| What's on Now & Next (2026-05-08) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
21:35 | Murder on the Orient Express | An American businessman travelling on the Orient Express from Istanbul to Paris tries to hire Hercule Poirot to be his bodyguard as he has had death threats made against him. The sleuth refuses, but wakes up the following morning to learn the man has been stabbed to death while the train was held up by heavy snow - and there is no shortage of suspects among the passengers. Agatha Christie mystery, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, with Daisy Ridley, Derek Jacobi and Johnny Depp |
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| 23:35 | The Young Offenders | Mairéad and the lads take the family car on a road trip to pick up her unpredictable mother, but disaster strikes. Comedy, starring Alex Murphy, Chris Walley and Hilary Rose | |
| RTE2
[102] |
21:40 | Cyrano | Poet and swordsman Cyrano de Bergerac can improvise a poem while fighting a duel, but is too self-conscious to woo the love of his life. Seeking an outlet for his feelings, he helps a handsome but shy friend to win her heart through love letters. Musical romance, starring Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett and Kelvin Harrison Jr |
| 23:50 | Ireland in Music | Mundy brings songs new and old and stories to go with them as he meets Denise Chaila in Ballivor Library in Meath | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
23:00 | The Pembrokeshire Murders | With the second parole hearing looming closer and still no conclusive results from forensic testing, Wilkins and his team face Cooper head-on in three days of interviews. Part two of the three-part crime drama, starring Luke Evans and Keith Allen |
| 00:00 | Beat the Chasers | The return of the quiz in which contestants from across the UK take on a team consisting of Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan, Anne 'The Governess' Hegerty, Shaun 'The Dark Destroyer' Wallace, Mark 'The Beast' Labbett and Darragh 'The Menace' Ennis hoping to win big money. Bradley Walsh hosts | |
| TG4
[104] |
22:20 | Unforgiven | Two notorious gunslingers come out of retirement to help a young assassin collect the $1,000 bounty on the heads of a pair of cowboys who attacked and mutilated a prostitute in the backwoods town of Big Whiskey. The local sheriff, however, has no intention of letting the pair impinge on his own authority. Oscar-winning Western, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, with Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Jaimz Woolvett and Richard Harris |
| 00:43 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
23:00 | Piglets | Bob is oblivious to Melanie and Daz getting physical, Dev dreads wearing glasses, and someone uncovers a photographic memory |
| 23:30 | Spreadsheet | Lauren has a messy work night out and is forced to face the reality of what a split household means - and her cumulative hangover peaks when Alex gives her some shocking news | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
22:40 | Emmerdale | Moira is still keeping the secret to herself, while Cain has worries and Vanessa comes to a realisation |
| 23:15 | Prime Suspect 1973 | The mysterious Oz is brought into the station for questioning - but the suspect has been badly beaten, and hot-headed detective Gibbs is on the hook for the attack. The case takes an unexpected turn when another body is found in the canal, leaving Bradfield wondering whether they are looking at a double murder, while Tennison's integrity is tested when the DI asks her to make a decision that could have huge consequences for her career. Clifford Bentley and his sons start digging from the cafe to the bank, but they risk getting caught when David fails to notice the police outside | |
| BBC One
[108] |
22:40 | Bikes! | Stephen Watson presents action from the opening day of action in the annual motorcycle event on a nine-mile course running between Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush, featuring the Superbike, Supersport and Superstock classes |
| 23:20 | St Denis Medical | Joyce hires a full-body scanner, but it drives both her and Bruce to distraction. Ron isn't convinced that Alex and Tim tell each other everything, so he calls Alex's bluff | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
23:05 | TFI Friday Unplugged | Chris Evans brings his entertainment show back to Channel 4 in a more intimate format, featuring interviews with the biggest stars and music by the latest bands from the presenter's studio at Virgin Radio UK |
| 00:10 | Taskmaster | As the series reaches its halfway point, the Taskmaster is starting to know what to expect from his current crop of comics - but even he's surprised by the outrage Armando Iannucci causes with an ostrich, how Amy Gledhill struggles to remember the word for 'tube', and what Kumail Nanjiani does to time itself. Meanwhile, Joel Dommett has hours of fun with pots and pans, and Joanna Page and Alex Horne have an intimate conversation about guinea pigs | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
22:00 | The Predator | When a young boy accidentally signals the galaxy's most lethal hunters who set course for Earth, an eclectic band of former soldiers and a scientist attempt to prevent the end of the human race. Director Shane Black's fourth entry in the sci-fi thriller saga, starring Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key and Olivia Munn |
| 00:05 | Naked Attraction | Anna Richardson presents as 22-year-old Ukrainian refugee Mariia enters the studio. Since fleeing the war, the pansexual sex therapist has settled in the UK and is now looking for love with a far-from-average man or woman who can keep up with her in the bedroom. She is followed by 24-year-old Alannah, a content creator from Bristol, who is seeking a forever bloke who can speak the language of love and feels comfortable in his body | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
22:05 | Whitney Houston: Live in South Africa 1994 | A concert by the singer at Kings Park Stadium in Durban in 1994, making her the first big western star to visit the newly unified, post-apartheid nation following Nelson Mandela's victory in the presidential election. Featuring performances of Saving All My Love for You, I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me), I Will Always Love You and Greatest Love of All |
| 00:00 | Top of the Pops | Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 8 October 1999. Featuring S Club 7, Pet Shop Boys, Macy Gray, Melanie C, Liam Gallagher and Steve Craddock, Eurythmics, Gabrielle and Eiffel 65 | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
23:10 | 24 Hours in A&E | Long-distance lorry driver Neil, 52, has fallen backwards off a ramp onto a concrete floor and is sent for an urgent CT scan, the results of which are a shock. Also receiving treatments are 29-year-old Ben, who has dislocated his shoulder in a cycling accident, and Wendy, 73, who is in resus with a severe open ankle fracture after falling at home |
| 00:15 | 999: On the Front Line | Paramedics treat a man who has taken an overdose of tablets and is refusing to go to hospital. His speech is slurred and he's getting more and more drowsy. A tube that a patient has permanently in his chest becomes blocked. It drains fluid from the lungs, but now there's a three-day build-up of liquid which needs to be removed urgently. Plus, a six-year-old girl has had a seizure at school and a confused 94-year-old woman falls over, sustaining a black eye | |