What's on TV tonight? Sunday 3rd May 2026 is the middle night of a three-day bank holiday weekend, and BBC One has built its evening around a man who has been doing this since before most of its current audience was born. David Attenborough revisits the making of Life on Earth at 8pm — the headline event of the night, and one of those programmes that earns its timeslot just by existing. After that, the 9pm hour sets three dramas against each other across three channels. Then the Miami Grand Prix starts just before nine o'clock. It is a properly packed Sunday. Check the full Freeview TV guide for live channel updates, or see what's on right now.
What's On TV Tonight: Quick Picks
- Making Life on Earth ⭐ -- BBC One, 8pm -- David Attenborough revisits the 1979 Life on Earth series; gorillas in Rwanda; 15 million viewers at peak; the documentary event of the night
- The Cage -- BBC One, 9pm -- S1 Ep 2/5; Gary realises someone is skimming; Matty and Leanne panic; Geraldine James as casino boss Nancy; written by Tony Schumacher; full series on iPlayer
- Secret Service -- ITV1, 9pm -- Ep 3; Gemma Arterton's Malta rescue mission backfires; mole hunt inside MI6; series concludes Tuesday; ITVX has the full run
- Your Song -- Channel 4, 9pm -- Ep 4; Alison Hammond; Birmingham Bull Ring; Nessun Dorma brings shoppers to a standstill
- Prisoner -- Sky Atlantic, 9pm -- Sky Original Ep 1 re-air; Izuka Hoyle + Tahar Rahim handcuffed on the run; launched 30 April
See what's on right now for live updates.
TV Guide: Afternoon and Early Evening
Countryfile -- BBC One, 5.15pm
Matt Baker and Vick Hope head to the chalk landscapes of the Chilterns, where rare grasslands and seasonal streams exist in a careful balance with the geology beneath them. There is also a rare new pig at Adam Henson's farm, which is either a farming item or the best sentence in this article depending on your priorities. A reliable bridge between the afternoon's sport and the main evening.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial -- ITV1, 4pm
Steven Spielberg's 1982 film with Henry Thomas and Drew Barrymore is the bank holiday afternoon option on ITV1 -- a boy helps a stranded alien find his way home. The definition of a film that needs no further pitch. Runs until approximately 6.10pm.
Secret Garden -- BBC One, 6.15pm (LAST IN SERIES)
Series finale -- episode 5 of 5. Simon King guides us to a remote garden on Scotland's west coast, where barn owls and pine martens are working harder than almost anything else on television tonight just to eat and stay warm. David Attenborough narrates. The series has been a quiet Sunday pleasure for five weeks, and the Highlands setting for the finale is the best of the lot. Available on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Antiques Roadshow -- BBC One, 7.15pm
Series 44, episode 12. Fiona Bruce takes the Roadshow to Belmont House in Kent -- a house with 340 clocks, which is either a passion project or a punishment. The item of the night: Fiona gets to foxtrot with Anton Du Beke, who arrives as a guest rather than a subject, which makes for a more graceful segment than most valuation reveals. Raj Bisram values a Vatican brick. Alastair Dickson finds a silver honey pot. Worth noting that this is a repeat, first broadcast in 2023, but the content still earns its hour.
The Chase Celebrity Special -- ITV1, 7pm
Series 12, episode 3. Bradley Walsh hosts as Richard Bacon, Daisy Arwen Campbell, Neil Jones, and Gary Wilmot take on the Chaser for charity. Reliable Sunday early-evening television, and this combination of contestants is at least three potential disasters waiting to happen in the maths round.
Murdoch Mysteries -- Alibi, 7pm
Series 19, episode 17: "The Hunting Lodge". Brackenreid and a group of fellow inspectors head to a remote lodge for some time off. An unseen killer then proceeds to pick them off one by one, which rather spoils the relaxation. Thomas Craig is as reliable as ever. Available on NOW.
Agatha Raisin -- Sky One, 6pm
Series 4, episode 3: "A Spoonful of Poison". The Carsely Jam-Off has always been competitive. When the prize jam is poisoned, Agatha finds herself investigating a fatally serious grudge match. Two hours on Sky One if you want a lighter option before the main evening begins.
TV Tonight: Prime Time (8pm onwards)
Making Life on Earth: Attenborough's Greatest Adventure -- BBC One, 8pm ⭐
The pick of the night. This is the story of how the original Life on Earth series came to exist -- the 1979 BBC Natural History Unit production that David Attenborough has since described as the most important project of his career.
Fifteen million viewers at its peak. A script written in full before a single camera rolled. Crews dispatched across dozens of countries to find footage for sequences that had already been written but not yet shot. The logistics alone would make a documentary worth watching, but it is the personal stuff that elevates this. Attenborough revisiting Rwanda and the mountain gorilla encounter -- the one he has said changed the direction of his life -- is genuinely moving in a way that nature television does not often permit itself to be.
