÉ News: Six One and Weather | The latest national and international headlines |
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| 18:30 | Tommy Sands: Clann an Cheoil | Documentary insight into one of Ireland's most successful and influential folk singer-songwriters, and how he and his family have acquired an international legacy as musicians, social activists and storytellers. Tommy and his family, Anne, Colum and Ben, have always been immersed in music and storytelling, their home a haven for Catholics and Protestants to come together to share tunes and tales. The film takes viewers back to where it all started and hears from those who have been influenced by the Sands family, including Arlo Gurhrie | |
| RTE2
[102] |
18:00 | The Simpsons | Animated comedy capers with Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and the other residents of the all-American town of Springfield |
| 18:30 | 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. | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
15:30 | Titanic | A party of explorers studying the sunken remains of the famous liner meets an elderly woman who was a passenger on the ill-fated maiden voyage. She recounts how she boarded the ship while on the brink of being forced into marriage by her family, and was stopped from killing herself by a penniless artist. She fell in love with her saviour, but the disaster on the horizon meant their time together was doomed to be short. James Cameron's Oscar-winning romantic drama, starring Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates and Bill Paxton |
| 19:28 | Virgin Media News Update | All the latest breaking news with the Virgin Media News team | |
| TG4
[104] |
16:50 | Pitch Perfect 2 | A Cappella group the Barden Bellas enjoy an unprecedented run of success, until a disastrous performance sees them banned from national competitions and beset by scandal. They attempt to turn their fortunes around and redeem their reputation by competing in the World Championships of A Cappella in Copenhagen. Comedy sequel, starring Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson |
| 18:57 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
18:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh presents as Trevor from Northwich, Emily from Glasgow, Mark from St Helens and Viv from Fareham pit their wits against one of the ruthless Chasers in the hope of winning a potential prize pot worth thousands of pounds |
| 19:00 | The Chase | Jay from Newton Aycliffe, Matt from Birkenhead, Brad from Watford and Carla from Edinburgh take on a Chaser. Bradley Walsh guides the contestants through a battle of wits in the hope that they'll go home with thousands of pounds | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
17:55 | Endeavour | A housewife found choked to death in her own home marks the third strangulation in a month, setting Oxford police on edge. As a manhunt begins in search of a murderer targeting married women, Endeavour looks into the origin of the silk stocking used to kill the latest victim, tracing the garment to its sole supplier in the city. However, as the suspect list narrows and the culprit stalks his prey with increasing desperation, Morse and Thursday find their private lives turned upside down and miss a deeper tragedy unfolding |
| 19:55 | Heartbeat | When a man dies falling from a bridge Joe discovers the deceased and his girlfriend were implicated in a baby's disappearance three years previously. Foul play is suspected when the man's post-mortem reveals injuries consistent with a recent fight, and deeper delving suggests someone still believes the couple were responsible for the missing child. Elsewhere, Peggy's new look and odd behaviour causes a stir | |
| BBC One
[108] |
18:00 | BBC News at Six; Weather | The latest headlines |
| 18:20 | BBC Newsline; Weather | ||
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
17:40 | Hidden Figures | As the space race reaches fever pitch in the early 1960s, a trio of female African-American mathematicians attempt to overcome prejudice and find work with NASA. Their remarkable skills prove vital in getting an astronaut into orbit and bringing him safely back to Earth, but to realise their potential they must overcome deep-seated prejudice in the space programme and society as a whole. Fact-based drama, starring Taraji P Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae and Kevin Costner |
| 20:00 | Alpine Train at Christmas | A festive ride on the illustrious Bernina Express, one of the most picturesque trains in the world, beginning in Chur, the oldest town in Switzerland, and travelling through the Alpine landscape to the town of Tirano in Italy. Along the way, the train visits the Morteratsch Glacier, the Landwasser Viaduct and Lago Bianco, meeting people who live and work in the area including an artisan cheese-maker, a creator of traditional Christmas toys and a multi-generational musical farming family. Narrated by Hugh Bonneville | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
18:00 | The Big Bang Theory | Friends and family gather as Amy and Sheldon prepare to tie the knot - but it seems the happy couple's minds are elsewhere. Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik star, with guest appearances from Laurie Metcalf, Kathy Bates, Mark Hamill, Jerry O'Connell and Teller (the quiet half of US magic duo Penn and Teller) |
| 18:30 | The Big Bang Theory | Sheldon's obsession with gift-giving etiquette annoys his friends as Christmas approaches. Meanwhile, Leonard is thrilled to meet an award-winning scientist, only to be filled with jealousy when his new colleague takes an interest in Penny. With guest star Michael Trucco (Battlestar Galactica, One Tree Hill) | |
| BBC Four
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02:50 | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures | Maggie Aderin-Pocock takes her audience beyond the Earth's solar system, deep into the Milky Way galaxy, and yet further out into the universe, where the chances of finding life out there somewhere seem greater than ever before. She is joined by British astronaut Tim Peake to demonstrate the challenges of launching the James Webb Space Telescope into space, and he recalls his own experiences of travelling into space 10 years ago and reveals the impact on his perspective about what might be out there beyond Earth |
| 19:00 | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures | Maggie Aderin-Pocock takes her audience beyond the Earth's solar system, deep into the Milky Way galaxy, and yet further out into the universe, where the chances of finding life out there somewhere seem greater than ever before. She is joined by British astronaut Tim Peake to demonstrate the challenges of launching the James Webb Space Telescope into space, and he recalls his own experiences of travelling into space 10 years ago and reveals the impact on his perspective about what might be out there beyond Earth | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
17:50 | Come Dine with Me | Ryan Woodward hosts on the fourth night in the Welsh valleys and has put a lot of thought into his evening, but each of his courses goes wrong - from a bread blunder to a clam crisis. He hopes an Ibizan dance lesson and drinks served in his hot tub will help to turn the party around |
| 18:25 | Come Dine with Me | On the final night in the Welsh valleys, financial advisor Gill Leonard dons the oven gloves to entertain the other contestants, and there is a dramatic start to the evening thanks to a mock fire-breathing dragon. Later, the host makes a remarkable revelation to her shocked guests | |