Today's TV Thursday 19 January

bbc 1bbc 2utvchannel 4channel 5rte onerte 2virgin onetg 46.006.00BREAKFAST (S)9.15MORNING LIVE: COST OF LIVING SPECIAL (S)10.00RIP OFF BRITAIN LIVE: COST OF LIVING SPECIAL (S)10.45FOR LOVE OR MONEY (S) (R)11.15HOMES UNDER THE HAMMER (S)12.15BARGAIN HUNT (S) (R)1.00BBC NEWS AT ONE; Weather (S)1.30BBC NEWSLINE; Weather (S)1.45DOCTORS Daniel and Zara put their plans for the future to Bear. (S)2.15THE FARMERS’ COUNTRY SHOWDOWN Farmers head to Devon’s Okehampton Show to show their pedigree cattle. (S)3.00ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY Jules Hudson helps a couple find a property in Herefordshire. (S) (R)3.45THE REPAIR SHOP The team restores a Victorian portrait of a formidable woman, an old fashioned Middle Eastern heating device, known as a brazier and a pottery horse. (S)4.30MAKE IT AT MARKET Nyanda makes incredible jewellery, but needs some marketing support. (S)5.15POINTLESS Quiz, hosted by Alexander Armstrong. (S) (R)6.00BBC NEWS AT SIX; Weather (S)6.30BBC NEWSLINE; Weather (S)7PM7.00THE ONE SHOW Alex Jones and Ronan Keating host the magazine show featuring a mixture of celebrity chat and stories of interest. (S)7.30EASTENDERS Alfie throws a summer party in the Vic to banish the January blues but the party stops when Linda bursts in and acuses everyone of not caring that Mick is dead. Zack is desperate for answers. (S)8PM8.00DRAGONS’ DEN A mother-and-son combo hope their Mumbai-inspired chutney business will give the investors an appetite to spend. A businessman-turned-inventor believes he’s found a way to bring rowing onto dryland and a greenfingered entrepreneur hopes to sow the seeds for success with his accessible gardening enterprise. (S)9PM9.00THE APPRENTICE The remaining candidates are summoned to London’s Regent Street Cinema for an exclusive screening. Lord Sugar reveals they must create a new pre-school cartoon aimed at two-tofour- year-olds to pitch to industry experts. One team showcases incomplete characters, while the other presents a sketchy storyline. (S)10 PM10.00BBC NEWS AT TEN (S)10.30BBC NEWSLINE; Weather (S)10.40THE VIEW Mark Carruthers presents a review of the week’s political news, including reports on the latest events at Stormont and Westminster. Plus, comment and analysis with studio guests. (S)11PM11.20Question Time (S)12.20Newscast (S)12.50The Apprentice (S) (R)1.50BBC News (S)6AM to 6:30PM6.30The Farmers’ Country Showdown (S) (R)7.15Make It at Market (S) (R)8.00Sign Zone: Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me (S) (R)9.00BBC News (S)12.15Politics Live (S)1.00BOWLS: INDOOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Live coverage from Potters Resort at Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk, featuring the first ladies’ singles final and a match from the open singles competition. (S)5.15FLOG IT! Paul Martin tells the story of the Wagoners and their role in the First World War. (S) (R)6.00RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES Grace Dent, Tim Lovejoy, Kriss Akabusi and Lauren Steadman test their general knowledge skills in a penultimate round of challenges ahead of Friday’s final. (S)6.30TAKE A HIKE The latest walk in north west Wales is hosted by fitness fanatic Zara. (S)7PM7.00THIS FARMING LIFE Emma, Ewan and even two-year-old Len are preparing for the Bute Agricultural Show - the highlight of the island’s agricultural calendar - before a health scare with sheepdog Joffe. In Fife, Mike makes a snap decision to travel to Northern Ireland in search of a new pedigree Suffolk