| What's on Now & Next (2025-12-13) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
15:35 | Coupled Up For Christmas | Two heartbroken strangers pretend to be dating in order to win back the affection of their respective soulmates. Romantic comedy, starring Sara Canning and Marcus Rosner |
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| 17:15 | The Big Pet Project | Mini ponies making music, a 50-stone pig, and Peggy the famous chicken. Demi and Adam to meet strange and wonderful pets at Dublin's city farm | |
| RTE2
[102] |
16:30 | Animal Control | Comedy following the lives of animal control workers in Seattle, starring Joel McHale, Vella Lovell, Michael Rowland, Ravi V Patel and Grace Palmer |
| 17:00 | Animal Control | Comedy following the lives of animal control workers in Seattle, starring Joel McHale, Vella Lovell, Michael Rowland, Ravi V Patel and Grace Palmer | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
16:30 | Sara Davies' Christmas Craft Off | Tony Maudsley and Hilary Whitehall are taught how to turn a room into the perfect festive experience by Sara Davies. The catch is that the space they are decorating is in a stately home that is preparing for an important upcoming Christmas event |
| 17:30 | News at 5.30 | The latest national and international news stories from the Virgin Media News team | |
| TG4
[104] |
16:00 | Junior Eurovision | After months of auditions, studio shows and fine-tuning, Lottie O'Driscoll Murray is ready to perform at the 2025 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Eighteen countries are competing in this event as Lottie from Cork takes to the stage in Tbilisi, Georgia, to sing for Ireland |
| 18:05 | Scríofa sna Réaltaí | A nine-year-old neurodivergent boy dreams of acting despite the challenges he faces. With unwavering determination and the support of his family, Seán decides to audition for the community play. Drama, with Tara Breathnach, Ruarc Ó Confhaola and Annabel Daly | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
16:00 | Think Tank | Bill Turnbull hosts as three contestants compete to win a cash prize, aided or hindered by the answers of a regular cast of contributors known as the Think Tank |
| 17:00 | Paddington Station 24/7 | In preparation for its launch of a new fleet of intercity express trains, Great Western Railway and Network Rail work hard to upgrade the track and the stations serve them. To mark the 175th anniversary of Queen Victoria becoming the first monarch to travel by train, the Queen will make the same journey from Slough to Paddington on one of the new trains. Further along the line at Reading, revenue protection inspector Lyn has been alerted to a man travelling without a ticket | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
15:00 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Schoolgirl Jennifer Sutcliffe becomes embroiled in a mystery when priceless jewels are hidden among her belongings. The precious stones once belonged to a prince who fell foul of a revolution, and now his cousin is a pupil at the same school as Jennifer, where Poirot finds himself drawn into the unlikely situation and realises nothing is quite what it seems. David Suchet stars as the Belgian sleuth, with Harriet Walter and Claire Skinner |
| 17:00 | Jann | Jann reminisces about Christmases past - including the good, the bad and the humiliating - as it becomes clear there is more than one way to holiday. Canadian comedy series, starring singer-songwriter Jann Arden as a fictionalised version of herself | |
| BBC One
[108] |
16:30 | Final Score | Jason Mohammad presents a round-up of the results and this afternoon's news from the Premier League, EFL and Scotland |
| 17:30 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
16:15 | Jamie's Cook-Ahead Christmas | Jamie Oliver presents a two-part guide to getting Christmas organised ahead of time. The first episode features versatile gravy that starts life totally vegan and gluten free so that it's ready for whoever is coming for dinner. Continuing with maximum flexibility, Jamie shares a get-ahead stuffing that can be meat or vegetarian, frozen ahead of time so that it's ready to be unwrapped for the festivities |
| 17:15 | The Great British Bake Off | Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith judge a Christmas special featuring the Baker Ghosts of Christmas Past - one contestant from each previous series broadcast on Channel 4. They welcome Sophie from series 8, Dan from series 9, Amelia from series 10, Linda from series 11, George from series 12 and Carole from series 13 into the tent, before ending their festive celebration with a performance from the Citizens of the World Choir | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
16:45 | The Simpsons | Marge breaks her leg in a skiing accident and has to recover in hospital - so Lisa volunteers to take over as head of the household until she is well again. Unfortunately, Bart and Homer prove so awkward and unhelpful that she is driven to desperate measures |
| 17:15 | The Simpsons | A snowstorm leaves Bart, Lisa and their fellow students trapped inside Springfield Elementary and it is not long before the pupils are running amok. Homer and Ned Flanders are left to mount the rescue operation to save the kids - and Principal Skinner | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
03:20 | Jackanory | Judi Dench reads the classic story of The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter. First broadcast 1997 |
| 19:00 | Jackanory | Judi Dench reads the classic story of The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter. First broadcast 1997 | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
16:50 | Come Dine with Me | The third host of the week is dance enthusiast and property developer Joe who creates an evening dedicated to the happiness of holidaying with a taste of Dominican food for his guests. Will his Caribbean theme be paradise or purgatory? |
| 17:20 | Come Dine with Me | Jazz musician Jack puts on an evening of vintage couture, sophistication and class, and his rivals in and around Bristol embrace the theme. However, the host's timings and temperature make it hard not to notice the pressure he has put himself under | |