| What's on Now & Next (2026-08-17) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
19:30 | EastEnders | The highs and lows of life with the residents of Albert Square, Walford |
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| 20:00 | The Rose of Tralee International Festival | Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas interview the Roses live on night one from The Festival Dome in Tralee | |
| RTE2
[102] |
19:00 | Creedon's Musical Atlas of Ireland | John Creedon discovers the stories behind some of Ireland's favourite love songs, and endeavours to uncover why they mean so much, from Count John McCormack's Machúshla to Orla Gartland's Mine. Featuring Jack L, Orla Gartland, Mary Coughlan, John Spillane and writer Pat McCabe |
| 20:00 | Come to Your Census | Part one of two. Cameras follow six well-known faces as they step back in time to explore Ireland's past in deeply personal ways. Trade Unionist Mick Lynch, Raidió na Gaeltachta presenter Gormfhlaith Ní Thuairisg and architect Dermot Bannon explore their history through the 1926 Census | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
19:30 | Friends | Joey and Ross date the same girl, while Monica fights tooth and nail with a fellow bride-to-be for a special wedding dress and the right to hire Chandler's favourite band for the ceremony. David Schwimmer and Courteney Cox star |
| 20:00 | Emmerdale | Long-running soap following the ups and downs of village life amid the rolling scenery of the Yorkshire Dales | |
| TG4
[104] |
19:30 | Tarrthálaithe na hÉireann | Though night is setting in, Kerry Mountain Rescue Team responds to the call of a woman who had fallen descending one of The Reeks on a dangerous ridge known as 'The Bone'. In Galway, Costelloe Bay Coast Guard take part in Blue Horizon, a large multi-agency training exercise. In West Cork, Bantry CRBI stage a summer charity swim around Garnish Island |
| 20:00 | Bloody Sunday 1920 | Archive material and interviews with historians help recount the the events on the November 21 1920, when women, children and footballers lay dead on the pitch after 90 seconds of shooting in Croke Park that interwove sports and politics in Ireland | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
19:00 | The Chase | Andy from Sheffield, Jan from Cardiff, Hannah from Cambridgeshire and Billy from London hope that together they can beat the Chaser and leave with thousands of pounds. Bradley Walsh hosts |
| 20:00 | The Floor | The competition is heating up with just 33 players left as Rob Brydon hosts another tense round of quick-fire quiz duels, with each win expanding a player's territory, while each loss sends another home. With a £5,000 Floor bonus on the line and a £50,000 jackpot up for grabs at the end of the series, it's all to play for as friends turn to foes and challenge one another | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
18:50 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | A well-known eccentric contacts the Belgian sleuth when he is haunted by suicidal nightmares. However, he fails to follow Poirot's advice, and is found dead soon afterwards. Drama, starring David Suchet, with Joely Richardson and Mary Tamm |
| 19:55 | Heartbeat | The kidnapping of a girl leads the police to uncover a secret obsession, while Greengrass takes on more than he can handle in the form of a furry house guest. Rural police drama, starring Jason Durr, Derek Fowlds and Bill Maynard | |
| BBC One
[108] |
19:30 | EastEnders | The highs and lows of life with the residents of Albert Square, Walford |
| 20:00 | Panorama | The Child Maintenance Service is meant to make sure that parents who live apart from their children make regular payments to support them. But it stands accused of doing too little to enforce payments in some cases, leaving parents missing out on money they are legally entitled to. Meanwhile, parents who make payments say calculations done by the CMS can sometimes be wrong or unaffordable, and that mistakes can affect their mental health. Reporter Krupa Padhy meets parents on both sides to ask whether the system is failing both them and their children | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
19:00 | Channel 4 News | Including sport and weather |
| 20:00 | Martin & Roman's Irish Road Trip | Martin and Roman Kemp continue their travels in the counties of Meath and Dublin. In the Boyne Valley they come face to face with an ancient tomb, where they encounter what might be the earliest depiction of a human face. At the Hill of Tara they meet an arch druid and have a profound sound bath, then explore a spooky ruin reputed to have once been the meeting place of Dublin's infamous Hellfire Club. Martin is also reunited with the owner of Slane Castle, who was a child when Martin last saw him in his Spandau Ballet days | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
19:30 | The Simpsons | Lisa takes up ice hockey and proves so good at the game that she completely transforms her ailing team's fortunes. Dismayed at being outshone by a girl, Bart tries to compensate by becoming a teacher's pet - only to be beaten up by bullies |
| 20:00 | Vanderpump Rules | Angelica's back at SUR with a new look - and a new relationship. Shayne makes yet another move on Natalie. And Audrey learns the hard way that not everyone enjoys being the butt of a joke | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
19:40 | The Flying Gardener | Chris Beardshaw flies to Norfolk, home to some of the country's rarest vegetation. He also visits the Beth Chatto garden to see ponds filled with exotic plants |
| 19:55 | The Art of Spain | Andrew Graham-Dixon concludes his journey in northern Spain, where modern art by masters such as Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro and Salvador Dali flourished in the 20th century. These visionaries produced work that pushed the boundaries of the discipline, while also reflecting the tumultuous social and political events of the century, culminating in the rise and fall of fascism under General Franco | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
18:50 | Car S.O.S. | Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw secretly restore a classic 1965 Mercedes-Benz 230SL. Owner John's plans to restore the car came to an end when he had a heart attack and had to stop work. With him no longer able to repair the car, it was left in a storage garage. Fuzz needs all his mechanical know-how and Tim needs all his parts-finding magic for this car, which may be the worst they've ever picked up |
| 19:55 | Grand Designs | Stuart and Rosie Treasurer from the Wirral plan to transform a small bungalow from a 1960s dormer into a slick piece of 21st-century architecture. The couple decapitate the building and balance a new floating timber box on top to create five bedrooms, spending as little as possible on plumbing, electrics and insulation, but stress levels spiral when neighbours grumble at the ultra-modern creation | |