Wondering what's on tv tonight? Sunday's tv guide is built around finales and beginnings. Two major dramas close tonight on BBC One, a very promising new series launches on Channel 4, and sport fills every available gap from lunchtime onwards. Check the full tv listings below, browse the freeview tv guide, or scroll the now-and-next listings to plan the evening properly.
What's On TV Tonight: Quick Picks
- The Other Bennet Sister ★ – BBC One, 8pm – series finale double bill; eps 9 & 10; Mary on Scafell Pike; the best drama of the year signs off
- Your Song – Channel 4, 9pm – new series from The Piano team; Alison Hammond; Liverpool; bring tissues
- The Capture – BBC One, 9pm – series finale ep 6/6; Carey's impossible choice; deepfakes, blackmail, parliamentary inquiry
- Grace: Dead Man's Game – ITV1, 8pm – two-hour special; John Simm; S6 Ep3; the 9pm drama rival
- Olivier Awards 2026 – BBC Two, 7pm – 50th anniversary ceremony; Nick Mohammed hosts; Paddington the Musical leads nominations
- Match of the Day – BBC One, 10:45pm – Chelsea v Man City highlights
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Sport
An enormous Sunday for sport, even by April standards.
Chelsea v Manchester City is the Super Sunday headliner, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League from 4:30pm. Title implications and a full-house Stamford Bridge. This is the one that matters.
Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa is live on Sky Sports Premier League from 12:30pm, with Crystal Palace v Newcastle on Sky Sports Action from 12:30pm. Sunderland v Tottenham is on Sky Sports Main Event from 1pm.
The Masters Final Round is on Sky Sports Golf from 4:30pm, moving to Sky Sports Main Event from 6:45pm. Final day at Augusta decides everything.
EFL Trophy Final -- Sky Sports Football, 2:30pm. Luton v Stockport at Wembley, with Jack Wilshere in the Luton dugout.
Rugby League Challenge Cup -- BBC One, 12:30pm live. Wakefield Trinity v Wigan Warriors in the quarter-final.
Paris-Roubaix -- TNT Sports 1, from 9:30am (men's) and 4pm (women's). The Hell of the North cobbled classic. The men's race covers 258km; the women's 148km. One of the most brutal and beautiful days in cycling.
Match of the Day -- BBC One, 10:45pm. Four Sunday Premier League games, Chelsea v Manchester City among them.
TV Guide: Early Evening (5pm – 7:40pm)
Countryfile – BBC One, 5pm
John Craven and Charlotte Smith head to the National Forest to mark the planting of the 10-millionth tree. A milestone worth noting, and the kind of story Countryfile does with quiet, unhurried affection.
Secret Garden – BBC One, 6pm
Episode 2 of what is already shaping up to be something special. David Attenborough narrates the hidden lives playing out in a small Bristol urban garden -- foxes, hedgehogs, blue tits, frogs -- and there is a fox cub scene here involving a man pegging out the washing that you will not forget in a hurry. Nature television at its most accessible and most charming. Available on BBC iPlayer.
Antiques Roadshow – BBC One, 7pm
Series 46, episode 11. Fiona Bruce takes the roadshow to Cromford Mills in Derbyshire, where the finds tonight include a rare opal collection, a pair of 300-year-old long johns, and an Albert Medal awarded for gallantry. The long johns alone justify tuning in.
Olivier Awards 2026 – BBC Two, 7pm
The 50th annual ceremony, hosted by Nick Mohammed and broadcast live on BBC Two. Paddington: the Musical and the Sondheim revival Into the Woods lead the field with 11 nominations apiece. The 40th anniversary of The Phantom of the Opera and 20th anniversary of Wicked both get special celebrations. Theatre people in black tie, making speeches. It works every year.
