So what's on tv tonight? This Monday's tv guide has a proper new drama to get excited about -- Babies on BBC One at 9pm is the kind of launch that only comes along a few times a year. But there's competition in the tv listings, with ITV1's true crime documentary and Channel 5's new classroom drama both starting at the same time. Check the tonight page for what's on right now, or browse the schedule below in this freeview tv guide.
What's On TV Tonight: Quick Picks
- Babies -- BBC One, 9pm -- NEW SERIES; Paapa Essiedu and Siobhan Cullen; six-part drama about trying for a baby; Stefan Golaszewski writing
- Hunting the Silver Killer -- ITV1, 9pm -- NEW; two suspicious 1990s deaths in Wilmslow reinvestigated; proper true crime
- The Teacher -- Channel 5, 9pm -- NEW SERIES 3; Victoria Hamilton; elite boarding school; runs nightly until Thursday
- Clash of the Superpowers: America vs China -- BBC Two, 9pm -- FINAL EPISODE; Taiwan; how close are we to the edge?
- The Hunt: Prey vs Predator -- Channel 4, 9pm -- Ep 5; predator turns on predator; alliances breaking down
TV Guide: Early Evening (7pm – 8:30pm)
EastEnders -- BBC One, 7:30pm
Penny and Vinny are heading to their first baby scan -- a proper milestone moment, or it would be under different circumstances. Meanwhile Zoe is making an effort to mend a relationship that's been strained for a while, and Zack is trying to figure out how to deal with some mounting financial problems without anyone noticing. Standard EastEnders Monday, but the scan scene gives this one a bit more emotional weight than usual. On iPlayer.
Mastermind and University Challenge -- BBC Two, 8pm and 8:30pm
Clive Myrie is in the Mastermind chair tonight with a semi-final that includes George Frideric Handel and the films of Christopher Nolan as specialist subjects -- a combination that tells you a great deal about the range of people who apply. Then at 8:30pm it's the last quarter-final of this year's University Challenge with Amol Rajan asking the questions. One spot left in the semis. This is the kind of Monday night BBC Two has been doing since before most of its viewers were born, and it still works.
Batch from Scratch: Cooking for Less -- Channel 4, 8pm (NEW EPISODE)
Joe Swash and Suzanne Mulholland are back to raid another household's kitchen, and tonight they're with Emma and Matt, whose combination of busy schedules and two energetic children has turned mealtimes into something of an endurance event. The before-and-after structure of this show is a reliable formula, but it works because the families are properly chaotic rather than staged. On Channel 4 streaming.
TV Tonight: Prime Time (9pm onwards)
Babies -- BBC One, 9pm ★
This is the one tonight. Stefan Golaszewski wrote Mum, and Him & Her before that, which makes him one of the few writers working in British television whose name on a project is reason enough to watch. Babies is his new six-parter, and the premise is deceptively simple: Stephen (Paapa Essiedu) and Lisa (Siobhan Cullen) are a happily married couple who want to start a family. They've had a miscarriage already. The road ahead is harder than they expected.
Into this comes a dinner with Stephen's friend Dave (Jack Bannon), who has a child from a previous relationship and has fallen for Amanda (Charlotte Riley), a woman who is remarkably composed about everything. It's the kind of dinner party where nobody says exactly what they mean, and Golaszewski is very good at showing you what's happening underneath the surface of those conversations.
The series runs on consecutive nights -- episode two is on BBC One tomorrow at 9pm. If you're going to invest in one drama this week, this is it. Full series on iPlayer.
Clash of the Superpowers: America vs China -- BBC Two, 9pm (FINAL EPISODE)
The conclusion of Norma Percy's two-part documentary, and it lands at a moment when the words "America vs China" feel less like a geopolitical abstract and more like a live question. Episode one covered Trump's first term, the trade war, and the years when both sides were testing each other's limits. Tonight moves to the technological competition -- who controls the chip industry, who controls AI, and what happens when a controversial visit to Taiwan takes things to a new level of tension.
Percy's documentaries get you inside rooms that most journalists never see. Episode one was compelling; this should be the sharper of the two. Both episodes are on BBC iPlayer if you want to watch them back to back.
Hunting the Silver Killer -- ITV1, 9pm (NEW)
Two elderly couples found dead in their beds in Wilmslow, Cheshire. Thirty years apart. In both cases, the husband was blamed for killing his wife and then taking his own life. Journalist David Collins broke the original story and was never entirely convinced by that verdict. Two former senior coroner's officers are also taking another look. Could there be a predatory killer who targeted elderly people over decades and was never caught?
