| What's on Now & Next (2026-01-26) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
14:00 | Shortland Street | Chris reels from the revelation that Zoe has laid a misconduct complaint against him, but she flees before he can get answers |
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| 14:30 | Fair City | The Mullens scramble to do the right thing as Jess refuses to reveal Doug's whereabouts, and Hayley feels undermined by Holly as Dean's happiness is threatened when the past comes back to haunt him. Max is pressured by Emma to do some PR | |
| RTE2
[102] |
14:05 | Junior Bake Off | For the final Showstopper the three remaining contestants have to create a layered cake fit to serve at a royal garden party, with their friends and family gathered outside to support them and discover who will walk off with the title |
| 14:40 | Jamie Johnson | There's a big turnout for trials at Phoenix, including a dazzling female midfielder and a keeper with a secret. Sparks fly as Liam and Alba clash over their preferred candidates. | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
14:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh presents as contestants Pete, Julia, Kate and Henrique pit their wits against one of the ruthless Chasers in the hope of winning a potential prize pot worth thousands of pounds. They work as a team and play strategically to answer general knowledge questions against the clock and race down the game board to the exit without being caught |
| 15:00 | Loose Women | Celebrity interviews and studio discussion from a female perspective | |
| TG4
[104] |
14:10 | Dessie: Glór na Bó Finne | Documentary celebrating the life, times and music of renowned Irish singer Dessie O'Halloran, who died in 2019. Following his collaborator and cousin John Halloran from Inisbofin to London, back to Ireland and then to the big stages, this programme celebrates Dessie's life through performances with well-known musicians, archive and previously unseen footage filmed in Dessie's company |
| 15:10 | Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands | For his final tour, Paul Murton goes over the sea to Skye, where he visits the home of writer and naturalist Gavin Maxwell, before scaling the famous Cuillin mountain, Am Basteir. On the nearby Isle of Raasay he learns the amazing true story of the crofter Calum Macleod, who between 1964 and 1974 singlehandedly built a road to connect his isolated community | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
14:00 | River Monsters | Jeremy Wade ventures into Brazil's cattle country as he searches for a deadly electric eel that has killed three cowboys. To catch his elusive prey he has to combat all his fears, and after a long chase he finally corners it in an unexpected place |
| 15:00 | Inside Sydney Airport | Fridays are always busy, with more passengers meaning more problems. Today staff face an air ambulance emergency, security breaches and passenger with illegal drugs | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
14:00 | The Hotel Inspector | Ruth Watson pays a return visit to Brian and Gill Scott, who were on the verge of throwing in the towel as owners of the Key West Hotel in Newquay, Cornwall, when she met them 12 months previously. After underestimating the difficulty of running a hotel, the retired couple found themselves struggling to make a profit |
| 15:00 | Marcus Wareing's Tales from a Kitchen Garden | The chef is keen to expand his livestock collection, so he decides to add 10 new piglets to his family of farm animals. He also gets tips for cooking over an open fire | |
| BBC One
[108] |
14:00 | Lost and Found in the Lakes | The freedivers head to Crummock Water to try to find Andy's lost wedding ring, which his wife had told him never to wear in the lake. At Penrith Castle, can a wedding ring lost almost a decade ago be found in time for a silver wedding anniversary next year? |
| 14:30 | Marcus Wareing Simply Provence | The chef heads to Provence to explores the secrets of simple seasonal French food, meeting producers, chefs and farmers to learn more about where it comes from and the people behind it. In the first edition, Marcus is making it his mission to discover the region's ultimate simple tomato recipe, visiting an organic farm with more than 50 varieties to harvest | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
14:10 | Countdown | Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host, with Tom Read Wilson in Dictionary Corner, as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against words and numbers |
| 15:00 | A Place in the Sun | Cornwall pair Annette and Malcolm retired seven years ago and are now ready to embark on a new adventure by buying a holiday home in Almería in Spain, where they can soak up the winter sun. Leah Charles-King shows them five properties to consider purchasing, within their £200,000 budget | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
14:00 | The Simpsons | Homer acquires a pet monkey to help him with his chores, while Bart begins co-hosting a children's news programme with Lisa - and decides to take a leaf out of Kent Brockman's book, cynically concentrating on human interest stories in a bid to boost his own popularity |
| 14:30 | The Simpsons | Homer is appointed Springfield's new sanitation commissioner, but finds it so hard to keep his elaborate election promises that he is forced to spend the year's budget allocation in his first month in charge. Featuring the guest voices of U2 and Steve Martin | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:40 | Art of Persia | Broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed reveals how Iran preserved its distinctive language and culture despite the Arab conquest of Persia |
| 19:00 | Wild China | The documentary series exploring China's wildlife continues with a journey to the Yunnan Province, where parallel mountain ranges channel mighty rivers from Tibet southward to the tropics, and the landscape provides a home to diverse species. While the mountain forests are home to red pandas, the valleys below contain jungles inhabited by gibbons, sunbirds and elephants | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
14:10 | Four in a Bed | The contest begins at Swallows Rest in Weymouth, Dorset, where hosts Jane and Keith Smith are pulling out all the stops to win. However, the colour combinations in the rooms do not go down well with rival B&B owner Ray Chowdhury, and an afternoon of drawing starts some competition between Ray and newlyweds James and Darren Kosa-Jones |
| 14:40 | Four in a Bed | The contestants visit the Burley Inn in the New Forest, where newlyweds Darren and James welcome their guests. Donna and David prove to have a critical eye when they discover holes in the sheets, and Jane and Keith have a disagreement over a toilet roll. In the afternoon, the couple reveal their quizmaster skills, before Ray grills them on how they run their B&B over dinner | |