The fourth series of ITV drama Professor T, which was originally due to air last Autumn, will launch this Summer on ITV1 and ITVX. Ben Miller (Bridgerton, Death in Paradise) returns to play Cambridge’s illustrious Professor Jasper Tempest, whilst Frances de la Tour (Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, The History Boys), also reprises her role as the Professor’s mother Adelaide Tempest and they are joined by Zoe Wanamaker (Shadow and Bone, My Family) as her sister, and the Pr

Specialist crime drama, Bookish, created, written by and starring Mark Gatiss, returns for a second series on U&alibi. Mark Gatiss stars as Gabriel Book, alongside Polly Walker as Trottie Book and Connor Finch as Jack Blunt. The series also stars Elliot Levey as Inspector Bliss, Blake Harrison as Sergeant Morris and Buket Kömür as Nora. The series also sees the return of Rosie Cavaliero as Ada Dredge, Gerard Horan as Mr Baseheart, Nadia Albina as Dr Calder and Jonas Nay as Fe

Emergency 24/7 is embedded inside the busy Emergency Department at Southmead Hospital, a Major Trauma Centre in Bristol, to reveal the everyday pressures as well as the complex teamwork required to keep the department running. It will follow staff as they look after patients from diagnosis through to their treatment, encountering everything from car crash amputations, stabbings and third-degree burns. The series will explore the role and contributions from the multi-disciplin

Documentary following the men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The Porthcawl crew respond to a 999 call about a local fisherman who’s fallen overboard. As they discover the casualty’s identity, their search becomes increasingly desperate. Out in the English Channel, there are reports of a dangerously overcrowded small boat in the shipping lanes. As the Dungeness crew head to the location, they find that there are 62 casualties - and the boat they’r

Dragons’ Den is back in business with a brand-new series - and the heat is on. An exciting new lineup of guest Dragons is ready to shake things up in the Den and put Britain’s boldest entrepreneurs to the ultimate test. Seasoned investors Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, and Steven Bartlett are back in the Den to strike deals and uncover the latest collection of game-changing business ideas. Back in the Den this season is footballing icon and entrepreneur Gary Ne

Love is Blind: UK returns to Netflix for a third series which promises high drama, raw emotion and plenty of romance. The latest group of hopeful singles, each one searching for their Mr. or Mrs. Right, will step into the iconic Pods for a string of blind dates. From behind a wall, they are all hoping to form a connection so deep that they’re willing to put their hearts on the line by agreeing to marry without ever having seen each other. With Emma and Matt Willis returning a

Strictly - It Takes Two returns this September to BBC Two and BBC iPlayer with a new look and a new host: comedian, presenter, and former Strictly contestant Ellie Taylor! Ellie's mission is to bring you more access, more insight and more Strictly magic than ever before. With new episodes premiering every weeknight from the home of Strictly, Elstree Studios, It Takes Two will offer a peek behind the curtain at everything that goes into making the UK's favourite dance show - w

The BBC’s acclaimed detective series Ludwig, starring David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin, returns Thursday 20th August at 9pm on BBC One. Joining the cast as series regulars are Mark Bonnar and Sian Clifford. Picking up from the end of series one, master puzzle-setter John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor (David Mitchell) is now a Crime Scene Consultant, working alongside DCI Russell Carter (Dipo Ola), on ‘impossible’ crimes for the Cambridge Police Authority. No longer having to masquera

Hosted by the legendary Ken Bruce, five contestants go head-to-head to test the depth of their music knowledge over a series of six knockout rounds. The rounds include ‘Intros, Middles and Ends’, ‘Video Gaga’, ‘Pop Years’ and ‘It’s Only Words’, before two players progress to play ‘Original PopMaster’. The winner must then correctly tackle a ‘3 in 10’ if they’re to take home the PopMaster TV gold disc. The series returns this August, beginning with a celebrity special before

For years, Welsh actor Michael Sheen has been haunted by a story he discovered online about little-known farming consultant Douglas Gowan, who claimed the people of Wales had been poisoned by decades of toxic chemical dumping. Douglas claimed thousands of tonnes of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) - a known class 1 carcinogen often called the 'godfather of forever chemicals' - were dumped across Wales. Newport was a major PCB production hub for US chemical firm Monsanto and c

The rise of ADHD is one the most prevalent health issues of the modern age. NHS data shows that there has been a 200% increase in the number of people being referred for an ADHD diagnosis between 2020 and 2025. While the traits of ADHD undeniably exist – the question is why they exist. Is ADHD actually a neurodevelopmental disorder? Do people with ADHD have differently wired brains? Or does our world – with phones, ultra-processed food, and regimented education system – ser

BBC's brand-new competition series Race Against the Tide, where seven teams battle to build spectacular sand sculptures before the tide washes them away. The six-part series launches on BBC Scotland, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer in August and is hosted by BAFTA-winning Scottish comedian Iain Stirling. Set against the spectacular backdrop of West Sands Beach in St Andrews, seven teams, each made up of a professional sand sculptor and a complete newbie to the craft, race to create b