Forensic scientist Dr Angela Gallop and forensic pathologist Dr Dick Shephard lead the reinvestigation, and both have the kind of CVs that make you pay attention when they start asking questions about the original conclusions. It's a quietly unsettling documentary -- Wilmslow is exactly the kind of quiet Cheshire town where nothing like this is supposed to happen, which is part of what makes it stick. On ITVX.
The Teacher -- Channel 5, 9pm (NEW SERIES)
The third outing of Channel 5's classroom drama, and this time Victoria Hamilton is in front of the class -- following Sheridan Smith and Kara Tointon in previous series. She plays Helen, a teacher at an elite boarding school with little patience for what she calls her students' woke ideologies, who finds that approach increasingly difficult to sustain when a student called Cressida (Alice Grant) starts pushing back on everything.
The collision between Helen's blunt, old-school teaching style and a generation of students with very different views about identity, respect and safety is the engine of the show. Four episodes, running nightly until Thursday. The full series is available on My5 once it's aired.
The Hunt: Prey vs Predator -- Channel 4, 9pm (Episode 5)
Halfway through the series and the internal politics of the predator team have finally cracked. One predator is prepared to turn on a teammate if it means eliminating a threat -- which is either smart game theory or a massive mistake depending on how the rest of the episode goes. The rivalries that have been building since week one are now openly combustible. On Channel 4 streaming.
TV Guide UK: Late Night
Rooster -- Sky One, 10pm (NEW EPISODE)
Episode four of Bill Lawrence's comedy with Steve Carell as Greg, a novelist attempting to connect with his adult daughter while simultaneously failing upwards as a college writer-in-residence. This week the tension between Greg's relationship with his daughter and his obligations to the college comes to a head. It's warmer than the premise makes it sound. Catch up via Now.
Trying -- BBC One, 10:40pm (DOUBLE BILL SERIES FINALE)
Two episodes back to back tonight, which is the right way to end a series this emotionally invested. Episode seven puts Nikki and Jason under real strain as the pressure of the adoption process takes its toll on both of them. Then in episode eight, on the day of the adoption hearing, Jason does something unexpected. The show has been building to this for a long time. It earns the ending. On iPlayer.
Dom Chinea's Cornish Workshop -- U&Yesterday, 8pm (NEW EPISODE)
The Cornish workshop gets structural attention tonight -- new wall, new floor -- while Sam Lovegrove takes on the task of getting Dom's vintage motorbike roadworthy enough for a cliff-top trial, which sounds significantly more dramatic than most DIY projects. There's also a cider orchard and an auction involved, which tells you everything about the cheerfully unpredictable scope of this show. Catch up via U.
Sport
Cricket: IPL -- Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings -- Sky Sports Cricket from 2:50pm, Sky Sports Main Event from 3pm. Both teams' opening match of the 2026 IPL season, live from Guwahati. England's Jofra Archer is with the Royals, Sam Curran with Chennai.
Tennis: Bucharest Open -- Sky Sports Tennis from 10:30am. ATP clay-court action from Romania.
Snooker: Tour Championship -- Channel 5 from 6:30pm. Judd Trump and Mark Allen play for a quarter-final place. The last proper tune-up before the World Championship.
Baseball: Minnesota Twins v Kansas City Royals -- TNT Sports 2 from 9pm, TNT Sports 1 from 9:30pm. MLB action from Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.
See the full sport on TV guide for all times and channels.
Tonight's TV Listings: Full Schedule
Here are the complete TV listings for Monday 30th March 2026 across all major Freeview, Sky and streaming channels.
