What’s On Channel 4 Today Friday 27 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on Channel 4 today.
06:10
Countdown
Stephen K Amos is in Dictionary Corner
06:50
3rd Rock from the Sun
S03E13
Dick starts dating again
Dick decides to start dating again and tempts fate by seeking advice from Sally and Don. Elsewhere, Harry and Tommy find a wallet containing $200. Comedy, starring John Lithgow, Jane Curtin, Kristen Johnston and French Stewart
07:15
3rd Rock from the Sun
S03E14
Part one of two. Guest starring Cindy Crawford
Part one of two. The men are captivated by a beautiful woman, but Sally realises she is actually an alien from Venus – and uncovers a nefarious plan to take over the world. Guest starring Cindy Crawford, with Kristen Johnston and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
07:40
Everybody Loves Raymond
S02E11
Debra writes a stern letter to Marie
08:05
Everybody Loves Raymond
S02E12
Debra and Ray’s privacy is invaded
08:30
Everybody Loves Raymond
S02E13
Ray joins an American Civil War re-enactment society
09:00
Frasier
S11E06
Martin accuses Frasier of eavesdropping
Martin angrily accuses Frasier of eavesdropping on Ronee’s private conversations, while prospective parents Niles and Daphne try to secure the services of Seattle’s finest nursery artist. Comedy, starring Kelsey Grammer and John Mahoney
09:30
Frasier
S11E07
Part one of two. Niles’s former wife Maris asks for his help
Part one of two. Niles is shocked when his former wife Maris asks for his help, deciding it is best to keep it a secret from the heavily pregnant and overemotional Daphne. Frasier goes back to private practice, but finds that treating patients face to face is a real test. Guest starring Dan Castellaneta (The Simpsons) and Sarah Silverman
10:00
Frasier
S11E08
Part two of two. Niles is suspected of being an accomplice to murder
Part two of two. Niles is suspected of being an accomplice to murder when his former wife Maris uses his crossbow to kill her husband – and Frasier does not help matters by accidentally suggesting his brother should receive the death penalty
10:25
Undercover Boss USA
S05E08
The president of a drive-through coffee shop chain takes part
Travis Boersma, co-founder and president of one of the largest privately owned drive-through coffee shop chains in America, goes undercover to learn whether the culture he and his brother hoped to implement is being upheld by the company’s front-line employees
11:25
Channel 4 News Summary
Includes headlines and weather
11:30
Come Dine with Me: The Professionals
S01E20
Restaurateurs compete in and around Glasgow
Restaurateurs compete in and around Glasgow. First up is music venue-cum-restaurant Bloc, where head chef Andy and front of house Pixie serve up a feast of street food. Day two sees husband-and-wife team Luca and Magda of Italian restaurant Amore d’Italia pulling out all the stops, serving a Sicilian menu with a Scottish twist. Finally, confident duo Teddy and Michael of sushi and noodle soup chain Maki set out to impress
12:30
Steph’s Packed Lunch
Weekday magazine show, hosted by Steph McGovern
Steph McGovern presents the weekday magazine, including celebrity guests, food ideas, real-life features and entertainment, lifestyle and consumer stories. Plus, a sideways look at the news in One O’Clock Views
14:10
Countdown
Stephen K Amos is in Dictionary Corner
15:00
A Place in the Sun
Ben Hillman helps a couple find a holiday home in Lanzarote
Liverpool couple Paul and Nicola first fell in love with the island of Lanzarote nearly 20 years ago while on holiday with their three sons. They’ve been back countless times, and now, with Paul’s retirement imminent, they’ve finally decided to buy a holiday home in the seaside town of Puerto del Carmen. Ben Hillman hunts out five properties for the pair to consider
16:00
A New Life in the Sun
S08E20
In France, a family’s renovated gite springs several leaks
The season nears its end and in France a family’s renovated gite springs several leaks. Meanwhile in Spain, back-to-back B&B bookings and a busy bar leave an Essex couple run off their feet
17:00
Junior Bake Off
S2023E10
It’s Pastry Day for the Heat B bakers and their last chance to win a place in Finals Week
It’s Pastry Day for the Heat B bakers and their last chance to win a place in Finals Week. Judge Ravneet Gill ramps up the pressure in the Technical, asking the bakers to make her favourite fast-food guilty pleasure. Then in the Showstopper, the bakers must dream up their very own superheroes and make them out of choux pastry. Presented by Harry Hill
18:00
The Simpsons
S04E14
Bart acquires a new father figure
Bart grows frustrated by Homer’s lack of interest in him and sets out to search for a new father figure. Lisa tries to break her addiction to an expensive teenage chat-line, but finds it harder than expected
18:30
Hollyoaks
Mercedes has a shocking confession to make
19:00
Channel 4 News
Including sport and weather
Including sport and weather
20:00
Food Unwrapped
S24E03
Matt Tebbutt is in Spain learning why some oranges are so hard to peel
