| What's on Now & Next (2026-01-12) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
15:30 | Today | Daily magazine show featuring entertainment and celebrity news, consumer advice, and Ireland's biggest giveaways. Presented by Dáithí Ó Sé and Sinéad Kennedy |
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| 17:40 | Nuacht | The latest news headlines | |
| RTE2
[102] |
15:25 | A Kind of Spark | Addie's fundraising campaign disrupts a beloved village event, and Maggie's attempts to get help end in disaster |
| 15:50 | Showkids | Miss Jessop is directing, but Ethan, fuelled by Big Fizz, quickly goes mad with power. A big casting director can't make it to the show, so Sally decides to dress up like her, to everyone's confusion. Just before the curtain goes up, a lawyer arrives with a cease-and-desist order - it looks like the show might not go on | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
15:00 | Loose Women | Celebrity interviews and studio discussion from a female perspective |
| 16:00 | Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs | Paul meets some more weird and wonderful hounds at Battersea, including a large bull mastiff with some very particular demands. He is also introduced to a pair of chihuahua pug crosses with a strange family dynamic and an unusual looking mongrel who is very shy. Can Paul bring the timid pooch out of its shell? | |
| TG4
[104] |
15:25 | Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands | Paul Murton turns his attention to the country's landlocked islands. He travels to Loch Lomond to get a bird's-eye view of an iconic beauty spot, before gaining an insight into the lives of its residents |
| 16:00 | The Foster & Allen Show | Mick Foster and Tony Allen return with their music show, performing Burning Bridges with Nathan Carter as well as their hit song Maggie, and there is an appearance by Joe Dolan. Gloria Hunniford presents | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
15:00 | The Finish Line | Roman Kemp and Sarah Greene host the quiz in which five contestants race in moving podiums across the studio floor to try and 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 |
| 16:00 | Tipping Point | Ben Shephard hosts the quiz in which contestants 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 greater the prize fund. The player who has won the least amount is then eliminated, and the last one standing competes for a £10,000 jackpot | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
15:05 | Marcus Wareing's Tales from a Kitchen Garden | The chef ventures out to Romney Marsh to meet shepherd Chris to learn what gives salt-marsh lamb its flavour, and visits a nearby school that has set up its own farm |
| 15:40 | Emmerdale | Someone has to think on their feet, Paddy's news gets worse and a body lies undiscovered | |
| BBC One
[108] |
15:00 | I Escaped to the Country | Nicki Chapman revisits two retired police officers loving their mystery house in the Cairngorms, and Sonali Shah meets DIY first-timers transforming a Welsh Borders project |
| 15:45 | Garden Rescue | Lee Burkhill and Chris Hull are in Nottingham to create a Mediterranean garden that reminds the owners of past holidays, as they prepare to host their 10th anniversary party | |
| Channel 4
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15:00 | A Place in the Sun | Jasmine Harman goes house-hunting with Steve and his wife Sid on Fuerteventura's east coast. They both have busy lives and cannot wait to buy their own holiday home where they can escape for relaxing getaways with their family. They have a budget of £100,000 and are looking for a two-bedroom property with a communal pool. Will any of Jasmine's fantastic options match up to their dreams? |
| 16:00 | A New Life in the Sun | In Italy, Rob and Fran from London gamble it all on a new family home and a glampsite. In France, novice hosts Racheal and Jay begin to convert a rundown farmhouse into holiday gîtes, while antiques enthusiast Ian opens his own shop and starts to renovate a house in his dream location | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
15:30 | The Goldbergs | When Murray grows a moustache, it ignites a feud between his wife Beverly and his best friend Bill. Barry is convinced that he's lost Lainey's affections when Erica tells him that his girlfriend is in love with Culture Club singer Boy George. David Koechner guest stars |
| 16:00 | Modern Family | Claire manages to easily balance running Jay's closet business with her domestic tasks, but she might be exploiting a secret weapon. Meanwhile, Mitch and Cam are snubbed at their friends' wedding, leaving them to wonder what they might have done to deserve such rude treatment. Comedy, guest starring Nathan Lane | |
| BBC Four
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02:20 | Arena | A 1982 profile in which the dramatist talks about his career and demonstrates the unique processes of character-building and improvisation that led to such successes as Abigail's Party, Grown-Ups and Nuts in May. With contributions by Sam Kelly Alison Steadman, David Threlfall Eric Allan, Marion Bailey, Brenda Blethyn, Philip Davis, Sheila Kelley and Antony Sher |
| 19:00 | Live Snooker: The Masters | Zhao Zintong v Gary Wilson. Coverage of the fourth first-round match, held at Alexandra Palace in London, played over the best of 11 frames. Zhao is the reigning world champion, but failed to progress beyond this stage in his only previous appearance in this tournament in 2022. Wilson is also yet to win a match in this competition, losing in the first round in both 2022 and last year. Seema Jaswal presents, with commentary and analysis from Steve Davis, Ken Doherty, Stephen Hendry, John Parrott and John Virgo | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
15:10 | Four in a Bed | The third visit is to Monmouthshire, where Peter and Amanda Copp want to rope their guests into the world of 'glamping' at Hidden Valley Yurts. John has a hairy encounter in his yurt, and the shared bathroom facilities fail to impress David and Nikki. The next morning, the DIY breakfast proves underwhelming for some, while the hosts discover that the great outdoors is not everyone's cup of tea |
| 15:45 | Four in a Bed | Former hotel inspector and owner David Stanbridge and manager Nikki Deans welcome the contestants to the Cley Hall Hotel in Spalding, Lincolnshire. Peter and Amanda are impressed by their room, but Simon and Lyn are unhappy with the state of the carpet. The next morning, the guests decide to put their eight-minute breakfast rule to the test, and some of them have concerns about Nikki's waitressing skills | |