| What's on Now & Next (2025-12-15) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
13:30 | Shortland Street | As Vivienne reels from the spilled bedpan, Madonna regrets letting her rage take over |
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| 14:00 | Only Fools and Horses | A weeping statue in the local church gives Del an idea for a money-making scheme to help a hospice under threat of closure. However, his efforts are thwarted by the weather. Comedy, starring David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Buster Merryfield | |
| RTE2
[102] |
13:15 | Man Up? | Jordan Conroy meets 10 boys from different backgrounds and with different interests in an attempt to help them discover what makes a man in a modern world. Tensions begin to emerge within Jordan's team when they go skiing. A frank discussion ensues on how to handle anger issues |
| 13:45 | Storybud | Tara Lynne O'Neill tells a cosmic story about the biggest singer on the planet Taylor Swift and aliens | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
13:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh presents as Paul from Norfolk, Roisin from Gateshead, Zoe from Buckinghamshire and Albert from Manchester 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 |
| 14:00 | The Chase | All that stands between Tony from Cramlington, Zoe from Huntingdon, Rachael from Liverpool and Renj from London is the small matter of one of the country's finest quiz brains. Bradley Walsh asks the questions, but do they have the answers? | |
| TG4
[104] |
13:35 | Murder, She Wrote | A businessman working on a merger is poisoned at a Chinese banquet in Hong Kong. With guest star David Warner |
| 14:30 | Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh | Pádraig Ó Sé returns with some of the best acts from Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh 2025. Featuring Méabh Ní Bheaglaoich, Cáit Ní Riain and Owen Spafford aka the Weaving, Kenneth McKenzie and Cathal Ó Curráin. Plus, sean-nós Róisín Ní Chéilleachair and Jack Talty from Co Clare, as well as Conor Moriarty, Deirdre Maher and guitarist Matt Griffin | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
12:55 | Secrets of the Universe | The ultimate guide to the universe, as told by the passionate scientists, engineers and astronauts behind the biggest missions in space exploration |
| 14:00 | Don't Look Back in Anger | Archive news documentary looking back at the headline stories of the past 20 years, focusing this week on 2012 | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
13:20 | Heartbeat | Gina and Phil make the final preparations for their big day, but the groom's uneventful stag night stirs up some pre-wedding nerves. Rob and Peggy prepare a surprise for the soon-to-be-wed couple, and the village grows concerned when an elderly resident mysteriously disappears. Tricia Penrose, Mark Jordon, Jonathan Kerrigan and Gwen Taylor star |
| 14:25 | Yes Chef | Culinary challenge hosted by Sheree Murphy in which chefs choose their perfect partner from four home cooks, with the pro-am teams eventually going head to head in the weekly final. In the first edition, Michelin-starred Paul Ainsworth puts a quartet of contenders through a series of tasks | |
| BBC One
[108] |
13:35 | BBC Newsline; Weather | Local news worth watching from across Northern Ireland |
| 13:45 | BBC News at One; Weather | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
13:10 | Jamie's Night Before Christmas | Jamie Oliver returns to help the viewers raise their seasonal game with foolproof recipes and clever last-minute ways to improve their festive dishes. Having surveyed thousands of Brits to find out what ingredients they have bought, what is on their menus and what they already have in their cupboards, Jamie looks at what people fear most about cooking on Christmas Day - from getting the timings right to soggy roast potatoes or a dry turkey - and presents tips to make Christmas dinner classics taste better than ever |
| 14:10 | Countdown | Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host, with Christopher Biggins in Dictionary Corner, as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against words and numbers | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
13:30 | The Big Bang Theory | Penny is forced to take Howard's place in the boys' video-game night while he is otherwise engaged with one of her friends. Simon Helberg, Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki star |
| 14:00 | The Big Bang Theory | Raj's parents set him up on a blind date in the hope of initiating an arranged marriage, but after a promising start it becomes apparent that the girl in question is more interested in Sheldon. Meanwhile, Penny begins her new job as a bartender. Starring Kunal Nayyar and Jim Parsons | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:30 | One Foot in the Grave | Christmas special from 1990. Grumpy Victor says 'Bah humbug' to Christmas by refusing to appear in the panto or buy any presents. His mood is not improved by the mistaken delivery of 263 garden gnomes - but he starts to get into the spirit once he receives a bottle of wine |
| 19:00 | Winter Walks | Walking with a 360-degree camera, Adrian Chiles enjoys a seaside stroll around Scarborough, discussing life, faith and how walking helps him reset his mental health | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
13:35 | A Place in the Sun | House hunter Zane wants to permanently relocate to Mijas in Spain to be closer to his son Dean, who has already moved there with his family. Danni Menzies shows the father and son five properties within the £110,000 budget, hoping at least one will prove perfect |
| 14:40 | Come Dine with Me | National Heritage worker Gillian Sutherland hosts the first dinner party in Inverness, and has high hopes that her guests - emergency-call handler Melissa Kirby, property tycoon David Edes, hair stylist Zarina Ainslie and personal fitness trainer Jamie Tulloch - will appreciate her traditional Scottish menu | |