

CHILDREN IN NEED PRESENTING LINE-UP FOR 2026 APPEAL SHOW CONFIRMED IN FULL
The BBC have announced the full presenting line-up for this year's BBC Children in Need’s 2026 Appeal Show, which will air on Friday 13 November on BBC One and iPlayer. Mel Giedroyc returns to host her tenth appeal show. Giedroyc will be joined by Alex Jones, Rylan, Sara Cox and Tyler West who all make their Children In Need presenting debut. Tyler West said: ""Watching BBC Children in Need with my mum and brother was always one of the highlights of the year when I was growin


ITV COMMISSIONS BIG BROTHER REUNION SPECIAL FOR ITV2
Following the success of the current series of Big Brother, ITV today announced the commission of Big Brother: The Reunion (produced by Initial, part of Banijay UK) a 1 x 60” special coming to ITV2 and ITVX on Friday 6th November. Big Brother returned to screens in September for its fourth instalment on the network and instantly captivated audiences with a diverse and dynamic cast whose individual personalities, evolving relationships and unpredictable antics provided no sho


BIG BROTHER TONIGHT: FULL RUNDOWN, TUESDAY 20th OCTOBER 2026
Here's a full rundown of what to expect in tonight's episode of Big Brother, which continues on ITV2 and ITVX. CATRIN AND RHIANNA TALK ABOUT HER RELATIONSHIP WITH OMAR Catrin and Rhianna go to The Snug to discuss her relationship with Omar. Catrin says, “Look, it’s been upsetting you, it has upset you. I understand in here it’s hard ‘cause you have to see each other every day, it’s hard to just you know ignore it. But, it’s just from the outside perspective, I don’t like the


THIS CITY IS OURS RENEWED FOR THIRD SERIES AHEAD OF SECOND SERIES LAUNCH ON BBC ONE
This City is Ours, the award-winning hit drama created and written by Stephen Butchard and produced by Left Bank Pictures, has been commissioned for a third series ahead of series two launching on BBC iPlayer and BBC One on Sunday 25 October. Filming on the third series will take place primarily in Liverpool in 2027. The much anticipated second series will be available on BBC iPlayer from Sunday 25 October, and will air Sunday and Monday nights at 9pm on BBC One from this sam


BBC THREE AND BBC SCOTLAND TO CLOSE, BROADCASTER CONFIRMS
The BBC has confirmed the closure of BBC Three, BBC Scotland and BBC Radio 4 Extra linear broadcast services in Spring 2027. The BBC needs to make tough decisions due to the sustained financial pressures facing the organisation and must make savings of £500 million by 2028. Today’s changes were announced to staff this morning. It means: BBC Scotland will remain a channel on iPlayer. Content will also be available on BBC One and BBC Two in Scotland. BBC Three commissions, supp


CORONATION STREET PREVIEW: WHAT'S IN STORE NEXT WEEK, EPISODE SYNOPSIS REVEALED
A look ahead to next week's episodes of Coronation Street, with a full rundown of each episode. Sunday 25th October Paula returns to the hotel and apologises to Debbie for her behaviour but Debbie remains frosty. When Adam approaches and goes over the details of his marriage proposal plans with Debbie, Paula listens with interest. Paula plays on Debbie’s confusion and convinces her that she’s staying in room 108. Having forgotten that Adam booked room 108, Debbie hands over


EASTENDERS PREVIEW: WHAT'S IN STORE NEXT WEEK, EPISODES SYNOPSIS AND FIRST LOOK IMAGES
A look ahead to next week's episodes of EastEnders, with synopsis and first look images of what's in store. Monday 26th October - Pressure mounts for Max when his plan backfires. Linda and Lee return to Walford, unaware of who awaits them. The Slaters prepare for Zoe's funeral. Tuesday 27th October - Jack's world is thrown into chaos. The truth tears through the Carter family. Kat’s grief leads her into trouble. Wednesday 28th October - The Slaters say goodbye to Zoe, but ev


