Wondering what's on TV tonight? Sunday 26 April 2026 is one of those rare days where the schedule pays off whatever you choose to do with it. A new BBC One drama arrives at 9pm. The London Marathon takes over BBC One and BBC Two from breakfast to teatime. There's an FA Cup semi-final, an Arsenal v Lyon Champions League semi, and a full day of World Snooker from the Crucible. Browse the full tv listings below, check tonight's highlights for live updates, see what's on right now, browse the full channels list, or jump straight to BBC One. The Freeview TV guide is doing real work today.
What's On TV Tonight: Quick Picks
- The Cage ⭐ – BBC One, 9pm – NEW SERIES; Tony Schumacher (The Responder); Sheridan Smith as Leanne, Michael Socha as Matty; Liverpool casino workers who decide stealing is fine until it really isn't; Radio Times cover show; full series on iPlayer
- Your Song – Channel 4, 9pm – Ep 3; London; 90-year-old sings Sinatra after a stroke; father-and-son lullaby; Alison Hammond hosts; Paloma Faith watching
- Antiques Roadshow – BBC One, 8pm – Beaumaris Castle; Titanic lifeboat rowlock; Fiona Bruce discovers the origin of "turning the screw" — note: 2024 repeat
- The Devil Wears Prada – Channel 4, 5pm – Streep, Hathaway; the sequel is in cinemas this Friday
- Cruising to the Ends of the Earth – Channel 4, 8pm – NEW SERIES; Diamond Princess in Yokohama; Alaska glaciers; Etna
- London Marathon – BBC One from 8:30am; BBC Two from 2pm; highlights BBC Two 6pm
- Arsenal v Lyon – BBC Two, 3pm – Women's Champions League SF first leg; Emirates Stadium
See what's on right now for live updates.
TV Guide: Early Evening (5pm – 8pm)
The Devil Wears Prada – Channel 4, 5pm
Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestly is on Channel 4 this afternoon, and the timing is no accident: the sequel hits cinemas on Friday with Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci all reprising. (Worth noting: Anna Wintour, who spent twenty years denying the character was based on her, was photographed posing with Streep on the cover of Vogue this month — read into that what you will.) The 2006 original holds up. Streep's performance still teaches itself, and Hathaway is sharper opposite her than people remember. Two hours well spent before the evening kicks in.
The 1% Club – ITV1, 7pm
Lee Mack hosts series 3, episode 3 of the quiz where each question gets harder by being answerable by fewer people. The 1% question, in theory, only one in a hundred Brits can crack. In practice it usually triggers more "oh, of course" than actual head-scratching, but it's a solid Sunday opener on ITV1.
The Great Celebrity Bake Off – Channel 4, 7pm
The Stand Up to Cancer edition of the Bake Off has Roman Kemp, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Sarah Beeny, and Maxine Peake in the tent this week. An eclectic four. Roman Kemp attempting intricate pastry next to Maxine Peake is worth thirty seconds of your imagination before the actual episode confirms or contradicts it.
Countryfile – BBC One, 6pm
Adam Henson heads to the Vale of Evesham with Paralympian and presenter Sammi Kinghorn. The vale is apple and plum country in spring, so expect blossom and probably someone worried about a late frost. A reliable bridge between the marathon coverage and prime time.
Secret Garden – BBC One, 7pm
Episode 4 of 5, and probably the pick of the run. The camera holes up in a secluded wooded Welsh valley to follow a buff-tailed bumblebee queen emerging from hibernation as she founds a colony of her own. There are also tawny owls in residence — "too-wit" is the female, "too-woo" is the male, in case you've been confusing yourself for years — with two owlets in the nest whose sibling rivalry, per Radio Times, makes the Gallaghers look like a tribute act. Lovely natural history at 7pm.
TV Tonight: Prime Time (8pm onwards)
Antiques Roadshow – BBC One, 8pm
Beaumaris Castle in Anglesey makes a handsome backdrop — one of Edward I's great north Wales fortresses, never short of stories. Heads up, though: tonight's episode is a repeat, first shown in 2024. That's worth knowing before you settle in. It's a good one all the same. Joanna Hardy values some Fabergé jewels (which produce one of those gorgeous slow exhales the show does so well). There are Charles Tunnicliffe drawings — Tunnicliffe spent decades on Anglesey painting birds, so local in the proper sense. Some David Lloyd George ephemera. And an oar rowlock from a Titanic lifeboat, the sort of object that turns up on Roadshow maybe once a decade.
Fiona Bruce nips next door to Beaumaris Gaol, where she learns the origin of the phrase "turning the screw" — apparently a real Victorian punishment apparatus. She looks suitably horrified, which seems about right.
