The long-running topical and satirical entertainment show delivers comic observations and scripted gags, from the satirical to the surreal, through the highly original mechanism of a quiz about the news. Each week team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton welcome a who's who of hosts and welcome a gaggle of guest panellists to find the funny in the week's big stories. On Friday 10th April, Roy Wood Jr hosts, with guest panellists Armando Iannucci and journalist Anushka Asthana

Britain’s Got Talent makes a triumphant return to the stage as judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and KSI reunite with hosts Ant & Dec in the search for Britain’s next talented superstar... and it’s set to be a golden year. The judges are braced and ready to be met with some of the most spectacular displays of talent as lucky hopefuls tread the boards of Blackpool and Birmingham in a bid to impress the panel enough to bag a life-changing £250,000 cash prize and

Britain's sharpest armchair critics are back to share more of their insightful and passionate takes on the week's biggest and best shows. Each episode is filmed over the previous seven days, covering that week’s TV and news highlights. In each household, Gogglebox will capture their instant reactions, love/hate relationships and fierce debates on the best and worst television shows of the past week – all from the comfort of their sofas. From the Saturday night juggernauts

Call The Midwife producers have announced that there won't be a Christmas special of the hit BBC drama this year. Instead, the previously announced prequel series will launch during Christmas 2026, titled Sisters In Arms . Writer Heidi Thomas announced the plans at a press screening: "No, there won't be a Christmas special [this] Christmas, not in the traditional mould." At the same event, producer Pippa Harries confirmed that the prequel series would debut over the 2026 fest

The BBC has announced filming is now underway in Australia for series three of Return to Paradise, the highly successful spin-off of the global smash-hit Death in Paradise. The series will air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One later this year.   The compelling and entertaining six-part whodunit series is produced by BBC Studios Australia Productions, in partnership with Red Planet Pictures, a Fremantle company, for the ABC, and in association with the BBC.   DS Mackenzie Clarke (Ann

Our picks of what to watch during the week ahead. BABIES Monday, BBC One At the heart of the series are Lisa (Cullen) and Stephen (Essiedu), a couple in their 30s whose dream of becoming parents is tested as they endure multiple miscarriages. While confronting unimaginable grief, their bond shines through with humour, warmth, and unwavering commitment. The newly released trailer offers a first glimpse of their intimate, raw and quietly powerful story. Charlotte Riley (The Pe

Broadcast live each week, this brand-new UK version brings the high-wire, anything-can-happen energy that makes SNL a cultural force, now reimagined through a distinctly British lens. A new guest host will take the helm each week, putting their distinctive stamp on the SNL formula alongside a chart-topping musical guest.  Written, rehearsed and performed in the week of each show, every episode is staged in front of a live studio audience and features an opening monologue, top

On this week’s episode of The Jonathan Ross Show Jonathan is joined by comedian Romesh Ranganathan, ex-England rugby union player and Celebrity Traitors star Joe Marler plus actresses and stand-up comedians Aisling Bea and Roisin Conaty. American soul musician Jalen Ngonda performs.  Reuniting with his fellow Celebrity Traitors star Joe Marler, Jonathan and he discuss what it was like filming the series. Joe says: “I had so much fun, mate. I’ve sort of realised that out of al

Produced by So Television - the production company behind the hugely successful and multi award-winning The Graham Norton Show - each episode will see Claudia welcome the biggest names from the worlds of film, television, music and beyond to her sofa for lively conversation with the help of a studio audience. On this week's episode: Claudia is joined by stand-up comedian Jimmy Carr, who discusses series two of the huge comedy hit Last One Laughing. One Battle After Another ac

The latest 7-day consolidated ratings for programmes shown or released for the last week have been released by BARB. The top-50 breakdown can be found on BARB's website here . The series finale of Call The Midwife topped the week on BBC One with 6,035,600. It was followed by fellow BBC drama Silent Witness with 5,027,800 and 4,971,700 for its final two episodes respectively. Hit comedy Small Prophets continued with 4,801,400 for its fourth episode. Elsewhere in drama, The Cap

BAFTA-winning actress Joanna Scanlan (Slow Horses, A Very Royal Scandal) will lead the cast of upcoming five-part thriller Missed Call. The series is produced by Paris and London based production company Pernel Media, in association with ITV Studios.  Scanlan is joined by an impressive ensemble cast including Claire Keim (Vise le Coeur, Menace sur Kermadec) Rupert Graves (Sherlock, The Burning Girls), François-Xavier Demaison (Disparue, Le Négociateur) and BAFTA winning actor

ITV have released a first look and the trailer for major new reality series The Neighbourhood, launching this April on ITV1 and ITVX. The 11-part series, hosted by Norton, sees families and households compete in a street-sized reality game, battling it out for the chance to take home a life-changing cash prize. It marries high-stakes competition, epic challenges and relatable domestic drama, to offer a different flavour of reality. The Neighbourhood will see real-life househo