| What's on Now & Next (2026-08-12) | |||
| RTE One
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20:00 | Eva Pau's Asian Kitchen | Eva shows how to impress without stress, creating black sesame yuzu tart, a striking dessert that balances nutty and citrus flavours beautifully. She then serves up hoisin ribs with slaw, paired with a crisp, tangy salad, followed by prawn and Thai basil yuk sung, a fun dish where dinner party guests can build their own flavour-packed parcels |
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| 20:30 | Donal's Festival Kitchen | Donal Skehan is joined by chefs Caryna Camerino and Robbie Burns to share their favourite Rosh Hashanah recipes | |
| RTE2
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19:30 | Live UEFA Super Cup | Paris Saint-Germain v Aston Villa (Kick-off 8.00pm). Coverage of the match from Red Bull Arena in Salzburg, Austria, as the Champions League holders take on Unai Emery's Europa League winners. Villa beat German outfit SC Freiburg 3-0 in the Europa League final in May, while PSG beat Arsenal 4-3 on penalties to win their second successive Champions League title. The French side also faced English opposition in the corresponding match 12 months ago, and once again lifted the trophy following a penalty shootout, on that occasion beating Tottenham Hotspur in Udine, Italy |
| 22:30 | Whatever it Takes: Inside the eBay Scandal | In 2019, a middle-aged couple become targets of relentless cyberstalking and a stream of bizarre, unsettling deliveries. Cameras reveal how the campaign of harassment grows increasingly threatening. Local police and the FBI investigate, following a trail that leads to a Silicon Valley giant, and a cast of suspects that few could have anticipated | |
| Virgin Media One
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20:00 | Long Lost Family | Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell present the stories of two women searching for siblings. Tracey Boyle had children of her own before she learned of her brother's existence when her mother finally confided in her that her first-born son was prised from her hands at the age of 16. Liz Allward was adopted as a baby but always had a feeling that she had a biological sister and has longed to meet her since being proved right |
| 21:00 | The Day Diana Died | Piecing together the critical hours following the news of the Princess of Wales' death and examining key decisions made by the Royal Household, newsrooms and Tony Blair's government. This programme looks at the moment the Queen was informed about Diana's death in Paris, and follows the return of her body to British soil. Featuring contributions from Tina Brown, Colin Tebbutt, Dickie Arbiter and Ian Hislop | |
| TG4
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19:30 | Contractors | The continuing stories of some of the more that 160,000 people employed in the construction industry in Ireland. These people build, renovate and reimagine Ireland's countryside and towns |
| 20:30 | Beo ón Electric Picnic: Buaicphointí | Highlights from Electric Picnic 2025. Featuring music from the Hazelwood Stage from IMLÉ, an interview with Kneecap as well as music from the Gladstone Band | |
| Virgin Media Two
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20:00 | Storage Hoarders | Aggie MacKenzie is joined by antiques expert Gillian Anderson Price to help two more compulsive collectors, including a model-railway enthusiast with a £27,000 kit, and a mother struggling to get rid of sentimental possessions from her past |
| 21:00 | Celebrity Catchphrase | Stephen Mulhern hosts another charity edition of the game show, with Darren Harriott, Laura Jackson and Will Mellor trying to say what they see as they guess well-known phrases for the chance to win a £50,000 jackpot for their chosen good causes | |
| Virgin Media Three
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19:55 | Heartbeat | A baby is kidnapped from outside the post office, causing emotions to run high in Aidensfield. Greengrass agrees to concrete a drive to earn extra cash, but makes the mistake of hiring a helper who proves less than adept. Rural drama, starring Bill Maynard, Derek Fowlds, Jason Durr and Kazia Pelka |
| 21:00 | The Cuckoo | Sian lies to Alice about her parents not caring for her, and Fay is left reeling at the news that Sian wants to bring Alice to her house, leading them to argue about family history. After police arrive at the house due to calls of a disturbance, Sian falsely claims Nick hit her | |