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer – Channel 4, 7:40pm
Series 9, episode 4. Emmett J Scanlan earns a Hollywood handshake tonight, though apparently Paul Hollywood's reasoning has less to do with the bake itself than his personal admiration for the baker. Mark Wright, Nella Rose, Mutya Buena and Ralf Little round out the tent. Vegan fruit tarts and novelty cakes depicting the most ridiculous things they have ever bought. Stand Up To Cancer, silliness, and at least one properly good bake. Available on Channel 4 streaming.
TV Tonight: Prime Time (8pm onwards)
The Other Bennet Sister ★ – BBC One, 8pm and 8:30pm
Series finale, episodes 9 and 10. This double bill brings to an end one of the most quietly satisfying dramas in recent memory, and it deserves a send-off that matches its quality.
The premise was deceptively simple -- take Mary Bennet, the sister everyone ignores in Pride and Prejudice, and give her the story she never got. The execution has been anything but simple. Over nine episodes this has become a study in what it means to be overlooked, to have something worth saying and no one willing to listen, and to slowly, painfully, find your own standing.
Tonight, the group goes on a hike up Scafell Pike. A storm arrives. Mary prepares to finally say what she has been building towards all series. Then an unexpected offer arrives, her mother turns up the pressure again, and Mr Hayward (Dónal Finn) is conspicuously absent from London. Messrs Ryder (Laurie Davidson) and Hayward have both been central to Mary's journey, and how the finale navigates their place in her life is what the whole series has been leading to.
Watch it properly. The full series is on BBC iPlayer if you need to catch up first.
Grace: Dead Man's Game – ITV1, 8pm
Series 6, episode 3. A two-hour Sunday-night special. Roy Grace (John Simm) gets called to a council estate stabbing of a teenager that stirs up old complications, while Branson (Richie Campbell) finds a masked armed robbery creating unexpected friction inside CID. Grace works because Simm never overplays it -- he lets the cases carry the weight, and the show's old-school procedural rhythm is exactly what a large chunk of Sunday night ITV viewers want. Old-fashioned in the best sense. Available on ITVX.
At 9pm, BBC One has The Capture's finale while ITV1 has Grace continuing. If you started Grace early, you'll probably stay with it. If you're a Capture devotee, the choice is obvious. But you cannot watch both at once, which is Sunday night television doing what it does best.
The Capture – BBC One, 9pm
Series finale, episode 6 of 6. Rachel Carey (Holliday Grainger) has clawed back control of SO15 -- no small achievement given what the previous five episodes put her through. But Figgis is making a bold move, and the choice Carey now faces carries real consequences for whether the truth about the correction programme survives into the public record.
Sir Rowan Gill (Andy Nyman) meanwhile performs the kind of smooth, smiling institutional betrayal that will make you want to throw something. The show has been consistently strong on how deep-fake technology and intelligence service overreach interact, and the finale's parliamentary inquiry thread gives the whole thing a political sharpness that feels current. Murders, blackmail, abductions, and a line about rebooting a person that lands with a particular chill. Worth every episode you've put in. Available on BBC iPlayer.
Your Song – Channel 4, 9pm
New series. The team behind The Piano -- that Channel 4 series that kept making people cry in public -- have built something new around the same idea: find a person, find their song, give them a stage.
A pop-up stage tours the UK, inviting amateur singers to step forward and perform the song that matters most to them, live, alongside a house band, often for the first time in public. Before they sing, they explain why. The personal stories attached to each song are the real content here.
Alison Hammond hosts, and the choice is exactly right -- she has warmth without being cloying, and she knows when to let a moment breathe rather than filling it with noise. Sam Ryder and Paloma Faith serve as hidden mentors. The first stop is Liverpool, where a teenager sings for his adoptive mother and a woman performs for the stranger who donated her kidney. Every song has a story. This series is going to be very good. Available on Channel 4 streaming.
TV Guide UK: Late Night
Savage River – ITV1, 10:15pm and 11:15pm
New series, episodes 1 and 2. Katherine Langford plays Miki Anderson, arriving back in the small Australian town of Savage River after a decade in prison. What she left behind, and what has changed while she was gone, forms the spine of what looks like a solidly crafted small-town mystery. Worth staying up for if the drama has left you wanting more. Available on ITVX.
