| What's on Now & Next (2026-02-28) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
18:35 | Despicable Me 2 | A reformed criminal mastermind who has abandoned his wicked ways for a life of fatherhood and jam-making helps a secret agent to bring one of his fellow evil geniuses to justice. The villain in question has stolen a dangerous experimental serum with the power to turn harmless animals into ravening monsters. Animated comedy sequel, with the voices of Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig |
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| 20:25 | Pat Shortt's Entertainment from D'Telly | The comedian and actor presents more entertainment highlights from the RTÉ archives, featuring comedy, musical performances, and hidden-camera pranks. Each edition also features an appearance from one of Pat's popular comic creations | |
| RTE2
[102] |
18:30 | Saturday GAA Live | Kildare v Meath (Throw-in 7.00pm). Joanne Cantwell presents coverage of the Allianz Football League Division Two match at Cedral St Conleth's Newbridge. Kildare were crowned Division Three champions last season, while Meath narrowly missed out on a place in the second tier final. With analysis from Cora Staunton and Peter Canavan |
| 21:00 | Taken | An American teenager travelling through Europe is abducted by a gang of sex traffickers. However, what the kidnappers do not realise is that the girl's father is a former CIA agent, who employs all his old skills as he searches for the criminals and tries to rescue his daughter. Thriller, starring Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen and Maggie Grace | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
18:00 | Deal or No Deal | Stephen Mulhern hosts as a contestant tries to open the 22 red boxes in the right order, taking on the infamous Banker for the chance to win a life-changing cash prize |
| 19:00 | Britain's Got Talent | Ant and Dec host as more performers take to the stage at the auditions in Blackpool, trying to impress judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and KSI and secure their place in the live semi-finals | |
| TG4
[104] |
17:00 | GAA Beo | Cavan v Louth (Throw-in 5.15pm). Coverage of the Allianz Football League Division 2 match at Kingspan Breffni. Presented by Cárthach Bán Breathnach |
| 18:57 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
18:00 | Paddington Station 24/7 | A behind-the-scenes peek at one of the UK's busiest transport hubs, chronicling the typical and not-so-typical issues that face station staff, transport workers, emergency services, commuters, tourists and everyone in between |
| 19:00 | This Time Next Year | Davina McCall meets a lady who wants to be able to smile for the first time in 30 years, and a music teacher who would love to become a published author. Plus, a schoolboy with dreams of becoming a professional footballer, and a young father desperate to thank the kind stranger who saved his life | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
18:00 | Titanic | The story of RMS Titanic is retold in this epic drama by Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes, weaving fictional and historical characters into the action. Southampton docks, April 1912, and people from all walks of life board the White Star Line's gleaming new liner for its maiden voyage to New York, from aristocrats and holidaying celebrities to steerage passengers and crew members dreaming of a better life in America. Friendships are made and conflicts arise - but then the 'unsinkable' vessel collides with an iceberg, and none of their lives will ever be the same again. Linus Roache, Toby Jones, Geraldine Somerville and Steven Waddington star |
| 19:00 | Hotel Benidorm: Fun-Loving Brits in the Sun | Staff at Hotel Benidorm Plaza are trying to keep their cool as the reception air conditioning has a temporary malfunction, while guest experience manager Rosanna sweeps Holly and Dan off to one of Benidorm's best-kept secrets. Owner Fede and his wife are turning 40 and have challenged hotel manager Angel to throw them a party at the hotel for the great and the good of Benidorm. | |
| BBC One
[108] |
17:45 | Gladiators | Bradley and Barney Walsh host the second quarter-final. Four contenders must face five brutal events before going head to head in the legendary Eliminator. Giant climbs back onto Everest, Sabre defends her territory on The Edge, and Apollo launches a rocket in the Gauntlet |
| 18:45 | Michael McIntyre's Big Show | Jade Thirlwall bravely hands over her phone for an ambitious Send to All with a twist, and Love island star Tasha Ghouri helps surprise an inspirational Unexpected Star of the Show as the theatre is transformed into a train station. With music from Jack Savoretti | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
18:15 | Fukushima: Days That Shocked The World | On March 11, 2011, Japan was rocked by a devastating tsunami, killing 20,000 and triggering a nuclear meltdown. In the first of a two-part documentary, survivors and witnesses tell their extraordinary stories of the disaster |
| 19:15 | Fukushima: Days That Shocked The World | Concluding the two-part documentary about the 2011 earthquake in Japan which triggered a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Here, nuclear experts explain what went wrong at the power plant. Among the many contributing factors, two of the most critical were also the most shockingly simple | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
18:30 | The Simpsons | Sanjay's son turns the Kwik-E-Mart into a health-food store against Apu's insistence on tradition. Bart renounces his devotion to pranks after his mischief has unforeseen consequences, but is called upon to return to his wicked ways and take down the new enterprise |
| 19:00 | The Simpsons | Professor Frink plays matchmaker when he creates an algorithm to make the lonely people of Springfield fall in love. When Marge, Bart, and Lisa visit Grampa for Valentine's Day, they find the old folks in a drug-induced hallucination that lets them relive happy memories | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:20 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Mayor Makepeace hires Hetty to track down his runaway daughter, revealing that she has absconded with her boyfriend and could be in grave danger since both suffer from learning disabilities. Drama, starring Patricia Routledge and Derek Benfield |
| 19:00 | Wildlife on One | David Attenborough narrates this look at the life of the ostrich, revealing there is much more to the bird's survival strategy than merely burying its head in the sand at the first sign of trouble. Its ancestors ran with the dinosaurs and this weird and wonderful flightless creature has managed to survive and evolve ever since | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
18:25 | Four in a Bed | The B&Bers head to Tiddington in Oxfordshire for the week's third visit, where Dawn hosts at her country pub, The Fox & Goat. The facilities seem to be flawless, leaving one guest determined to find some faulty furniture. There's another historic afternoon out, this time with a tour around Blenheim Palace. All that walking should have the B&Bers knackered and ready for bed - so why does one of them have such a restless night? |
| 18:55 | Four in a Bed | The final visit of the week is to No 64 at The Joiners in West Malling, Kent. Host Ollie hopes that his French-styled B&B will have that 'je-ne-sais-quoi' to win the competition. The guests monkey around at a zoo in the afternoon before things get heated in the kitchen the next morning. The heat rises even further when Ollie sees his breakfast scores | |