| What's on Now & Next (2026-01-29) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
19:30 | EastEnders | Emotions run high in court Avani takes the stand, and burglars target the Minute Mart |
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| 20:00 | Fair City | As Hayley enjoys easing herself back into work, Holly is paranoid when Hayley shows an interest in one of her clients. Max and Gwen continue their flirtation and come to a 'no-strings' agreement. While sneaking around together to avoid Carol, Ruby and Lorcan inadvertently discover that Jess has a secret of her own. Also, as Dean tries to assuage his guilt over Will with yet another grand gesture, a worried Leo advises him to come clean to Mairead | |
| RTE2
[102] |
19:00 | Inside the Four Seasons: Park Lane | There's a mixture of excitement and nerves as Yannick Alleno, the founder of the hotel's restaurant, pays a visit - giving pastry sous chef Shini just one shot to impress the boss with a dessert that has been months in the making. Head of purchasing Ian Maynard provides a peek into the most restricted area of the hotel, the wine cellar, which holds around a quarter of a million pounds worth of spirit, wine and cigars |
| 20:00 | The First Class Travel Show | Josie Gibson heads to Hong Kong, stays at the Rosewood Hotel, and heads out on a luxury yacht travelling around the region's many islands. She also sees the city at night as she eats dim sum on a traditional evening boat ride on the Aqua Luna | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
19:30 | Friends | Rachel and Monica suffer a humiliating defeat while playing poker with Chandler and Joey, and demand a rematch. Rachel decides to look for a new job - but is not as successful as she had hoped |
| 20:00 | Emmerdale | Marlon is stunned, while Ruby is shocked and Dawn makes a suggestion | |
| TG4
[104] |
19:30 | Seal le Dáithí | Dáithí Ó Sé talks to Micheál Ó Maoilchiaráin, a key figure in Irish-language academia, leading postgraduate translation and editing programmes at Maynooth. Through his roles as educator, translator and academic leader, he plays a pivotal part in nurturing and professionasing the use of Irish in public life and media, he is also an avid rower, traveling home to Conamara every weekend to remain active in the rowing and making of currachs |
| 20:00 | Rothaí an tSaoil | Áine Ní Bhreisleáin meets up with and spends quality time with compelling and engaging characters from all walks of Irish life. In London, the Belfast chef Hugh Corcoran gives the presenter an insight into his life and work, running the unique and acclaimed restaurant The Yellow Bittern | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
19:00 | The Chase | David, originally from Carmarthen, Eleanor from Manchester, Carol from Cambridge and Rob from Newcastle pit their wits against one of the Chasers in the hope of winning a potential prize pot worth thousands of pounds. Bradley Walsh asks the questions |
| 20:00 | You Bet! | Stephen Mulhern hosts the game show as it travels around the UK to find ordinary people taking on extraordinary challenges for the chance to win £5,000. Rob Beckett, Zoe Ball and Eddie Kadi are the members of the celebrity panel predicting if the challengers can complete the task with which they are faced | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
18:55 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | The Belgian sleuth is asked to vet potential suitors vying for the hand of an Australian heiress and discreetly accompanies her on a rail journey aboard the Plymouth Express, only to find himself investigating a jewel theft. Mystery, with David Suchet and Julian Wadham |
| 20:00 | Heartbeat | Carol tries to help struggling single mum Barbara while dealing with the news that a woman claiming to be her own mother has arrived in Aidensfield. The nurse is then taken aback when Janet has the idea of reuniting them. Meanwhile, Mason's fears for Barbara are proved right after a shocking turn of events, and Wetherby and Younger enlist Peggy to search for the chief constable's missing dog | |
| BBC One
[108] |
19:30 | EastEnders | Emotions run high in court Avani takes the stand, and burglars target the Minute Mart |
| 20:00 | Dragons' Den | Evan Davis hosts, as cosmetic powerhouse Jenna Meek joins the line-up of multimillionaire investors Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Steven Bartlett and Touker Suleyman. A London-based founder tips her hat to sustainability by reinventing pre-loved headwear as bespoke designer pieces, a charismatic entrepreneur hopes for investment into his business transforming smartphone memories into cherished keepsakes, two Leeds-based business partners showcase their plant-based drink powered by an east African super-crop and a former pharmacist steps into the ring with her women-only self-defence venture | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
19:00 | Channel 4 News | Including sport and weather |
| 20:00 | Lorraine Kelly's Norwegian Odyssey | On the last leg of her adventure, Lorraine explores more of the Lofoten Islands and heads even further north to Tromsø and beyond. Cod is key to Norway's culture and economy. In the nutrient-rich waters off the Lofoten Islands, Lorraine heads out to sea on a 100-year-old fishing boat on a mission to catch her very own. Lorraine also discovers how the midnight sun helps extraordinary herbs, plants and flowers to grow around the clock, before returning in the darkness of winter on a quest to fulfil a life-long dream of seeing the Northern Lights | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
19:30 | The Simpsons | Mr Burns throws a party to celebrate Independence Day, but uses the event to exploit his employees. Homer and his colleagues fight back, and when the police arrive they discover a set of stolen masterpiece paintings in the mansion, the owner of Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is promptly sent to prison, where he makes a friend who tries to change his cruel ways |
| 20:00 | First Dates | Best friends Emma and Dani hope that going on a double date will double their chances of leaving with the one for them. Emma is matched with wildlife documentary filmmaker Joe while Dani is paired with construction worker Clinton but the girls start to wonder if they should swap partners. Factory worker Mark is hoping Venezuelan cleaner Aire will be his perfect salsa partner and DJ Mel goes on a date with fashion graduate Samira | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
19:30 | Wainwright Walks | Julia Bradbury journeys through the remote valley of Ennerdale to follow the path across one of Alfred Wainwright's favourite fells and into the mountainous landscape, before climbing the famous Lake District crag Pillar Rock |
| 20:00 | The Magnificent Seven | Oppressed Mexican villagers cross the border into America looking to buy guns to defend their homes and crops from bandits. Instead they encounter an enigmatic loner who persuades them to hire a band of gunslingers to teach the villagers how to fight before the marauders return. Western, with Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn and Eli Wallach | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
18:55 | Car S.O.S. | Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend pick up a 1972 Renault Alpine A110 rally racer belonging to a former Italian restaurateur who has owned it for 20 years but never actually driven it |
| 19:55 | The Dog House | Documentary recording daily life inside Woodgreen animal charity. The team continues with its mission to find homes for abandoned dogs. This time there's Millie and Max, a couple of Jack Russell cross pugs, a little pooch called Rex, a 13-week-old Jack Russell puppy called Albie and 'escape artist' Lily the beagle | |