| What's on Now & Next (2026-01-04) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
01:45 | The Zelensky Story | Delving into the story of Volodymyr Zelensky, a comedian who played the president, then became the real President of Ukraine. Opening with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the programme looks at how the Maidan Revolution sparked a political awakening in Zelensky, as well as his role as the Ukrainian president in the hit TV show Servant of the People and his decision to run in real life |
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| 02:45 | EuroNews | European and international headlines live via satellite | |
| RTE2
[102] |
01:50 | EuroNews | European and international headlines live via satellite |
| 06:00 | EuroNews | European and international headlines live via satellite | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
01:00 | Faith and Courage: Sinéad O'Connor | A look back at the career achievements and personal conflicts experienced by musician Sinéad O'Connor, who died in July 2023 at the age of 56 |
| 06:30 | Who's Doing the Dishes? | Socialite and author Lady Colin Campbell shares her opulent London pad with a new team of diners, as a policeman, vicar, fireman and midwife join forces to crack the clues. Hosted by Brian McFadden | |
| TG4
[104] |
02:30 | Nuacht TG4 | The day's main news stories from a regional, national and international perspective |
| 02:45 | Cúl Stáitse - Oireachtas 2025 | Since it first began over 125 years ago the Oireachtas festival has hosted some of the most prestigious competitions in traditional arts and has grown from an event frequented by the hundreds to now been one of the most important cultural events in Ireland. This year's festival in Belfast had over 1,000 competitors taking to the stage in song, music, dancing and storytelling competitions. This documentary follows the competitors, some taking to the stage for the first time, others returning veterans, while all strive for perfection and a place in the history books | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
01:50 | Jann | Despite her manager screwing up a gig and her ex moving on, Jann thinks things are looking up when a new manager promises to re-ignite her career. Canadian comedy series, starring singer-songwriter Jann Arden as a fictionalised version of herself |
| 07:00 | Cash Trapped | Quiz hosted by Bradley Walsh in which six contestants battle it out across a series of fast-paced question rounds where the players must actively try to sabotage their opponents by beating them to the buzzer and trapping them out of the game. In the final round, the person who has earned the most cash will go head to head against the rest of the group to try to take their winnings home | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
01:10 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Australian detective drama set in 1959, starring Craig McLachlan as a maverick country town doctor. Blake returns from Singapore to discover that Danny has been replaced by a new constable, who is not yet trusted by his station colleagues. When police are called to the Town Hall after a councillor is found dead, Blake suspects foul play - but he must tread carefully among the top brass, who doubt his unorthodox methods |
| 06:55 | Heartbeat | Part two of two. Carl Lomax's case comes to court, and a local reporter soon rakes up the dirt over Tricia's controversial decision to supply his girlfriend with birth-control drugs. Before long, he escapes from custody and goes on the run with Deborah. Meanwhile, Vernon invests in a new money-making scheme | |
| BBC One
[108] |
01:05 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines |
| 06:00 | Breakfast | A round-up of national and international news, plus current affairs, arts and entertainment, and weather | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
02:00 | Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA | First of a two-part special in which Gordon Ramsay heads to the Burger Kitchen in Los Angeles, where tensions are running high because owner Alan Saffron has spent his son's entire inheritance on the struggling restaurant. To make matters worse, the kitchen is run by a chef called David Blaine who shares nothing of his famous namesake's magic when it comes to cooking - and whose threatening behaviour regularly gets him into trouble |
| 02:55 | Car S.O.S. | Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw secretly restore a 1983 Citroen 2CV, only to find it has already been stripped down to its component parts | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
02:25 | Naked Attraction | Married couple Abbie and Charlie join host Anna Richardson and feature as the first picker pair as they search for another woman to join their relationship. Plus 41 year-old actor and glamour puss Chrissie from Leeds is hoping to find husband number four |
| 03:20 | Gogglebox | The armchair critics get in Eurovision mood as they sit down for the annual song contest. They also watch spy thriller Citadel, new dating show I Kissed a Boy, Open House: The Great Sex Experiment, as well as The Greatest Auction, Family Fortunes and The Big Celebrity Detox. First shown in May 2023 | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:00 | Hitchcock at the NFT | A programme from 1969 in which Alfred Hitchcock speaks to fellow director Bryan Forbes at the National Film Theatre in London, where he also answers questions from an audience of film enthusiasts. The conversation is intercut with scenes from Blackmail, The Lady Vanishes, Psycho, The Birds and Torn Curtain |
| 02:55 | Talking Pictures | The life of acting legend Michael Caine, star of movies such as The Ipcress File, Get Carter, The Italian Job and The Dark Knight. Using TV interviews and classic archive clips, this programme tells the story of one of Britain's most successful actors. Narrated by Sylvia Syms | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
02:15 | 24 Hours in A&E | Eight-year-old Billy is rushed to St George's after being crushed by falling bricks that were being stored on his front drive, while six-year-old Luther has a metal washer stuck on his finger. Senior healthcare play specialist Tracy talks about her job, which is to comfort and distract children during their treatment in A&E, and 83-year-old Audrey arrives with her grandson Lee after damaging her wrist while falling on holiday |
| 03:20 | Food Unwrapped | A selection of previous investigations from the programme delving into the secrets behind mass-produced food. Jimmy Doherty heads to Kenya to find out what makes one tea more expensive than another, before meeting a taster for one of the UK's largest tea producers. Matt Tebbutt braves the icy waters of the North Sea to join divers harvesting scallops by hand from the sea bed, and Kate Quilton is in Israel to learn why some limes are much juicier than others | |