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What's on TV tonight Saturday 30 May 2026: UEFA Champions League Final PSG v Arsenal TNT Sports 1, coverage 3pm kick-off 5pm BST from Puskás Aréna Budapest -- EXCLUSIVE pay-TV only, first UCL Final not on free-to-air in UK; Arsenal chasing historic Premier League and Champions League double after winning the title at Crystal Palace 24 May 2026; Britain's Got Talent Series 19 Live Final ITV1 7pm -- Ant and Dec, Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, KSI, £250,000 prize; Two Weeks in August Ep 3 BBC One 9.15pm -- Jacob's birthday gatecrashed; Casualty BBC One 8.25pm -- Christopher Timothy guests; Shergar: The Racehorse and the IRA Channel 4 8pm; Monsieur Spade U&Drama 9pm -- Clive Owen; Ghost Trail BBC Four 9.05pm -- 97% RT; Rugby League Challenge Cup Final BBC One from 2pm Wigan v Hull KR Wembley; Women's T20 England v India Sky Sports from 6.30pm Bristol.

What's on TV tonight Sunday 31 May 2026: Tip Toe NEW SERIES Channel 4 9pm -- Russell T Davies, Alan Cumming, David Morrissey, Manchester Gay Village, 5 episodes, Eps 1 and 2 tonight, written-by-Davies quote "Our rights are paper-thin as gay people"; Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2026 ITV1 coverage 5pm kick-off 6.30pm BST London Stadium 20th anniversary -- Robbie Williams coaches England, Usain Bolt coaches World XI, Owen Cooper youngest-ever Soccer Aid player aged 16, Olly Murs ends 400km endurance walk; Dear England Ep 3 BBC One 9pm -- Euro 2020 final racism aftermath, Joseph Fiennes, iPlayer; Women's FA Cup Final Brighton v Manchester City Channel 4 kick-off 3pm Wembley; The Mother of All Cons NEW SERIES BBC Two 9pm -- Believe in Magic charity, Munchausen by proxy, three parts; Death Valley S2 Ep 3 BBC One 8.15pm Timothy Spall Jim Howick; The Twelve Cape Rock Killer ITV1 10.45pm Sam Neill UK premiere; Later with Jools Holland BBC Two 10pm; The Nice Guys BBC One 10.30pm Russell Crowe Ryan Gosling; Giro d'Italia Final Stage 21 Rome TNT Sports 3 2pm.

What's on TV tonight Friday 29 May 2026: Hacks SERIES FINALE Sky Atlantic 10.05pm -- Jean Smart as Deborah Vance, Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels, final episode of Season 5 and the whole series; Ponies Sky Atlantic 9pm -- Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson, Moscow 1977, CIA operatives, RT 96%; Smoggie Queens SERIES FINALE BBC Three 10pm + 10.30pm -- Phil Dunning, Mark Benton, Monica Dolan; Olly Murs Steps into the Unknown ITV1 9pm -- 400km challenge for Soccer Aid; Coronation Street ITV1 8.30pm -- Theo Silverton murder flashbacks, Todd Grimshaw accused; MasterChef Semi-Final BBC One 8pm -- Philip Khoury guest; Have I Got News for You BBC One 9pm -- Katherine Ryan hosts; Jazz Night Miles Davis BBC Four 9.05pm -- centenary peg; French Open Day 6 TNT Sports from 9.30am; Giro d'Italia Stage 19 TNT Sports 3 from 11am -- Passo Giau Cima Coppi.

What's on TV tonight Thursday 28 May 2026: A Taste for Murder SERIES FINALE ITV1 9pm -- Warren Brown as DCI Joe Mottram, Capri, Episode 6 of 6; Putin: in Ten Pictures BBC Two 9pm -- Stasi ID card, shirtless horseback, facsimile Kremlin bunkers; One to One: John and Yoko ★★★★ Sky Documentaries 9pm -- Kevin Macdonald, Madison Square Garden 1972, private phone-call tapes; Taskmaster Series 21 Episode 8 Channel 4 9pm -- The Jingling Match, Alex Horne covered in bells; Make That Movie NEW SERIES Channel 4 10pm -- Sam Campbell, Joe Pelling (Don't Hug Me I'm Scared); The Hardacres Series 2 Ep 3 Channel 5 9pm; Marilyn Monroe Night BBC Four from 8pm -- centenary 1 June 2026; Women's T20 Cricket England v India 1st T20I Sky Sports Cricket 6.30pm; French Open Day 5 TNT Sports from 9.30am; Giro d'Italia Stage 18 TNT Sports 3 from 11.30am.

