Professor Alice Roberts has announced she is stepping down as host of hit BBC Two series Digging For Britain. The BBC have confirmed that the series will continue and return for a fourteenth run next year. Professor Roberts said: "All good things come to an end. I’m kind of sad and melancholy about this but at the same time it’s the right time and this series 13 of Digging for Britain is my last series. I am stepping away. It’s not the end of archaeology on TV for me. I’m loo

Channel 4 and Aldi have announced the return of a hit series, relaunched as ‘Aldi: The Next Big Seller.’ Produced by South Shore, the series will see British food and drink suppliers compete for the ultimate prize — a spot on the shelves of over 1,080 Aldi stores nationwide. The 7 x 60’ Branded entertainment series builds on the success of ‘Aldi’s Next Big Thing’ which concluded its second series in April 2024. The new iteration promises even more opportunities including a de

Channel 5 have commissioned a second series of Spain with Michael Portillo following the successful first series earlier this year. The second run will film later this year. In the first episode of the first series, Michael Portillo takes us on a journey deep into his Secret Spain, where he rediscovers one of its worst-kept secrets: Barcelona. Famously heaving with millions of visitors, Michael shows us a surprising side of the Catalan capital that lies well off the tourist t

Award winning actor, Andrew Lincoln will narrate the brand new ground-breaking ITV series, Force of Nature, coming to ITV1, ITVX and the ARD Group, later this year. The fascinating six-part series, produced by BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning Plimsoll Productions, part of ITV Studios, is three years in the making and will reveal how nature is fighting back against today’s extreme weather. The series is in association with and distributed internationally by ITV Studios. Through d

UKTV is excited to announce renowned relationship expert Paul C. Brunson (Married at First Sight UK, We Need to Talk) will present the new series of Red Flag for free streaming service U and U&W. Paul C. Brunson: Red Flag (8x60’), is produced by FirstLookTV in association with SOAR Productions, and will join U's growing slate of true crime offerings, launching on the free streaming service and U&W in 2026. International sales will be handled by Sphere Abacus. The true cri

The BBC has commissioned a slate of new shows to mark Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday, on Friday 8 May, and will be showcasing some of the finest programmes from his extraordinary seven-decade career in a week-long celebration of his work and legacy. Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure In 1976, production began on David Attenborough's Life on Earth. No-one had ever attempted a natural history series on this scale before. This is the remarkable stor

In this new BBC commission, Shabaz Ali will step out of his cosy hoodie and head out on a mission to meet a billionaire in person, to try and understand what life is actually like for the super wealthy – and whether they are as bad as some might think. Commissioned for BBC Three and BBC iPlayer, principal production has begun on a new 60-minute film: Shabaz Asks: Are Billionaires Bad? produced by Brighton-based Indie, Hello Mary. Shabaz Ali, better known to his four million p

A compelling exploration of faith in modern Britain as Harry Clark embarks on a quest to meet the new Pope, in a brand-new 60-minute documentary – Harry Clark Goes to Rome (w/t) – coming to BBC Two and iPlayer this Easter. Blending warmth, wit and emotional honesty, the film follows TV personality Harry Clark (The Traitors, Pilgrimage: The Road to the Alps) on a deeply personal journey to Rome and Vatican City – the heart of the Catholic Church – in search of answers about be

Kaiser Chiefs’ frontman and former art teacher Ricky Wilson joins Bill Bailey’s family of artists at the easel as BBC Arts’ Extraordinary Portraits with Bill Bailey returns for an emotionally charged fifth series this spring. The news coincides with a special BBC event in Bradford, celebrating its partnership with Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and highlighting the exciting activity and programmes still to come this year. Following a sold-out exhibition in Bradford in 2025,

ITV announced the commission of Freddie Flintoff’s Mission: Nepal (w/t) a 3-part documentary series from 72 Films, a Fremantle company, following Freddie Flintoff and his inspirational surgeon Mr Jahrad Haq as they travel to Nepal on a mission to deliver life-changing facial surgery. In 2022, Freddie’s life changed forever after a car crash left him with life-altering facial injuries. He underwent extensive reconstructive surgery led by maxillofacial surgeon Mr Jahrad Haq. No

Netflix have announced new feature-length documentary with Louis Theroux, Inside The Manosphere, which will be available from 11th March on the streamer. The film sees Theroux travel the US, including Miami, New York and Marbella, to meet a network of influencers and content creators at the heart of the extreme end of the Manosphere. The show explores how key figures, including Harrison Sullivan (AKA HS Tikky Tokky), Myron Gaines, Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy (AKA Sneako), Just

With Easter approaching, a brand-new series of Pilgrimage returns to BBC Two and iPlayer, as seven well-known personalities of different faiths and beliefs, set off on a spectacular trail across the wild landscapes of North East England to explore the lives of early Celtic Christian saints. Across 3 x 60 - minute episodes, this exciting eighth series, Pilgrimage: The Road to Holy Island (w/t), follows our celebrity pilgrims as they weave through the heart of Northumberland

Former The Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith and the show's former host Sandi Toksvig are to team up for a new Channel 4 travel series later this year, which will see the pair travel South Africa. Meanwhile, Channel 4 and Love Productions are delighted to announce that 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 t

Film4 and Channel 4 Docs present CECIL, airing on Thursday 19 February on Channel 4. This powerful, cinematic documentary investigates the death of Africa’s biggest lion, killed with a bow and arrow by American dentist Walter Palmer in 2015, and explores the complex moral questions and conflicting stories exposed in the aftermath. From BAFTA-winning director Arthur Cary (Surviving 9/11, War in the Blood, The Last Survivors) and BAFTA-winning producer John Smithson (127 Hours