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

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

The new and returning programming airing this April revealed.  I'M A CELEBRITY SOUTH AFRICA Campmates have already proved that they can survive the Australian jungle, but this is I’m a Celebrity… on a whole new level - it’s where legends are made. The trials are tougher than ever, and with that the stakes too - with relentless twists and turns, the campmates will never know what’s coming next. They will be faced with challenges at every turn, quickly learning that with big de

Our picks of what to watch during the week ahead.  THE HUNT Sunday-Tuesday, Channel 4 Ten players will enter an extraordinary contest of stamina and strategy, all competing to win up to £100,000. In a vast, remote forest, the players are pitted against each other as Prey versus Predator.  They must battle to survive action-packed hunts, in which the prey must hunt for cash, while the predators hunt the prey, until just one could be left standing to claim the entire cash prize

Victoria Hamilton stars as Helen Simpson, a teacher with 30 years’ experience who dismisses the woke ideologies of the younger generation. Influential female student Cressida Bancroft dislikes Helen for accusing her of being a woke warrior to gain popularity. After this clash of ideals, Cressida sets out to turning the world against Helen, before focussing her attention on Helen’s family, including her son Sam. As Helen delves deeper into Cressida’s past, she uncovers a world

Starring alongside John will be Richie Campbell (Top Boy, Stephen) who plays DS Glenn Branson, Zoë Tapper (Liar) as Cleo Morey, Laura Elphinstone (Chernobyl) as DS Bella Moy, and Brad Morrison (Outlander) as DC Nick Nicholl. John Simm, who will reprise his role as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, was reunited with his co-stars Richie Campbell, who plays DI Glenn Branson, and Zoë Tapper who plays Cleo Morey. Four brand new standalone films based on the characters of the bes

Vicky and her husband Ercan try to decide whether they should they start a family. In the first episode, Vicky throws herself into finding out what life with a child might be like by helping to look after a friend's young daughter. She also returns to the fertility clinic where her frozen eggs and embryos are being stored, confronting the reality of her ticking body clock. In the second episode, Vicky and Ercan explore more options for starting a family, meeting a mum who had

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 – coming to BBC 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 belief, iden

From Oscar and Emmy winner Riz Ahmed comes Bait, a comedy about Shah Latif, a struggling actor. His last chance to hit it big comes in the form of an audition of a lifetime. We follow him over the course of four wild days as his life spirals out of control and his family, ex-lover and the entire world weigh in on whether he is the right man for the job. Bait stars Ahmed as Shah Latif, the struggling actor, whose last chance to hit it big comes in the form of an audition of a

The curtain has risen once again on The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals which is returning to BBC One. The fifth installment of The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals will feature showstoppers from some of the biggest musicals as well as performances from a range of incredible National Lottery-funded arts projects.  The 2026 special, which will air on BBC One and iPlayer, will feature performances from The Lion King, Oliver!, Sunny Afternoon, Paddington The Mus

Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards is a major, feature-length factual drama exploring the story of how a vulnerable 17-year-old boy was groomed by one of the most powerful figures in television - Huw Edwards. Starring Martin Clunes (Doc Martin, Wuthering Heights, Manhunt) as Edwards, the drama explores the newsreader’s double life as it spirals out of control, leading to his total exit from public life following his conviction for making indecent images of children. The drama

The new series, coming later this month to BBC iPlayer and BBC One, will feature guest stars including Susan George, Phil Daniels, Colin McFarlane, Michael Cochrane, Melanie Walters and Vincent Franklin.   Made for the BBC by Red Planet Pictures in a co-commission with BritBox International, new mysteries and puzzling cases await DI Humphrey Goodman and the team in Shipton Abbott. Fact and folklore blur as they investigate the death of a novelist who predicted their demise, a

Homes Under the Hammer returns to BBC One with a new run of celebrity specials. Episode 1: Strictly champion Dianne Buswell joins Owain to quickstep around a south London terrace. There's a trip down memory lane, in a segment from the archives in which Martin visits a former chapel in Derbyshire. And Dion is in West Yorkshire, where he encounters some worrying-looking mould. Episode 2: Martel and Nitro are duelling with each other over ideas at a studio flat in London. We del

Kate Humble and JJ Chalmers are given unprecedented access to the Royal Navy, both at sea and across many of their establishments back home. The cameras are on board as a British warship hunts down a Russian submarine; Kate gets special clearance to go behind the scenes at Britian's secretive submarine base at Faslane in Scotland and JJ reveals what it takes to be an elite Royal Marine Commando as he journeys back to the beginning of his military career. Alongside Kate and JJ