PICKS OF THE MONTH: JULY 2025, NEW AND RETURNING TITLES REVEALED

The new and returning programming launching during July 2025 revealed.

Women's Euros 2025

The BBC has live coverage of 16 games on TV and iPlayer, with Gabby Logan, Alex Scott and Jeanette Kwakye presenting across the 26-day competition. Jo Currie is reporting on all the latest news stories from inside England camp throughout the tournament, while Catrin Heledd and Alexandra Richards bring the breaking news from Wales camp. Catrin also presents Wales’ opening match.

Get ready for top-tier football insight as an all-star cast of experts bring the action to life from the studio and pitch side. Joining the BBC Sport team are Euro 2022 champions Jill Scott and Ellie Roebuck, alongside fellow Euro 2022 winner Ellen White, former Lionesses captain Steph Houghton and England’s most-capped player Fara Williams.

Wimbledon

Presenting live from the iconic All England Lawn Tennis Club, BBC Sport’s TV coverage is led by Clare Balding and Isa Guha.

Destination X

Merging fantasy with reality in this larger-than-life adventure competition series, viewers will follow contestants as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime but have no idea where they are. The series is hosted by Rob Brydon.

In order to win, they must figure out their mystery locations. Once they're on the blacked-out Destination X bus, the journey transforms into a real-life boardgame with challenges designed to offer clever clues as to their location, along with a few misdirects to keep them, and the viewers, always guessing.

The Great British Sewing Bee

To be confirmed

Amateur sewers compete to impress judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young, hoping to be crowned Britain’s most sensational seamster.

Such Brave Girls

The series follows Josie (Kat Sadler), her sister Billie (Lizzie Davidson) and their mother Deb (Louise Brealey), risking everything they’ve got for a single scrap of love and adoration. Still desperately trying to escape the reality of their cramped, crumbling, debt-ridden home, it’s a good thing Dev (Paul Bazely) and Seb (Freddie Meredith) are coming to the rescue.

Karen Pirie

After her bittersweet success in series one, Karen has been promoted to Detective Inspector and seemingly given the authority she has long been fighting for. Just as she’s getting into the swing of her powerful new role, she is assigned an infamous unsolved case that will put her under intense scrutiny; from her boss, from the media, and ultimately, from sinister forces that would rather the past stayed in the past. 

Long Lost Family

The multi award-winning Long Lost Family returns with a fifteenth series. Presented by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell with help from a team of trained intermediaries, DNA experts and investigators, it tells extraordinary stories of people yearning to find missing family. The series investigates mysteries that have troubled entire lives, uncovering answers that no one else could find.

Fern Britton: Inside The Vets

Animal lover Fern Britton goes behind the scenes at The Grove Vets in Bristol, a small family run practice providing care to hundreds of pets every week. Vet James Greenwood is on hand to take Fern through the range of treatments they provide; from routine vaccinations, dentistry and spays to emergency and critical care and even advanced surgery.

Love Island

Series continues

The OG dating show returns as a fresh batch of singletons prepare for the summer of a lifetime in the ultimate search for love. Maya Jama will preside over all of the in-villa action as the class of 2025 get set for all of the twists and turns the Island has to offer, from bombshell arrivals to surprise dumpings.

The Couple Next Door

Brilliant heart surgeon Charlotte Roberts (Annabel Scholey) and her husband, consultant anaesthetist Jacob (Sam Palladio) are a high-flying busy married couple. But things soon turn upside down when their mysterious new hospital colleague Mia (Aggy K Adams) rents out the house next door.

Working her way into Charlotte and Jacob’s confidence and eventually their bed, Mia also quickly befriends cul-de-sac outcast Alan (Hugh Dennis) whilst Charlotte has to handle the reappearance of past flame Leo (Sendhil Ramamurthy).

First Dates

The nation’s most romantic restaurant reopens its doors - and there’s love in the air from the very top. Maître d’ Fred Sirieix is back and newly married, after finding love the old-fashioned way, on the street. With a fresh sparkle in his eye, Fred is more passionate than ever about helping others find true romance, away from the screens and swipes of modern dating.

24 Hours In Police Custody

The inside story of the murder of a 74-year-old woman, and the macabre lengths the killer went to in attempting to conceal her death. Annette Smith's lodger reported that she has been missing for several weeks. Missing Persons find no trace of her. Detectives from the Major Crime Unit are called in on a gripping and disturbing case that shocks detectives.

Supercruisers: Life At Sea

Each hour-long episode will go behind the scenes to look at life below deck, seeing exactly what it takes to operate a passenger vessel around the clock. Viewers will also be treated to the full supercruise experience, featuring onshore excursions that showcase what passengers enjoy whenever they disembark. Including rum tasting in the Dominican Republic, horse riding in the Bahamas, and toboggan rides in Madeira.

Can't Sell Must Sell

Stuart and Scarlette Douglas help desperate homeowners who are stuck with unsellable houses. With the help of their team, the brother-and-sister property developers deliver transformations aimed at tackling all the things that might put potential buyers off. They start off with two houses on the England/north Wales border - a quaint cottage drowning in clothes and clutter, and a pink property even Barbie would find too much.

Crime Scene Cleaners

From dealing with the aftermath of murder, drug dens and arson attacks, crime scene cleaners are part hazardous material clean-up crews and part therapists, on-call 24/7 to some of the most horrific crime scenes and sometimes putting their own lives in danger – and they’re about to reveal all in this captivating new series.

Transmission details will be announced in due course.