IF YOU MISSED IT BBC Daytime has announced the return of Big Break, the popular snooker-themed game show for BBC Two and iPlayer. The series will be reimagined for audiences and play alongside BBC Sport’s increasingly popular snooker coverage. Produced by Naked (a Fremantle label), in coproduction with Vibrant Television, Paddy McGuinness and Stephen Hendry will be joined in the studio by professional snooker players, from across the globe, straight off the competition circui

IF YOU MISSED IT Win Win with Postcode Lottery, the interactive Saturday night entertainment show from Hello Dolly, will return to ITV1 and ITVX later this year for a second series. Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins return to host the series, where every prize won in the studio is also won by a viewer playing along at home – creating a true ‘win win’ for contestants and viewers alike. Each episode sees multiple winners walk away with huge prizes including dream holidays, luxury ca

IF YOU MISSED IT Comedian Rob Beckett has been announced as the new host of Channel 4 reality competition format Tempting Fortune when the show returns for its third series. Earlier this year Paddy McGuinness announced he is stepping down as host of the Channel 4 reality competition after two series due to other commitments. A spokesperson for Channel 4 said: "Paddy has been a brilliant host of Tempting Fortune, bringing his trademark humour to both series. We’re grateful for

IF YOU MISSED IT Channel 4 have confirmed the commission of Apocalypse (previously titled Survive The City), a new eight-part reality format from The Garden, who produced Alone for the broadcaster. In this bold and ambitious social experiment, Channel 4 is sending a group of ordinary people to a jaw dropping, real world location - an abandoned town that bears all the hallmarks of being ravaged by an apocalyptic event. They'll have to survive for 28 days without running water

Strictly Come Dancing returns to iPlayer and BBC One in September 2026, with presenter Emma Willis, professional dancer Johannes Radebe and comedian Josh Widdicombe presiding over the ballroom in spectacular style. The esteemed judging panel of Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Head Judge Shirley Ballas who will be casting a watchful eye over the performances each week, giving their expert view on the dances and delivering their all-important scores. MEET T

Hosted by legendary broadcaster Gary Lineker, The Box plunges 10 celebrity contestants into the unknown. 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 those at once. With minimal or no instruction, they must decipher and work out what to do.

New six-part UKTV original thriller starring Nick Blood (Day of the Jackal) and BAFTA nominee Saffron Hocking (Top Boy). The series promises edge-of-your-seat action, high-stakes drama, and a gripping storyline that will stream on U and air on U&Dave, marking the channel’s first bold step into original scripted drama. Written by BAFTA-winner Howard Overman (Misfits, The War of The Worlds), and directed by David Caffrey (The Gentlemen, Peaky Blinders), Hit Point is an adrenali

The Big Deal with Steph McGovern will see seven pairs of art-curious contestants battle it out in the competitive world of contemporary art dealing for the chance to win a lucrative prize. From new auction records to sold-out shows, the art market is a vibrant global industry that generates headlines around the world. Yet for many, the art world remains shrouded in mystery... Now, The Big Deal with Steph McGovern is giving budding dealers the chance to follow their instincts,

No career in football has generated more masterstrokes, headlines or contradictions. Twenty years on from the night he shocked the sporting world by leading FC Porto to Champions League glory, José Mourinho has gone on to manage some of the biggest clubs on the planet - from Chelsea and Inter Milan to Real Madrid, where he has now returned. Filmed over two years, 'MOURINHO' tells the story of the man who revolutionised what it meant to be a football manager, charting his rise

Lisa Hayden-Johnson won public sympathy with her fight for her son Matthew's medical care. His inability to walk, eat or breathe without assistance meant he became accustomed to the media spotlight at a young age. But behind the headlines lay a shocking deception - all along his mother had been fabricating her child's illness. In this documentary, doctors, police and family members tell their story and Lisa speaks on camera for the first time since leaving prison. Love You To

Guilty or not guilty? Murder Trial, returns to the Scottish High Courts with the case of a man found dead in the middle of the countryside, with no witnesses, no forensics linking a suspect to the deceased and an accused man who the prosecution say has meticulously covered his tracks. Former country estate groundsman Brian Low, is found dead by a fellow dogwalker one winter morning in rural Perthshire. Several days later, it’s revealed he has been shot dead. Now, his neighbou

Two-part documentary telling the extraordinary story of Anna Chapman, the British businesswoman and model who was unmasked by the FBI in 2010 as part of a Russian spy ring. The FBI reveals that Anna Chapman is just one of a sprawling web of Russian agents on the loose in the United States. When President Obama closes out a round of diplomacy with Putin, a swarm of FBI officers swoop on the network of Russian spies, leading to one of history's biggest spy swaps. And when there

