| What's on Now & Next (2025-12-18) | |||
| RTE One
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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 |
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| 17:40 | Nuacht | The latest news headlines | |
| RTE2
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17:30 | United FC | Blitz day brings drama and pride. Jordan has some bad news but surprise guests boost belief as United FC play with passion, proving that real victory is found in unity and heart |
| 18:00 | The Simpsons | When a modernised Springfield Elementary School has a technical meltdown, Lisa does her best to transform it into a different institution. During the process, Groundskeeper Willie coaches her and the other members of the Mathlympics team for an important maths quiz against their Waverly Hill rivals | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
17:30 | News at 5.30 | The latest national and international news stories from the Virgin Media News team |
| 18:05 | The Six O'Clock Show | A lively mix of celebrity chat with national and international guests, fabulous food from the country's top chefs, expert advice and all the unmissable stories making the headlines | |
| TG4
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17:30 | Cuimhní Órga Spóirt | Clare v Cork. Highlights of the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final replay from Croke Park |
| 18:00 | The Golden Girls | Dorothy's ex-husband begs her for another chance after he achieves success with a new invention | |
| Virgin Media Two
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17:00 | 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 |
| 18:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh presents as contestants Wendy, Jack, Susheel and Neil 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 | |
| Virgin Media Three
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16:55 | The Royal | The train on which Marian is travelling crashes, trapping her in the wreckage. Although she cannot escape, she's free to move around the carriage to help those injured, assisted by fellow passenger Dr Nick Burnett - who turns out to be the Royal's new locum. Back at the hospital, a shortage of staff puts the casualty department under pressure when the crash victims begin to arrive. Damian O'Hare joins the cast, and Gerard Horan guest stars |
| 17:55 | Endeavour | Morse meets his intellectual match when a serial killer haunting the streets of Oxford keeps himself one step ahead of the law and leaves cryptic messages to goad the police. At first glance, it seems to be the work of a deranged lunatic, but the elaborate staging of the crimes suggests method in the madness - and a macabre sharing of the sleuth's passion for opera. Starring Shaun Evans, with Roger Allam, Anton Lesser, Sean Rigby and James Bradshaw | |
| BBC One
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17:15 | The Finish Line | Joe Pasquale, Luxmy Gopal, Zoe Aldcroft, Charlie Brooks and Rav Wilding take part in a celebrity edition of the game show, sitting in pods that move when they answer questions correctly and stop dead in their tracks when they are wrong. First to the finish is the winner of each round with the overall victor playing for £5,000 for charity |
| 18:00 | BBC News at Six; Weather | The latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
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17:00 | Chateau DIY | In the Dordogne at Château des Vieilles Vignes, Nick and Nicole are in a festive frenzy, racing to finish their grand dining room before guests arrive for a glittering Christmas celebration. Over at Château de Pican, Jane and Rory are busy making room in the stables for a very special new arrival. And in the heart of France at Château de Lalande, Stephanie is determined to unveil her beautifully restored chapel before Christmas, while Ashley and Terry treat their nephew Jonathan to a chocolate-filled festive adventure |
| 18:00 | A Place in the Sun | Ben Hillman helps Nikki and Gordon to search for a holiday home on the Maltese island of Gozo for their budget of £350,000. Ben has five impressive properties up his sleeve; will any of them deliver the Mediterranean dream? | |
| E4
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17:30 | The Big Bang Theory | Amy and Penny use Bernadette to spy on Leonard and Priya after the couple invite her and Howard to dinner. An experimental drug helps Raj overcome his fear of talking to women, but proves more effective than he had expected. Comedy, starring Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons |
| 18:00 | The Big Bang Theory | Howard decides to tell his mother that he and Bernadette are engaged - but she later collapses, making him fear the shock of the news has caused her to suffer a heart attack. As the gang convenes at the hospital, Sheldon's fear of infectious diseases lands him in trouble, while Priya and Penny bond over coffee | |
| BBC Four
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02:05 | Storyville | Epic nature documentary following in the footsteps of an 85-year-old traveler - the director's father - as he hikes during all four seasons through raw and magnificent meditative landscapes in the mighty Oldedalen valley in Nordfjord in western Norway |
| 19:00 | Two Fat Ladies | Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright visit Winchester, where they prepare a feast for the cathedral's choirboys. For their meal, they select a goose from Walsgrove farm, which they stuff with pate and prunes and serve with Swedish red cabbage, before ending with a Christmas pudding ice-cream bombe. First broadcast 24 December 1997 | |
| More4
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17:15 | Four in a Bed | The competition begins at Langsmeade House in Thame, Oxfordshire, where Dutch-born owner Marianne Abben and her housekeeper Fran Birch hope to demonstrate that their B&B offers the best value for money. The pair's quirky hosting style proves a hit with some of their guests, before others reveal their competitive side during a Charleston dance lesson |
| 17:50 | Four in a Bed | The owners visit the Stratford House Guesthouse in Stratford-upon-Avon on their second outing, where couple Natasha and Dai Pollock hope to impress their peers. But things do not run smoothly, as the guests are left unimpressed with the decor and discover nasty surprises in some of the drawers | |