tup. (S) (R)8PM8.00WINTERWATCH Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan revel in some of winter’s most dazzling displays, and there is an insight into some of Britain’s smallest mammals. Viewers also meet artist Paul Harfleet, who uses art to engage his audience and highlight the plight of many of our British bird species. (S)9PM9.05MARIE ANTOINETTE The king collapses, and on recovery, decides to grant du Barry status at court - as his queen. An official visit to Paris puts Louis and Antoinette on show. Drama, starring Emilia Schüle and Louis Cunningham. (S)10PM10.00BEAUTY QUEEN AND SINGLE Single beauty queen Joyce knows exactly what type of man she’s looking for, as she undertakes a dramatic makeunder and dates five specially selected potential suitors. (S) (R)10.30NEWSNIGHT; Weather (S)11PM11.10The Apprentice: You’re Fired (S)11.40What We Do in the Shadows (S) (R)12.05What We Do in the Shadows (S) (R)12.25What We Do in the Shadows (S) (R)12.50QI (S)1.20Sign Zone: See Hear (S) (R)1.50Sign Zone: The Traitors (S) (R)2.50Sign Zone: The Travelling Auctioneers (S) (R)3.35This Is BBC Two (S)6AM to 6:30PM6.00GOOD MORNING BRITAIN (S)9.00LORRAINE (S)10.00THIS MORNING Celebrity chat, showbusiness news and lifestyle features. Including Local Weather. (S)12.30LOOSE WOMEN The women put the world to rights once more, discussing everything from politics to parenting, and invite a celebrity guest to chat about what they are up to. (S)1.30ITV LUNCHTIME NEWS (S); Weather1.55UTV LIVE (S); UTV Weather (S)2.00DICKINSON’S REAL DEAL David Dickinson sets up shop in Bosworth, with his team Tim Hogarth, Stewart Hofgartner, Karen Dalmeny and Mark Stevens. (S)3.00LINGO Rebecca and mum Anne from Lancaster, mates Gareth and Frank from the West Midlands, and couple Rahul and Manny from Derby and London take part. (S)3.59UTV WEATHER (S)4.00TIPPING POINT Ben Shephard hosts the arcade-themed quiz. (S)5.00THE CHASE Matt from North Somerset, Sangita from Manchester, Ryan from Essex and Johanna from Renfrewshire take part. (S)6.00UTV LIVE (S); UTV Weather (S)6.30ITV EVENING NEWS (S); Weather7PM7.28WEATHER A look ahead to the weather for the days ahead. (S)7.30EMMERDALE It is the day of Kyle’s hearing. Paddy feels isolated. Mandy has a plan for Chas. (S)8PM8.30RARE BREED – A FARMING YEAR New series. It is January, and as a new year begins, cameras follow the 2022 farming families working across the country. (S)9PM9.00BRITAIN’S NOTORIOUS PRISONS: WORMWOOD SCRUBS Using first-hand testimony from past inmates and staff, the second documentary in this series tells the truth about life behind the walls of Wormwood Scrubs, one of Britain’s most notorious jails. It includes the story of spy George Blake’s 1966 escape from the Scrubs. (S)10PM10.00ITV NEWS AT TEN (S); Weather10.30UTV LIVE (S); Weather10.45YOUR CAR: TIME TO SWITCH? TONIGHT After strong demand for used cars in 2022 and ahead of the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles, Ginny Buckley looks at the affordability and reliability of electric cars. Is now the right time to trade in for an electric vehicle? (S)11PM11.10Next Level Chef (S) (R)12.15All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (S)1.10Shop: Ideal World3.00Maternal (S) (R)3.50Unwind with ITV (S)5.05Dickinson’s Real Deal (S) (R)6AM to 6:30PM6.10Countdown (S) (R)6.503rd Rock from the Sun (S) (R)7.153rd Rock from the Sun (S) (R)7.40Everybody Loves Raymond (S) (R)8.05Everybody Loves Raymond (S) (R)8.30Everybody Loves Raymond (S) (R)9.00Frasier (S) (R)9.30Frasier (S) (R)10.25Undercover Boss USA (S) (R)11.25Channel 