A companion documentary, Attenborough's Passion Projects, airs at 9pm on BBC Four -- episode 3 of 4, looking at the 1989 series Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives and the fossil sites that had Attenborough captivated. The BBC Four piece is the dessert; this is the main event. If you watch one thing on BBC One tonight, it is this. Available on BBC iPlayer.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? -- ITV1, 8pm
Jeremy Clarkson returns for Series 35, Episode 1 -- which the EPG labels as a new run of the show, launching on bank holiday weekend Sunday. Six contestants go head-to-head for the Millionaire chair. The format is the format: 15 correct answers standing between a person and a million pounds, with everything from £1,000 to £500,000 available as safety nets disappear. Clarkson hosts it well. Worth an hour before Secret Service at nine.
Cruising to the Ends of the Earth -- Channel 4, 8pm
Episode 2. Diamond Princess docks at Busan in South Korea, and 2,700 guests descend on the Gamcheon Culture Village -- a hillside neighbourhood of brightly painted houses that one crew member, per the research, apparently compared to "Balamory meets Star Wars", which is a sentence that requires processing. Meanwhile the Royal Princess is up in Alaska, where the Mendenhall Glacier provides a rather more sobering contrast with Busan's bright colours. Available on Channel 4 streaming. Full Channel 4 schedule for tonight.
Harry Wild -- U&Drama, 8pm
Series 3, episode 4: "The Death of Harry Wild". A doppelganger of Harry Wild is pushed from a balcony at a true crime convention, and the killer appears to be obsessed with Harry's published detective fiction. The premise sounds like it was written to amuse itself -- and it was, in the best possible way. A doppelganger-Fergus subplot adds to the fun. Available on U.
The Cage -- BBC One, 9pm ⭐
Episode 2 of 5. Gary has noticed the accounts don't add up, and the question Tony Schumacher's writing is now asking is whether Matty and Leanne can keep their nerve when someone far more dangerous than either of them starts paying attention.
Geraldine James arrives properly as Nancy -- the casino boss whose read on human behaviour turns out to be considerably better than Matty and Leanne's plan for avoiding detection. Schumacher describes the show as "dark with humour", which is exactly what it is, and the humour keeps it from tipping into something that would be harder to watch. Sheridan Smith as Leanne is carrying a character who knows she is smarter than her situation and cannot quite work out how she ended up in it anyway. Louis Emerick as Paul is doing the quiet, worrying thing that peripheral characters do in Schumacher's writing when you should be paying close attention to them. The full series is on BBC iPlayer. See the full BBC One schedule for tonight.
Secret Service -- ITV1, 9pm ⭐
Episode 3. Kate's mission in Malta -- a rescue operation she authorised without proper clearance -- has gone badly wrong. She is back in London drawing fire from every direction while simultaneously running a mole hunt through her own MI6 team.
Gemma Arterton has been carrying this show with a confidence that makes the episode-to-episode plotting feel tighter than it has any right to be. The Malta location work in this episode is the best visual the series has managed so far, and the mole subplot -- which has been doing its job quietly in the background for two episodes -- is now central enough to be genuinely interesting. The series concludes Tuesday 5 May, so this is the penultimate episode of a three-night bank holiday run: Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. The full series is available on ITVX. Full ITV1 schedule for tonight.
Your Song -- Channel 4, 9pm
Episode 4, and Alison Hammond brings the pop-up stage to Birmingham -- her home city. The stories in this episode cover a lot of ground. A former Birmingham City footballer sings Nessun Dorma for his grandfather. A Royal Navy officer performs and stops Bull Ring shoppers mid-stride. A 72-year-old called Bob sings. An Iranian refugee performs. The Birmingham episode has the specificity that the best episodes of this show trade in -- stories grounded enough in a place and a person that the singing arrives with weight behind it. The Bull Ring Nessun Dorma is the clip that has been circulating, and it earns the attention. Available on Channel 4 streaming.
Prisoner -- Sky Atlantic, 9pm
This is a re-air of episode 1 in the primetime slot -- the series launched on Sky Atlantic on Thursday 30 April, and Sunday's 9pm broadcast is for anyone who missed the opening week. If that's you, it's worth catching up now before the run continues.
Prison transport officer Amber (Izuka Hoyle) is escorting a high-value prisoner to court when the convoy is ambushed. Her solution, in a moment of decision that the series then commits to entirely, is to handcuff herself to him. Tibor (Tahar Rahim) is a trained killer and she is not. What follows is an action thriller that works because the central dynamic -- two people who cannot separate, on the run, with completely different objectives -- is a strong enough engine to carry six episodes. Director Otto Bathurst gives it real forward momentum. The full box set is available on Sky and NOW. Euphoria Series 3 episode 3 follows at 10pm on Sky Atlantic.
Inside the CIA: Secrets and Spies -- National Geographic, 9pm
New. Series 1, episode 8. Former CIA officer Patrick Weninger discusses recruiting work in the Middle East. The series has been methodical and well-sourced -- better than the title suggests. Available on Disney Plus.
Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart -- Sky Documentaries, 9pm
A new documentary following the full arc of the Bee Gees' career -- the triumphs, the commercial peaks, the disco backlash, and the long tail of an extraordinarily durable catalogue. Oldest brother Barry speaks extensively. Runtime of 130 minutes, so this runs well past eleven. If you're a fan and you're not watching The Cage or Prisoner, this is a substantial watch. Available on Sky Documentaries and NOW.