Cruising to the Ends of the Earth – Channel 4, 8pm
New series, episode 1. Channel 4's latest travel-doc format follows several cruise ships simultaneously across different corners of the world, and the first episode makes a reasonable case for the idea. Captain Andrea's Diamond Princess is docked in Yokohama and needs to pass under a bridge with rather less clearance than anyone onboard is comfortable with. The Royal Princess makes the run from Seattle up to Alaska's tidewater glaciers. The Sun Princess picks up a Mediterranean itinerary and heads towards Mount Etna, which is visually self-explanatory. The series is a straightforward watch — beautiful locations, moderate jeopardy, the occasional passenger who has very specific feelings about their cabin. Good 8pm television.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? – ITV1, 8pm
Jeremy Clarkson is back for episode 35 of the current run. The show launched in 1998 and only six people in its entire history have ever walked away with the top prize — which is either a statistic that makes the format feel momentous or the most efficiently sustained near-miss machine in British television, depending on how you look at it. Tonight has six new contestants, and the advance word suggests that two of them reach the final question in the same episode. Whether either of them answers it correctly is the question the show is built around. Clarkson in the host's chair remains the right call.
The Cage ⭐ – BBC One, 9pm
This is the one. Tony Schumacher wrote The Responder a few years back — the Liverpool drama with Martin Freeman that turned out to be one of the best things BBC One has shown in years. The Cage is his follow-up. Same Liverpool, same waterline-and-below world, where bad decisions compound interest and everyone is working an angle on someone else.
Michael Socha plays Matty, a casino worker living hand to mouth, the kind of chaos that suggests no plan he's ever had has survived contact with daylight. Sheridan Smith plays Leanne, who works the cage — the cashier's booth where the money lives — and who has been quietly skimming what she'd call a system and most people would call theft. When Matty starts helping himself in his own much less elegant way, the pair of them clock each other and arrive at the obvious conclusion: pool the operation.
The episode opens with both of them, separately, declaring with total confidence that there's no way they'll be caught. The show then proceeds to show you exactly how confident you should be in that confidence. Schumacher's Liverpool is full of people who are broke, in debt, on something, or stealing from someone who loves them. Dark, but never gratuitous — because the world it's drawing is real. Sheridan Smith hasn't been this good on TV in years, and Socha is a revelation. The full series drops on iPlayer tonight, so you can binge if the first hour grabs you, which it will.
Your Song – Channel 4, 9pm
Episode 3, and the pop-up stage rolls into London. Best episode of the run so far. Three stories, all three land. A 90-year-old man sings a Frank Sinatra standard that he credits with giving him his voice back after a stroke — delivered matter-of-fact, which is exactly why it lands. A 15-year-old performs a song about growing up Black in Britain that is brief, precise, and difficult to shake. And a father and son sing the lullaby they wrote together, which the producers handle with welcome restraint instead of going full hankie advert.
Alison Hammond hosts. Paloma Faith and Sam Ryder are the hidden mentors. The final at Hackney Empire is one episode away. Quietly one of the most affecting things on telly at the moment.
The Neighbourhood – ITV1, 9pm
Episode 2 of the reality format that puts neighbours in competition and cooperation simultaneously. A bring-a-bake street event does not, it turns out, fix the underlying tensions. A surprise elimination and a twist that nobody saw coming leave the alliances looking rather more formalised than a street party usually produces. If you watched episode 1, carry on. If you didn't, this is the week it starts getting interesting.
The Only Way Is Essex – ITV2, 9pm
Series 37 opener. TOWIE has been on air since 2010 and has now relocated the cast to Vietnam, which is either creative ambition or a clear signal that they've run out of Essex pubs to have rows in. Jordan and Sophie do a gender reveal. Diags and Jodie are in some sort of trouble. Ella's weighing up whether to patch it up with Freddie. Sixteen years in and the formula still works for the audience it's aimed at — which is, broadly, anyone who wants to watch tanned people argue in a hotel pool.
TV Guide UK: Late Night
The Untouchables – BBC Two, 10pm
Brian De Palma's 1987 Prohibition thriller is the right kind of late-night watch on BBC Two. Kevin Costner as Eliot Ness, Robert De Niro doing a Capone that every screen gangster has been quietly cribbing from since, and Sean Connery as the Irish-Chicago beat copper Jim Malone — the role that won him his only Oscar (Best Supporting Actor, 1988). The Union Station shootout — De Palma's homage to Eisenstein's Odessa Steps — is one of the great American action sequences. Nearly two hours, every minute earned.
Shaun of the Dead – ITV1, 10:15pm
Edgar Wright's 2004 zombie comedy is on while De Niro is doing his thing over on BBC Two. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the Winchester pub, the doomed plan, the Queen joke. If you've seen it, you know exactly whether you want it on. If you haven't, it's still the best British comedy film of the 2000s and this is a perfectly good Sunday night to find that out.