What's on TV tonight Wednesday 27 May 2026: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Series 2 NEW SERIES BBC Three 9pm -- Emma Myers returns as Pip Fitz-Amobi, Holly Jackson's sequel novel; UEFA Conference League Final Crystal Palace v Rayo Vallecano TNT Sports 1 kick-off 8pm BST from Leipzig -- Palace's first European final; Falling Ep 4 Channel 4 9pm -- Keeley Hawes and Paapa Essiedu; A Taste for Murder Ep 5 (penultimate) ITV1 9pm -- Warren Brown; Richard Madeley Inside the World's Mega Prison Channel 5 9pm -- CECOT El Salvador; Surgeons: at the Edge of Life BBC Two 9pm; MasterChef BBC One 8pm National Railway Museum York; French Open Day 4 TNT Sports from 9.30am; Giro d'Italia Stage 17 TNT Sports 3 from 10.45am -- Cassano d'Adda to Andalo; Ireland v New Zealand Test cricket TNT Sports 2 from 11am -- Stormont.

What's on TV tonight Tuesday 26 May 2026: Who Do You Think You Are? Zoe Ball BBC One 9pm -- her mother Julia died 2024, she traces Scotland, Guernsey and Cornwall; Half Man Ep 5 (penultimate) BBC One 10.40pm -- Richard Gadd, Jamie Bell; Falling Ep 3 Channel 4 9pm -- Keeley Hawes and Paapa Essiedu; World War II with Tom Hanks Sky History 9pm NEW SERIES triple-bill; The Unstoppable Shirley MacLaine Sky Arts 9pm; Interior Design Masters BBC One 8pm; Bake Off The Professionals Channel 4 8pm; French Open Day 3 TNT Sports from 9.30am; Giro d'Italia Stage 16 TNT Sports 3 from noon -- fully Swiss stage.

What's on TV tonight Sunday 24 May 2026: Dear England BBC One 9pm, NEW SERIES -- Joseph Fiennes as Gareth Southgate, James Graham adapts his own Olivier-winning stage play, Left Bank Pictures; Premier League Final Day 4pm kick-off all 10 matches Sky Sports -- Arsenal title race + relegation battle; Death Valley S2 BBC One 8.15pm (Timothy Spall, Roisin Conaty guest); Being Stanley Baxter BBC Four 9pm (100th birthday, born 24 May 1926); Vengeance: Murder on the Heath Channel 4 9pm; Obituary ITV1 10.45pm (Siobhán Cullen, UK premiere); French Open Day 1 TNT Sports from 9.30am; Canadian Grand Prix 9pm Sky Sports F1.

What's on TV tonight Saturday 23 May 2026: Two Weeks in August double bill (Eps 1 & 2) BBC One 9pm + 9.45pm -- the British summer drama everyone will be talking about, full series on iPlayer same night; Women's Champions League Final Barcelona v OL Lyonnes BBC Two 5pm from Oslo; Championship Play-Off Final Hull City v Middlesbrough Wembley 3.30pm Sky Sports; Cher at the BBC + Cher Meets Rylan BBC Two 9pm + 10.20pm (Cher's 80th birthday week); My Favourite Cake BBC Four 9pm (2024 Iranian drama, Berlinale prizewinner); Nobody's Fool launch ITV1 9pm (Danny Dyer + Emily Atack reality quiz, £100,000).

What's on TV tonight Friday 22 May 2026: Ponies series premiere 9pm Sky Atlantic -- Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson as CIA widow-spies in 1977 Moscow (96% Rotten Tomatoes, all 8 episodes on NOW); Bob Dylan Night BBC Four from 9pm (85th birthday Sunday 24 May); Radio 1 Big Weekend Sunderland dance night 10.40pm BBC One -- Fatboy Slim headlines; Hidden Treasures of the National Trust S4 E2 9pm BBC Two; F1 Canadian GP sprint weekend FP1 18:30 + Sprint Qualifying 22:30 Sky Sports F1.