Match of the Day – BBC One, 10:45pm
Four Sunday Premier League games, the Chelsea v Manchester City highlights the main draw. Available on BBC iPlayer.
Gogglebox – Channel 4, 10pm
Series 27, episode 10. The nation watches the nation watching television. Dependable, frequently very funny, occasionally unexpectedly moving. Available on Channel 4 streaming.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – BBC Two, 10pm
Leone's 1968 masterwork with Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach. If you have never seen it on a decent screen and you are not committed elsewhere, this is three hours that justify staying up.
Die Hard – E4, 9pm
Bruce Willis, a Los Angeles skyscraper, Christmas Eve, and a very bad evening for Hans Gruber. The 1988 film that still holds up completely, regardless of how many times you have seen it.
Krapp's Last Tape – BBC Four, 9pm
Harold Pinter performs Samuel Beckett's one-man play in the 2006 Royal Court production. Followed at 9:55pm by Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett -- Searching for Sam. BBC Four doing exactly what BBC Four should do.
Tonight's TV Listings: Full Schedule
Here are the full tv listings for Sunday 12th April 2026 across all major Freeview, Sky and streaming channels.
| Time | Channel | Programme |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30am | TNT Sports 1 | Paris-Roubaix: Men's Race (LIVE, 258km) |
| 12:30pm | BBC One | Rugby League Challenge Cup: Wakefield v Wigan (LIVE) |
| 12:30pm | Sky Sports Premier League | Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa (LIVE) |
| 12:30pm | Sky Sports Action | Crystal Palace v Newcastle (LIVE) |
| 1pm | Sky Sports Main Event | Sunderland v Tottenham (LIVE) |
| 2:10pm | ITV1 | Jurassic Park (1993 film) |
| 2:10pm | BBC Two | Rear Window (1954 Hitchcock) |
| 2:30pm | Sky Sports Football | EFL Trophy Final: Luton v Stockport (Wembley, LIVE) |
| 3:05pm | BBC One | Crookhaven (SERIES FINALE eps 7 & 8, double bill) |
| 4pm | TNT Sports 1 | Paris-Roubaix: Women's Race (LIVE, 148km) |
| 4:15pm | Channel 4 | Soul (2020, Disney Pixar) |
| 4:30pm | Sky Sports Main Event | Chelsea v Manchester City (LIVE, k/o 4:30pm) |
| 4:30pm | Sky Sports Golf | The Masters Final Round (LIVE) |
| 5pm | BBC One | Countryfile |
| 6pm | BBC One | Secret Garden (S1 ep 2, David Attenborough) |
| 6:45pm | Sky Sports Main Event | The Masters Final Round (continued LIVE) |
| 7pm | BBC One | Antiques Roadshow (S46 ep 11, Cromford Mills) |
| 7pm | ITV1 | Emmerdale |
| 7pm | BBC Two | Olivier Awards 2026 (50th ceremony, LIVE) |
| 7pm | Alibi | Murdoch Mysteries (S19 ep 14, NEW) |
| 7pm | BBC Three | EastEnders Omnibus (four episodes) |
| 7:30pm | ITV1 | Coronation Street |
| 7:40pm | Channel 4 | The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer (S9 ep 4) |
| 8pm | BBC One | The Other Bennet Sister ★ (SERIES FINALE eps 9 & 10) |
| 8pm | ITV1 | Grace: Dead Man's Game (S6 ep 3, two-hour special) |
| 8pm | TLC | Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage (NEW, S2) |
| 9pm | BBC One | The Capture (SERIES FINALE ep 6/6) |
| 9pm | Channel 4 | Your Song (NEW SERIES, ep 1) |
| 9pm | BBC Four | Krapp's Last Tape (Pinter / Beckett) |
| 9pm | E4 | Die Hard (1988 film) |
| 9pm | Film4 | Tombstone (1993 film) |
| 9pm | TLC | Zero Stars (NEW SERIES, Sara Pascoe & Roisin Conaty) |
| 9:55pm | BBC Four | Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett |
| 10pm | Channel 4 | Gogglebox (S27 ep 10) |
| 10pm | BBC Two | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1968, Leone) |
