| What's on Now & Next (2026-05-04) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
01:05 | Truelove | Dark drama starring Lindsay Duncan and Clarke Peters. Phil had a long and distinguished career in the police, but after 13 years of retirement she's very, very bored. Ken, a solitary SAS veteran, feels similarly at sea. When they meet for the first time in years at a friend's funeral, at the drunken wake they and their friends take it in turns to imagine what a dignified death looks like, dreaming of quality of years over quantity, but what starts as a joke soon morphs into reality when their beloved friend Tom asks them to make the ultimate sacrifice |
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| 02:00 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | With guests Vox Realis, Arlo Washington and Akira Crenshaw | |
| RTE2
[102] |
01:05 | Ragdoll | A gruesome discovery at a block of flats sets DI Baxter, DS Rose and DC Edmunds on the trail of a killer, who also lists six more people due to die. Thriller, starring Lucy Hale |
| 02:05 | EuroNews | European and international headlines live via satellite | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
01:30 | The Serpent | Eight-part drama inspired by real events, telling the remarkable story of the capture of the French fraudster and killer, Charles Sobhraj. When a junior diplomat at the Dutch Embassy in Bangkok unwittingly walks into Charles Sobhraj's intricate web of crime, he sets off an extraordinary chain of events as he attempts to bring Sobhraj to justice for his crimes. Starring Tahar Rahim, Jenna Coleman, Billy Howle and Ellie Bamber |
| 06:35 | The Six O'Clock Show | A lively mix of celebrity chat with national and international guests, fabulous food from the country’s top Chefs, expert advice and all the unmissable stories making the headlines | |
| TG4
[104] |
01:40 | Saol Clainne | Families whose members are struggling and suffering, day after day, from tragedies, illnesses and the twists and turns of life. The first episode of the series meets Aoife Nic Sheáin, who has discovered mica in her home. Alice Ní Fhlanagáin tells her personal story of grief and Jaqueline Walsh shares her emotional story of her mother, who has been missing for 36 years |
| 02:10 | Nuacht TG4 | The day's main news stories from a regional, national and international perspective | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
01:35 | Born to Kill? | Experts analyse the personalities and motives of notorious killers, here revisiting the early 1970s, when Donald Neilson terrorised the north of England with hundreds of burglaries and armed robberies, shooting dead three people in post office raids in 1974. After earning the nickname the 'Black Panther', in 1975 he kidnapped 17-year-old Lesley Whittle and the discovery of her body horrified the nation. When detectives linked the ransom demand with the robberies, they realised they were dealing with the same man |
| 07:00 | Unbeatable | Over three rounds, contestants Graham, Julie, Cheryl and Khush vie to find the single 'unbeatable' answer and streak ahead of the rest to make the final where they can win a cash prize. General knowledge quiz, hosted by Jason Manford | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
23:55 | Midsomer Murders | Rival mudlarkers and a jar of human remains pull Barnaby and Winter into a dangerous treasure-hunting feud. Detective drama, starring Neil Dudgeon, Nick Hendrix and Annette Badland |
| 01:50 | World on Fire | Kasia takes on her first assignment as an agent - shadowing a Polish woman working in an aircraft factory in Manchester who is suspected of sending information to the Nazis. Rajib's military values are tested when he learns his men are receiving worse rations than their allies, and he is torn between duty and ideal. Meanwhile, a familiar face comes to David's aid | |
| BBC One
[108] |
00:40 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines |
| 06:00 | Breakfast | A round-up of national and international news, plus current affairs, arts and entertainment, and weather | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
01:00 | Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service | The no-nonsense chef's covert inspection of barbecue joint Wilson's Secret Sauce unveils a jumbled menu with more than 75 items and a pantry filled to the brim with wasted brisket. Meanwhile, the front of house is heavily understaffed, with unreasonable waiting times for customers. Can Gordon help owner Steve and his wife Kelly to strip back the overwhelming menu and massive portions, while also improving customer service? |
| 01:50 | Outrageous Homes | Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen meets a couple whose home and attire is gothic vampire fantasy. From their black lace four-poster to their red-tiled, red-grout bathroom, everything is on-theme, and they have a walk-in wardrobe to die for. We also meet Claire at her teeny-tiny Welsh cottage with maximum impact, and Will and George who love to live like a rich 1980s woman in her 40s. Laurence also visits Mary Rose, a well-known potter whose home is bursting with every colour. In Nottingham, he jumps back in time to a 1900s house with its very own corner shop, and he heads to Scotland where one homeowner has gone to extraordinary lengths to decorate her ceiling | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
01:10 | Married at First Sight Australia | After eight weeks, it's all getting very real with the final Commitment Ceremony, as the couples face the experts one last time before Final Vows |
| 02:45 | Celebs Go Dating | Starting their dating journey are Married at First Sight legend Lucinda Light, rugby star James Haskell, 'Loose Woman' Coleen Nolan, Love Islander Gabby Allen, rapper Professor Green and agency alumni David Potts. The new faces are welcomed with a dinner party, but there's a twist as truths are revealed and some familiar faces arrive to surprise the celebrities | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
01:00 | Da Vinci: The Lost Treasure | Fiona Bruce travels to Florence, Milan, Paris and Warsaw to tell the story of Leonardo da Vinci's life, exploring why a man whose reputation rests on only a few pictures - including the Mona Lisa - is regarded as one of the greatest painters of all time. She also visits New York to see a recently discovered piece by the artist |
| 02:00 | Art That Made Us | The story of Britain in the 18th century, which saw an explosion of creativity and a country with enough money, from trade and conquest, to pay for it. Sculptor Thomas J Price visits Harewood House to see the elaborate Robert Adam-designed interiors, Joshua Reynolds portraits and Thomas Chippendale furniture that the slave trade paid for. This was also the great age of mockery, and artist Lubaina Himid reflects on William Hogarth's scabrous exposure of upper-class hypocrisies, while Stewart Lee analyses the cutting humour of A Modest Proposal, Jonathan Swift's bitter satire about the treatment of the Irish poor, with passages performed by Jason Isaacs | |
| More4
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01:15 | 24 Hours in A&E | A 22-year-old cyclist is rushed to St George's Hospital after he collided with a car on the way to work and 'bullseyed' its rear window. Since he was not wearing a helmet, doctors send him for a CT scan to assess whether he has sustained a serious head injury, or life-changing damage to his neck, spine or internal organs. Meanwhile, 91-year-old Peter arrives at A&E three nights after suffering a fall at home, and 26-year-old Emma needs treatment for a head wound sustained during an epileptic seizure |
| 02:20 | 24 Hours in A&E | A 71-year-old woman is rushed in after being knocked over by her husband's car, and her blood pressure has dropped critically low. Four-year-old Maddi is brought in with an injured neck after falling over on a train, and doctors worry that metal plates she already had in her neck may have shifted, causing damage to her spine. Plus, 68-year-old Bonnie arrives after hitting her head on her bedside table | |