What's on TV tonight Thursday 21 May 2026: Race Across the World Series 6 finale 8pm BBC One (12,000km Sicily to Mongolia; five teams; Hatgal finish line); "Race Across the World: The Reunion" 9pm BBC One; Marilyn Monroe Night BBC Four from 8pm (centenary run-up, 1 June 2026); Bergerac Series 2 finale "No More Secrets" 9pm U&Drama (Damien Molony); The Hardacres S2 E2 9pm Channel 5 (Michele Dotrice); Taskmaster S21 E7 9pm Channel 4.

What's on TV tonight Wednesday 20 May 2026: Europa League Final Freiburg v Aston Villa 8pm KO TNT Sports 1 (Besiktas Park, Istanbul -- Villa's first European final in 44 years); "Under Suspicion: Kate McCann" 9pm Channel 5 (90-minute one-off factual drama, Laura Bayston as Kate, James Robinson as Gerry); Falling Episode 2 of 6 9pm Channel 4 (Keeley Hawes, Paapa Essiedu, Jack Thorne); Amandaland S2 E3 9pm BBC One (Lucy Punch, the condom episode); "Harry Hill: New Bits and Greatest Hits" 9pm Sky Comedy (60th birthday special); Surgeons S8 E3 9pm BBC Two (Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh); "A Taste for Murder" Ep 4 9pm ITV1 (Warren Brown, Capri).

What's on TV tonight Tuesday 19 May 2026: Falling Series 1 premiere 9pm Channel 4 (Keeley Hawes as Sister Anna, Paapa Essiedu as Father David, written by Jack Thorne -- full 6-part series on Channel 4 streaming now); Bournemouth v Man City 7.30pm k/o Sky Sports Main Event + Chelsea v Spurs 8.15pm k/o Sky Sports Premier League (both rescheduled from Sunday because of the FA Cup Final); Half Man Episode 4 of 6 10.40pm BBC One (Richard Gadd, Jamie Bell); The Corinthians: We Were the Champions 10pm BBC Four; Interior Design Masters Series 7 Episode 5 8pm BBC One (Alan Carr, Leeds studio flats, Series 2 winner Lynsey Ford guest judge); RHS Chelsea Flower Show BBC One 2pm + BBC Two 8pm (members-only day -- public opens Thursday 21 May).

What's on TV tonight Monday 18 May 2026: Arsenal v Burnley 8pm k/o Sky Sports (Arsenal can clinch first Premier League title in 22 years); "Lucy Worsley Investigates: The American Revolution" Episode 1 of 2 9pm BBC Two (UK premiere, 250th anniversary); Believe Me series finale 9pm ITV1 (Daniel Mays, Miriam Petche as Carrie Johnson); RHS Chelsea Flower Show Press Day 2pm BBC One (Nicki Chapman, Angellica Bell) and 8pm BBC Two (Monty Don, Rachel de Thame); Canal Boat Diaries Series 7 premiere 7pm U&Yesterday (Robbie Cumming, Naughty Lass, Wales to Yorkshire).

What's on TV tonight Sunday 17 May 2026: Death Valley Series 2 8.15pm BBC One (Timothy Spall, Gwyneth Keyworth); The Cage Episode 4 9pm BBC One (Sheridan Smith, Michael Socha); Women's Six Nations Grand Slam decider France v England 4.45pm kick-off BBC One; PGA Championship Final Round 4pm Sky Sports Golf (Scheffler defending, McIlroy in the field); Later with Jools Holland new series 10pm BBC Two (Squeeze, Niall Horan, TOMORA); Believe Me Episode 3 9pm ITV1 (Jeff Pope, Daniel Mays); "Your Song: the Grand Final" 9pm Channel 4 (Alison Hammond, Sam Ryder, Paloma Faith, Hackney Empire).