MOTD: FA Cup Highlights – BBC One, 10:30pm
Chelsea v Leeds and Manchester City v Southampton — both semi-finals, both at Wembley. The winners meet in the final. Highlights after the late-night films have started, so set a reminder or check BBC iPlayer in the morning if you don't want to stay up.
Sport
London Marathon – BBC One from 8:30am / BBC Two from 2pm / Highlights BBC Two 6pm
The 46th edition, and roughly 59,000 runners — the vast majority of them raising money for charity — take on the 26.2-mile course through London. Gabby Logan presents BBC One's morning coverage from 8:30am. BBC Two picks up the baton at 2pm. Highlights run on BBC Two at 6pm. It is one of the great British sporting events and it looks remarkable in April sunshine if London cooperates.
Women's Champions League SF: Arsenal v Lyon – BBC Two, 3pm (k/o 3:30pm)
Arsenal host Lyon at the Emirates in the first leg of the Women's Champions League semi-final. Lyon have won this trophy more often than any other club. They are the bar every other side in Europe is measuring themselves against, and tonight is exactly the kind of fixture that tells you whether Arsenal's recent run is the real article. First leg, so nothing's decided yet — but a packed Emirates on a big European night is must-watch football. And it's free, on BBC Two.
FA Cup Semi-Finals – TNT Sports 1
Chelsea v Leeds is the afternoon semi-final, with coverage from 1:15pm and kick-off at 2pm. Manchester City v Southampton was the other semi-final. MOTD FA Cup Highlights on BBC One at 10:30pm if you're not on TNT Sports.
World Snooker Championship Day 9 – BBC Two 10am–1pm / BBC Four 7pm–10pm / TNT Sports 3
Day 9 at the Crucible in Sheffield. BBC Two has the morning session from 10am to 1pm. TNT Sports 3 carries Zhao Xintong v Ding Junhui from 10am to 1pm, then Judd Trump v Hossein Vafaei from 2:15pm to 5:30pm. The evening session is on BBC Four from 7pm to 10pm, and TNT Sports 3 carries it from 6:30pm.
Tonight's TV Listings: Full Schedule
Full tv listings for Sunday 26th April 2026 across all major Freeview, Sky, and streaming channels.
| Time | Channel | Programme |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30am | BBC One | London Marathon (LIVE) |
| 10am | TNT Sports 3 | World Snooker Championship Day 9 (Zhao Xintong v Ding Junhui) |
| 10am | BBC Two | World Snooker Championship Day 9 (morning session) |
| 1:15pm | TNT Sports 1 | FA Cup SF: Chelsea v Leeds (coverage) |
| 2pm | BBC Two | London Marathon (continuing) |
| 2pm | TNT Sports 1 | FA Cup SF: Chelsea v Leeds (k/o) |
| 3pm | BBC Two | Women's Champions League SF: Arsenal v Lyon (LIVE, k/o 3:30pm) |
| 4:35pm | BBC One | Secret Garden (Ep 3/5) |
| 5pm | Channel 4 | The Devil Wears Prada (2006 film) |
| 6pm | BBC One | Countryfile |
| 7pm | BBC One | Secret Garden (Ep 4/5) |
| 6pm | BBC Two | London Marathon Highlights |
| 7pm | BBC Three | EastEnders Omnibus (Eps 61–64) |
| 7pm | BBC Four | World Snooker Championship Day 9 (evening session) |
| 7pm | BBC Two | This Farming Life (S8 Ep 9) |
| 7pm | ITV1 | The 1% Club (S3 Ep 3) |
| 7pm | Channel 4 | The Great Celebrity Bake Off (Stand Up to Cancer) |
| 7:35pm | ITV1 | The Chase Celebrity Special |
| 8pm | BBC One | Antiques Roadshow – Beaumaris Castle (2024 REPEAT) |
| 8pm | BBC Two | Colombia with Simon Reeve |
| 8pm | Channel 4 | Cruising to the Ends of the Earth (NEW SERIES Ep 1) |
| 8pm | U&Drama | Harry Wild (S4 Ep 4) |
| 8pm | ITV1 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Ep 35) |
| 9pm | BBC One | The Cage (NEW SERIES Ep 1) |
| 9pm | BBC Two | Forensics: The Real CSI (Ep 2) |
| 9pm | ITV2 | The Only Way Is Essex (NEW S37 Ep 1) |
| 9pm | Channel 4 | Your Song (Ep 3) |
| 9pm | National Geographic | Inside the CIA: Secrets and Spies (NEW S1 Ep 3) |
| 9pm | ITV1 | The Neighbourhood (Ep 2) |
| 10pm | BBC Two | The Untouchables (1987 film) |
| 10:05pm | Channel 4 | Gogglebox |
| 10:15pm | ITV1 | Shaun of the Dead (2004 film) |
| 10:30pm | BBC One | MOTD: FA Cup Highlights |
| 11pm | BBC One | The Women's Football Show |
Freeview TV Guide: What's On Streaming
Can't watch live tonight? Here's where to find everything on catch-up:
BBC iPlayer: The Cage (full series available from tonight), Antiques Roadshow, Secret Garden, Countryfile, MOTD FA Cup Highlights, Forensics: The Real CSI, Colombia with Simon Reeve, This Farming Life, the Women's Football Show, World Snooker Championship, EastEnders Omnibus
ITVX: The 1% Club, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, The Neighbourhood, The Chase Celebrity Special, The Only Way Is Essex, Shaun of the Dead
Channel 4 streaming: Cruising to the Ends of the Earth, Your Song, The Great Celebrity Bake Off, Gogglebox, The Devil Wears Prada
U: Harry Wild series 4 in full
Disney Plus: Inside the CIA: Secrets and Spies (subscription required)
Frequently Asked Questions
Is EastEnders on TV tonight, Sunday 26th April 2026?