| Time | Channel | Programme |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm | BBC One | The One Show (JB Gill and Lauren Laverne) |
| 7:30pm | BBC One | EastEnders (Penny and Vinny's first baby scan; Zack's money worries) |
| 7:30pm | ITV1 | Fletchers' Family Farm (NEW -- Easter event; ewe gives birth; Royal Cheshire Show) |
| 8:00pm | BBC One | Dangerous Dogs: Is the Ban Working? -- Panorama |
| 8:00pm | BBC Two | Mastermind (semi-final -- George Frideric Handel; Christopher Nolan films) |
| 8:00pm | ITV1 | Emmerdale (Cain Dingle; Mushroom Murders; poisoning suspicions) |
| 8:00pm | Channel 4 | Batch from Scratch: Cooking for Less (Ep 6 -- Emma and Matt) |
| 8:00pm | Channel 5 | Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders (NEW) |
| 8:00pm | U&Yesterday | Dom Chinea's Cornish Workshop (new wall and floor; vintage motorbike cliff trial) |
| 8:30pm | ITV1 | Coronation Street |
| 8:30pm | BBC Two | University Challenge (last quarter-final -- Amol Rajan) |
| 9:00pm | BBC One | Babies (NEW SERIES -- Ep 1/6; Paapa Essiedu; Siobhan Cullen) |
| 9:00pm | BBC Two | Clash of the Superpowers: America vs China (FINAL -- Ep 2/2; Taiwan) |
| 9:00pm | ITV1 | Hunting the Silver Killer (NEW -- Wilmslow murder-suicides reinvestigated) |
| 9:00pm | Channel 4 | The Hunt: Prey vs Predator (Ep 5 -- predator turns on predator) |
| 9:00pm | Channel 5 | The Teacher (NEW SERIES 3 -- Ep 1; Victoria Hamilton) |
| 9:00pm | Sky History | The Last Hunt for Nazi Gold (NEW -- Ep 1; Guy Walters; Merkers Mine) |
| 10:00pm | BBC One | BBC News and Weather |
| 10:00pm | ITV1 | ITV News at Ten |
| 10:00pm | Sky One | Rooster (Ep 4 -- Steve Carell) |
| 10:05pm | Channel 4 | The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer (Molly-Mae Hague; JoJo Siwa) |
| 10:40pm | BBC One | Trying (Series finale -- Eps 7 and 8; adoption hearing; Jason proposes) |
| 10:45pm | ITV1 | The Jonathan Ross Show (Joe Marler; Romesh Ranganathan; Aisling Bea; Roisin Conaty) |
| 11:00pm | BBC Two | The Prestige (2006 film -- Christopher Nolan; Christian Bale; Hugh Jackman) |
Freeview TV Guide: What's On Streaming
Can't watch live? The freeview tv guide covers all the catch-up options too. Use our now and next guide to see what's currently on, or browse the channels list for every station.
BBC iPlayer: Babies (full series from tonight), Clash of the Superpowers: America vs China (both episodes), Trying (series finale double bill), EastEnders, Mastermind, University Challenge, Panorama
ITVX: Hunting the Silver Killer, Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Fletchers' Family Farm
Channel 4 streaming: Batch from Scratch: Cooking for Less, The Hunt: Prey vs Predator (all episodes), Celebrity Bake Off
My5: The Teacher (full series once aired), Motorway Cops, Police: Night Shift 999
Frequently Asked Questions
Is EastEnders on TV tonight, Monday 30th March 2026?
Yes -- EastEnders is on BBC One at 7:30pm. Penny and Vinny's first baby scan, Zoe trying to mend fences, and Zack in money trouble. On iPlayer after.
What time is Babies on BBC One tonight?
9pm on BBC One. Episode 1 of 6 -- Stefan Golaszewski's new drama with Paapa Essiedu and Siobhan Cullen as a couple trying for a baby after a miscarriage. Episode 2 tomorrow, same time. Full series on iPlayer.
What is Hunting the Silver Killer about on ITV1?
New true crime documentary on ITV1 at 9pm. Two elderly couples found dead in Wilmslow, Cheshire -- thirty years apart -- both ruled murder-suicides. Journalist David Collins was never convinced. Forensic scientist Dr Angela Gallop and pathologist Dr Dick Shephard reinvestigate. On ITVX.
Is The Teacher a new series on Channel 5 tonight?
Yes -- series 3 starts on Channel 5 at 9pm. Victoria Hamilton plays Helen, an outspoken teacher at an elite boarding school. Four episodes, nightly until Thursday. Full series on My5.
What's the best thing on TV tonight?
Babies on BBC One at 9pm. Golaszewski wrote Mum and Him & Her -- he knows domestic drama better than almost anyone working in British telly. Hunting the Silver Killer on ITV1 if true crime's more your thing, and the Clash of the Superpowers finale on BBC Two is sharper than part one.
TV Guide UK: Final Verdict
Monday's tv guide is built around one big launch: Babies on BBC One at 9pm. Everything else tonight is solid, but this is the drama that matters. Stefan Golaszewski writing, Paapa Essiedu and Siobhan Cullen in the leads -- the ingredients are right, and early word suggests the execution matches them.
If you need an alternative, Hunting the Silver Killer on ITV1 is a properly troubling true crime documentary, and The Teacher on Channel 5 gives you a strong performance from Victoria Hamilton to watch across the week. And don't overlook the Clash of the Superpowers finale on BBC Two -- the Taiwan episode feels particularly timely.
Browse the full channels list or check what's on now to follow the evening as it unfolds.