What's on TV tonight Saturday 16 May 2026: Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Grand Final 8pm BBC One live from Vienna (70th edition, Graham Norton, UK entry Sam Battle as Look Mum No Computer — "Eins, Zwei, Drei"); FA Cup Final Chelsea v Manchester City 3pm kick-off BBC One / TNT Sports 1; Saturday Night Live UK finale Sky Max 10pm (Ncuti Gatwa, Holly Humberstone); The Teachers' Lounge BBC Four 9pm; Sophie: the Royal Family's Hidden Gem Channel 5 9pm.

What's on TV tonight Friday 15 May 2026: Aston Villa v Liverpool Premier League title race 8pm kick-off Sky Sports; Hidden Treasures of the National Trust Series 4 premiere BBC Two 9pm; Hacks final season Sky Atlantic 9pm; MasterChef last quarter-final BBC One 8pm; Bob Marley Night BBC Four 10.05pm; Smoggie Queens Series 2 launch BBC Three 10pm; Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine all 8 episodes Netflix.

What's on TV tonight Thursday 14 May 2026: Eurovision Semi-Final 2 BBC One 8pm live from Vienna; Morecambe and Wise lost tape BBC Four 8pm on Eric's 100th birthday; Hardacres Series 2 premiere Channel 5 9pm; Taskmaster 200th episode Channel 4 9pm; MasterChef final heat BBC Two 8pm; Yorkshire Vet: Night Shift new series Channel 5 8pm.

What's on TV tonight Wednesday 13 May 2026: Twenty Twenty Six series finale BBC Two 10pm; The Future with Hannah Fry NEW SERIES BBC Two 7.30pm; Man City vs Crystal Palace Sky Sports 8pm; Amandaland + Only Child back-to-back BBC One 9pm; Kevin McCloud's Listed Britain NEW SERIES More4 9pm.

What's on TV tonight Tuesday 12 May 2026: Eurovision Semi-Final 1 LIVE from Vienna BBC One 8pm (Boy George for San Marino; Rylan + Angela Scanlon); Half Man Ep 4 BBC One c.10.55pm; The Way Out NEW U&Dave 9pm; Wrestling with Trump C4 10pm; Southampton v Middlesbrough Sky Sports 8pm.

What's on TV tonight Monday 11 May 2026: Mint finale BBC One 9pm (Charlotte Regan, eps 7+8/8); Believe Me ep 2 ITV1 9pm (Laila; Worboys CCTV dismissed); Children of the Blitz BBC Two 9pm (90 min); Rooster finale Sky One 10pm; Spurs v Leeds MNF Sky Sports 8pm.

What's on TV tonight Sunday 10 May 2026: BAFTA Television Awards BBC One 7pm (Greg Davies, Adolescence frontrunner); Believe Me ITV1 9pm (John Worboys drama); The Cage BBC One 9pm ep 3/5; The Iron Claw BBC Two 10pm; Harry Wild finale U&Drama 8pm; West Ham v Arsenal Sky Sports 4pm.

What's on TV tonight Saturday 9 May 2026: Maggie Smith's final film The Miracle Club BBC Two 7.20pm, Monte Cristo finale BBC Four 9pm, Casualty BBC One 8.45pm, Simply Red Night BBC Two 8.45pm, Monsieur Spade U&Drama 9pm, and Liverpool v Chelsea on TNT Sports 1.

What's on TV tonight Friday 8 May 2026: Attenborough 100 live from the Royal Albert Hall on BBC One 8.30pm, Whitney Houston Night BBC Four 9.05pm, HIGNFY BBC Two 9pm, Wrexham v Millwall play-off Sky Sports 8pm, Giro d'Italia Stage 1 TNT Sports.

What's on TV tonight Thursday 7 May 2026: Open All Hours Inside Out U&Gold 8pm, Aston Villa v Forest TNT Sports 1 8pm, Number One Fan finale Channel 5 9pm, Taskmaster Channel 4 9pm, MasterChef BBC One 9pm.

What's on TV tonight Wednesday 6 May 2026: Amandaland S2 BBC One 9pm, Only Child S2 BBC One 9:30pm, Bayern v PSG Champions League TNT Sports 1 8pm, Matlock Sky Witness 10pm, Citadel Season 2 all 7 eps on Prime Video.

What's on TV tonight Tuesday 5 May 2026: Secret Service finale on ITV1 at 9pm, Arsenal v Atletico Madrid Champions League semi on Prime Video 8pm, Jamie's Ultimate BBQ Channel 4 8pm, MasterChef BBC One 9pm, Half Man BBC One 10:40pm, plus The Nevada Casino Heist on BBC Two.