| 10:15pm | ITV1 | Savage River (NEW SERIES eps 1 & 2) |
| 10:45pm | BBC One | Match of the Day (four Sunday PL games) |
| 10:55pm | Channel 4 | First Dates (NEW SERIES, S25 ep 1) |
Freeview TV Guide: What's On Streaming
Can't watch live? Here's where everything ends up. The freeview tv guide for catch-up platforms:
BBC iPlayer: The Other Bennet Sister (full series), The Capture (full series), Secret Garden, Antiques Roadshow, Crookhaven (full series), Olivier Awards, Match of the Day, EastEnders Omnibus
ITVX: Grace: Dead Man's Game, Savage River
Channel 4 streaming: Your Song, The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer, Gogglebox, First Dates
Sky Go / Now TV: Chelsea v Manchester City, The Masters final round, Sunderland v Tottenham, EFL Trophy Final
Frequently Asked Questions
Is EastEnders on TV tonight, Sunday 12th April 2026?
EastEnders does not broadcast on BBC One on Sundays. However, the EastEnders Omnibus is on BBC Three from 7pm to 9pm tonight, carrying four episodes. You can catch up on any episode at any time via BBC iPlayer.
What time is The Other Bennet Sister finale on tonight?
The Other Bennet Sister closes with a double finale on BBC One. Episode 9 airs at 8pm, with episode 10 following at 8:30pm. The full series is available now on BBC iPlayer if you want to catch up before watching.
What time is The Capture finale on BBC One tonight?
The Capture series finale -- episode 6 of 6 -- is on BBC One at 9pm tonight. Holliday Grainger's Rachel Carey faces the toughest decision of the series as the correction programme comes under parliamentary scrutiny. Available on BBC iPlayer.
What time is Your Song on Channel 4 tonight?
Your Song begins on Channel 4 at 9pm tonight. Host Alison Hammond takes the pop-up stage to Liverpool for the first episode, with Sam Ryder and Paloma Faith as hidden mentors. Available on Channel 4 streaming.
What time is Chelsea v Manchester City on today?
Chelsea v Manchester City kicks off at 4:30pm today on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. Highlights feature on Match of the Day on BBC One from 10:45pm.
What time is Grace on ITV1 tonight?
Grace: Dead Man's Game is on ITV1 at 8pm tonight as a two-hour special. John Simm stars as Roy Grace investigating a teenager's stabbing on a council estate. Available on ITVX.
What's the best thing to watch on TV tonight?
The Other Bennet Sister finale on BBC One at 8pm. It has been the year's most understated, most consistently rewarding drama, and the double finale is its proper conclusion. At 9pm, Your Song on Channel 4 is the emotional pick for something new -- warm, human, and likely to surprise you. If you want thriller tension, The Capture's finale on BBC One delivers it. And if you want something straightforwardly entertaining, Grace on ITV1 at 8pm is a reliable two hours.
TV Guide UK: Final Verdict
Sunday's tv guide does not let up. The afternoon belongs to sport -- Paris-Roubaix, the Masters final round, Chelsea v Man City, a Wembley final -- and the evening is a headache to navigate because too much of it is actually good.
The Other Bennet Sister gets the must-watch. It ends tonight on BBC One from 8pm, and it deserves your full attention. Then at 9pm you have a real choice: The Capture brings its smart, paranoid world to a close on BBC One, while Your Song does something entirely different on Channel 4 -- something warmer, more human, and harder to predict.
Miss neither if you can help it. That is what iPlayer and Channel 4 streaming are for.
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