| What's on Now & Next (2026-05-13) | |||
| RTE One
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00:40 | Any Given Day: Cork University Hospital | Sean's family rush him to the CUH emergency department as he is suffering severe chest pains and has a history of heart attacks. William has a brain aneurysm that is in danger of rupturing, putting him at serious risk of a stroke. Another Sean has cancer and his tumour is causing him significant blockage in his bowel. He requires a stoma bag to be fitted |
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| 01:40 | Duffy's Pub | US actor Patrick Duffy, a third-generation Irishman, has always been fascinated by the communities that develop around their local pub, so he travels to Ireland to see for himself how bars have evolved and changed. Along with his partner, the actress Linda Purl, Patrick visits many Duffy's Pubs and other legendary boozers across Dublin, Galway, Donegal, Mayo and Tipperary, to explore pub culture and the changes it has undergone over the years. He ends his journey in his ancestral home of Kilmovee, Mayo, where his grandfather, also Patrick, lived before leaving for a new life in Montana | |
| RTE2
[102] |
00:15 | Amandaland | Comedy spin-off of Motherland starring Lucy Punch and Joanna Lumley. Following her divorce, Amanda finds herself parenting teenagers in new surroundings when she moves from Chiswick to South Harlesden and rekindling old friendships |
| 00:50 | Am I Being Unreasonable? | A death in the village reunites Nic and Jen, much to the disapproval of Ollie, who still doesn't trust her. Dan might not be as innocent as he's made out, and some infamous youths from a nearby village pop into the shop | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
00:00 | Sport Stories | An interview with the Olympic boxing silver medallist, who discusses his journey to the top of the amateur boxing world and his hidden struggles with addiction |
| 01:00 | The Serpent | Charles attempts to set up new life in Paris with Marie-Andree, but his past catches up with him, and the web of lies that he has told her begins to unravel. As the couple attempt to close business deals in France, Herman's committed investigation closes in on them, and what's left of their relationship finally implodes | |
| TG4
[104] |
00:05 | GAA Beo | Micheál Ó Domhnaill presents deferred coverage of a Fulfil Leinster U20 Hurling semi-final |
| 01:35 | Dáil Éireann | Coverage of today's proceedings in Dáil Éireann | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
23:55 | Below Deck Sailing Yacht | Captain Glenn is hopeful that Colin's plan to rebuild the engine will work, but the guests tell him this is the worst trip ever and specifically blame Daisy's lack of service |
| 00:50 | Born to Kill? | Between 1975 and 1980, serial killer Peter Sutcliffe - known in the press as the Yorkshire Ripper - murdered 13 women and attacked at least seven more in the north of England. In this programme, psychologists and criminology experts analyse the personality of Sutcliffe and look at events in his childhood and adult life that may have triggered his descent into murder, and also examine how he managed to avoid suspicion despite being interviewed by police numerous times | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
00:00 | Litvinenko | In November 2006, DI Brent Hyatt and DS Jim Dawson are summoned to University College Hospital in London to interview Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian spy who claims to have been poisoned. His wife Marina tells the detectives that doctors are sceptical of his story, though his deteriorating physical condition is clear for everyone to see. Litvinenko provides a meticulous account of who he believes to have killed him, and also the man responsible for ordering his murder, none other than Vladimir Putin. Fact-based drama, starring David Tennant |
| 01:00 | Grace | A sinister inquiry into skeletal remains found in a Brighton storm drain takes Grace down a labyrinthine trail through the past, but it's not only on the professional front that he is chasing ghosts. | |
| BBC One
[108] |
00:15 | Kidnapped by My Mum | The story of Alex Batty, who went missing when he was 11 on what was supposed to be a short family holiday with his mother and grandfather. Now aged 20, he tells the full story about his abduction and his life on the run, retracing the route of his disappearance across Spain and France, uncovering not just how he was hidden but the belief system that kept him there |
| 01:55 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
00:05 | First Dates | It's a family affair at the restaurant as Fred's parents come for lunch. Twenty-six-year-old Jordan arrives for a double date with his mum Kelly. Jordan hits it off with Aimee, but will mum watching from afar throw them off? Kelly's date is with carpenter and triathlete John, while Ukrainian single mum Kateryna meets warm-hearted Peter, and sparks fly over shared values, laughter and a few heartfelt toasts in Ukrainian |
| 01:00 | Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA | Gordon Ramsay heads to Queens, New York, where he meets a family torn apart by the stress of running failing Greek restaurant Kati Allo. Husband-and-wife owners Manny and Christine are on the brink of divorce, while their daughter Evelyn is caught in the middle and at her wits' end | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
00:10 | Naked Attraction | Anna Richardson is joined by 25 year-old Lauren, a movie buff and professional online gamer from Camberley who is looking for a geeky gamer to be her perfect player two so she can reboot her love life after three years of being single. Ryan who is 28 and from Cheltenham, is looking for his Mr Right. As a sucker for a silver fox and a dad bod, can he find his dream guy to wake up to every morning? |
| 01:10 | Married at First Sight Australia | Part one. The experts seek clarity on the burning issues one final time, with some heartbreaking truths laid bare | |
| BBC Four
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23:45 | How to Get Ahead | Writer and broadcaster Stephen Smith explores the flamboyant court of French monarch Louis XIV at the Palace of Versailles, where he surrounded himself with aristocrats, artists, interior designers, gardeners, wig-makers, chefs and musicians. Ambitious courtiers scrambled to get closer to the king, but the bedchamber seemed to provide a more unseemly path to power |
| 00:45 | Florence Nightingale: Nursing Pioneer | A profile of the woman who revolutionised modern nursing and reformed healthcare at home and abroad. The documentary follows her life, from being born into a rich English family, and revealing how she broke through social and gender barriers to pioneer a profession previously reserved for men. Dedicating her life to helping those in need, she was a trailblazer who led a group of nurses to care for wounded soldiers during the Crimean War and developed revolutionary views about hygiene and sanitation, going on to establish a training school and reform healthcare at home and abroad | |
| More4
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00:10 | Kevin McCloud's Listed Britain | Kevin travels the country to uncover the stories behind the buildings Britain has chosen to protect at the very highest level. In the first episode, he raises Tower Bridge and descends into its Victorian engine rooms, and enters a church beneath which 1500 years of London's history lie buried. In the oldest continuously working theatre in the English-speaking world, Kevin tries out a piece of stage machinery that's still operating after more than two centuries |
| 01:15 | 24 Hours in A&E | The documentary following patients being treated at St George's in south-west London reaches its 200th edition. Ky, 18, is brought in after being knocked off her motorbike in a hit-and-run, and her mum Sam is by her side as doctors assess the damage to her legs and pelvis. Aleks, 41, is suffering from confusion and memory loss after falling from her loft onto her head, and as her husband Paulo arrives at the hospital, medical staff are still unsure as to whether she has sustained permanent brain damage | |