Bank Holiday Monday 4 May 2026 is Star Wars Day and the night a World Snooker Champion is crowned live on BBC Two from 7pm. Channel 5 launches Number One Fan at 9pm with Sally Lindsay and Jill Halfpenny, BBC Two closes with The Great Escaper at 10pm, and Disney+ drops the Maul: Shadow Lord finale.

What's on TV tonight, bank holiday Sunday 3 May 2026: Attenborough revisits Life on Earth on BBC One at 8pm, The Cage ep 2 at 9pm with Sheridan Smith, Secret Service Malta on ITV1 at 9pm, Man Utd v Liverpool, the World Snooker final and the Miami F1 race from 8.55pm.

What's on TV tonight, Saturday 2 May 2026: The Last of Us S2 finale on Sky Atlantic at 7.55pm, Doctor Who returns on BBC Three at 7.15pm, Count of Monte Cristo premieres on BBC Four at 9pm, plus Arsenal v Fulham, F1 Miami Sprint and the World Snooker semi-finals. A proper bank holiday Saturday schedule.

BBC One launches The Cage at 9pm — Tony Schumacher's Liverpool thriller with Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha as two casino workers who decide that helping themselves to the takings is a sensible plan; the Radio Times cover show and the big drama event of the weekend. Channel 4 starts a new cruise series at 8pm and Your Song returns at 9pm with a 90-year-old singing Sinatra. Throw in the London Marathon, an FA Cup semi-final, Arsenal v Lyon in the Women's Champions League, and a full day of World Snooker, and this Sunday tv guide barely pauses for breath.

EastEnders takes a heavy turn on BBC One at 7:30pm as Mark Fowler reaches out to estranged father Grant Mitchell with devastating news about Nigel Bates — the setup episode for Ross Kemp's much-trailed return next week and a significant beat in Paul Bradley's ongoing dementia storyline. MasterChef hits its first quarter-final on BBC One at 9pm with guest judge Jay Rayner at his most impatient. Channel 4 serves up Paul Merton on the French Riviera at 8pm plus a double dose of Nicola Coughlan in Big Mood from 10pm. Darts fans, Luke Littler vs Luke Humphries in Liverpool is your tv tonight.

The Repair Shop returns to BBC One at 8pm with a genuinely moving story about a Cretan lyra whose owner died at just 31 -- his mother's words will stay with you. MasterChef rolls into heat two on BBC One at 9pm with new judges Grace Dent and Anna Haugh, while BBC Two counters at 9pm with the final episode of the Michael Jackson documentary. Coronation Street delivers its long-trailed wedding day on ITV1 at 8:30pm -- flash-forwards, a surprise arrival, and a villain's death -- and Sky Arts launches brand-new series Making A Maestro at 8pm. Wednesday's tv guide has three finales, two new series, and one very soggy wedding venue.

MasterChef returns to BBC One at 9pm in its first series without John Torode and Gregg Wallace after 21 years -- new judges Anna Haugh and Grace Dent take over, and the whole thing starts from scratch. BBC One also launches a new Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr at 8pm, while BBC Three debuts Better Date Than Never, a heartwarming dating show with a double bill from 9pm. Channel 4 brings the Suez conclusion at 9pm, Brighton v Chelsea kicks off on Sky Sports at 8pm, and three series reach their final episodes tonight. Tuesday's tv guide is busier than it has any right to be.

BBC One launches Mint at 9pm -- Charlotte Regan's sharp, offbeat crime family drama set in central Scotland with Emma Laird, Laura Fraser, and Lindsay Duncan across three generations of formidable women. Channel 4 goes documentary-heavy with the Suez crisis at 9pm and a two-part Chernobyl film at 10pm, while BBC Two settles the Mastermind and University Challenge grand finals on the same night. West Ham's relegation fight takes them to Crystal Palace on Sky Sports, and the World Snooker Championship continues at the Crucible. A Monday tv guide with more going on than most Friday nights.