| BBC One
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20:00 | Live Athletics | Gabby Logan presents further coverage of the evening session on day three from Alexander Stadium. There is expected to be British involvement in the men's 400m final this evening, with 2024 silver medallist Charlie Dobson and 2018 and 2022 champion Matthew Hudson-Smith in the squad. The successor to Femke Broeders-Bol is also crowned in the women's 400m hurdles, the women's hammer final reaches a conclusion, and the evening draws to a close with the men's 110m hurdles final. With analysis from Jessica Ennis-Hill, Jenny Meadows and Greg Rutherford, and commentary by Steve Cram, Steve Backley, Andrew Cotter, Colin Jackson and Paula Radcliffe |
| 22:00 | BBC News at Ten | A round-up of today's headlines | |
| Channel 4
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20:00 | Extraordinary Extensions | Tinie Tempah follows a couple as they renovate an old Canterbury B&B by adding an extension that uses a mix of styles inspired by their Korean and Norwegian heritage. But the discovery of a Second World War bomb shelter in their back garden adds a surprise element to the project. He also follows a Miss Vintage UK finalist who fantasises about turning her Nottingham dormer bungalow into a 1960s Hollywood time capsule |
| 21:00 | Spy Next Door: The Anna Chapman Story | Two-part documentary telling the extraordinary story of Anna Chapman, the British businesswoman and model who was unmasked by the FBI in 2010 as part of a Russian spy ring | |
| E4
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20:00 | Vanderpump Rules | In Paso Robles, Audrey overhears a phone call that makes her rethink her relationship with Chris. Shayne convinces Angelica to keep quiet about Chris and Jason's video. And on a wild night out, the group find themselves in numerous romantic entanglements |
| 21:00 | Gogglebox | The armchair critics review Jamie's £1 Wonders, Married at First Sight Australia, Only Connect, Sex Actually with Alice Levine, Fall, Naked and Afraid, BBC News and ITV News. First shown in March 2023 | |
| BBC Four
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20:00 | The Treasures of Ancient Rome | Alastair Sooke charts the decline and fall of the Roman Empire through some of its hidden and most magical artistic treasures. On a trip to Leptis Magna in Libya, shortly after the overthrow of Colonel Gaddafi, he finds one of the best preserved Roman cities in the world and the cradle of later Roman art. Sooke discovers glorious mosaics that have never been filmed before, but also finds evidence of shocking neglect of Libya's Roman heritage under the Gaddafi regime |
| 21:00 | Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit | English Classical scholar Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire, finding surprising parallels with our own world. She discovers a vast empire bound together by a common material culture, and a globalised economy of such scale that evidence of its side-effects can still be seen today. As Mary examines a huge commercial and cultural network, she takes in the vital supply of olive oil to Rome, the slave trade, and the silver mines of Spain. Following the famous Roman road network, the presenter also reveals another side to the Roman Empire, where builders and traders eclipse soldiers, and slaves make the most of a hugely connected new world | |
| More4
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19:55 | Grand Designs | Kevin McCloud meets entrepreneur Paul Wilkinson and his wife Amy, who are building a giant new home on a 16-acre plot in Lincolnshire. The superstructure will be comprised of five circular buildings made up of interlocking timber cylinders, linked by raised wooden walkways that hang over a fishing lake. The complicated build proves difficult for Paul's local team, and their ambitious schedule of completing the project in a year soon looks out of reach |
| 21:00 | The Roman Empire by Train with Alice Roberts | Alice heads seven miles south of Naples to Herculaneum, a town that, like Pompeii, was buried in volcanic ash in 79 CE. She also pays a visit to Capua's giant amphitheatre, second in size only to Rome's Colosseum, where gladiators battled wild creatures from the farthest corners of the empire, including lions and tigers. Alice gets a chance to handle the world's most famous sword | |