| What's on Now & Next (2026-10-17) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
14:10 | Donncha's Away Games | Donncha O'Callaghan is in Finland with comedian Emma Doran to compete in a Wife Carrying Race |
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| 15:10 | The Good Ship Murder | In Crete, a photographer hopes to recapture the magic of his former years by recreating an iconic photograph of his long-lost muse, model Chelsea Meadows, from the 1980s. However, he is then found murdered at the scene of the original photo shoot. Jack and Kate take on the case to uncover the identity of the killer. Also, a surprise inspection of the ship by Angela Boden from Head Office sends Colin's blood pressure soaring | |
| RTE2
[102] |
14:00 | Bake Off: The Professionals | Tom Allen and Liam Charles present as the pastry chefs create miniature cone-shaped and carrot-shaped desserts - 24 of each. For the second challenge they must serve up a grand occasion showpiece - a Religieuse a l'Ancienne - to serve 24 people, with two different flavours of eclairs and inspired by the theme of time travel. Benoit Blin and Cherish Finden judge their efforts |
| 15:00 | Bake Off: The Professionals | The patisserie chefs face chocolate week, beginning with a sharing dessert using both chocolate and a favourite ingredient of judge Cherish Finden. For the showpiece, the teams must construct chocolate showpieces on a house-of-horrors theme, including a moving part, along with 48 smaller treats - all in just five hours. Presented by Tom Allen and Liam Charles | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
12:45 | Live Racing | Francesca Cumani and Ed Chamberlin present live coverage of all seven races on Champions Day from Ascot, including feature race the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. With analysis from Jason Weaver, Ruby Walsh and Adele Mulrennan, reports by Matt Chapman, Luke Harvey and Oli Bell, and commentary from Richard Hoiles |
| 17:00 | Week in Review | The main local, national and international stories of the week | |
| TG4
[104] |
14:00 | Domhan an Dúlra - Ainmhithe | A focus on the horse family - one of the most recognisable groups of animals. These creatures share an ancient relationship with humans |
| 15:00 | Survivor | One castaway's scheming gets them into hot water when their tribe realises the same conversation has been repeated to each of them. Two others are sent on a gruelling journey | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
14:05 | The Voice USA | The top six present their final performances before voting opens and the public choose their winner |
| 15:00 | The Finish Line | Roman Kemp and Sarah Greene host the quiz in which contestants Adam, Morgan, Mikey, Sandra and Dip race in moving podiums across the studio floor to try to win £5,000. The contenders battle across a series of fast-paced qualifiers and head-to-head races where the aim of the game is simple - to make it to the finish line before their rivals. The winner then races against the track itself in an attempt to win the cash prize | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
14:30 | Emmerdale | Sadie reels Ruby back in with a sob story, while Robert plans to win big and Moria is feeling alienated |
| 15:00 | A Touch of Frost | The apparent accidental death of a drug addict takes a surprising turn when the results of the post-mortem examination are revealed, and Jack finds himself confronting his own chequered past. Ewen Bremner guest-stars, with David Jason | |
| BBC One
[108] |
14:00 | Homes Under the Hammer | Dion Dublin, Martel Maxwell and Tommy Walsh meet the developers working on a property with an impressive view on the east coast of Scotland, a trio of terraces in Sheffield and several properties in Norwich |
| 15:00 | Escape to the Country | Jules Hudson attends the Great Yorkshire Show, and helps a rock-climbing couple from the East Midlands find a home that gives them access to the hills and dales of North Yorkshire | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
14:40 | Four in a Bed | Tom hosts the third visit of the week at Holly Hill Inn in Richmond, North Yorkshire. After a lot of bragging, expectations are high but it turns out his cleanliness scores aren't |
| 15:10 | Four in a Bed | The final visit of the week is to Woodland Park Lakes Holidays in Windermere, where it's all about location for host Brittany. The competition has already seen some tit-for-tat marking, and the B&Bers waste no time in trying to root out issues in their rooms. They're soon smiling when Brittany lays on an arty afternoon, though faces drop when it comes to the cost | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
14:30 | The Simpsons | Marge and Homer rent an apartment in an affluent area so their children can have a good education when Springfield Elementary is rated the worst school in the state. Bart wastes no time in establishing a bad-boy persona, and increases Lisa's popularity by telling people she knows a pop star. With the voice of Elliot Page (Juno) |
| 15:00 | The Simpsons | Marge takes Lisa for her first manicure at the salon, where they debate whether a woman can be smart, beautiful and powerful all at the same time. Four tales featuring strong women from history and literature are retold with Selma appearing as Elizabeth I, Lisa as Snow White, Marge as Lady Macbeth and Maggie as Howard Roark from The Fountainhead | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:35 | Talking Pictures | Celia Imrie narrates a selection of interviews and key moments from the BBC archives featuring directors Akira Kurosawa, Agnès Varda, François Truffaut, Luis Buñuel and Ingmar Bergman. The programme shows how they and their groundbreaking films changed the language of world cinema, and showed those who came after them exactly what the movie camera was capable of achieving |
| 19:00 | Wild Britain | Ted Green uses a hydraulic hoist to propel himself amongst the 50,000 leaves of a 600-year-old oak tree in the grounds of Windsor Great Park. Through the use of time-lapse and macro photography the creatures who depend on it are revealed | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
14:35 | A Place in the Sun | Jasmine Harman jets off to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands to help healthcare scientist Roger and drama teacher Paolo from the West Midlands to find their dream holiday home. They have a budget of £65,000 and want to find a one or two-bedroom apartment close to the beach on their favourite island. Jasmine shows them five great options. Are any of them good enough for Roger and Paolo to put in an offer? |
| 15:40 | Come Dine with Me | Hotel consultant Oli Delaunoy kicks off the week of dinner parties in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and hopes that his scallop starter and a meaty main course will impress his guests - events-company director Zak Roby, administrator Kim Thomas, house husband Paddy Castledine and nurse Jan Blomer - and win him the £1,000 cash prize | |