BBC One devotes its entire Sunday evening to Queen Elizabeth II's centenary -- Antiques Roadshow Royal Special at 8pm from Windsor Castle, then a landmark documentary at 9pm with Barack Obama, David Attenborough and Queen Camilla among the contributors. ITV1 counters with the two-hour Grace series finale starring John Simm, Channel 4 brings back Your Song with Alison Hammond in Edinburgh, and Man City v Arsenal serves up the Premier League title decider on Super Sunday. The tv guide doesn't get much weightier than this.

The World Snooker Championship opens at the Crucible on BBC One and BBC Four, Casualty bows out with an emotionally charged series finale at 8:45pm, and ITV1 launches The Murder Line -- a Canadian crime thriller with Minnie Driver at her most formidable. Channel 4 returns with the second series of World's Most Secret Hotels, Channel 5 marks what would have been the Queen's 100th birthday with a documentary double bill, and Chelsea face Manchester United in a huge Premier League clash on TNT Sports. Saturday's tv guide doesn't breathe for a moment.

BBC One owns Friday night with an emotional run from Extraordinary Portraits with Bill Bailey at 7:30pm through Beyond Paradise, Have I Got News for You, and The Young Offenders -- four hours of broadcaster confidence that's hard to argue with. Channel 5 closes out the Missed Call mystery with its series finale, Prince Night on BBC Four is a music lover's Friday gift, and Hacks returns for its fifth and final season on Sky Atlantic. A Friday tv guide worth clearing your plans for.

Thursday's tv guide is dominated by a five-way 9pm pile-up that should be illegal -- The Apprentice series finale on BBC One celebrates 20 years of boardroom carnage, Taskmaster continues its 21st series on Channel 4, and Bergerac returns on U&Drama with a new series opener. Add Missed Call on Channel 5 and Inside Barlinnie on BBC Two, and broadcasters have clearly declared war on your remote control. It's also Europa League quarter-final night, with Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa, and Crystal Palace all in European action. Nicola Coughlan's Big Mood returns late night on Channel 4 for a second series. A lot is happening tonight.

Wednesday's tv guide is headlined by a remarkable Channel 4 premiere -- Grayson Perry Has Seen the Future drops artist Sir Grayson Perry into Silicon Valley for an encounter with AI companions, self-driving taxis, and one woman who married a chatbot. BBC One closes out Ambulance with its Yorkshire series finale at 9pm, Channel 5 continues the gripping Missed Call thriller, and Arsenal host Sporting CP in a Champions League quarter-final that could define the Gunners' European season. Three strong claims on the 9pm slot, plus a sitcom with Hugh Bonneville and the spy thriller's final two episodes running past midnight.

Tuesday's tv guide ends Stefan Golaszewski's heartbreaking Babies on BBC One -- one of the finest dramas of the year closing out its six-episode run -- and also wraps up Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon on the same channel. Channel 5 launches the birdwatching bromance Sam and Ade Go Birding while Gordon Ramsay goes undercover on Channel 4, and England's Lionesses take over ITV1's entire evening with a live Women's World Cup qualifier against Spain at Wembley. Two series finales, a new series launch, and a major free-to-air sporting event -- Tuesday barely pauses for breath.

Monday night television throws up a proper four-way fight at 9pm: BBC One has the penultimate episode of Babies, BBC Two launches the warmly funny Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me, Channel 4 opens its coldest true-crime special in years with 24 Hours in Police Custody, and Channel 5 kicks off the five-part thriller Missed Call with Joanna Scanlan. Factor in Euphoria's long-awaited third series premiere on Sky Atlantic, Manchester United v Leeds United live on Sky Sports, and Monty Don hosting Have I Got News for You, and Monday's tv guide asks you to make some properly difficult decisions.

Two enormous drama series reach their conclusions on Sunday night: The Other Bennet Sister wraps with a double finale on BBC One at 8pm, and The Capture delivers its series three climax on BBC One at 9pm -- while ITV1 fights back with a two-hour Grace special and Channel 4 launches its warm, music-soaked new series Your Song. Factor in the Olivier Awards on BBC Two, the Masters final round, Chelsea v Manchester City live on Sky, and four Premier League games on Match of the Day, and Sunday's tv guide is an embarrassment of riches.