NATUREWATCH: PRESENTING LINE-UP ANNOUNCED FOR NEW BBC SERIES AS WINTERWATCH IS AXED
Naturewatch, produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit, is a weekly celebration of British wildlife. Bringing together the stories that make us curious, the behaviours that make us wonder and the unexpected discoveries about the wildlife we think we know. It’s a lively, entertaining deep dive into the natural world on our doorstep. Broadcasting weekly from a studio pod nestled in the British countryside near Bristol, Chris Packham will be joined by Kyle Thomas and Megan Mc


BLACK OPS: CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR THIRD SERIES OF BBC COMEDY AS FILMING WRAPS
Filming has wrapped on Black Ops series three, made by BBC Studios Comedy with Mondo Deluxe, Cool Story, and Swagbag Productions for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. Gbemisola Ikumelo and Hammed Animashaun return as chaotic police community support officers turned-spies Dom and Kay, who find themselves embarking on their first undercover mission for MI5. Keeping a close eye on proceedings is gang boss Tevin, played by Akemnji Ndifornyen. Joining for series three is Alex Jennings (The


BIG BROTHER SURPASSES 200 MILLION STREAMS ON ITVX AS REALITY SHOW CELEBRATES CONTINUED SUCCESS
The Big Brother brand, produced by Initial (part of Banijay UK), has now achieved 202M streams on ITVX. The success of this series has seen Big Brother and Big Brother: The Group Chat accumulate 37m streams alone, up almost 14m streams (+58%) compared to Big Brother and Big Brother: Late & Live at this point last year. Last Wednesday, Big Brother received its second biggest audience of the series with 762k, marking the biggest year-on-year increase of the series, up by more


JOE LYCETT CONFIRMED FOR GOGGLEBOX FOR STAND UP TO CANCER SPECIAL ON CHANNEL 4
Joe Lycett, alongside his aunties Pauline and Margaret, are the first family confirmed for this Friday’s special episode of Gogglebox in aid of Stand Up To Cancer. Will Joe have to watch and find out how they continued without him on Celebrity Traitors? Gogglebox for Stand up to Cancer airs this Friday 23rd October, on Channel 4 at 9pm.


THE YOUNG TEAM: CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR NEW BBC DRAMA ADAPTED FROM GRAEME ARMSTRONG NOVEL
Cameras are rolling in Scotland as BAFTA winning and EMMY nominated Synchronicity Films (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Mayflies, The Cry) begins production on The Young Team. The highly anticipated six-part fictional BBC drama adapted from Graeme Armstrong’s award-winning novel of the same name and directed by award-winning Paul McGuigan (Gangster No.1, Lucky Number Slevin, The Interrogator, Sherlock) for BBC iPlayer, BBC One and BBC Scotland, in association with FOX Entertainm


FULL TRAILER RELEASED FOR NEW SERIES OF I'M A CELEBRITY GET ME OUT OF HERE ON ITV
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! returns this autumn on ITV1 and ITVX. Last year’s series launched with 11.3m viewers and averaged 8.7m viewers across its series run. Across all platforms, the 2025 series reached 23.4m people, which is 38% of the TV population. BAFTA award-winning hosts Ant and Dec are back to present all the big stories live every night from Australia. Who will be crowned this year’s King or Queen of the Jungle? Find out this autumn on ITV1, ITVX, STV and


BIG BROTHER TONIGHT: FULL RUNDOWN, MONDAY 19th OCTOBER 2026
Here's a full rundown of what to expect in tonight's episode of Big Brother, which continues on ITV2 and ITVX. HOUSEMATES BECOME THE SPEAKING CLOCK IN TODAY’S TIME TASK The Housemates are gathered at the sofa for today’s time task. Big Brother says, “Housemates, on the screen is your current time bank. To increase your time banks, today you will become the speaking clock, tasked with keeping the correct time. There are three telephones placed throughout the house for you to f


SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE UK: THIS WEEK'S PRESENTER AND GUESTS REVEALED, SATURDAY 24th OCTOBER 2026
Broadcast live each week, the 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, topical sketche


THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW: THIS WEEK'S CELEBRITY GUESTS AND PERFORMER REVEALED
Graham Norton welcomes the biggest stars of film, TV and music on to his sofa for chat, performances and comedy. Across the series the cream of the celebrity crop will delight viewers with tales from the most-talked about TV series and movies. Plus, the biggest Hollywood stars will exclusively discuss the movie moments that have kept the nation on the edge of their seats. The hottest actors, musicians, broadcasters and comedians will appear alongside stars of the stage and


HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU: THIS WEEK'S GUEST PRESENTER AND PANELLISTS REVEALED
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 this week's episode, Amol Rajan is the host, with guest panellist Salma Shah joining team captains Ian Hisl


THE CELEBRITY INNER CIRCLE: FAMOUS FACES TAKING PART IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE REVEALED
Amanda Holden hosts this exciting quiz show, packed with strategy, high stakes and lots of surprises. Six contestants are each paired with a celebrity before they are randomly assigned a secret stash of cash, worth anything from zero to a whopping £5,000. The twist? Each player only knows their own value before being thrown into a battle of wits, nerve and strategic gameplay across a series of challenging rounds. Their mission? Uncover who’s got what and outsmart their rivals


CELEBRITY GUESTS JOINING MICHAEL SHEEN ON NEXT WEEK'S HOUSE OF GAMES ON BBC TWO REVEALED
Michael Sheen hosts the teatime quiz where a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games. This week's contestants are Cheryl Baker, Rick Edwards, Toby Olubi and Lou Sanders. A daily winner is declared following a quickfire round at the end of each show, and the scores are tallied across the week, resulting in an overall champion being crowned on Friday. Will the winning stars opt for the much-coveted Ho


RYLAN JOINS CHILDREN IN NEED PRESENTING LINE-UP
Rylan is joining the presenting lineup for BBC Children in Need’s 2026 Appeal Show, which will air on Friday 13 November on BBC One and iPlayer. He joins previously announced presenters Alex Jones and Sara Cox. A long-standing supporter of the charity, Rylan is the third presenter to be revealed as part of this year’s presenting team, with further announcements taking place in the lead-up to the charity’s flagship fundraising show. Rylan said: "When I took on my challenge in


APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR THE TRAITORS 2028
The BBC have opened applications for The Traitors 2028. For details on how to apply, click here. The Traitors is a competition series built on strategy and suspicion, filmed in the Scottish Highlands. A team of players will compete in a series of missions, the more missions they win, the bigger the prize pot. However, amongst the players lie the 'Traitors'. The Traitors will meet in secret and decide who to eliminate from their fellow players known as the 'Faithful'. The ai


DAME SARAH STOREY ELIMINATED FROM STRICTLY COME DANCING
In the third results show of Strictly Come Dancing 2026, Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon left the competition following a dance off against Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu. Both couples performed their Icons Week routines again. Dame Sarah and Julian performed their Tango to That Don’t Impress Me Much by Shania Twain, before Bethany and Nancy performed their Cha Cha to Respect by Aretha Franklin. After both couples had danced, the judges delivered their verdicts: Anton Du B


BIG BROTHER TONIGHT: FULL RUNDOWN, SUNDAY 18th OCTOBER 2026
Here's a full rundown of what to expect in tonight's episode of Big Brother, which continues on ITV2 and ITVX. CATRIN VOICES HER FRUSTRATIONS AS DRAMA UNFOLDS Following Rob’s eviction, Catrin is upset and discusses the House dynamic with Lynx, saying, “I feel so frustrated. I feel like there is such a clique. I just hate it.” Lynx says, “You’ve got mates across the board.” Catrin says, “You’d think that but they’re still whispering everywhere. It’s horrible.” Later Omar asks


The Northumbria Mysteries | Preview (BBC One)
The Northumbria Mysteries is a brand-new drama, marking a significant return of BBC drama production to the North East. Set against the sweeping Northumberland coastline and its surrounding market towns, the series centres on an unlikely crime-solving duo. The Northumbria Mysteries will be produced by Lonesome Pine Productions, who are based in Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne. Robson Green will star as Joe Ruby: a jack-of-all-trades whose life has been shaped by mistakes, regrets


























































