| What's on Now & Next (2026-05-16) | |||
| RTE One
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14:05 | Come to Your Census | Part two of two. In Dublin's Liberties, author Joseph O'Connor traces his family's working-class roots, uncovering a community that shaped several generations of his family. Actor Eileen Walsh is in Cork to discover the story of her grandfather, a young revolutionary. In Mayo, radio presenter Louise Duffy explores the powerful roles played by women in the rural community where she grew up |
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| 15:05 | The Zoo | Male southern white rhinoceros Chaka is reunited with the females after being separated from them for some time, while Nanyuki the eastern bongo gives birth to a calf. Vets monitor male snow leopard Qiemo, who hasn't been himself of late | |
| RTE2
[102] |
14:25 | Bridge of Lies | Colleagues from Colchester Zoo Lizzie, Kez, Mo and Sue compete for money by crossing a bridge of stepping stones across the studio floor. Quiz show, hosted by Ross Kemp |
| 15:20 | Amanda & Alan's Italian Job | Amanda Holden and Alan Carr bag another house for one euro, this time in the idyllic region of northern Tuscany. Alan purchases a dilapidated 17th-century house with a medieval watchtower in the rural hamlet of Fornovolasco, and ropes in Amanda to spend their summer transforming it into another Italian dream home. However, arriving at the property for the first time, they discover it's been left empty since the previous owner died and a massive restoration job lies ahead | |
| Virgin Media One
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14:30 | In for a Penny | Stephen Mulhern heads to Chester for the game show in which he travels around the UK setting members of the public unusual challenges, giving them the chance to win anything from the price of their petrol to £1,000 in the final game. |
| 15:00 | Tipping Point: Lucky Stars | Ben Shephard asks the questions as Phil Tufnell, Colin Jackson and Lisa Riley answer questions to win turns on an arcade-style machine. Dropping tokens down a choice of four chutes, they hope to knock piles of them off a moving shelf - and the more they collect, the better their chances of collecting the £20,000 prize for their selected charity | |
| TG4
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14:30 | GAA Beo | Micheál Ó Domhnaill presents live coverage of the Dalata Hotel All-Ireland U20 Football Final |
| 16:52 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
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14:00 | Winning Combination | Omid Djalili hosts the quiz in which nine contestants - Byron, Melanie, Harry, Sarah, Louise, Eddie, Simon, Naoise and James - are each assigned a number between one and nine, with the four that make the final trying to win the jackpot defined by those numbers. Each player's number is also the total of questions they must answer correctly in the final game against the clock |
| 15:00 | The Finish Line | Roman Kemp and Sarah Greene host the quiz, inviting Bobby, Sue, Richard, Ellie and Josh to race in moving podiums across the studio floor to try to win £5,000. The contenders battle across a series of fast-paced qualifiers and head-to-head races where the aim of the game is simple - to make it to the finish line before their rivals. The winner then races against the track itself in an attempt to win the cash prize | |
| Virgin Media Three
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13:00 | Live: Formula E | Race one of the Monaco E-Prix (Start-time 2.05pm). Coverage of the ninth race of the season, held at Circuit de Monaco. Pascal Wehrlein goes into this race on top of the standings, but Mitch Evans and Edoardo Mortara are within touching distance |
| 15:30 | Don't Look Back in Anger | Chronicling the highs and lows of 2025 and all the chaos in between | |
| BBC One
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14:00 | Match of the Day Live: The FA Cup | Chelsea v Manchester City (Kick-off 3.00pm). Mark Chapman presents all the action from the 145th staging of the final, held at Wembley Stadium. Despite experiencing a tumultuous campaign which has seen manager Enzo Maresca and his successor Liam Rosenior both leave the club, Chelsea reached this showpiece match when they defeated Leeds United 1-0 in the last four. City are looking to win a domestic treble, having already won the League Cup, but they lost to Palace 1-0 in last term's final and briefly looked to be heading out of the competition in the semi-finals this time around, before late goals by Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku gave them a 2-1 win over Southampton. With analysis from MIcah Richards and Wayne Rooney, reports from Kelly Somers, and commentary by Guy Mowbray and Alan Shearer |
| 17:40 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
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13:05 | 10 Things I Hate About You | Lively teenager Bianca is not allowed to start dating until her man-hating sister Kat does first - but no boy is brave enough to ask her out. However, Bianca's would-be boyfriend thinks he has found the perfect man for the job in the shape of a quirky loner with a mysterious past. Comedy, based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, starring Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Larisa Oleynik |
| 14:55 | Four in a Bed | This week's competition kicks off at The Sportsman in Whitworth, Lancashire, where Steve and Georgia are hoping to win over their guests with bargain rooms and big breakfasts | |
| E4
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14:20 | Titanic | A party of explorers studying the sunken remains of the famous liner meets an elderly woman who was a passenger on the ill-fated maiden voyage. She recounts how she boarded the ship while on the brink of being forced into marriage by her family, and was stopped from killing herself by a penniless artist. She fell in love with her saviour, but the disaster on the horizon meant their time together was doomed to be short. James Cameron's Oscar-winning romantic drama, starring Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates and Bill Paxton |
| 18:00 | The Simpsons | Mystery and intrigue comes to Springfield as a British secret agent arrives in search of a spy. With the voice of Stephen Fry | |
| BBC Four
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02:40 | Ian Hislop Goes Off the Rails | The story behind the 1963 Beeching Report, commissioned under Harold Macmillan's government, which led to the closure of a third of Britain's rail network. With contributions from experts, campaigners, railwaymen and passengers, Private Eye editor Ian Hislop outlines the historical background to the proposals, along with the social and economic impact that followed their implementation |
| 19:00 | Wild Scotland | Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan explores his native Mull and some of the nearby islands, filming otters, deer, puffins, seals and a minke whale | |
| More4
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14:40 | A Place in the Sun | Childhood sweethearts Jenn and Elliot have both fallen in love with the island of Crete and feel the time is right to find their perfect holiday home in the Greek sunshine. With a budget of £100,000, Laura Hamilton lines up five fantastic options for the couple |
| 15:40 | Come Dine with Me | Laetitia Kotsiopoulos hosts the first dinner party in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, where she hopes an evening of French gastronomy and a menu that includes snails, veal and a traditional cheese course will impress her guests and win her the £1,000 prize | |