| What's on Now & Next (2026-01-11) | |||
| RTE One
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18:01 | RTÉ News: Six One and Weather | The latest national and international headlines |
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| 18:30 | Dancing with the Stars | The celebrity dance competition continues, with the 12 well-known figures performing their live routines in front of a panel of judges. Hosted by Jennifer Zamparelli and Laura Fox | |
| RTE2
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18:10 | Ottoman Empire by Train with Alice Roberts | Entering the Balkans by sleeper train, Alice makes her way through four countries as she follows in the footsteps of the Ottoman march across Europe. In Bulgaria's capital Sofia, she learns how the empire was controlled from Istanbul and how today the city's landscape is almost entirely Soviet. In Serbia, Alice encounters the shocking Skull Tower, once used as a grim warning for anyone who was thinking of rebelling |
| 19:05 | Mammals | From ice-covered seas to snow-capped mountains, mammals have conquered the cold, living in the harshest places on earth thanks to their remarkable intelligence and adaptations. The programme features polar bears on the Arctic islands of Svalbard, arctic foxes in Canada's Hudson Bay, and snow leopards in the lofty mountains of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China | |
| Virgin Media One
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18:00 | Beat the Chasers | Bradley Walsh hosts as contestants Daniel, Rebekah, Raymond, Samuel and Daniella face the six Chasers - the Sinnerman, the Beast, the Governess, the Menace, the Vixen and the Dark Destroyer, arguably the greatest quiz team in the world |
| 19:00 | The Floor | Rob Brydon hosts a game show in which 81 contestants compete in a high-tension battle of knowledge, nerve and strategy. Standing on a vast floor made up of 81 squares, each of which represents a unique category, players go head-to-head in quick-fire duels | |
| TG4
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17:55 | Éalú ó Antartica | Climbers and sailors follow in the footsteps of two great Irish explorers - Ernest Shackleton and Tom Crean, who travelled to and barely escaped from the Antarctic in 1914-1915. This adventure involves travelling to and visiting the Antarctic, trekking and climbing on uninhabited islands, the 800-mile small boat journey to South Georgia and finally a climb across South Georgia to Shackleton's final resting place |
| 18:57 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
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18:00 | Yes Chef | Mary Ann Gilchrist puts four amateurs through a series of culinary tests, which include making sea bass with salsa, with the aim of choosing one to join her in the final |
| 19:00 | This Time Next Year | Hoping to transform their lives over the course of 12 months, Davina McCall meets with ordinary people who share their own personal battles. Davina encounters a couple who share the story of their year-long struggle for a baby, a double leg amputee hoping to be able to walk again, and a man wishing to fulfil his childhood dream of becoming a professional wrestler | |
| Virgin Media Three
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17:45 | How to Lose Weight Well | Lauren and Robyn from Watford have 12 days to slim down before a 30th birthday party, with one eating half a grapefruit before each calorie-controlled meal and the other going on the apple cider vinegar diet. Two mums from north London want to lose weight for a friend's daughter's bat mitzvah in six weeks' time, so Emma goes on a regimen to balance her gut bacteria, while Elisa takes on the blood-focused `Eat Right for Your Type" diet, and Carl and Paul in Wigan go on raw and fast food diets. Xand also sheds light on some of the latest dieting trends and diet obsessions, including DIY enemas |
| 18:40 | Alex Polizzi's Secret Spain | Alex reveals a whole new side to one of Europe's most beautiful countries and reveals a host of its untold secrets along the way. Taking in the culturally rich, beautiful and diverse country, from the human towers in Catalunya, to the Sacromonte Gypsy community in Granada, the golden metropolis of Madrid to the quiet, medieval and rural towns of hidden Galicia, Alex uncovers a Spain never seen before | |
| BBC One
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18:00 | Countryfile | Matt Baker and Margherita Taylor explore the Wintry landscapes of Northumberland. They meet volunteers and wildlife enthusiasts who are embracing the cold and finding energy, calm and community in the countryside. Also, Tom Heap investigates calls for greater public access to rivers and lakes, while Adam Henson visits Stirlingshire to meet a farmer competing for Team GB in the Winter Olympics |
| 19:00 | Antiques Roadshow | Fiona Bruce presents from Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery in Ealing, west London, where treasures include a royal paintbox, a collection of Italian jewellery and a rare wartime medal awarded to a carrier pigeon. Fiona also finds out about 18th-century architect Sir John Soane and the celebrity friends he entertained in the house, and meets Matthew Sweet to relive the glory days of Ealing comedy | |
| Channel 4
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18:15 | Channel 4 News | Including sport and weather |
| 18:45 | Inside the World's Most Luxurious | Behind the scenes in some of the most spectacular hotels worldwide. This programme visits a bean-to-bar chocolate making experience in St Lucia and Monaco during the Grand Prix. Plus, a hotel in London which is home to 2000 pieces of Regency art and brandies and cognacs that survived the French Revolution, and a former palace in Paris | |
| E4
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17:50 | The Lost City | Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to an ancient city's lost treasure from her latest story. Determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her. Adventure comedy, starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum and Daniel Radcliffe |
| 20:00 | The Simpsons | Springfield is threatened by giant political rage monsters, Mr Burns is jump-scared by the ghosts of his abused workers on Thanksgiving, and Homer bonds with a pair of extra-terrestrial jeans | |
| BBC Four
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02:40 | Timeshift | Mankind's fascination with the frozen continent of Antarctica, from the early 20th-century race to be the first to reach the South Pole to modern scientific research into the region's geological properties. The programme reveals the story behind the photographs taken by Herbert Ponting on Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated 1912 polar expedition, explores the South Pole's role in famous literature by HP Lovecraft and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and examines the continent's complicated political history. With contributions by Ranulph Fiennes, Sara Wheeler and Francis Spufford |
| 19:00 | Live Snooker: The Masters | Mark Selby v Xiao Guodong. Coverage of the second first-round match from Alexandra Palace in London, played over the best of 11 frames. Selby has won this title on three occasions, but the last of those triumphs came in 2013 and he was eliminated by Mark Allen in the quarter-finals last year. Xiao is making his Masters debut and his two ranking tournament victories were back-to-back victories in the 2024 and 2025 Wuhan Opens. Seema Jaswal presents, with commentary and analysis from Steve Davis, Ken Doherty, Stephen Hendry, John Parrott and John Virgo | |
| More4
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18:15 | Four in a Bed | The week's third visit takes the B&Bers to Great Bromley in Essex, where married couple Richard and Colleen host at their B&B, The Courthouse. The hosts reckon they're onto a winner with their breakfast, but it's the extra touches in the rooms that really get the B&Bers singing their praises. Tensions are released during a trip to a rage room in nearby Colchester, before Richard gets teary during feedback |
| 18:50 | Four in a Bed | The week's final visit is to Samsara Retreat in Kent, where Lori hosts with her friend Mike. Lori hopes to provide a relaxing, re-energising stay, and sets about giving her guests an immediate taste of what her place is all about, with a yoga, meditation and gong bath session. However, come the next morning, some of their guests aren't feeling particularly rested | |