Blaze TV Guide: Listings, Schedule & What’s On Blaze Tonight

Blaze is a free-to-air factual channel that has run on Freeview since September 2016. Its schedule runs from military history documentaries to ancient-mystery programming, and factual entertainment formats set in pawn shops and storage units fill much of the rest of the day. Tonight, Wednesday 12 August 2026, two Storage Wars half-hours open the evening at 6pm and 6:30pm, then Dickinson’s Real Deal runs a second double bill at 7pm and 8pm. A new episode of Weird Britain follows at 9pm, and two new episodes of Britain’s X-Files close the night at 10pm and 11pm.

Blaze Schedule: Wednesday 12 August 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete Blaze schedule for Wednesday 12 August 2026, on Freeview 64.

What’s on Blaze today

Daytime Blaze is a loop, and the channel doesn’t pretend otherwise. History’s Most Shocking opens the day at midnight, and Mission Unexplained follows at 1am. Court Cam then holds 2am and 2:30am with a back-to-back half-hour pairing, before Storage Wars runs two more episodes from 3am and Hardcore Pawn takes three from 3:45am.

Dickinson’s Real Deal effectively owns the morning, with five episodes spread from 5am through to 8:25am, David Dickinson working his way round Northwich, Welwyn Garden City, Bradford and Worksop. Canadian Pickers takes over from 9:20am with four editions running to just after midday, before Pawn Stars fills the whole afternoon with five episodes from 1:05pm to 5pm, ending just as the evening schedule takes over at 6pm.

Blaze tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

Here’s the Blaze primetime line-up for tonight, Wednesday 12 August 2026.

Storage Wars — Blaze, 6pm & 6:30pm

Two back-to-back episodes open the evening. An auction run leaves Dusty and Lupe needing the truck at 6pm, while Darrell has already sunk cash into a locker he’s overpaid for. Half an hour later he’s back in Montebello trying to win Kimber round, with Gunter roped in to help Rene.

Dickinson’s Real Deal — Blaze, 7pm & 8pm

David Dickinson runs a second double bill either side of the 8 o’clock watershed, more owners weighing up a dealer’s offer against their chances at auction.

Weird Britain — Blaze, 9pm

A new episode at 9pm sends Andy McGrath after the folklore of the fae, tracing Britain’s otherworldly myths and the beings said to live behind them.

Britain’s X-Files — Blaze, 10pm & 11pm

Two new episodes close the night. Declassified CIA files and a ship-shaped satellite anomaly lead the 10pm hour, before 11pm turns to vanished pilots, Cold War psychic experiments and the hunt for hidden Nazi treasure.

What kind of shows are on Blaze

Military and world history documentaries

This is the strand worth setting a reminder for, and it rewards anyone who has already worked through the more familiar documentaries elsewhere. Hitler’s Engineers and U-Boat Wargamers go after corners of the Second World War that don’t get the rotation the D-Day landings and the Battle of Britain do, and both are made with more care than the channel’s reputation would lead you to expect.

Ancient mysteries and the unexplained

Ancient Aliens, The UnXplained with William Shatner, Weird Britain and MonsterQuest account for more hours than anything else on Blaze. The evidence base is viral footage, satellite imagery and eyewitness account rather than anything that has been through review. Watch accordingly.

Factual entertainment and reality

Storage Wars Canada, Pawn Stars and Dickinson’s Real Deal hold the daytime. Ordinary people, real money, modest budgets, and nobody involved pretending it is anything more than that.

How to watch Blaze

Channel numbers

Blaze is free on all of the above platforms, with no subscription required. Virgin Media and Freesat channel numbers may vary slightly depending on your box and region, so your on-screen guide is the definitive source if these don’t match.

Streaming online

Blaze streams live and free at watch.blaze.tv and via the free BLAZE app on iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV and select smart TVs. No account, subscription or payment card is needed to watch the live stream.

Blaze streaming and catch-up

Blaze runs a Freeview +1 timeshift channel on 92, which is useful when you land on the 9pm show twenty minutes in and would rather start it properly. There is no +1 on Sky, Virgin or Freesat, so Freeview is the only route to a delayed watch.

The BLAZE app and website also carry a real catch-up library rather than a token one. New episodes are typically added daily and stay on demand for around 30 days.

Frequently asked questions

What channel is Blaze on Freeview?

Freeview channel 64, with Blaze +1 on channel 92.

What’s on Blaze tonight?

Storage Wars opens the evening with a double bill at 6pm and 6:30pm, and Dickinson’s Real Deal runs a second double bill at 7pm and 8pm. A new episode of Weird Britain follows at 9pm, before two new episodes of Britain’s X-Files close the night at 10pm and 11pm.

Is Blaze free to watch?

Yes, entirely free to air on Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media and Freesat, with no subscription fee. It carries advertising like any other commercial channel.

Who owns Blaze?

Blaze launched under A+E Networks UK in September 2016 and is now run by Hearst Networks UK, a joint venture between Hearst and Sky Group, following A+E Networks EMEA’s 2024 rebrand to Hearst Networks EMEA.

Verdict

Blaze knows what it is and doesn’t oversell it, which on most nights is enough. The military history slot is the reason to keep the channel in mind at all: Hitler’s Engineers would hold its own two hundred channel numbers lower down. The unexplained material is lighter, fine as entertainment provided you don’t go to it for evidence. The pawn shops and storage lockers ask nothing of you, which some evenings is the whole appeal.

Tonight leans on the pawn-shop and storage-locker staples early, then swings into the unexplained strand after 9pm. Two Storage Wars half hours and a second Dickinson’s Real Deal double bill fill the schedule to 9pm, familiar ground for anyone who has already caught the daytime loop. The later run is the stronger watch: Weird Britain digs into fae folklore at 9pm, and two new episodes of Britain’s X-Files follow at 10pm and 11pm, working through declassified files, a lost aircraft and a hunt for buried Nazi treasure.

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