Based on the 13th book in Lee Child’s global best-selling series, Gone Tomorrow, in the fourth season of the action-packed series, when a chance encounter with a distraught stranger on a subway goes horribly wrong, Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson) is drawn into a complex and deadly game that pits him against ruthless foes from the highest echelons of power. New to the cast this season are Chris Marquette, Sydelle Noel, AGNEZ MO, Anggun, Kevin Weisman, Marc Blucas, Kevin Corrigan,

IF YOU MISSED IT Derren Brown: Incognito (WT) is a new six-part series from Channel 4, Vaudeville Productions and the mind of Derren Brown. We all make snap judgements about people, built on years of social conditioning and personal prejudice. But what happens when those prejudices are put to the test in the most unexpected circumstances? Ten strangers with wildly different backgrounds move into a mysterious institution for seven days. They all have one thing in common: an

The BBC has revealed new pictures of the cast for Neal Street’s Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms, to mark filming wrapping on the three-part special coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One this Christmas. Julie Hesmondhalgh, Helena Wilson, Ellie McKay, Liv Andrusier and Lizzie Back are all seen for the first time on set in newly released pictures. In September 1939, Sister Monica Joan is in her prime, Sister Julienne and Sister Evangelina are young and zealous, and Nonnatus House

Paddy McGuinness, Zoe Ball, and Morgan Burtwistle (AKA Angry Ginge) will join Celebrity MasterChef as this year’s Celebrity Guest Judges. McGuinness, Ball and Burtwistle will each appear across one of the three contestant Heats, where they will ask the celebrities to take on a bespoke culinary brief which will either see the celebrity contestants advancing to the quarter final or, sadly, heading home. This year’s series sees Michelin-starred, award-winning chef, author,

Bullseye will return for a second series on ITV, however this will not air until Spring/Summer 2027. A Christmas special is still expected to air this year. The previous series aired in November last year. Cricketing legend Freddie Flintoff returns to host alongside scorer Richard Ashdown, joined by some of the world’s best professional darts players who will once again take to the oche to win contestants some of the best prizes on TV. Having successfully returned to ITV in 2

Popular BBC One music quiz The Hit List, which sees teams compete for £10,000, will return to screens for an eighth series. Hosts Marvin and Rochelle Humes each Saturday put three pairs of music‑loving contestants through their paces in a fast‑paced quiz that tests their ability to recognise the biggest hits from across the years. Covering all genres from rock to reggae, R&B to rap, the teams must name as many artists and song titles as possible, and stay cool under pressure,

The iconic red chairs are ready to spin once again. Superstar coaches will.i.am and Sir Tom Jones return to the coaching panel, alongside last year’s winning coaches, McFly’s Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones, who also made history last series as The Voice UK’s first-ever double chair. Also joining the line-up is megastar Kelly Rowland, bringing a wealth of industry experience and a fresh new dynamic to the battle for the UK’s next big star. Grammy Award-winning singer, songwrite

5 has announced the cast for its fresh reimagining of the iconic series Monarch of the Glen, a rich, romantic and humorous family saga rooted in legacy, love and survival, returning to the Scottish Highlands for a new generation. The series will see Julia Brown (World on Fire, Karen Pirie) as high-flying London lawyer Isla Campbell, who finds herself back at her family's crumbling Highland estate for her estranged father's funeral, expecting to be gone in days. Instead, she

Our picks of what to watch during the week ahead. MARTIN & ROMAN'S IRISH ROAD TRIP Tuesday, Channel 4 The journey begins in Cork, where the pair explore the haunting history of Spike Island, unravel the mystery of stone circles and try their hand at kayaking. Episode two takes them to Meath and Dublin and features the Boyne Valley, Hill of Tara, Slane Castle and the Dublin Mountains. The final episode is set in Northern Ireland, where Martin and Roman explore the myths and l

Fashion design competition Re/Style, produced by Lion Television Scotland in partnership with online marketplace Vinted, will not be returning to Prime Video for a second series. A source told The Sun: "...the show didn’t quite gain the audience it needed to justify getting another series, even though there were hopes it might continue for years to come." The six-part RE/style follows eight designers who compete each week to create "capsule collections from second-hand items"

Prime Video and Paramount+ have co-commissioned new hostage thriller Trauma, produced by Lionsgate Television and 42, starring Richard Madden. Created and written by Geoff Bussetil (Slow Horses, Scoop), the series stars Madden as a former Royal Marines medic turned emergency physician Jim Marchant who must battle through a London hospital after terrorists seize the building and take the UK Prime Minister hostage during surgery. Meanwhile, Prime Video has confirmed that critic

Sky has released the first teaser and images for season one of WAR, the bold new Sky Original, a returning legal drama from George Kay (Lupin, Hijack), starring Dominic West and Sienna Miller, and set in the high-stakes world of two of London’s most prestigious rival law firms. The eight-part series delves into the high-stakes lives of London’s most powerful lawyers as firms Cathcarts & Sons and Taylor & Byrne clash over a headline-grabbing legal battle, drawing ambitious you