| What's on Now & Next (2026-07-18) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
15:35 | Back to the Future | Teenager Marty McFly travels back to the 1950s in a time machine built by his eccentric inventor friend. The return journey proves tricky enough, but he also accidentally alters the sequence of events that led to his parents falling in love - and has to persuade his future dad to win his mother's heart, or he will never be born. Sci-fi comedy adventure, starring Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover |
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| 17:45 | Nuacht | The latest news headlines | |
| RTE2
[102] |
14:30 | Racing from the Curragh | Ruby Walsh is joined by Emmet McNamara, Fran Berry and Jane Mangan for live coverage of the Irish Oaks. With commentary by Richard Pugh, and reports from Brian Gleeson and Katie Walsh |
| 17:00 | Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby | Giles Coren and Monica Galetti work at Giraffe Manor in Kenya, a unique hotel where giraffe, staff and guests co-exist in a 1930s Scottish-style hunting lodge on the edge of Nairobi National Park. The pair travel to the remote but luxurious outpost of Sasaab Lodge, a six-acre plot set within 82,000 acres of land owned by Samburu tribespeople, who receive a fee for every guest that stays and make up 75 per cent of the staff | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
13:55 | Live: Nations Championship | Fiji v Scotland (Kick-off 2.10pm). All the action from the round-robin match at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. While Fiji are the designated hosts, the fixture is being played here because their main stadium does not meet the competition requirements, and the Scots will be looking to avenge a 29-14 defeat in Suva last November |
| 16:25 | Live: Nations Championship | South Africa v Wales (Kick-off 4.40pm). Coverage of the round-robin match at Hollywoodbets Kings Park in Durban. Wales have enjoyed something of an upturn in fortunes in recent matches after a difficult few years, but face a daunting task against the reigning world champions, who thrashed them 73-0 when the teams met in Cardiff last November | |
| TG4
[104] |
15:00 | Peil na mBan Beo | Live coverage of the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Gaelic Football Semi-Final. Presented by Máire Ní Bhraonáin |
| 17:00 | Peil na mBan Beo | Live coverage of the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Gaelic Football Semi-Final. Presented by Máire Ní Bhraonáin | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
14:00 | Live Athletics: Diamond League | The London Athletics Meet. Coverage of the 11th meeting of the campaign, held at London Stadium. Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia produced one of the most outstanding performances of last year's event when she won the 200m in a meeting record time of 21.71, finishing more than half a second clear of the British pair of Dina Asher-Smith and Amy Hunt in second and third respectively. There was also a meeting record in the men's 1500m, with Kenyan Phanuel Koech running 3:28.82 to beat another Team GB athlete in Josh Kerr into second place |
| 16:20 | Unbeatable | Over three rounds, contestants 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] |
14:30 | A Touch of Frost | Jack is asked to investigate the theft of a car belonging to a friend of Mullett, but misjudges the grizzled Superintendent's capacity for tact and diplomacy and it is not long before he is taken off the case. Things take a shocking turn when the car finally turns up - with the body of a drug dealer in the boot. Detective drama, starring David Jason, with Melanie Thaw and Bruce Alexander |
| 16:40 | The Secret Life of Our Pets | How pets demonstrate their incredible athletic abilities evolved from their wild origins, from dogs that can outrun human athletes and a Californian cat who loves to surf, to the extraordinary high-speed flight abilities of parrots, budgies and cockatiels. Narrated by Hugh Bonneville | |
| BBC One
[108] |
13:00 | Live Athletics | The London Athletics Meet. Coverage of the 11th meeting of the campaign, held at London Stadium. Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia produced one of the most outstanding performances of last year's event when she won the 200m in a meeting record time of 21.71, finishing more than half a second clear of the British pair of Dina Asher-Smith and Amy Hunt in second and third respectively. There was also a meeting record in the men's 1500m, with Kenyan Phanuel Koech running 3:28.82 to beat another Team GB athlete in Josh Kerr into second place |
| 16:30 | Escape to the Country | The latest buyers apparently don't mind whether they find a new home in either Hampshire or Dorset. All they care about is that it's as close as possible to their happy place - the sea. Either way, Denise Nurse attempts to put a smile on their faces. The host also meets a Hampshire family who are living the countryside dream in an idyllic Georgian gatehouse | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
15:55 | Four in a Bed | Ying and Jean host the week's final visit, at Castle Inn in Powys. They have a big task on their hands to ensure a peaceful visit for their guests, with tensions among the B&Bers already bubbling away before anyone's even checked in. Fortunately, Ying and Jean have the answer to restore harmony - pies |
| 16:25 | Four in a Bed | Payment day sees consternation and heated debate about slightly stained teacups and whether a double bed is really a double bed if it's two single beds pushed together. Afterwards, the B&Bers find out how much they've been paid and - more importantly - learn who's won | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
16:00 | The Simpsons | Chief Wiggum gets his hands on a military jet pack, only to cause insurmountable damage to the local church. To make matters worse, Marge and the rest of the congregation are short of funds to repair their beloved place of worship - so they resort to gambling to raise the necessary funds |
| 16:30 | The Simpsons | Marge is convinced Bart is lying when he denies any responsibility for a bulldozer crash, so she doggedly follows her mischief-making son's every step in the hope he will eventually crumble and confess. Meanwhile, it's a case of out with the old and in with the new when Homer gives Santa's Little Helper the cold shoulder in favour of Flanders' new pooch | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
01:55 | Voyages of Discovery | Paul Rose investigates Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen's expedition to reach the North Pole in 1893. Despite his failure to persuade any scientists to join him, Nansen became a pioneer of polar exploration techniques when he allowed his ship to become stuck in pack ice, hoping it would drift toward his destination |
| 19:00 | Natural World | The story of a giant otter cub rescued and raised by Brazilian naturalist Carolina Vargas. The creature has to be bottle fed, learn how to hunt fish and be taught how to survive the predators of the world's largest wetland, the Pantanal in South America | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
15:40 | Come Dine with Me | Make-up artist Jules Osmany hosts the first of the week's dinner parties in Northamptonshire, and hopes her Indian-Moroccan fusion menu and laid-back attitude will win her the £1,000 prize. Joining her are tomboy Lauren Oxlade, stay-at-home mum Stephanie Reeder, MD Carl Johnson and funeral service manager Peter Pickering |
| 16:15 | Come Dine with Me | Funeral service manager Peter Pickering hosts the second dinner party in Northamptonshire, hoping his traditional approach will win him the £1,000 cash prize. However, one guest does not like bread and butter pudding, and Stephanie is horrified by Jules's shocking revelation | |