Matt Tebbutt is in Spain learning why some oranges are so hard to peel, while Jimmy Doherty heads to Thailand to discover why coriander is the herb of choice for some, but for others it seems to taste like soap. Briony Williams finds herself in a bit of a jam as she interrogates an important kitchen conundrum – why dropped toast always lands the wrong side down
20:30
Travel Man: 48 Hours in Salzburg
S11E03
Roisin Conaty joins Joe Lycett in the fairy-tale city of Salzburg
Joe Lycett heads to the Austro-German border with his guest vacationer Roisin Conaty, spending a couple of days in the fairy-tale city of Salzburg. After checking in to the art-filled Blaue Ganz hotel, they hop into a horse and carriage for a tour of the city and an on-the-go three-course meal. They then embark on a forest-bathing workshop, attempting a series of exercises to reawaken their senses. Day two starts with a homage to Mozart. The duo reflect on the composer’s music then sample the city’s signature sweet, Mozartkulgen – aka Mozart Balls – a mix of nougat, marzipan and dark chocolate
21:00
Jon & Lucy’s Odd Couples
S01E03
Vicky Pattison and fiancé Ercan Ramadan vie against Michael and Hilary Whitehall
Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont put their own partnership flaws to one side in order to judge everyone else’s. This episode sees Vicky Pattison and fiancé Ercan Ramadan pitted against Michael and Hilary Whitehall in a tense battle that includes teaching non-driver Lucy to reverse park and writing each other `romantic” poems. Plus, Jack Whitehall reveals what he makes of his parents’ relationship
22:00
The Last Leg
S27E01
Guests include comedian Lucy Beaumont and MP Angela Rayner
Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by comedian Lucy Beaumont and deputy leader of the Labour Party Angela Rayner MP for a light-hearted review of the significant moments of the past seven days. As usual, the hashtag #isitok paves the way for the gang to round up, examine and explain the leading and most entertaining news stories of the week
23:05
Celebrity Gogglebox
S04E03
Shows including Love Island and Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow: Celebrity Special are appraised
A rolling cast of famous faces, including Nick and Liv Grimshaw, Rylan and his mum Linda, Shaun Ryder and Bez, Micah Richards and Jamie Carragher, Martin and Roman Kemp, Mo Gilligan and Babatunde Aléshé and Mel C and her brother Paul, appraise shows including appraise Love Island, Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow: Celebrity Special, Fifty Shades of Grey, The Bridge: Race to a Fortune and Spooked Scotland
00:10
Everyone Else Burns
S01E01
Sitcom about a religious family who believe the world is going to end
Sitcom about a religious family in Manchester who believe the world is going to end. David competes with a rival when a position of authority in the church opens up. Meanwhile, his 17-year-old daughter Rachel preaches the word of God around the city, until an encounter with a handsome boy changes her whole outlook. Starring Simon Bird and Amy James-Kelly
00:40
Everyone Else Burns
S01E02
David insists his family live by the rules in a 1000-year-old book
David unearths his order’s 1000-year-old rulebook, and demands his family follow it to the letter. Fiona starts her own business in defiance of the order’s traditions, and Rachel tries to obtain a mobile phone. Aaron helps his dad to convert a non-believer, but his harrowing artwork of the apocalypse makes the wrong impression
01:05
Thoroughbreds
Comedy crime drama, starring Olivia Cooke
2017 – Drama, Thriller
Two upper-class Connecticut teenagers rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart, and hatch a plan to solve their problems, no matter what the cost. Comedy crime drama, starring Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy and Anton Yelchin
02:40
Come Dine with Me
S2018E45
The first of five parties from in and around Leeds
The competition takes place in and around Leeds, where the first host, 38-year-old choir teacher Dionne, serves up a menu that combines European and Caribbean influences and celebrates her family favourites, with a carnival flourish thrown in for good measure
03:05
Come Dine with Me
S2018E46
Night two in Leeds and the turn of finance director Jane to host
Finance director Jane hosts the second night in Leeds. Her plan to grab the grand is to treat her guests to a night of fine dining, but she has her work cut out. Drama teacher Denver is already on the back foot with Jane, after taking offence to being called a ‘goth’ on the first night. Car painter Darren is concerned that Jane’s menu of home-made ravioli, pork and panna cotta could win the week, but he’s less impressed when it gets to the table. Painter and decorator Billy has noticed a chilling change among some of the other diners and Dionne is just glad her night is out the way so she can enjoy the rest of the week
03:30
Come Dine with Me
S2018E47
DJ Denver hosts the third evening in Leeds
03:55
Come Dine with Me
S2018E48
Billy serves up dinner-party favourites on the fourth evening in Leeds
