TV Radar Team

The TV Radar team puts together daily guides to what's actually worth watching on British telly — covering BBC One, BBC Two, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel 5 and beyond. We write up each evening's schedule with honest picks, full listings and streaming details for iPlayer, ITVX and the rest, so you can decide in two minutes what to record and what to skip. Based in London, updated every day.

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TV Guide UK Tonight: Thurs 26 Mar 2026 – MasterChef: The Professionals Final, Coronation Street & The Apprentice Daily TV Guide

TV Guide UK Tonight: Thurs 26 Mar 2026 – MasterChef: The Professionals Final, Coronation Street & The Apprentice

Thursday's Freeview TV guide is dominated by the MasterChef: The Professionals grand final on BBC One at 8pm, with Marcus Wareing, Monica Galetti and Matt Tebbutt crowning the Series 18 champion from finalists Dan Merriman, Chiara Tomasoni and George Birtwell. Coronation Street at 8:30pm sees Theo's mask finally slip in front of George, and The Apprentice takes on the shopping channel task at 9pm. EastEnders at 7:30pm has Bea furious after Honey asks her to leave. A Woman of Substance continues on Channel 4 at 9pm, Grantley Hall launches a new Channel 5 series at 8pm, and World Cup play-off football sees Italy v Northern Ireland and Wales v Bosnia on BBC.

24 Jul 2026
TV Guide UK Tonight: Wed 25 Mar 2026 – Ambulance, The Stolen Girl & A Woman of Substance Daily TV Guide

TV Guide UK Tonight: Wed 25 Mar 2026 – Ambulance, The Stolen Girl & A Woman of Substance

Wednesday's Freeview TV guide for 25 March 2026. Ambulance returns to BBC One at 9pm for another Leeds dispatch in series 16 — this one quieter than most, but no less affecting, with a woman named Penny allowing cameras into one of life's lowest moments. The Stolen Girl reaches its series finale on ITV1 at 9pm as Elisa and Nina finally come face to face. A Woman of Substance wraps its eight-part run on Channel 4 at 9pm with Brenda Blethyn's Emma Harte in full commanding flight. The Marlow Murder Club continues on US&Drama at 8pm and 9pm, Emmerdale airs a special Cain and Charity two-hander, The Repair Shop features a most unusual adenovirus model, and Warship: Life on the Frontline tells the story of HMS Prince of Wales in the Arabian Gulf.

16 Jun 2026
TV Guide UK Tonight: Tues 24 Mar 2026 – Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, MasterChef: The Professionals & Miss Scarlet Daily TV Guide

TV Guide UK Tonight: Tues 24 Mar 2026 – Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, MasterChef: The Professionals & Miss Scarlet

Tuesday's Freeview TV guide for 24 March 2026. Martin Clunes plays disgraced BBC newsreader Huw Edwards in Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards on Channel 5 at 9pm. MasterChef: The Professionals reaches the final three at Atelier Moessmer in South Tyrol on BBC One at 9pm. Miss Scarlet returns on US&Alibi at 9pm for its sixth series. The Yorkshire Vet and Sort Your Life Out on BBC One earlier in the evening. Plus Women's Champions League: Arsenal v Chelsea, Miami Open tennis and Volta a Catalunya cycling.

24 Jul 2026
TV Guide UK Tonight: Mon 23 Mar 2026 – Gone (Series Finale), MasterChef: the Professionals & Clash of the Superpowers Daily TV Guide

TV Guide UK Tonight: Mon 23 Mar 2026 – Gone (Series Finale), MasterChef: the Professionals & Clash of the Superpowers

Monday's Freeview TV guide ends with a bang. Gone reaches its series finale tonight at 9pm on ITV1 — the final hour of George Kay's six-part thriller, with Eve Myles and David Morrissey heading towards a reckoning that has been a week in the making. MasterChef: the Professionals is at 9pm on BBC One with four finalists cooking for 27 top chefs at the Goring Hotel — the last step before Thursday's final. BBC Two launches Clash of the Superpowers: America vs China, a major new two-part documentary from veteran producer Norma Percy with Boris Johnson among those speaking on the record. EastEnders is at 7:30pm and Coronation Street at 8pm.

24 Jul 2026
TV Guide UK Tonight: Sun 22 Mar 2026 – League Cup Final, The Capture & Gone Daily TV Guide

TV Guide UK Tonight: Sun 22 Mar 2026 – League Cup Final, The Capture & Gone

Sunday's Freeview TV guide is dominated by the Carabao Cup Final at Wembley — Arsenal take on Manchester City with kick-off at 4:30pm live on ITV1 and Sky Sports. The Capture returns on BBC One at 9pm with Holliday Grainger hunting the man apparently caught on camera shooting the Home Secretary. David Morrissey and Eve Myles face the climax of Gone on ITV1 at 9pm. The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer launches on Channel 4 at 7:40pm with six comedians including Joe Wilkinson and Jon Richardson. Crookhaven launches as a new family drama on BBC One, and The Other Bennet Sister continues at 8pm.

