| What's on Now & Next (2025-12-26) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
21:20 | Oppenheimer | General Leslie Groves Jr spearheads the Manhattan Project to research and develop a devastating weapon capable of ending the Second World War. J Robert Oppenheimer and his colleagues subsequently risk destroying humanity to create an atomic bomb. Christopher Nolan's Bafta and Oscar-winning biopic, starring Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr and Emily Blunt |
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| 00:45 | Goodfellas | An Irish-Italian boy from a poor neighbourhood grows up idolising the glamorous lifestyle of the Mafia. Taken under the wing of a mobster, he rises quickly in the world of organised crime. But he soon has to face the realities of murder and treachery, while his involvement in drug deals puts him at risk from both sides of the law. Martin Scorsese's crime drama, starring Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro and an Oscar-winning Joe Pesci | |
| RTE2
[102] |
22:05 | Death on the Nile | Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot attempts to solve a murder while on a luxury cruise down the famous Egyptian river. Mystery, based on the Agatha Christie novel, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, with Gal Gadot, Annette Bening and Armie Hammer |
| 00:20 | A Film with Me in It | An out-of-work actor turns to a failed writer for help when a freak accident leaves him with a number of dead bodies on his hands. Aware that the situation looks too suspicious to go to the police, they decide to dispose of the corpses and put their creative minds to work on coming up with a foolproof plan. Black comedy, starring Dylan Moran, Mark Doherty and Keith Allen | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
21:00 | Titanic | A party of explorers studying the sunken remains of the famous liner meets an elderly woman who was a passenger on the ill-fated maiden voyage. She recounts how she boarded the ship while on the brink of being forced into marriage by her family, and was stopped from killing herself by a penniless artist. She fell in love with her saviour, but the disaster on the horizon meant their time together was doomed to be short. James Cameron's Oscar-winning romantic drama, starring Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates and Bill Paxton |
| 00:55 | Gogglebox Ireland | Festive special in which three Irish households living abroad join the fun, with audiences in London, Berlin and Auckland tuning in for some traditional Irish Christmas TV | |
| TG4
[104] |
22:15 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | It's five years since Sophie invited her three possible dads to her wedding, and now most of her family are reunited as she prepares for the grand reopening of the Hotel Bella Donna. Along the way, she learns more about her mother's past. Abba-themed musical sequel, starring Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Pierce Brosnan, Cher and Andy Garcia |
| 00:23 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
21:01 | Death Wish | A surgeon embarks on his own mission for justice following an attack on his wife and daughter after becoming frustrated with the lack of police progress on the case. Thriller remake, starring Bruce Willis and Vincent D'Onofrio |
| 23:05 | Below Deck: Mediterranean | Jess confronts Aesha over the guests' group photograph. Rob is presented with an alternative to travelling to Bali, and Aesha makes a decision about her future | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
21:00 | Ransom '79 | Documentary following veteran journalist Charlie Bird as he battles the debilitating effects of motor neurone disease while trying to break one final story in the time he has remaining |
| 23:00 | Coronation Street | As the residents reel from the events of Christmas Day, Evelyn finds someone unconscious in the ginnel after being attacked, and Theo's treat presents Todd with an awkward dilemma | |
| BBC One
[108] |
22:15 | Four Weddings and a Funeral | A London man's misfortunes in love look set to change when he meets an American beauty. However, the prospect of a transatlantic relationship succeeding seems slim, so the pair go their separate ways - only for him to realise he is unable to get her out of his mind. Richard Curtis's comedy, with Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, John Hannah, Charlotte Coleman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Simon Callow and James Fleet |
| 00:10 | Michael McIntyre's The Wheel | A festive edition of the game show, which sees Richard Osman, Mel Giedroyc and Paddy McGuinness competing to win a big cash prize for their chosen charity. Helping them along the way are fellow celebrities Gyles Brandreth, Josie Gibson, Big Narstie, Tim Vine, Zara McDermott, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Gavin and Stacey themselves, Joanna Page and Mathew Horne | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
21:00 | Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2025 | Question master Jimmy Carr invites panellists Jonathan Ross, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Ryan, Nick Mohammed, Roisin Conaty and Lou Sanders to battle it out to see who knows the most about the year that's been. Helping Jimmy to ask the big questions are actor Charles Dance, the children of Mitchell Brook Primary School and a host of celebrity question-setters |
| 23:00 | Gogglebox | As the Goggleboxers hang up their Christmas stockings, a bumper edition of the show takes a very merry look back at the best of 2025 | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
22:30 | The Inbetweeners | At the start of the new term, Carli organises a fashion show that Simon is eager to participate in. Will tries to shake off his embarrassing reputation, while Jay continues to lie about his sexual experiences. Comedy, starring Emily Head, Joe Thomas, Simon Bird, James Buckley and Blake Harrison |
| 23:00 | The Inbetweeners | Simon goes to his first gig since seeing Take That at Wembley Arena, hoping to impress an attractive girl in the year below, but Will, Jay and Neil tag along and jeopardise his chances of wooing her. Comedy, starring Joe Thomas, Simon Bird, James Buckley and Blake Harrison | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
22:20 | 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 |
| 23:15 | 40 Hits of 1985 at the BBC | A selection of songs from the year, featuring Queen, Simple Minds, Elton John, Prince, Duran Duran, Foreigner, Billy Ocean, Marillion, Go West, King, Strawberry Switchblade, Kirsty MacColl and Princess. There are also collaborations between Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson, Phil Collins and Philip Bailey, Gary Moore and Phil Lynott, and Chrissie Hynde and UB40 | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
22:00 | Tsunami 2004: The Day the Wave Hit | Part two of two. Holidaymakers share their experiences of the disaster, including a woman who was separated from her family on the beach, witnessing the death of her son, a couple whose bungalow was destroyed, and a family that fled to higher ground when their hotel was destroyed |
| 23:05 | Ricky, Sue and a Trip or Two | Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston take a tour of north Wales, remembering their childhood holidays and experiencing the best the region has to offer. They take a ride on the Ffestiniog Railway, where Sue follows in her grandfather's footsteps and drives a steam engine. Top chef Bryn Williams gives them a cookery lesson at his restaurant on Colwyn Bay, and the pair take a tour of Portmeirion | |