4 News Summary (S)11.30Come Dine with Me: The Professionals (S) (R)12.30Steph’s Packed Lunch (S)2.10Countdown (S)3.00A PLACE IN THE SUN (S)4.00A NEW LIFE IN THE SUN A famous face pops in to check out the offerings at Mike and Craig’s café. (S)5.00JUNIOR BAKE OFF The bakers attempt a traditional Chinese dessert with an amphibious twist. (S)6.00THE SIMPSONS Bart develops a crush on his babysitter. (S) (R)6.30HOLLYOAKS Misbah and Zain try to come up with a plan to keep paying for Imran’s treatment. (S) (R)7PM7.00CHANNEL 4 NEWS (S)8PM8.00THE DOG HOUSE Timid puppy Harry seeks a new home, while it is unclear whether grumpy Westie Hamish will share a smile and his beloved toy with Jacqui from Bolton. Lily the Beagle has a choice - do another runner or stay put for a cuddle with expoliceman Stuart and his family. (S)9PM9.00THE LIGHT IN THE HALL Cat and Joe return to the woods to see if revisiting the scene of the crime can help jog his memory. Sharon is more desperate than ever for answers, but they might not be the ones she wants. Drama, starring Joanna Scanlan, Alexandra Roach and Iwan Rheon. Last in the series. (S)10PM10.00IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF KILLERS The case of eight-year-old Vishal Mehrotra, who vanished while in central London in July 1981 while watching the wedding parade of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. Seven months later that his partial remains were discovered on an isolated farm in West Sussex. (S)11PM11.05Killed By a Rich Kid (S) (R)12.35Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) (R)1.25Couples Come Dine with Me (S) (R)2.20FILM: Shoplifters (2018) Drama, starring Lily Franky.4.20Building the Dream (S) (R)5.15Junior Bake Off (S) (R)6AM to 6:30PM6.00Peppa Pig (S) (R)6.05Peppa Pig (S) (R)6.10The Secret Life of Puppies (S) (R)6.15Blue’s Clues & You (S) (R)6.40Oggy Oggy (S) (R)6.45Odo (S) (R)6.55Fireman Sam (S)7.05Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go! (S)7.20Kangaroo Beach (S) (R)7.30Peppa Pig (S) (R)7.35Peppa Pig (S) (R)7.40Paw Patrol (S)8.00Pip and Posy (S) (R)8.10The Adventures of Paddington (S) (R)8.30Milo (S) (R)8.40Paw Patrol (S) (R)8.50Daisy & Ollie (S) (R)9.00Pip and Posy (S) (R)9.05Peppa Pig Granny Pig gets a new parrot. (S) (R)9.15JEREMY VINE (S)12.45TRAFFIC COPS (S) (R)1.405 NEWS AT LUNCHTIME (S)1.45HOME AND AWAY (S) (R)2.15FILM: HAPPILY NEVER AFTER (2022) Premiere. Thriller, starring Erinn Fredin and Alexis Allotta. (S)4.00BARGAIN-LOVING BRITS IN THE SUN Cameras focus on Jordanne, who juggles four businesses. (S)5.005 NEWS AT 5 (S)6.00HOLIDAY HOMES IN THE SUN Amanda Lamb, JB Gill and Sam Pinkham head to the Dubrovnik suburb of Lapad as they try to find the ultimate holiday home on Croatia’s Adriatic coast. (S) (R)6.555 NEWS UPDATE (S)7PM7.00NICK KNOWLES’ NEW YEAR CLEAROUT The presenter travels to Mersea Island in Essex to help a family of six who are drowning in clutter and in need of a cut-price makeover. (S)7.555 NEWS UPDATE (S)8PM8.00BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME IN THE COUNTRY Mark Millar helps a family transforming a dilapidated metal barn in a field into a dream luxury abode with two kitchens and a main bedroom. The structure opens onto a rooftop terrace with an outdoors hot tub looking over beautiful Nottinghamshire countryside. (S); 5 News Update (S)9PM9.00THE MADAME BLANC MYSTERIES Robert Coste lives in a remote country mansion with his troublesome son, and devoted housekeeper. He recently sold the house to Jeremy and Judith and is moving to Paris. However, as the buyers arrive