| What's on Now & Next (2026-01-16) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
14:00 | Shortland Street | Long-running hospital drama set in a New Zealand accident and emergency ward, following the complicated personal and professional lives of its staff and their families and friends. |
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| 14:30 | Fair City | Sharon can't convince Jacinta that the blame for the tacky donations is all Gwen's. Paul is going through the wringer and Carol sympathises, but JJ is finished with him. Also, Emma sets up a blind date | |
| RTE2
[102] |
14:05 | Junior Bake Off | Rachel, Mimi, Yasmin and Tom are set a tricky technical test by judges Nadiya and Allegra to assess their baking know-how with a surprise recipe for chiffon cakes |
| 14:40 | Jamie Johnson | Zoe plans a special match to prove the Hawkstone coach wrong | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
14:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh presents as four contestants pit their wits against one of the ruthless Chasers in the hope of winning a potential prize pot worth thousands of pounds. They work as a team and play strategically to answer general knowledge questions against the clock and race down the game board to the exit without being caught |
| 15:00 | Loose Women | Guest panellists engage in topical debate and celebrity interviews from a female perspective | |
| TG4
[104] |
13:30 | Murder, She Wrote | Jessica's editor is suspected of killing himself, but the amateur sleuth remains unconvinced and sets out to uncover the truth. Angela Lansbury stars, with Dennis Boutsikaris and Robert Desiderio |
| 14:25 | Féile Ealaíne na hEaragaile | Ye Vagabonds head the bill in the Grianán Theatre in Letterkenny in the traditional music series, from the Earagail Arts Festival in Donegal. Presenters Sibéal Ní Chasaide and Cathal Ó Curráin catch up with sisters Paula and Melanie Houton on flute and fiddle accompanied by their musical hero Steve Cooney on guitar. John McCann and Molly Walls on box and fiddle, are joined by guitarist Jack Warnock, and this week's young musician is singer Caitríona Ní Ghribín | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
14:00 | River Monsters | Jeremy Wade visits Africa's Rift Valley on a quest to track down the Nile perch, a fish that can grow to a length of more than 8ft and weigh 500lbs. Facing dangers such as crocodile attacks, rival fishing gangs and hippos capable of mauling people to death, he embarks on possibly his most perilous mission yet |
| 15:00 | Inside Sydney Airport | A duty manager encounters a suspicious package, a rookie handles two medical emergencies in one hour and a freight handling crew struggle with a bulging cargo pod | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
14:05 | The Hotel Inspector | Ruth Watson meets Vincent and Lidy Van Nuyk, the owners of Bournemouth's 14-bedroom Safari Hotel. After failing to make a profit, the couple are on the brink of bankruptcy and are unable to carry out vital renovations and repairs. She gets straight to work, suggesting a chic all-day cafe could provide much-needed revenue to be invested in the hotel |
| 15:05 | Marcus Wareing's Tales from a Kitchen Garden | The chef is thinking of expanding his herd, so he visits the nearby Buckhurst estate to learn about traditional Sussex cattle. Marcus also learns about pond management, and investigates how to encourage more wildlife onto the farm | |
| BBC One
[108] |
14:00 | Father Brown | The cleric investigates when rock 'n' roll sensation the Hart Brothers return home to Kembleford, bringing murder along with them. Crime drama, with Mark Williams |
| 14:45 | Escape to the Country | Sonali Shah showcases some Somerset properties to a couple who have a budget of £700,000 and want a countryside home where they can upgrade an allotment to their very own back garden veggie patch. Sonali also learns about the potentially perilous Bristol Channel and meets the volunteers who operate two life-saving rescue hovercrafts | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
14:10 | Countdown | Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host, with Mark Durden-Smith in Dictionary Corner, as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against words and numbers |
| 15:00 | A Place in the Sun | Liverpool civil servant Lisa has travelled to many parts of Spain and even lived and worked there when she was younger. Now, she wants to follow her dream of buying a holiday home in her favourite part of Spain, southern Alicante, with its relaxed feel, 40 miles of stunning coastline and golf courses aplenty. Lisa's father Stephen joins the search, as Jasmine shows them five properties within Lisa's budget of £65,000, from a light and bright apartment with a pretty pool to a place overlooking a football pitch | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
14:00 | The Simpsons | Marge takes a job as an estate agent, but her honesty with potential buyers costs her lucrative sales and gets her into hot water with the boss, who issues an ultimatum. The Flanders agree to buy one of the agency's houses - unaware of the property's gruesome past |
| 14:30 | The Simpsons | Bart accidentally destroys the family's Christmas presents and evades blame by claiming they were stolen by a burglar, prompting the Springfield residents to open their hearts and wallets in an overwhelming show of charity toward the family. With the guest voice of American TV presenter Alex Trebek | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
03:30 | Top of the Pops | Mike Read and Dixie Peach present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 January 1986. Featuring Fine Young Cannibals, Dire Straits, a-ha, Mr Mister, Pet Shop Boys, and Cherrelle with Alexander O'Neal |
| 19:00 | Top of the Pops | Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 February 1999. Featuring Bryan Adams and Melanie C, Garbage, Inner City, The Divine Comedy, Leilani, Dru Hill, The Offspring and Armand Van Helden featuring Duane Harden | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
14:10 | Four in a Bed | The competition kicks off at Callum Hogg and Lauren Abraham's modern Park Hotel in Gloucestershire, where sisters Sue Lewis and Wendy Germann are impressed by the colourful decor, but it's not an opinion held by all. The guests are not impressed with having to pay extra for breakfast and Callum and Lauren are faced with robust feedback that leaves them wanting answers and thinking not everyone is being fair |
| 14:40 | Four in a Bed | The second visit is to Trowbridge in Wiltshire to Sue's B&B, which is run by Sue Lewis and her sister, Wendy Germann. Breakfast at the communal table has its awkward moments and Sue is under pressure, having never cooked for so many before. However, it's the feedback that leaves the hosts wondering if maybe some of the guests have not been that straightforward | |