| What's on Now & Next (2026-05-08) | |||
| RTE One
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15:00 | EastEnders | It is election day, and Ian and Elaine anxiously await the results, while Max and Cindy celebrate their joint birthday party in Harry's Barn, but tensions grow between him and Linda |
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| 15:30 | Today | Daily magazine show featuring entertainment and celebrity news, consumer advice, and Ireland's biggest giveaways. Presented by Dáithí Ó Sé and Maura Derrane | |
| RTE2
[102] |
14:55 | Pickle Storm | It's Christmas, and Pickle's magic turns Mr Ludcomb into an evil pixie who starts stealing all the presents. Can she reverse the spell and save Christmas? |
| 15:20 | Lagging | While Sol becomes a big business guru, Leah, Mo and Ray are at a hostile hospital. And a chaos-causing doctor seems to turn up everywhere. | |
| Virgin Media One
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15:00 | Lorraine | Early morning chat show presented by Lorraine Kelly, with celebrity interviews, entertainment news, cooking tips, fashion features and musical guests. |
| 15:30 | Loose Women | Guest panellists engage in topical debate and celebrity interviews from a female perspective | |
| TG4
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14:25 | Cluiche as Baile | The diverse group of people making up the small but mighty GAA clubs in cities across Europe. As they make friends, learn a new sport and battle for accolades, it is a crucible of adrenaline, teamwork, passion and emotions |
| 15:25 | Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands | Paul Murton crosses the Sea of the Hebrides to explore the Shiants, once owned by Compton Mackenzie, the author of Whisky Galore. He then heads east to the romantic Isle of Ewe, before taking a kayak trip to the Summer Isles, where he samples a seaweed feast, and on to the cliffs of Handa | |
| Virgin Media Two
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15:00 | What Would Your Kid Do? | Jason Manford presents the show which asks how well people really know their kids, by challenging parents to guess what their children will do in a variety of entertaining situations. Each show sees youngsters filmed while taking part in a variety of classroom activities and games, unaware that we're actually testing everything from empathy and lateral thinking to curiosity and rule breaking |
| 16:00 | Tipping Point | Ben Shephard hosts the quiz in which contestants answer questions to win turns on an arcade-style machine. Dropping tokens down a choice of four chutes, they hope to knock piles of them off a moving shelf - and the more they collect, the greater the prize fund. The player who has won the least amount is then eliminated, and the last one standing competes for a £10,000 jackpot | |
| Virgin Media Three
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14:55 | The Hotel Inspector | Alex Polizzi sets out to reverse the fortunes of the Grove Arms in Wiltshire. Three years ago, Nina Bartlett gave up a successful legal career in the City to fulfil her dream of running a dog-friendly village pub. However, despite her best efforts and last year's good turnover, the Grove in Ludwell is currently making a loss, leaving her unsure which way to turn. Nina admits she is afraid to rely on her own staff, which leaves her doing the bulk of the work herself and on the brink of burnout. Alex takes Nina a lesson in getting the basics right, but does the former law specialist have the energy to see this through? |
| 15:55 | Emmerdale | Sarah urges Jacob to stand up to his bully, while Joe makes a promise and Mandy is heartbroken over the closure of the salon | |
| BBC One
[108] |
14:00 | Elections 2026 | Laura Kuenssberg returns with extended coverage of the results of this year's elections. She has further news of the English council elections, and is joined by Kirsty Wark in Edinburgh and Clive Myrie in Cardiff, as the Holyrood and Senedd election races reach their dramatic conclusions. Reeta Chakrabati rounds up all the key results and Professor Sir John Curtice analyses the underlying trends |
| 17:00 | Elections 2026 | Christian Fraser presents as it becomes clear who has won the elections for the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments, while BBC regional political editors assess the results of the English council elections, with representatives of all the main political parties will giving their reactions | |
| Channel 4
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15:00 | A Place in the Sun | Jean Johansson meets Julie and Amanda, who have holidayed in France many times and love the countryside, the culture and the weather. With their teenage children heading to university, they want to find a holiday home where they can unwind and relax, and maybe make a permanent move to in the future. They've settled on Lot-et-Garonne, with its gorgeous countryside punctuated by beautiful villages and medieval towns, and 120 miles of waterways. Jean lines up five options for their budget of £120,000, from a riverside townhouse to a characterful stone house with land aplenty |
| 16:00 | Escape to Florida | In Orlando at the Best of British pub, owner Martin sees if his mad ideas have paid off. It's been open for five months now, and a journalist comes to review its famous fish and chips, but is the pub a success with Brits and Americans alike? Its walkies for Sarah, her husband Scott and their two-year-old daughter Sorcha, who step in when staff don't turn up to the dog walking business which has 2,000 dogs on its books. Anthony Fothergill and his wife Mitchelle are going back into business with their catering venture that they put on hold while Mitchelle battled cancer. An exciting day awaits, as they prepare a tasting menu for a very important bunch of Florida-based Brits | |
| E4
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15:00 | Modern Family | Claire and Cam fall out while trying to sell the house they bought together as an investment, so the latter brings in his pal Pam (Wendi McLendon-Covey, Bridesmaids) to help out. Phil asks his dad for advice after realising how dependent his kids have become, while Jay thinks he's made a lucky escape when he trades in a book-reading with Manny for a day out with Joe - only to discover a trip to the cinema isn't such a great idea with a crying baby - and Mitch tries to settle an argument between Lily and classmate Milo |
| 15:30 | The Simpsons | Bart decides he wants a little brother, and unofficially adopts a youngster named Charlie from the local orphanage - much to the dismay of Lisa. With the guest voices of Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City) and American Football stars Peyton and Eli Manning | |
| BBC Four
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02:05 | Whitney at the BBC | Celebrating one of one of soul music's biggest-ever voices with a selection of her songs, illustrating why the world sat up and listened when Whitney Houston burst onto the scene in 1985 with Saving All My Love for You. This playlist traverses the 1980s, '90s and '00s, including Saving All My Love for You, Where Do Broken Hearts Go, How Will I Know and Your Love Is My Love |
| 19:00 | Top of the Pops | Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 8 October 1999. Featuring S Club 7, Pet Shop Boys, Macy Gray, Melanie C, Liam Gallagher and Steve Craddock, Eurythmics, Gabrielle and Eiffel 65 | |
| More4
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14:35 | Come Dine with Me | Slate salesman Damion Fearnley hosts the third dinner party in Devon, hoping to impress his guests with a carefully crafted menu of restaurant quality food. No dish is as simple as it sounds, and Damion has given each one his own little twist. Unfortunately for him, two of the diners seem more intent on taking verbal swipes at each other than bites out of his food |
| 15:10 | Come Dine with Me | Theatre nurse Jenny Fox's dinner party in Devon fails to get off to the best start when Damion Fearnley is not impressed by the dishes on offer and Hector Christie takes exception to her choice of main course. Meanwhile, the tension between Viv Foster and Kirsten Brend continues as they show no sign of putting their disagreement behind them | |