| What's on Now & Next (2025-12-29) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
08:50 | Father Brown | When Mrs McCarthy's goddaughter goes missing, Father Brown follows her trail to a risque gentlemen's club. Drama, starring Mark Williams and Sorcha Cusack |
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| 09:45 | The Great Escape | The most rebellious Allied prisoners of war are sent to a supposedly escape-proof maximum-security detention camp during the Second World War. They plan an ingenious mass breakout by digging a tunnel, but even when free of the camp, making it across occupied Europe proves a dangerous journey. Drama, starring Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Donald Pleasence, James Garner, Charles Bronson and Richard Attenborough | |
| RTE2
[102] |
08:45 | The Gruffalo's Child | Animated adaptation of the sequel to Julia Donaldson's best-selling children's book. The Gruffalo has raised his daughter on tales of the big, bad mouse, the only creature in the forest he is frightened of. Despite her father's warnings, she sets off in search of this scary creature, along the way encountering the snake, owl and the fox. But when she still has no luck finding the evil rodent, she begins to think he does not exist after all. In Gaelic |
| 09:10 | Storybud | Six Taylor Swift obsessed fans show up at Larry & Betty's, a gift from his niece Helen | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
08:10 | Cooking with the Stars | Emma Willis and Tom Allen present the show in which famous faces cook up a storm week by week in a bid to outdo their rivals. Each of the celebrity contestants are paired with a professional chef who will mentor and teach them to prepare restaurant quality dishes. Anton Du Beke, Joe Wilkinson, Josie Gibson and Woody Cook are the first four contestants battling it out in the kitchen |
| 09:10 | The Fabric of Christmas | Liam, a fireman, and Amy, a quilting teacher, team up to make a Christmas quilt for Liam's sister's wedding. As they navigate their feelings for each other, they must decide what is truly important in time for the holiday season. Festive romance, starring Ferelith Young, Harmon Walsh and Alia DeSantis | |
| TG4
[104] |
09:00 | Lyla ins an Loop | Double bill. It's New Year's Eve and preparations are well underway in the Loop household. Then, Lyla and Ev help Thi Phan with the Summer Sale |
| 09:25 | Scéal an Lae | Colm Ó hAnluain reads Micí Meabhrach | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
09:00 | The Chase | Joe from Newcastle, Tanya from Retford, Felicity from Marlow and Kamal from London take on a Chaser. Bradley Walsh guides the contestants through a battle of wits in the hope that they'll go home with thousands of pounds |
| 10:00 | The Chase | Graham from Honiton, Jason from Glasgow, Carole from Wirral and Riannon from London take on a Chaser. Bradley Walsh guides the contestants through a battle of wits in the hope that they'll go home with thousands of pounds | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
08:55 | The Salvage Squad | Brian Dowling and his design team choose two families with homes in need of a revamp. The team have four days and 1,000 euro to renovate and rejuvenate a tired space in the family homes using only upcycling and sustainable methods |
| 09:55 | Endeavour | As plans to build a new police station lead Morse to question his place in the force, he investigates the case of Tommy Cork, a boy from a broken home who has disappeared. Meanwhile, the body of disreputable journalist Eric Patterson has been found on railway tracks in mysterious circumstances. He was last seen embroiled in an argument with a council official about a company preparing to redevelop the site of Blenheim Vale, a disused correctional facility for boys. When a petty criminal with a connection to Blenheim absconds from an open prison, it sets off a chain reaction of events that threaten to expose horrors of the past. Did missing Tommy witness something that cost him his life? | |
| BBC One
[108] |
06:00 | Breakfast | A round-up of national and international news, plus current affairs, arts and entertainment, and weather |
| 09:10 | Room on the Broom | Animated adaptation of the children's book by author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler, the creators of modern classic The Gruffalo. It tells the story of a kind witch who invites a surprising number of animals to ride on her broom - much to the frustration of her cat. But when a fearsome dragon appears, what will the gang do? Gillian Anderson heads the voice cast as the witch, with Rob Brydon, Martin Clunes, Sally Hawkins and David Walliams as the animals, Timothy Spall as the dragon and Simon Pegg as narrator | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
08:50 | Frasier | A series of good deeds backfires, embroiling Frasier in a humiliating scandal and causing him to question his faith in human nature. Comedy, starring Kelsey Grammer |
| 09:20 | Frasier | Roz helps Frasier arrange a date between her mother and Martin, unaware they detest each other. Comedy, starring Kelsey Grammer and Peri Gilpin | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
09:00 | The Goldbergs | When Erica's boyfriend dumps her, Beverly finds a handsome new date to take her daughter to a party. Meanwhile, Barry becomes addicted to an arcade video game and will stop at nothing to get the money to play it |
| 09:30 | The Goldbergs | Murray coaches Barry for his first high school wrestling match but keeps it a secret from Beverly, who is sure to disapprove of her son taking part in such a dangerous sport. Adam blackmails Erica into waiting in line with him to buy tickets for the new Stars Wars movie | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:45 | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures | Maggie Aderin-Pocock searches for life in the rest of the Earth's solar system, starting by tracing the evolution in human understanding of it before exploring its central powerhouse of the Sun. Maggie is joined by Nasa's Head of Science Nicky Fox to demonstrate how the processes going on inside the Sun provide all the energy and raw materials for life to exist |
| 19:00 | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures | Maggie Aderin-Pocock searches for life in the rest of the Earth's solar system, starting by tracing the evolution in human understanding of it before exploring its central powerhouse of the Sun. Maggie is joined by Nasa's Head of Science Nicky Fox to demonstrate how the processes going on inside the Sun provide all the energy and raw materials for life to exist | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
08:55 | A Place in the Sun | Retirees Kay and Barry have decided it's time to fulfil their dream of buying a holiday home in the historic city of Jerez in southern Spain. With a budget of £105,000, they want an apartment close to all the action. Jasmine Harman lines up five excellent properties for the pair to choose between |
| 09:30 | A Place in the Sun | Recently retired GP Steve Kanani and wife Fernanda seeks help to find the perfect holiday home for their family in the Valencia region of Southern Spain. Leaving no stone unturned, Danni Menzies scours the local market and delivers five fantastic properties. With so many great options proves a hard decision for the pair to make | |