Celebrity MasterChef returns to BBC One and BBC iPlayer for its 21st series. The red carpet rolls into the MasterChef kitchen for a glittering line-up of celebrities from the worlds of music, drama, comedy, sport and showbiz. This 21st series warmly welcomes singers and sports stars, actors and authors, to comedians, entertainers and presenters, all with the aim of cooking their way to becoming Celebrity MasterChef 2026 Champion. Five weeks of extraordinary challenges await i

Fan-favourite Dame Prue Leith will be taking viewers back to her idyllic Cotswold home kitchen as the national treasure finds more guests to invite into her home, cooking more of her all-time favourite dishes and sharing her kitchen hacks in the second series of Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen. Her husband and right-hand man, John, will also return with more country-living tips and humour. With the first series having an impressive double-digit consolidated audience share throu

Hosted by legendary broadcaster Gary Lineker, The Box plunges 10 celebrity contestants into the unknown. It has been revealed that the series launches on Saturday 5th September on ITV1 and ITVX. With each celebrity enclosed in a yellow box, they’ll find themselves in mystery locations across the country. They will never know where they are, or what challenge is facing them on the other side. The challenges could be physical, mental, logical, funny, a bit daunting, or all of t

Pride of Britain Awards returns for its annual celebration. Hosts Carol Vorderman and Ashley Banjo lead the ceremony honouring the nation’s truly inspirational and awe-inspiring, unsung heroes. Held in association with the Daily Mirror and airing on ITV this autumn, the event will be held at the Grosvenor House in London in front of a star studded audience who will gather to celebrate the achievements of people who have acted remarkably in extraordinary situations. The awards

The Martin Lewis Money Show Live returns with a one-off September special, the series continues in full in October. As well as his annual Black Friday show, Martin will give his analysis of The Budget in a special programme. Presented by Martin Lewis CBE, the world of personal finance continues to feel like an impossible challenge still for so many in today’s perpetual cost of living crisis - from news stories of constant price hikes and ever rising energy bills still weighin

Nigel Farage: Where Does the Money Come From puts Farage's finances under the microscope to ask how the leader of Reform UK has built such a sizeable fortune, unravelling the combination of donors, companies and payments that have reportedly landed him more than £2 million in outside income since entering Parliament in 2024 - plus millions more over the course of his political career. From his lucrative sideline as a broadcaster and after-dinner speaker, to reports concerni

Youth streaming hit, Virgin Island, has reportedly been put on hold by Channel 4 whilst its new commissioning team is put in place. A spokesperson told The Sun: "As has been widely reported, recruitment for our new Director of Programmes is still underway. It is only right that outstanding commissioning decisions about big returning series be made once the full team is in place." The groundbreaking and heartwarming series follows 12 adult virgins, as they travel to a luxury M

Zinc Media Group’s Bristol-based premium factual label, Atomic Television, has been commissioned by 5 to produce 9/11: The Unseen Tapes. Airing later this year, the feature-length documentary film (1 x 90”) will offer an immersive account of the generation-defining terrorist attack in 2001; providing new perspectives on one of the most important days in modern history, 25 years on. 9/11: The Unseen Tapes is a collaboration between Reuters Archive and Atomic, with previously

UKTV has commissioned a two-part true crime documentary Surviving Fred and Rose West: Inside Cromwell Street (2x60’) for U. The U&Original series is produced by Red Sauce for free streaming service U and U&W, and will launch later this year. Virgin Media Television has pre-bought the series for broadcast in Ireland, and international distribution is being handled by BossaNova. Kathleen Richards, one of the last surviving victims of abuse inside 25 Cromwell Street, will shar

Channel 4 has commissioned a brand-new series celebrating the landscapes, people and culture of Scotland’s unsung coastline for a new More4 series. Scotland’s Golden Coast, a new lifestyle series produced by Firecrest Films, captures the country’s east coast, from the Moray Firth down to Eyemouth by the English Border, regions renowned for their stunning scenery, rich heritage and proud local communities. Filmed during Scotland’s busy summer season, the series follows people

Our picks of what to watch during the week ahead. POPMASTER TV Monday, More4 Hosted by the legendary Ken Bruce, the new commission will deliver 20 fresh episodes to More 4. Contestants from across the UK will once again compete through a series of challenging rounds testing their pop music knowledge, all leading to the famous Original PopMaster finale and the chance to win the coveted gold disc. The series will film in Glasgow, Scotland. Based on the iconic radio quiz, whic

The new and returning titles airing on Channel 4 this September revealed. THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF Nigella Lawson is joining The Great British Bake Off as the show’s new judge. Nigella’s expertise, empathy and humour are the perfect ingredients for the Bake Off tent. Nigella joins the show following the departure of Prue Leith who became one of the most loved figures on British TV screens over nine series. THE JURY: MURDER TRIAL The new series will once again examine the