to start refurbishing their new investment, Robert is shot at his kitchen table, clasping a unique key. Drama, starring Sally Lindsay. (S)10PM10.00MILLION POUND MOTORHOMES Following Giuseppe from the Wirral, who has made the life-changing decision to leave his stressful job as a financial director and live full time in his new motorhome. In Chattanooga, Tennessee, Nicky and Rusty are taking their new van to a local garage for a unique modification. (S) (R)11PM11.05Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders (S) (R)12.05Police: Night Shift 999 (S) (R)1.00The LeoVegas Live Casino Show (S)3.00Holiday Homes in the Sun (S) (R)3.50Cruising with Jane McDonald (S) (R)4.40House Busters (S) (R)5.05House Doctor (S) (R)5.35Peppa Pig (S) (R)5.40Paw Patrol (S) (R)5.50Pip and Posy (S) (R)6AM to 6:30PM6.00EURONEWS6.50TELESHOPPING7.25TELESHOPPING8.00TODAY (S) (R)10.00THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW (S) (R)10.50BRIDGE OF LIES (S); Weather11.50LEADERS’ QUESTIONS (S)12.45TELLY BINGO (S)1.00RTÉ NEWS: ONE O’CLOCK; Weather (S)1.30HOME AND AWAY (S) (R)2.00SHORTLAND STREET (S)2.30KEYS TO MY LIFE (S) (R)3.00EASTENDERS Whitney goes for her first baby scan and Alfie’s plan to reopen the Vic goes south when Denise finds out. (S) (R)3.30TODAY Daily magazine show. (S)5.40NUACHT (S)5.55RTÉ NEWS WITH SIGNING (S)6.00THE ANGELUS (R)6.01RTÉ NEWS: SIX ONE; Weather (S)7PM7.00EAR TO THE GROUND Helen Carroll, Darragh McCullough and Ella McSweeney present the magazine show for farmers and rural residents, focusing on the ever-changing nature of country life and landscape. (S)7.30EASTENDERS Alfie throws a summer party to banish the January blues. Lola stresses when questions arise about her absent mother. (S)8PM8.00ECO EYE Duncan Stewart examines the need to increase Ireland’s forestry cover by 50 per cent in eight years, looking at the implications for communities and the potential for Ireland’s construction sector. (S) (R)8.30FAIR CITY Carol trains Zoe up as a dispatcher at the cab office. Meanwhile, Gareth surprises Dearbhla with a romantic breakfast. (S)9PM9.00RTÉ NEWS: NINE O’CLOCK; Weather (S)9.35PRIME TIME In-depth analysis of current affairs and topical reports, presented by Miriam O’Callaghan and Fran McNulty. (S)10PM10.15PAGE TURNERS With the members of the Tertulia book club, who discuss literary classics over tea and coffee at the bookshop of the same name nestled in Westport Quay. (S)11PM11.15Silent Witness (S)12.20The Teacher (S) (R)1.15Prime Time (S) (R)1.55Telly Bingo (S) (R)2.10Dr Phil (S)2.55EuroNews6AM to 6:30PM6.00EuroNews7.50news2day (S)8.00Nova Jones (S) (R)8.30Drop Dead Weird (S) (R)9.00World’s End (S) (R)9.20Bing (R)9.25Bing (R)9.35Let’s Find Out (S) (R)9.50Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood (R)10.00Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood (R)10.15Alva’s World (S) (R)10.25The Day Henry Met (S) (R)10.30Peppa Pig as Gaeilge (S)10.35Peppa Pig as Gaeilge (S)10.40Peppa Pig as Gaeilge (S)10.50Punky (R)10.55Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go! (S) (R)11.05Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go! (S) (R)11.20Swashbuckle (S) (R)11.40Ollie (R)11.45Ollie (R)11.50Happy the Hoglet (S) (R)12.00The Dumping Ground (S) (R)12.30Storybud (S) (R)12.40Wild Atlantic Kids (S) (R)12.55Blasts from the Past (S) (R)1.25Ar Mbia Ar Sli (S) (R)1.30Horrible Histories (S) (R)2.05Royals Next Door (S) (R)2.20Cozmo and Friends (S)2.30World’s End (S) (R)2.50Drop Dead Weird (S) (R)3.20Mystic (S) (R)3.50Nova Jones (S) (R)4.20news2day (S)4.30THE SIMPSONS (S) (R)5.00THE GOLDBERGS (S) (R)5.30THE BIG BANG THEORY (S) (R)6.00SHORTLAND STREET (S) (R)6.30HOME AND AWAY A hopeful Nikau is thrilled when Tane confirms that he will be the best man. (S)7PM7.00AMAZING HOTELS: LIFE BEYOND THE LOBBY Giles Coren and Monica Galetti travel to Madeira, famous for its year-round spring-like weather, to work in one of Europe’s greatest hotels, Reid’s Palace. Giles irons bedspreads in a suite once loved by Winston Churchill, and Monica cleans crabs out of the historic tidal swimming pool. (S) (R)8PM8.00HOTEL CHOCOLAT: UNWRAPPED CEO Angus is back in New York City. After the success of the company’s first store in Manhattan, a second is due to open close to Central Park. But there’s a problem. They have been waiting to open the doors for nine weeks, in time for Christmas but there is an issue with the lease. (S) (R)9PM9.00FATHER TED A TV personality arrives to judge an all-priest talent contest, prompting intense rivalry between the Craggy Island clerics and their Rugged Island counterparts. (S) (R)9.30FIRST DATES IRELAND Dunith and Nicole get into a deep discussion about spirituality, and hairdresser David arrives for a date with make-up artist and bingo fan Jordan. (S)10PM10.30THE YOUNG OFFENDERS A day trip in memory of Conor’s dad leads the gang to an encounter with a landowner that sparks pandemonium. To add to the chaos a mysterious amount of cash has also appeared, so Mairead and an interfering Billy Murphy jump to conclusions. (S) (R)11PM11.10Mood (S)12.10The Walking Dead (S) (R)1.00Five Bedrooms (S) (R)1.55Ghosts (S) (R)2.30EuroNews6AM to 6:30PM6.10The Six O’Clock Show (S) (R)7.00Ireland AM (S)10.00This Morning12.30News at 12:30 (S)1.00The Chase (S) (R)2.00The Chase Quiz show. (S) (R)3.00LOOSE WOMEN4.00HEATHROW: BRITAIN’S BUSIEST AIRPORT (R)4.30JUDGE JUDY5.00JUDGE JUDY5.30NEWS AT 5.30 (S)6.05THE SIX O’CLOCK SHOW (S)7PM7.00NEWS AT 7 (S)7.30EMMERDALE (S)8PM8.00EMMERDALE (S)8.30DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER A look back at the headline stories from 2000 to a soundtrack of contemporary music. (S) (R)9PM9.00DI RAY The body count continues to rise as Rachita and the team uncover more evidence leading them to believe they are dealing with highly dangerous organised criminals. (S)10PM10.00THE TONIGHT SHOW (S)11PM11.00FANNING AT WHELAN’S (S) (R)12.00IDENTITY (R)1.00WHITE RIGHT: MEETING THE ENEMY – EXPOSURE (R)2.00CLOSE5.20THE TONIGHT SHOW (S) (R)6AM to 6:30PM6.00Cúla 410.40Ainmhithe Craiceáilte11.10The Wonder Years (S) (R)11.40The Golden Girls (S) (R)12.10A Chef’s Life (S) (R)12.40Garraí Glas (R)1.10Dr Quinn: Medicine Woman (S) (R)2.05Shark Tank (S)3.00Cúla 45.27AN AIMSIR LÁITHREACH5.30MOVING WEST (R)6.00THE GOLDEN GIRLS (S) (R)6.30THE WONDER YEARS (S) (R)6.57AN AIMSIR LÁITHREACH7PM7.00NUACHT TG47.30SEAL LE DÁITHÍ Dáithí Ó Sé talks to DJ Aoife Nic Canna.8PM8.00CÉIM CHUN CINN Naoise gets a haircut from his new housemates.8.30ROS NA RÚN Mack, in wanting to help Sonia out, agrees to look after Sam while she is at work.9PM9.00THE FOSTER & ALLEN SHOW Mick and Tony perform songs including If I Were A Blackbird, and The Ring Your Mother Wore. (R)9.30ÉAMONN RYAN – AN MÁISTIR The life of the Irish football manager and player, who managed of the Cork Ladies Football team that won 10 All Ireland Championships. (R)10PM10.30FÍORSCÉAL11PM11.32AN AIMSIR LÁITHREACH11.35ROS NA RÚN (R)12.05SHARK TANK (S) (R)12.55DÁIL ÉIREANN1.40FAOIN GCEANN TUÍ (R)2.00NUACHT TG4 (R)2.30ROS NA RÚN (R)3.00ÉAMONN RYAN – AN MÁISTIR (R)3.55SEAL LE DÁITHÍ (R)4.200 CÉIM CHUN CINN (R)4.45SEAN-NÓS (R)5.30FRANCE 24