| What's on Now & Next (2026-05-05) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
23:15 | The Walsh Sisters | Five sisters navigate addiction, grief, motherhood, relationships, and the chaos of a family that can't live with - or without - each other. A wild night out causes tensions to rise, and one of the sisters makes a life-changing decision. Drama based on Marian Keyes' novels, starring Louisa Harland, Caroline Menton, Danielle Galligan, Máiréad Tyers, and Stefanie Preissner |
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| 00:20 | Clean Sweep | Housewife and mother-of-three Shelly Mohan is married to a Galway detective, but finds her humdrum existence is thrown into turmoil when a man from her distant past resurfaces and threatens to expose her former life. Crime thriller, starring Charlene McKenna | |
| RTE2
[102] |
23:20 | A Good Girl's Guide to Murder | Pip and Ravi find out more about Andie's secret life. When Pip is presented with a new piece of evidence, she reaches a crisis point and questions whether Sal is guilty. Drama, starring Emma Myers (Wednesday) |
| 00:10 | The Phone Box Babies | Revealing insight into the lives and identities of three newborn babies abandoned in the 1960's in different parts of Ireland. This documentary uncovers details about the babies' parents, where they come from, and why they were given up. As adults, they discover their connection to each other and embark on a journey to uncover their identities | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
00:00 | Living with Lucy | Presenter Lucy Kennedy moves in with comedian Deirdre O'Kane in her Dublin home, and gets the benefit of her expert interior decorating advice |
| 01:00 | The Serpent | Marie-Andree Leclerc falls under the spell of Charles Sobhraj while on holiday in India and is persuaded to move to Bangkok to live with him, but he does not give her the life he promised he. When Charles does takes Marie-Andrée to the beach, he enlists her to befriend an Australian couple, who he drugs and robs of their money and passports. Drama, starring Tahar Rahim and Jenna Coleman | |
| TG4
[104] |
23:55 | Fíorscéal | A look at how the island of Réunion is one of the first overseas territories to commit to the fight against climate change. Increasingly exposed to the effects of global warming, aiming to completely phase out fossil fuels by 2030 |
| 01:00 | Marú inár Measc | In December 1993 Marie Kilmartin was last seen at her home in Port Laoise. Her body was found six months later in a bog, and a murder investigation began. Over 30 years later her murder remains unsolved. This programme follows her daughter Áine, who was later adopted, as she searches for answers as to who killed her birth mother | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
23:55 | The Real Housewives of New Jersey | Dolores and Jennifer go head-to-head. A rift forms between the Gorga and the Giudice families because of Melissa's feelings over not being asked to be Teresa's bridesmaid |
| 00:50 | Tell Me Everything | Mei wants to move back to Canada after the attack from Brett, and when Jonny makes a shock discovery, he decides that he's going to head across the Atlantic too | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
00:00 | The Girl Before | Jane, increasingly suspicious of Edward, discovers a pearl in the bathroom that appears to be from her necklace. When a jeweller confirms it's identical and Simon tells her Edward also gave Emma a pearl necklace, the disturbing repetition of Edward's relationships again hits home for Jane. Drama, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo and Jessica Plummer |
| 01:15 | Vigil | Amy and Eliza come face to face with the dissidents at the heart of the investigation, finding themselves held hostage and forced to help the group infiltrate the base. Kirsten will go to any lengths to find Amy, even if it breaks her own moral code | |
| BBC One
[108] |
23:10 | Half Man | Niall invites Ruben to join him and his flatmates for freshers' week at university, but what begins with excitement ends in devastating consequences. Written by and starring Richard Gadd, with Jamie Bell |
| 00:10 | The Silence of the Lambs | Trainee FBI agent Clarice Starling is sent to interview an imprisoned psychopath with a taste for eating his victims. The inmate offers to help catch a serial killer who is holding a politician's daughter hostage - but to learn what he knows, Clarice has to engage in his dangerous mind games. Jonathan Demme's Oscar-winning thriller, based on Thomas Harris's novel, starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn and Ted Levine | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
00:00 | Emergency Helicopter Medics | Both of the Great North Air Ambulance's helicopters are dispatched to help a critically injured father and his two young sons, following a car collision in Cockermouth. The crew from Thames Valley Air Ambulance head to Bracknell, where Martin is having breathing difficulties. Plus, in Stanford-le-Hope, gardener Graham has a nasty open ankle fracture after falling off a ladder |
| 00:55 | Wonders of the World I Can't See | Chris McCausland is joined by comedian and presenter Tom Allen in Rome, where they eat ice cream before it melts, zip around the city on a rickety Vespa, train to be gladiators, learn to sing opera and make pasta from scratch. And will Tom's one-of-a-kind commentary do the Colosseum justice for Chris? | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
23:05 | First Dates | Divorcee Jane wants to find a suitable partner for her son Bobby, and also a new romantic interest for herself, while maths teacher Paul's love of logic and equations is lost on financial advisor Sophie. Barber Lee has suffered from nerves all of his life and can't believe his luck when he's matched with 24-year-old nurse Abigail, but he forgets her name and has an unfortunate accident in the toilets |
| 00:10 | Naked Attraction | A romp through the Naked Attraction archive to catch up with dates that led to full-on romances - as well as some that turned out to be a disaster. They include Wolverhampton DJ Darryl from series one, who found his partner in Maria, and Scottish bombshell Amira from series five, who gives the lowdown on what really happened between her and Ste after their night of passion | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
22:45 | Saving Venice | Documentary exploring how Venetians are turning to revolutionary engineering, restoration of the natural environment and knowledge from their past in order to save their city from the impact of climate change |
| 00:15 | Scotland's Finest - The Story of the Highland Games | Bill Paterson narrates a documentary exploring the history and characters at the heart of the tests of strength and speed that constitute the Highland Games, beginning in the Fife village of Ceres, which is said to host Scotland's oldest tournament. The film examines how the tradition started as shows of strength and stamina between warring clans, but was changed into a pageant of tartan by Queen Victoria, and is carried on by Scottish communities around the world | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
23:40 | 999: On the Front Line | A woman who has taken drugs and is hallucinating causes a challenge at a hotel, and a worried mother rings for help when her child is feverish and unable to speak. There are fears of Covid-19 with a patient who is short of breath and has a temperature |
| 00:45 | 999: On the Front Line | Paramedics treat a man who is in cardiac arrest. They fight to keep him alive while next door his wife hopes for a miracle, on their wedding anniversary. There are reports of a 16-year-old who has collapsed by a canal. Paramedics can see a light being waved at them, but in the dark it's not easy to find their patient. Plus, a mother calls 999 when her three-year-old is struggling to breathe | |