More4 TV Guide: Listings, Schedule & What’s On More4 Tonight

More4 is Channel 4’s factual and lifestyle channel: property shows, food formats and the fly-on-the-wall documentaries that would crowd out the main channel’s schedule. It launched on 10 October 2005 and has been free to air since 6 May 2008, when it dropped the subscription requirement it had briefly carried on satellite. Sunday’s full listings are below, with channel numbers further down the page.

More4 Schedule: Sunday 16 August 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete More4 schedule for Sunday 16 August 2026, on Freeview 18.

Overnight

Breakfast

Morning

Afternoon

Early evening

Primetime

Late night

What’s on More4 today

Sunday’s schedule runs to 26 slots across eight programme titles. The small hours open with 999: On the Front Line at 12:05am (series 10, episode 10), then two 24 Hours in A&E repeats back to back at 1:10am and 2:15am, followed by an A Place in the Sun repeat at 3:20am. A two-part Discover Must Have Ideas: Shopping block fills the rest of the night through to just before 9am, broken only by Grand Designs: Living in the Wild at 8:55am.

Six A Place in the Sun episodes then run from 10am to 3pm, before five instalments of Come Dine with Me carry the schedule to 6:20pm. Five Four in a Bed episodes, series 18 throughout, fill the rest of early evening and run right up to 9pm, when Surgeons: Life in Their Hands opens primetime. A 24 Hours in A&E double bill closes out the night at 10pm and 11:05pm.

More4 tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

Here’s the More4 primetime line-up for tonight, Sunday 16 August 2026.

Four in a Bed — More4, 6:20pm

Five episodes of the B&B contest run back to back from 6:20pm, series 18 throughout, carrying the schedule up to primetime at 9pm. Each half hour covers one stay, one breakfast verdict and one envelope of scores handed over at the kitchen table.

Surgeons: Life in Their Hands — More4, 9pm

Surgeons: Life in Their Hands opens primetime proper at 9pm (series 1, episode 2). The fly-on-the-wall documentary follows surgical teams through operations that can run for hours, tracking the calls made mid-procedure as much as the eventual outcome.

24 Hours in A&E — More4, 10pm and 11:05pm

Two fresh hours of 24 Hours in A&E close out the night, one at 10pm (series 9, episode 4) and a second at 11:05pm (series 18, episode 15). The format hasn’t shifted since it began: fixed cameras around an emergency department, real patients, no reconstructions.

What kind of shows are on More4

Fly-on-the-wall documentary

This is the strand More4 is known for. 24 Hours in A&E and 999: On the Front Line both use the same method: fixed cameras, real emergencies, no reconstructions. Neither has changed that formula in over a decade of running.

Property and food formats

A Place in the Sun and Come Dine with Me anchor the daytime and early-evening schedule. One is about the fantasy of starting again somewhere warmer; the other is about strangers cooking for each other and being far too honest about the results. Four in a Bed does the same job for the B&B trade. Between them they account for most of what More4 broadcasts before 6pm.

Imported drama and classic comedy

More4 also fills gaps with imported crime drama, a fair amount of Nordic noir, and repeats from Channel 4’s own sitcom back-catalogue. It’s schedule filler between the factual strands rather than anything the channel commissions for itself.

How to watch More4

Channel numbers

Here’s where to find More4 across the main UK television platforms:

More4 is free on all of the above, with no subscription required.

Streaming online

More4 streams live and free at channel4.com/now/m4 and via the Channel 4 app on smart TVs, iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV, Roku and PlayStation. You’ll need a free Channel 4 account, which costs nothing to set up. Recent episodes of most More4 shows are also available to watch on demand through Channel 4’s streaming platform shortly after broadcast.

More4 +1 and sister channels

More4 +1 runs the schedule an hour behind on Virgin Media, channel 347, but was withdrawn from Freeview back in June 2022. If you miss the start of something on Freeview, the Channel 4 on-demand service is the more reliable way to catch up.

More4 sits alongside Channel 4’s other free channels: the main Channel 4 service, E4 (entertainment and US imports), Film4 (movies) and 4seven (catch-up repeats).

Frequently asked questions

What’s on More4 tonight?

Tonight, Sunday 16 August 2026, five Four in a Bed episodes carry the schedule to 9pm, when Surgeons: Life in Their Hands takes over the primetime slot (series 1, episode 2). Two fresh episodes of 24 Hours in A&E close the night at 10pm and 11:05pm. Full times are in the schedule table above.

What time do the main documentaries start on More4?

More4’s documentary strands usually sit between 9pm and 11pm, after the property shows have had the earlier part of the evening. A new series launch or a one-off special can push that earlier, so check the on-screen guide if the evening looks different from usual.

Is More4 free to watch?

Yes, completely free on Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media and Freesat, with advertising breaks but no subscription fee.

Can I watch More4 online for free?

Yes. It streams live at channel4.com/now/m4 and through the Channel 4 app; you’ll need a free Channel 4 account. Most recent episodes also appear on demand shortly after broadcast.

Verdict

More4 doesn’t try to be flashy, and that’s the point. It’s where Channel 4 parks programming that works without gimmicks: a B&B owner docking marks over a soggy fry-up, or a couple weighing up whether 40 minutes from a decent school is too far. The daytime schedule leans on four recycled formats, and the repetition shows if you watch it start to finish.

Tonight runs the same shape as most others here: the Four in a Bed block carries early evening through to 9pm, then two of the channel’s strongest factual formats take over back to back. Surgeons: Life in Their Hands opens the hour, and a 24 Hours in A&E double bill closes it out.

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