| What's on Now & Next (2025-08-03) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
18:30 | All Creatures Great and Small | After receiving outstanding exam results, Carmody is offered a position on a research programme in London, but he wants to decline it and stay at Skeldale, where he can support the war efforts as a vet. An exhilarated Mr Bosworth summons Mrs Hall to examine a piece of debris that has dropped from a plane into a remote field and Doris arrives at the surgery with a poorly ferret for James to treat |
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| 19:30 | Ireland's Coast | Exploring how climate change is impacting the environment and how technological advances and local communities are striving to protect the coast. Plus, a look at how innovative and imaginative thinking can create more sustainable conditions for a dynamic landscape in the future | |
| RTE2
[102] |
17:00 | Live Athletics | Paul O'Flynn presents live coverage of the annual event from Morton Stadium in Santry. Rhasidat Adeleke broke the meeting record in the women's 100m last year, running a time of 11.13, and went on to win three medals at the European Championships, including a gold in the 4x400m mixed relay alongside Christopher O'Donnell, Thomas Barr and Sharlene Mawdsley. With analysis from Derval O'Rourke, Rob Heffernan and Sonia O'Sullivan, reports from David Gillick, and commentary by Greg Allen and Dave Matthews |
| 19:30 | Mammals | A behind-the-scenes look at the series that explores the most successful animal group on Earth, from the tiny Etruscan shrew to the largest mammal in existence - the blue whale. David Attenborough narrates | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
19:00 | The Chase Celebrity Special | A special edition of the quiz show to benefit Soccer Aid, featuring Danny Jones, Martin Bell, Sarah Jane Mee and Michael Sheen |
| 20:00 | Ant & Dec's Limitless Win | Childhood sweethearts Bianca and Ky continue their game from last week, followed by husband and wife Charlie and Helen, each hoping to bag the biggest cash prize in British game show history. Ant and Dec ask the questions and help out - but only where the game allows | |
| TG4
[104] |
19:00 | Nuacht TG4 | The day's main news stories from a regional, national and international perspective |
| 19:15 | Survivor | The castaways compete for the biggest reward of the season. An outburst resulting from the reward challenge threatens to lead to a strategic shift in the week's target. An eerie sense of agreeability around camp causes castaways to second-guess their vote before tribal council | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
19:00 | Yes Chef | Michelin-starred chef Luke Tipping puts four home cooks through a series of culinary challenges, including how to make crème anglaise. Hosted by Sheree Murphy |
| 20:00 | How to Lose Weight Well | Part two of two. Dr Javid Abdelmoneim reports on how the diet industry has adopted technology and takes a gym bike for a spin, as six more volunteers put the most popular diets to the test. Old friends Heena and Dhruti take on the coffee and chocolate diets, father and son Joe and Jad try the Mexican and K-pop diet diets, while Joan and Rosie get to grips with the macro diet and a smart app diet | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
18:55 | Secrets of the Universe | The ultimate guide to the universe, as told by the passionate scientists, engineers and astronauts behind the biggest missions in space exploration. |
| 20:00 | World's Greatest Hotels | A peek, behind the scenes, at the planet's most iconic establishments | |
| BBC One
[108] |
18:20 | Countryfile | The first of four episodes in which John Craven explores the heritage of North Yorkshire. As the nation marks 200 years of the railway, John heads to the Wensleydale Railway - a much-loved line brought back to life by volunteers after decades of dereliction. John also delves into the Countryfile archives for a nostalgic look at the many ways we've travelled across the UK over the years |
| 19:20 | Parenthood | David Attenborough narrates footage of animals raising their young in the wild, and the challenges they face in keeping the next generation safe. The first episode features lions searching for a home in the Kalahari, hippos and spiders going to great lengths to provide food, boxer crabs cultivating live anemones to use as weapons, and Iberian lynx adapting to a changing environment | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
18:30 | Formula 1 | Steve Jones presents action from the 14th round of the season, held at the Hungaroring. Oscar Piastri was victorious here last year, beating his McLaren teammate Lando Norris into second place, and the pair are competing for the Drivers' Championship this year, as well as dominating the Constructors' Championship. With analysis from Billy Monger |
| 21:00 | Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins | Rebecca Loos, Louie Spence and Conor Benn are among the 14 celebrities taking on the most challenging selection course in the world. This series comes from Wales, the birthplace of the Special Forces. For their first task, the celebs must plunge into the freezing sea, swim to a rendezvous point and attempt to jump onto a moving speedboat | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
19:00 | The Simpsons | Grampa gets a hearing aid and finally discovers what everyone has been saying about him, while Bart helps Lisa break into school to correct a mistake in her homework assignment |
| 19:30 | The Simpsons | The family hears about Grampa's time in the Air Force, and when Milhouse's Dutch cousin Annika pops by, Bart takes up smoking to impress her. Featuring the guest voice of Game of Thrones' Carice van Houten | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
19:00 | The Fairytale Castles of King Ludwig II with Dan Cruickshank | Documentary exploring the aesthetic styles associated with Ludwig II of Bavaria, the king who was considered to be handsome and loved by his people. Dan Cruickshank investigates the mock-medievalism of Neuschwanstein castle and the complex design of Herrenchiemsee, to assess how they are key to learning more about the enigmatic ruler |
| 20:00 | Oscar Peterson: Words and Music | The Canadian pianist is joined by American singer, songwriter and composer Ella Fitzgerald on his showcase of some of the world's foremost jazz musicians, with performances of Mellow Tone and More than You Know. First broadcast in 1980 | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
18:50 | Four in a Bed | The contestants head to the Whittington & Cat, a pub in Hull that also offers B&B. Proprietor Sue Perkins treats her guests to an afternoon of ice hockey, but they are intrigued by the possible contents of her peculiarly titled breakfast menu |
| 19:20 | Four in a Bed | Khurram Saba hosts the third day of the competition at his Saba Hotel in west London and finds his guests are expecting metropolitan chic, and certainly not fish and chips for dinner. Candida Leaver is extremely displeased when she experiences a sleepless night, while Sue Perkins and Gill take the opportunity to go out and have some fun | |