| What's on Now & Next (2025-12-26) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
09:05 | Doctor Zhivago | A married Russian physician falls in love with another woman, but as their passionate affair plays out against the raging backdrop of the First World War and the Bolshevik revolution, he is torn between his desires and his loyalty to his wife. David Lean's epic drama based on Boris Pasternak's novel, starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness, Ralph Richardson, Tom Courtenay and Klaus Kinski |
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| 12:45 | Telly Bingo | Lottery game show, presented by Declan Buckley | |
| RTE2
[102] |
10:55 | The Famous Five | Adaptation of Enid Blyton's iconic stories following the daring young explorers as they enjoy action-packed adventures, remarkable mysteries and astounding secrets. In the summer of 1939, a body washes up on the beach, apparently the victim of a local curse. Cousins George, Julian, Dick and Anne, accompanied by Timmy the dog, set out to discover the source of the problem - an uninhabited island that belongs to the family |
| 12:35 | JourneyCam International | Ilayda takes the JourneyCam to Turkey, exploring ancient ruins, splashing in Pamukkale's white pools, and learning traditional lacemaking with her granny | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
11:45 | In for a Penny | Stephen Mulhern hosts the game show from locations around the UK, setting members of the public unusual challenges |
| 12:30 | Live Racing | Ed Chamberlin presents coverage of a meeting headlined by the King George VI Chase from Kempton Park, plus racing from Aintree and Wetherby. With analysis from AP McCoy, Ruby Walsh and Mick Fitzgerald, reports by Oli Bell, Luke Harvey and Megan Nicholls, and commentary from Richard Hoiles | |
| TG4
[104] |
10:15 | Oliver! | Oscar-winning musical version of the stage play based on Charles Dickens' classic tale about a lonely workhouse orphan who ends up on the cold streets of London, where he falls under the wing of petty crook Fagin and his gang of young backstreet thieves. Featuring the iconic songs Food, Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, As Long as He Needs Me and You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two. Starring Ron Moody, Mark Lester, Oliver Reed, Jack Wild, Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis and Leonard Rossiter |
| 12:55 | Ceol ón gCré | How rural communities deal with death, memory, and the afterlife through music. Folklorist Billy Mag Fhloinn provides insight into death and burial customs in Pagan Ireland, while musical contributions from Sarah Ghriallais, Caitríona Ní Cheannabháin, Donnchadh Ó Ceallacháin and Jimmy O'Brien Moran animate the episode. Nell Ní Chróinín also performs Seán Ó Duibhir a Ghleanna, with Steve Cooney | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
12:00 | Think Tank | Bill Turnbull hosts as three more contestants compete to win a cash prize, aided or hindered by the answers of the regular cast of contributors known as the Think Tank |
| 13:00 | Sport Stories | The second and concluding part of an interview with the former Republic of Ireland star, as he discusses with Tommy Martin the high esteem he was held in for club and country while facing battles on and off the pitch | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
10:30 | The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve | A selfish businessman looks set to neglect his loved ones in favour of a money-making deal. However, fate conspires to teach him a valuable - and rather painful - lesson about what is really important in the run-up to Christmas. Seasonal drama, starring Steven Weber, Stefanie von Pfetten and Mark Krysko |
| 12:25 | The Bletchley Circle | Part two of two. The friends search for the evidence that will prove Alice's innocence and save her from the gallows. Documents found at Lizzie's flat, inside information from the police and Alice's knowledge of Richards' background begin to point to a high-level military conspiracy, centred on Porton Down. Starring Anna Maxwell Martin and Rachael Stirling | |
| BBC One
[108] |
12:00 | Peter Rabbit | A mischievous rabbit has the run of a farm and its vegetable patch when the owner unexpectedly dies. When a relative inherits the property, he strives to rid his land of the rabbit and his woodland friends - but his feelings for a nature-loving woman complicate the battle of wits with the animal kingdom. Family comedy based on Beatrix Potter's stories, starring Domhnall Gleeson and Rose Byrne, with the voices of James Corden and Margot Robbie |
| 13:30 | BBC News at One; Weather | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
11:20 | Christmas at Lapland UK | Documentary delving behind the scenes at the Christmas tourist attraction, which creates a festive world of elves and reindeers deep in the woods of Royal Berkshire. The family run enterprise has expanded to employ Hollywood set builders and costume designers, and thousands of talented performers, to bring Father Christmas's home to life in the UK |
| 12:25 | Turner & Hooch | A Californian detective investigating the murder of a local man by drug smugglers has only one witness to help him solve the case - the large, smelly dog that belonged to the victim, which is about to turn the detective's well-ordered existence into chaos. Family comedy, starring Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham and Craig T Nelson | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
12:00 | The Big Bang Theory | Sheldon becomes jealous when Amy gets attention in the media, Raj spots Anu talking to her ex-boyfriend, and Stuart is intimidated by the idea of moving in with Denise, all of which cause mayhem when Penny and Leonard organise a paintball game |
| 12:30 | The Big Bang Theory | Penny's former boyfriend Zack and his wife encounter fertility problems when wanting a baby, so ask Leonard for his help. Raj attempts to patch things up with his estranged fiancee Anu | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:35 | Top of the Pops | A festive edition of the pop show from 1985, when the Christmas number one was Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens. Other acts enjoying chart success included a-Ha, Jennifer Rush, Madonna, Sister Sledge, Paul Hardcastle and Feargal Sharkey, while two of the year's biggest hits were duets - David Bowie and Mick Jagger's cover of Dancing in the Street, and I Know Him So Well by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson |
| 19:00 | BBC Classical: Best of 2025 | Highlights from 2025's classical music on the BBC with treats from the BBC Proms, Cardiff Singer of the World celebration concert, the New Year's Day extravaganza from Vienna, and selected archive performances. Danielle de Niese gives a rendition of Habanera from Bizet's Carmen, while the BBC Concert Orchestra plunges the Proms audience into a tidal wave of emotion with the theme from Jaws. Also, all the excitement from the Last Night of the Proms | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
11:25 | Find It, Fix It, Flog It | Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien find unique items lost in people's homes to fix up for a profit. The boys head to Suffolk to meet Margaret, an avid collector who is also a former mayor, so they need to be on their best behaviour |
| 12:30 | Come Dine with Me | Fitness instructor Tanya Manock offers up a Mediterranean-themed menu as she kicks off a week of dinner parties at her home in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, where one of her guests - medium Dean Fox - stumbles upon a plethora of lingerie in the bedroom | |