Saturday's tv guide is absolutely stacked: the Grand National is live on ITV1 from 3:15pm (race at 4pm) as the biggest race in the calendar, Casualty on BBC One at 8:45pm pulls a clever structural trick with its CQC inspection episode, and ITV1's Celebrity Sabotage at 8pm sends Sam Thompson into a field dressed as a bale of hay. Throw in a Freddie Flintoff biography on National Geographic, the Women's Six Nations on BBC One and Two, the Masters round 3 on Sky Sports Golf, and Paul McCartney tracking down a stolen bass on BBC Two, and Saturday barely gives you a moment to breathe.

Friday night's tv guide has proper range this week: BBC One brings back The Young Offenders for series 5 episode 2 at 9:30pm, Beyond Paradise does Dark Morris dancing and a latex poisoning at 8pm, and Have I Got News for You hands the keys to Monty Don at 9pm alongside Chris McCausland and Helen Lewis. Channel 4 has Gogglebox at 9pm and a new First Dates at 10pm, ITV1 has I'm a Celebrity South Africa running into The Assembly with Nicola Sturgeon, and BBC Four devotes its evening to Shania Twain. A Friday tv guide that gives you options at every hour.

Taskmaster returns for series 21 on Channel 4 at 9pm with a belting new line-up including Kumail Nanjiani, Joel Dommett and Armando Iannucci, while The Apprentice reaches its nerve-shredding interviews round on BBC One at 9pm. Channel 4 also launches Paul Merton: Driving Amazing Trains at 8pm, BBC Two opens its two-part Inside Barlinnie at 9pm, and English football heads to Europe with Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace all in Europa and Conference League quarter-final action. A jam-packed Thursday TV guide.

Champions League quarter-final night delivers PSG v Liverpool on TNT Sports 1 from 7pm and Barcelona v Atletico Madrid on TNT Sports 2 from 7:30pm, while BBC Two launches the Michael Jackson documentary series at 9pm. BBC One has a touching new series of The Repair Shop at 8pm, Channel 4 kicks off US spy thriller The Copenhagen Test with a double-bill, and Hugh Bonneville returns as Ian Fletcher in the World Cup comedy Twenty Twenty Six on BBC Two. Not a bad Wednesday tv guide at all.

Sky Atlantic launches Ligas tonight at 9pm -- a slick new Italian legal drama with Luca Argentero as a Milan defence attorney whose personal life and professional judgment are impossible to separate. BBC One has episode four of Babies at 9pm as Amanda hits her lowest point yet, plus Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon at 8pm. Channel 4 airs the finale of The Hunt: Prey vs Predator at 10pm with the £100,000 prize up for grabs, and BBC Two kicks off a brand new documentary series about HMS Queen Elizabeth. A strong Tuesday TV guide.

ITV1 launches I'm a Celebrity... South Africa at 9pm -- the all-stars edition is back with Ant and Dec, twelve returning legends and the promise of a live final voted by the public. BBC One counters with the third episode of Babies at 9pm, as Paapa Essiedu and Siobhán Cullen face the news no couple wants to hear. And if you haven't caught Ronan Keating reconnecting with his Irish roots on BBC Two, tonight's the night to start -- his Wild Atlantic series is as unexpectedly moving as it sounds.

Easter Sunday television is genuinely stacked this year. BBC One celebrates David Attenborough's 99th birthday with the new nature series Secret Garden at 6pm, ITV1 runs a feature-length Grace at 8pm with John Simm investigating stalking on a university campus, and The Capture continues its deep-state thriller at 9pm. Channel 4 brings a new Celebrity Bake Off at 7:40pm and Sarah Millican's stand-up special at 9pm, while The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes closes out BBC One at 10:30pm. Happy Easter -- the schedules have come through.

Channel 4 makes history tonight, broadcasting The Boat Race live for the first time in 99 years -- and that's before you get to the FA Cup quarter-final on BBC One, Bill Bailey's Vietnam finale on Channel 4, and the big new ITV1 entertainment gamble Celebrity Sabotage. Sky Atlantic's Heated Rivalry -- the queer ice hockey drama that broke the internet in January -- repeats tonight for anyone who missed it. A packed Saturday tv guide with sport, comedy and proper drama across Freeview and Sky.