24 Jul 2026
TV Guide UK Tonight: Sat 21 Mar 2026 – La Chimera, Celebrity Sabotage & Saturday Night Live UK Daily TV Guide

TV Guide UK Tonight: Sat 21 Mar 2026 – La Chimera, Celebrity Sabotage & Saturday Night Live UK

Saturday's Freeview TV guide has something for everyone. BBC Four screens Alice Rohrwacher's gorgeous 2023 Italian film La Chimera at 9:20pm, with Josh O'Connor giving a career-best performance as a British tomb raider in 1980s Tuscany. ITV1 launches Celebrity Sabotage at 8pm with GK Barry, Sam Thompson, Joel Dommett and Judi Love setting traps for unsuspecting members of the public. Sky One premieres Saturday Night Live UK at 10pm. Earlier, Gladiators on BBC One at 5:45pm reaches the penultimate episode and Sabre's unbeaten record comes to an end. Casualty follows at 8:30pm, The Walsh Sisters continues on BBC One at 9:15pm, and Brighton host Liverpool in the Premier League at 12:30pm.

24 Jul 2026
TV Guide UK Tonight: Fri 20 Mar 2026 – Comic Relief, Gardeners’ World & Walter Presents: Blanca Daily TV Guide

TV Guide UK Tonight: Fri 20 Mar 2026 – Comic Relief, Gardeners’ World & Walter Presents: Blanca

Friday's Freeview TV guide is dominated by Red Nose Day 2026 -- Comic Relief: Funny for Money runs from 7pm on BBC One with sketches from Catherine Tate, Romesh Ranganathan, Alison Hammond and a Bank Job sketch with This Morning's Dermot O'Leary. BBC Two counters at 9pm with Gardeners' World, where Monty Don tackles an ambitious spring workload at Longmeadow and Carol Klein visits a Kentish apple grower with over 1,200 cultivars. More4 launches a new Italian crime series, Walter Presents: Blanca, at 9pm -- a blind criminal profiler navigating Genoa. BBC Four gives over the night to Neil Sedaka. EastEnders does not air on Fridays.

24 Jul 2026
TV Guide UK Tonight: Thurs 19 Mar 2026 – Black Waters: Sea Empress Disaster, The Apprentice & A Woman of Substance Daily TV Guide

TV Guide UK Tonight: Thurs 19 Mar 2026 – Black Waters: Sea Empress Disaster, The Apprentice & A Woman of Substance

Thursday's Freeview TV guide is led by Black Waters: the Sea Empress Disaster on BBC Two at 9pm, a powerful documentary about the 1996 oil tanker catastrophe that devastated Pembrokeshire's coastline and wildlife. The Apprentice on BBC One at 9pm sends candidates to the Isle of Wight for a sourcing task that exposes some alarming gaps in their general knowledge. A Woman of Substance continues on Channel 4 at 9pm with Brenda Blethyn's ferocious Emma Harte in full flight. MasterChef: The Professionals on BBC One at 8pm heads to the Scottish Highlands, Coronation Street at 8:30pm sees predator Megan's cover beginning to crack, and EastEnders is on BBC One at 7:30pm.

24 Jul 2026
TV Guide UK Tonight: Wed 18 Mar 2026 – Ambulance, The Stolen Girl & The Marlow Murder Club Daily TV Guide

TV Guide UK Tonight: Wed 18 Mar 2026 – Ambulance, The Stolen Girl & The Marlow Murder Club

Wednesday's Freeview TV guide for 18 March 2026. Ambulance returns to BBC One at 9pm with a deeply moving episode about an elderly couple in Scarborough — married 62 years, she has terminal cancer and he can't cope alone. The Stolen Girl reaches its penultimate episode on ITV1 at 9pm with Holliday Grainger doctoring photos and the identity of a key prisoner revealed. The Marlow Murder Club returns to U&Drama at 8pm and 9pm with Peter Davison as a murdered mayor. Hostage concludes on BBC Two at 9pm, Ellis reaches its series finale on Channel 5 at 9pm, and Beyond the Brush launches on Sky Arts at 8pm with The Scream and Starry Night. Plus Champions League second-leg ties on TNT Sports from 7pm.

16 Jun 2026
TV Guide UK Tonight: Tues 17 Mar 2026 – Europe on the Edge, Sort Your Life Out & The Summit Finale Daily TV Guide

TV Guide UK Tonight: Tues 17 Mar 2026 – Europe on the Edge, Sort Your Life Out & The Summit Finale

Tuesday's Freeview TV guide for 17 March 2026. Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler reaches its series finale on BBC Two at 9pm with a revealing look at Spain and China's growing influence. Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon tackles an emotionally charged house on BBC One at 8pm, The Summit reaches its series finale on ITV1 at 9pm, and Ellis continues on Channel 5 at 9pm with Mark Addy as the suspect. Plus Champions League football on TNT Sports and the Miami Open on Sky Sports.

24 Jul 2026