| What's on Now & Next (2026-10-05) | |||
| RTE One
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15:30 | Today | Daily magazine show featuring entertainment and celebrity news, consumer advice, and Ireland's biggest giveaways. Presented by Dáithí Ó Sé and Sinéad Kennedy |
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| 17:40 | Nuacht | The latest news headlines | |
| RTE2
[102] |
17:00 | Young Sheldon | The prodigy must find a new way to stay academically challenged without the university class run by Dr Sturgis. Pastor Jeff asks Mary to be his conscience when it comes to him starting up a new relationship. George calls Mary, while she is busy helping Pastor Jeff pick out clothes for a date |
| 17:30 | The Big Bang Theory | Sheldon and Penny agree to participate in an unusual experiment, and Leonard, Amy, Raj and Emily spend the evening trying to escape from a 'zombie'. Elsewhere, Howard and Bernadette run into trouble at the airport after returning from Mrs Wolowitz's funeral. Comedy, starring Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
17:00 | Judge Judy | Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin |
| 17:30 | News at 5.30 | The latest national and international news stories from the Virgin Media News team | |
| TG4
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17:22 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast |
| 17:25 | Cheers | Frasier persuades Cliff to undergo a course of electric-shock therapy as a means of making friends and influencing people. Kelsey Grammer and John Ratzenberger star | |
| Virgin Media Two
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17:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh presents as Mark from Solihull, Izzie from Sheffield, James from Northamptonshire and Annie from Scottish Borders pit their wits against one of the Chasers in the hope of winning a potential prize pot worth thousands of pounds |
| 18:01 | Tipping Point | Ben Shephard hosts the quiz show in which four players take on an extraordinary machine in the hope of winning its 10,000 pound jackpot | |
| Virgin Media Three
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16:50 | The Royal | A teenage boy is brought into the Royal having fallen from a cliff, but it soon emerges that the incident was a suicide attempt as evidence of extreme depression comes to the surface. Dr Cheriton contacts the youngster's psychiatrist, but is taken aback when electroshock therapy is suggested as a form of treatment, so ventures to the family home to recommend an alternative - only for tragedy to strike. Meanwhile, a hypochondriac causes chaos at the hospital when she insists her dog be treated following a snake bite, and a heart-to-heart talk between Drs Weatherill and Ormerod leads to a passionate kiss. Honor Blackman guest stars |
| 17:55 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | A guest at a village Halloween party boasts of having witnessed a murder years previously - and later meets a grisly end in keeping with the macabre spirit of the occasion. Arriving to investigate, Poirot delves back into the annals of local life - and uncovers a series of mysterious deaths, any one of which could have a bearing on the present case. David Suchet, Amelia Bullmore and Zoe Wanamaker star | |
| BBC One
[108] |
17:15 | Pointless | Alexander Armstrong is joined by co-host Michael Ball. for the quiz in which contestants try to score the fewest points possible by giving the least obvious correct 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 |
| 18:00 | BBC News at Six; Weather | The latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
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17:00 | Four in a Bed | Estelle and Steve welcome their rivals to their guest house Stover Lodge in Torquay, where Steve's culinary credentials leave the B&Bers hungry for some haute cuisine at breakfast. Also, the group get giddy on an afternoon out at some local caves |
| 17:30 | Come Dine with Me | This week's competition comes from the West Country, where first to host is holiday-obsessed Kirstein who serves up a hearty, home cooked, Grecian-themed evening | |
| E4
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17:00 | The Simpsons | Homer is awarded his own talk show and takes over Krusty's regular TV slot - but makes the mistake of tackling subjects suggested by Lisa. Inevitably, the ratings soon start tumbling and the spectre of cancellation looms. With the guest voices of Jackie Mason and A-Team star Mr T |
| 17:30 | The Simpsons | Guilt-stricken at having spent all the family's Christmas money on himself, Homer resolves to turn over a new leaf and become a do-gooder - but his kindness soon starts to rival that of Ned Flanders, and the neighbours embark on a battle for supremacy | |
| BBC Four
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02:45 | Art of France | Andrew Graham-Dixon examines the history of French art, revealing how it emerged from a struggle between tradition and revolution, and rulers and citizens. Starting with the invention of Gothic architecture, he traces its development up until the arrival of Classicism and the Age of Enlightenment |
| 19:00 | Earth's Seasonal Secrets | Documentary exploring how animals all over the world rise to the challenge of surviving the winter. While some creatures face an up-hill struggle to survive, a colder climate plays to the advantage of others, who quickly set about making use of inventive means to seize the huge opportunities the season brings. Caribou become 'ice road' travellers as the ground under-foot becomes slippery, and stoats build their own fur beds, snow monkeys set about finding warm baths, and even Emperor penguins - who are built to face extreme low temperatures - find their own way to endure the world's most savage winter conditions. Narrated by Andrew Scott | |
| More4
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16:50 | Car S.O.S. | Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw lead a team of experts who secretly restore dilapidated classic vehicles for their unsuspecting owners. Here they get their hands on a Mazda MX5 that needs putting back on the road |
| 17:50 | Car S.O.S. | Tim and Fuzz head to Tim's hometown to rescue a rare road-going version of the early 1990s World Rally Championship Toyota Celica | |