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

Published: 21 August 2026

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. Saturday’s full listings are below, with channel numbers further down the page.

More4 Schedule: Saturday 22 August 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete More4 schedule for Saturday 22 August 2026, on Freeview 18.

Overnight

Breakfast

Morning

Afternoon

Early evening

Primetime

Late night

What’s on More4 today

Saturday’s More4 runs on just seven unique titles spread across 28 slots — the day is built almost entirely from repeat runs of the same formats, stacked back to back for hours at a stretch.

The night opens with 999: On the Front Line at 12:15am (series 5, episode 6), then two episodes of 24 Hours in A&E run back to back from 1:20am, followed by an A Place in the Sun repeat at 3:25am. Discover Must Have Ideas: Shopping fills the rest of the small hours, from 3:55am through to just before 9am.

Five episodes of Four in a Bed then carry the schedule from 8:55am to 11:35am, when three editions of A Place in the Sun take over until 2:40pm. Five episodes of Come Dine with Me, all set in Dundee and Perth, fill the schedule from there to 5:20pm, when a second run of five Four in a Bed episodes opens the evening and carries straight into primetime.

More4 tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

Here’s the More4 primetime line-up for tonight, Saturday 22 August 2026.

Four in a Bed — More4, 6:25pm

Dan and Lucy host the third leg of the week at The Tal-y-Cafn in Conwy (series 18, episode 38). Professional chef Dan is confident about his breakfast spread, a claim this show tends to punish.

Four in a Bed — More4, 6:55pm

Ivan and Jacqui take the final visit, at Cambrian House B&B in Powys (series 18, episode 39). A promising start unravels once one guest plays a prank on another.

Four in a Bed — More4, 7:30pm

The results show at 7:30pm is a landmark: Four in a Bed’s 1000th episode. It marks the occasion with two B&B owners locked in a heated, entirely petty argument over whether a floor tile is cardboard or plastic (series 18, episode 40).

Griff’s Canadian Adventure — More4, 8pm

Griff Rhys Jones heads to Quebec, working through bagels, poutine, beavers and ice hockey to weigh up how French the province really is, and how that history shaped it (series 1, episode 2).

24 Hours in A&E — More4, 9pm

Tonight’s cases focus on children: a three-year-old struck by a car, and a 14-year-old who hurts his ankle out on a BMX with his father (series 10, episode 12).

24 Hours in A&E — More4, 10pm

A man with type 1 diabetes is treated for infected toes, with amputation a real possibility, while another patient is treated for an eye injury caused by false eyelashes (series 10, episode 13).

999: On the Front Line — More4, 11:05pm

Three call-outs fill the closing hour: a cardiac arrest, a teenager found collapsed near a canal, and a three-year-old fighting for breath (series 5, episode 7).

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, Saturday 22 August 2026, Four in a Bed runs in a block of five episodes from 5:20pm, with the 7:30pm edition marking the strand’s 1000th episode. Griff’s Canadian Adventure takes the 8pm slot, a 24 Hours in A&E double bill follows from 9pm, and 999: On the Front Line closes the night at 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 the same recycled formats every day, and the repetition shows if you watch it start to finish — Saturday alone stretches just seven unique titles across 28 slots.

Tonight is built around one genuine occasion: Four in a Bed’s 1000th episode at 7:30pm, tucked inside a run of five editions that opens the evening at 5:20pm. Griff’s Canadian Adventure and a 24 Hours in A&E double bill fill out the rest of primetime before 999: On the Front Line closes the night.

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