EastEnders is not on BBC One tonight. There is no single Sunday episode on the main channel. What you do get is the Sunday omnibus on BBC Three — four consecutive episodes (61–64) running from 7pm to 9pm. If you've been following the week's storylines, that is the place to catch up. Everything is also on BBC iPlayer.
What time is The Cage on BBC One tonight?
The Cage starts at 9pm on BBC One, episode 1 of 5. Tony Schumacher — who wrote The Responder — has written a Liverpool thriller about two casino workers who decide that jointly stealing from their employer is a better idea than either of them stealing independently. Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha lead. The full series is available on BBC iPlayer from tonight if you want to watch straight through.
What time is the London Marathon on TV today?
BBC One's coverage begins at 8:30am and runs through to 2pm. BBC Two picks up from 2pm, and marathon highlights air on BBC Two at 6pm. Gabby Logan is presenting BBC's coverage throughout.
What time is the FA Cup semi-final on today?
The FA Cup semi-finals are on TNT Sports 1. Chelsea v Leeds: coverage from 1:15pm, kick-off 2pm. Manchester City v Southampton was the other semi-final. MOTD on BBC One from 10:30pm has the highlights if you're not on TNT Sports.
What channel is Arsenal v Lyon on today?
Arsenal v Lyon — the Women's Champions League semi-final first leg — is live on BBC Two from 3pm, with kick-off at 3:30pm. It's at the Emirates Stadium and it's free to watch.
What time is Antiques Roadshow on tonight?
Antiques Roadshow is on BBC One at 8pm tonight, filmed at Beaumaris Castle in Anglesey. It's worth flagging that this is a repeat from 2024, not a new episode. Still worth watching — there's a Titanic lifeboat rowlock, a Joanna Hardy jewellery valuation, and Fiona Bruce learning something unexpectedly grim about the phrase "turning the screw" at Beaumaris Gaol.
What's the best thing to watch on TV tonight?
The Cage on BBC One at 9pm is the clear answer — Tony Schumacher's Liverpool thriller is the Radio Times cover show this week and Sheridan Smith is on the best form she's been in years. Your Song on Channel 4 at 9pm is the alternative if you want something warmer. For sport: Arsenal v Lyon on BBC Two at 3:30pm is free and potentially significant, and the London Marathon is one of the best annual television events Britain produces.
TV Guide UK: Final Verdict
It's a big Sunday. The morning and afternoon belong to sport: the London Marathon from 8:30am, Arsenal hosting Lyon at 3:30pm on BBC Two (free, big stage, properly important), the FA Cup semis on TNT Sports and a full day of snooker at the Crucible. That alone would have been a decent day's TV.
Then the evening lands three new launches — The Cage on BBC One, Cruising to the Ends of the Earth on Channel 4, and TOWIE's new run on ITV2 — plus a Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? episode that's reportedly tee'ing up a double jackpot scenario. The Cage is the one that actually matters. Schumacher doesn't write bad television, and this is exactly the kind of show BBC One should be building a Sunday round.
Two films worth flagging for after 10pm: The Untouchables on BBC Two if you want weight, Shaun of the Dead on ITV1 if you want fun. Annoyingly, they overlap. Pick a side.
Use the full channels list, check what's on right now, or see tonight's highlights. This tv guide for Sunday 26 April runs from breakfast to midnight, and the Freeview TV guide is doing its bit.