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

Published: 26 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. Thursday’s full listings are below, with channel numbers further down the page.

More4 Schedule: Thursday 27 August 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete More4 schedule for Thursday 27 August 2026, on Freeview 18.

Overnight

Breakfast

Morning

Afternoon

Early evening

Primetime

Late night

What’s on More4 today

Thursday’s More4 schedule runs to 28 slots built from a dozen different programmes, with two long Four in a Bed blocks doing most of the heavy lifting before the evening turns over to cars, a self-build and back-to-back documentary.

Overnight opens with 999: On the Front Line just after midnight, then two back-to-back editions of 24 Hours in A&E from 1:15am, The Perfect Pitch at 3:25am and a long stretch of Discover Must Have Ideas: Shopping carrying the channel through to breakfast. Find It, Fix It, Flog It closes out the morning at 8:55am.

Four in a Bed then runs in two separate five-episode blocks rather than one long stretch. The first, series 12, fills the late morning from 10am and reaches its own payment day at 12:10pm. Five episodes of Come Dine with Me follow from 12:40pm, before a second Four in a Bed run — series 18 this time — takes over from 3:20pm and closes on its own payment-day episode at 5:20pm. Car S.O.S picks up straight after and runs the schedule into the primetime line-up below.

More4 tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

Here’s the More4 primetime line-up for tonight, Thursday 27 August 2026.

Car S.O.S — More4, 5:50pm

More4’s evening actually gets going well before the 6pm hour is out. Car S.O.S (series 6, episode 8) starts at 5:50pm and holds the slot right through to 6:50pm, so it owns most of that hour on its own before a second episode follows straight after. Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend pull in a fresh wreck and a fresh deadline, as usual.

Car S.O.S — More4, 6:50pm

The second half of the double bill, Car S.O.S (series 6, episode 9), runs from 6:50pm to 7:55pm. Two restorations back to back is the standard shape of a More4 weekday evening, and it hands straight over to Grand Designs without a break.

Grand Designs — More4, 7:55pm

Grand Designs (series 20, episode 7) takes the 7:55pm hour. Kevin McCloud checks in on another self-build running behind schedule and over budget, the two constants of the format regardless of who’s holding the plans.

24 Hours in A&E — More4, 9pm

More4 moves into its most reliable strand at 9pm with 24 Hours in A&E (series 10, episode 20), filmed at Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham. Worth flagging: this isn’t the earlier instalment in the run. Episode 20 airs first tonight, with episode 17 following it an hour later, so viewers keeping track of the series will see it out of sequence.

24 Hours in A&E — More4, 10pm

A second 24 Hours in A&E (series 10, episode 17) fills the 10pm hour, completing the out-of-order pairing that opened at 9pm. Anyone catching up on the series in order is better off checking episode numbers before assuming tonight’s second helping picks up where the first left off.

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

999: On the Front Line (series 6, episode 3) closes the night at 11:05pm, More4’s other blue-light documentary strand rounding off an evening built almost entirely around cars, self-builds and emergency medicine.

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, Thursday 27 August 2026, Car S.O.S opens the evening with back-to-back restorations from 5:50pm, Grand Designs follows at 7:55pm, and two editions of 24 Hours in A&E take the 9pm and 10pm hours, running out of their usual episode order. 999: On the Front Line closes the night at 11:05pm. There’s no film on More4 tonight. 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 two mechanics coaxing a rusting classic back onto the road. The daytime schedule leans on the same recycled formats every day, and Thursday is no exception — a dozen unique titles fill 28 slots, with Four in a Bed alone running through two separate five-episode blocks either side of Come Dine with Me.

Tonight’s primetime keeps the channel’s factual identity front and centre: Car S.O.S runs two restorations back to back from 5:50pm, taking most of the 6pm hour before Grand Designs follows a self-build at 7:55pm. From 9pm, More4’s most consistent performer takes over — two editions of 24 Hours in A&E, though series regulars will notice they run out of sequence, episode 20 before episode 17. 999: On the Front Line closes the night at 11:05pm. No film tonight, just four hours of the factual programming More4 does best.

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