| What's on Now & Next (2026-01-21) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
00:40 | Ireland's Fittest Family | The search for the country's strongest and fittest family continues. Three new coaches are joining the fold - Paralympic swimming champion Ellen Keane, Gaelic footballer Michael Darragh MacAuley, and Irish rugby legend Andrew Trimble. The McClement family from Down, the Carr family from Westmeath, the Walsh family from Cork and the Byrne family from Dublin battle it out in the first round |
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| 01:40 | Scannal | A look back at a mid-19th-century murder trial that still arouses great interest today. In September 1852, Maria Kirwan was found floating in a remote inlet on Ireland's Eye, just off the coast of Howth, County Dublin. Her husband William was found guilty of killing her - but many believe his conviction was due to the moral reaction of society, when it was discovered he had been living with his mistress at the time. Lawyers, writers and experts assess whether or not justice was served | |
| RTE2
[102] |
00:55 | The Gold | DCI Boyce sets up surveillance on Noye's house in Kent, and they soon strike lucky when they follow Brian Reader from the property to a gold merchants in Bristol. As the evidence builds, raids are organised to arrest the gang, only for the operation to end in tragedy |
| 02:10 | EuroNews | European and international headlines live via satellite | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
01:00 | The Night Caller | A vengeful Tony creeps into Lawrence's house to face him. Lawrence thinks he's being burgled, until he recognises the intruder as the cabbie who picked him up earlier that night. He heads for the kitchen to call the police but there's a scuffle. Tony grabs a kitchen knife and Lawrence is forced to do what he says. Thriller, starring Robert Glenister |
| 01:52 | Close | ||
| TG4
[104] |
00:35 | Marú inár Measc | In January 1996, shopkeeper and mother-of-three, Joyce Quinn was murdered on the Curragh Plains, not far from her shop in Milltown, Kildare. Ray, Joyce's husband, and an officer in the Defence Forces, remembers vividly the moment he became concerned when Joyce failed to arrive home |
| 01:35 | Dáil Éireann | Coverage of recent political proceedings | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
00:45 | I Kissed a Girl | Dannii introduces three new arrivals to the masseria, and reveals that they had a hand in setting the previous episode's final challenge, so will already know what they think of the girls. One girl makes an effort to show her vulnerable side in a bid to keep her relationship on track, another makes a heart-breaking choice, and one couple deals with their issues head on. |
| 01:35 | Jann | After months without a manager, Jann realses she needs to take control of both her life and career, and decides to hire a personal assistant, so she sits in on her sister's nanny interviews to poach the best assistant for herself. Comedy, starring singer-songwriter Jann Arden | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
01:00 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | A hotel owner finds a body in one of the rooms and Blake's investigation leads him to a woman in Mattie's care who has lost her memory after a car crash |
| 07:30 | Heartbeat | The police investigate a hit-and-run incident in Ashfordly and discover evidence suggesting it may have been an act of revenge - with the victim's own mother-in-law one of the possible suspects. Meanwhile, Peggy finds herself in trouble again when her latest batch of illegal cigarettes turn out to contain an unexpected ingredient | |
| BBC One
[108] |
01:00 | Things You Should Have Done | Ruth tells Chi that multiple bereavements in rapid succession is no excuse for feeling sorry for yourself. She sets her the task of comparing herself to those less fortunate by helping out at a food bank. Dave and Lucas have only £10 to their name, and settle for a dinner of bread and cress. Comedian Sarah Kendall reprises her role from series one, in an episode she co-wrote |
| 01:30 | BBC News | A round-up of the latest headlines | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
01:00 | Downhill | After believing they are about to be killed by an avalanche during a family ski vacation in Austria, married couple Billie and Pete Stanton are forced to re-evaluate their lives and how they feel about each other. Directors Nat Faxon and Jim Rash's remake of Swedish comedy drama Force Majeure, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell and Miranda Otto |
| 02:25 | Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA | The chef heads to Babylon in New York, where the peace of Long Island is regularly shattered by the volatile Pellegrino family, proprietors of Peter's Italian Restaurant. Gordon finds owner Tina's work to save the eatery from oblivion is frequently ruined by the behaviour of her brother, a tyrannical front-of-house manager whose violent temper constantly undermines staff morale | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
01:20 | Gogglebox | The armchair critics share their opinions on shows including The Gentlemen, Casualty, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Crufts 2024, Queens and Martin Compston's Norwegian Fling. They also critique ITV News' coverage of the Princess of Wales' apparently manipulated Mother's Day photograph |
| 02:20 | Gogglebox | The armchair critics share their opinions on shows including The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C, Hunted, One Day, Anton & Giovanni's Adventures in Spain, Married at First Sight Australia, Chicken Nugget, This Morning and BBC News | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
01:00 | Great British Railway Journeys | Michael Portillo's railway journey reaches Greater Manchester, where he celebrates new beginnings for the nation in the years after the Second World War. At Trafford General Hospital, he investigates the birth of the National Health Service. A retired physiotherapist recalls her part in the historic event of July 5, 1948. Coronation Star tells Michael about the first episode of the soap, broadcast live in 1960. And at the city's Science and Industry Museum, the presenter encounters a replica of the Baby, which was created in 1948 - the first machine in the world to run a stored program and the forerunner of all modern computers |
| 01:30 | Wainwright Walks | Julia Bradbury travels by boat and foot as she explores Catbells fell, situated on the shore of Derwentwater near the Lakeland town of Keswick. The presenter discovers the secrets of the classic climb, learning miners once trod the paths in search of minerals more valuable than gold | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
01:15 | 24 Hours in A&E | Doctors are concerned that a 95-year-old woman may have suffered life-changing injuries to her hip and internal bleeding after falling down a flight of stairs, while the patient's daughter reflects on her mother's optimistic attitude to life's challenges. Elsewhere, a man knocked off his bike at 40mph may have suffered brain damage. His brother remembers a difficult time that brought them closer together |
| 02:20 | George Clarke's Building Home | Daniel, Laura and their son Archie have moved to the Essex island of Mersea, where Laura and all her family grew up, and she wants little Archie to enjoy a unique, idyllic childhood like the one she had there. To make that dream come true, they've bought what is little more than an old, drafty, cramped beach house just a stone's throw from the seaside which they plan to transform into a modern, sustainable family home, on a budget of £50,000. That money needs to stretch to raising the roof to build a whole new second floor to fit in bedrooms, creating a new steel skeleton for the wooden walls, and insulating the whole house | |