| What's on Now & Next (2026-10-07) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
17:40 | Nuacht | The latest news headlines |
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| 17:55 | RTÉ News | National and international news. | |
| RTE2
[102] |
17:30 | The Big Bang Theory | Leonard is upset when a magazine fails to mention him in an article about the paper he co-wrote with Sheldon. Meanwhile, a power cut at Mrs Wolowitz's home leads to a final family dinner in her honour. Comedy, starring Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco |
| 18:00 | Shortland Street | Drew is exposed, and Leanne lets slip | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
17:30 | News at 5.30 | The latest national and international news stories from the Virgin Media News team |
| 18:05 | The Six O'Clock Show | Chat show featuring celebrity interviews, food from leading chefs and guidance on a wide range of topics, from consumer affairs to the latest trends, with viewers invited to contribute with pictures, comments, stories and gossip | |
| TG4
[104] |
17:25 | Cheers | Frasier proves to be a complete disaster as a children's party clown and Sam falls for the daughter of a former girlfriend. American comedy, starring Kelsey Grammer and Ted Danson |
| 17:55 | Nuacht Cúla4 | News programme for young people covering local, national and international news | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
17:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh presents as Sam, Pauline, Rachel and Mark 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 |
| 18:00 | Tipping Point | Ben Shephard hosts the quiz in which contestants answer questions to win turns on an arcade-style machine. Dropping tokens down a choice of four chutes, they hope to knock piles of them off a moving shelf - and the more they collect, the greater the prize fund. The player who has won the least amount is then eliminated, and the last one standing competes for a £10,000 jackpot | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
16:50 | The Royal | A frantic mother and father bring their daughter to the Royal for whooping cough treatment, and Cheriton is shocked to hear the girl hasn't been vaccinated. When the girl dies the worried staff have to cope with an influx of children in need of immunisation. Mr Rose reveals he intends to operate on himself, and Ormerod pays a home visit to Mrs Lyons. Medical drama, guest starring Honor Blackman |
| 17:55 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | In Dover, Lieutenant Colin Race is investigating the deaths of two Navy personnel when a distraught Sheila Webb runs out of 19 Wilbraham Crescent and into his arms. Inside the house, Colin finds the body of a murder victim surrounded by stopped clocks. Mystery, starring David Suchet, Anna Massey, Jaime Winstone, Lesley Sharp, Phil Daniels, Geoffrey Palmer and Tessa Peake-Jones | |
| BBC One
[108] |
17:15 | Pointless | Quiz show in which four pairs of contestants have to score the fewest points possible by giving the least obvious answers to questions posed to 100 people before the show. At the end of each round, the team with the most points is eliminated until the final two pairs battle for a cash prize. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and Michael Ball |
| 18:00 | BBC News at Six; Weather | The latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
17:30 | Come Dine with Me | Barber Natalia hopes her Nineties-themed evening will be a cut above the rest as the West Country diners gather for the third time this week. However, her spicy twist on a prawn cocktail get Peppe all hot under the collar, while Jo's no-nonsense nitpicking gets her into hot water with the hostess |
| 18:00 | A New Life in the Sun: Where Are They Now? | Graeme and Marianne convert their Almerian home into holiday apartments, only for a serious illness to scupper their plans. Property managers Carli and James try to boost their earnings by taking on another apartment in Italy. In Greece's Peloponnese, it seems the success of James and Vicky's diving school is about to drown them in work | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
17:30 | The Simpsons | Bart and Lisa are so disappointed by the latest Cosmic Wars film that they decide to visit creator Randall Curtis at his ranch in California. Meanwhile, Homer and Marge visit a vineyard - a jaunt that ends with a drunken Homer crashing the car and letting Marge face the consequences |
| 18:00 | The Simpsons | After wreaking havoc in a department store, Bart is sent to a juvenile detention centre, where he meets fellow tearaway Gina - who helps him plot his escape. With the guest voice of Sarah Michelle Gellar | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:10 | Natural World | Wildlife documentary observing Professor David Scheel as he takes an octopus into his home to learn about its intelligence, and the extraordinary relationship he and his daughter develop with the creature. Named Heidi, the octopus is seen unravelling puzzles, recognising individual humans and even watching TV with the family. The film also looks at the remarkable behaviour of other octopuses around the world, from those that can change their colour and texture in a split second to the octopus that carries around its own coconut shell to hide in |
| 19:00 | Secrets of Bones | Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod explores how skeletons have adapted to allow vertebrates to move on land in different ways, such as swinging through trees, sliding along forest floors, and running across plains at speed. He looks at the spines of both cheetahs and snakes, and uncovers the role of the pentadactyl limb | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
16:50 | Car S.O.S. | Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend restore a Ferrari 308 GTS, famous from Magnum PI, for a retired police sergeant who paused the project to support his family. |
| 17:50 | Car S.O.S. | Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend revive a rotting Land Rover Discovery Series 1 which is a beloved family heirloom. While Fuzz rhapsodises about the engine, Tim enlists legendary designer Mike Sampson to share how his car helped to save Land Rover | |