TV Guide UK: Late Night
BBC Four Dance Season -- BBC Four, from 10pm
BBC Four's Sunday night closes with an archive block worth staying up for. At 10pm, Dame Darcey Bussell introduces a gem from the BBC's dance archive in a brief tribute link. At 10.10pm, The Magic of Dance -- the 1979 six-part series presented by Margot Fonteyn -- begins with an episode focused on the most celebrated male dancers of the age: Mikhail Baryshnikov and Rudolf Nureyev among them. At 11.10pm, Sammy Davis Jr at the BBC collects the finest moments from Davis's appearances on British television, including Parkinson and Wogan. Television stopped making programming like this years ago, and the BBC Four Sunday slot remains its best home.
The block is preceded at 9pm by Attenborough's Passion Projects: Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives (episode 3 of 4, the 1989 fossil-sites series), which serves as a companion to BBC One's 8pm Attenborough documentary.
Match of the Day (Sunday) -- BBC One, 10.30pm
Kelly Cates hosts the Premier League highlights programme with three games: Manchester United v Liverpool, Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur, and Crystal Palace v Bournemouth. The Spurs storyline -- fighting Premier League survival against a Villa side chasing Champions League football -- has the most riding on it for the table. Available on BBC iPlayer.
Gogglebox -- Channel 4, 10.05pm
The sofa critics return to assess the week's television. Given what has been on, they will have material.
The Inbetweeners 2 -- Film4, 9pm
The 2014 sequel. Jay has been telling everyone he is living a hedonistic life in Australia. The lads arrive to discover that this is, characteristically, not entirely accurate. Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, Blake Harrison, James Buckley. Broad, fast, and exactly the right call for a bank holiday Sunday. Men in Black: International (Chris Hemsworth) is on Film4 from 6.50pm if you need a warm-up. Jackass Forever follows at 10.55pm.
The Dark Knight -- ITV1, 10.25pm
Christopher Nolan's 2008 film carries The Dark Knight late-night slot on ITV1. Christian Bale's Batman, Heath Ledger's Oscar-winning Joker, Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent. One hundred and sixty-five minutes on a bank holiday Sunday with a long lie-in ahead. There are worse ways to spend the night.
House of the Dragon -- Sky Atlantic, 6.40pm
Sky Atlantic runs episodes 9 and 10 of House of the Dragon Series 1 as a lead-in to Prisoner at 9pm. Episode 9 (6.40pm): "The Green Council" -- Alicent enlists Cole and Aemond to track Aegon. Episode 10 (7.50pm): "The Black Queen" -- the Series 1 finale, as Rhaenyra mourns and Daemon prepares for war. If you want context for the full series before jumping into anything else on Sky Atlantic, this is an efficient way to get it.
TV Guide: Sport on Sunday 3 May 2026
World Snooker Championship Final Day 1 -- BBC One, BBC Two, TNT Sports
The World Championship final begins today at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. This is day one of a two-session final (Best of 35 frames) -- day two is Bank Holiday Monday 4 May, when the champion will be crowned.
BBC One has the afternoon session from 1pm to 4pm. BBC Two carries the prime-time evening session from 7pm to 10pm. TNT Sports 3 runs from 12.45pm through the afternoon, with the evening session resuming from 6.30pm.
The final is the culmination of a 17-day tournament. Whoever wins picks up the trophy on Monday -- meaning the bank holiday itself carries the decisive frames.
Manchester United v Liverpool -- Sky Sports Main Event, 2pm (k/o approx. 2.30pm)
Super Sunday at Old Trafford. Manchester United host Liverpool in the Premier League, and the Mo Salah dimension is unavoidable: Sky have already scheduled a Mo Salah Special at 7pm immediately after -- Salah reacting to messages from former teammates and managers ahead of his summer exit after nine seasons at the club. It is as close to a televised farewell as the fixture will get before the end of the season.
The match itself carries table significance at both ends: United's European ambitions and Liverpool's title push both need points from this. Coverage from 2pm, kick-off approximately 2.30pm, on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur is on TNT Sports 1 from 6pm -- Spurs in a survival battle, Villa pushing for Champions League football.
Women's Super League: Leicester City v Chelsea -- BBC Two, 2.15pm (k/o 2.30pm)
Live WSL coverage on BBC Two as Leicester host Chelsea. Free to watch.
Formula 1: Miami Grand Prix -- Sky Sports F1 / Sky Sports Main Event, 7pm (race 8.55pm)
The Grand Prix Sunday pre-race show starts at 7pm. The race itself goes green at approximately 8.55pm UK time. The post-race Chequered Flag show runs from 11pm, with Ted's Notebook: Miami at midnight. Sky One has highlights from 12.45am if you miss the live broadcast.
Last season, Oscar Piastri led a McLaren one-two at this circuit with George Russell third for Mercedes. The 2026 grid is a different proposition, and Miami has a history of producing genuinely competitive racing.
Channel 4 is not showing the race live. Their Miami coverage was the Sprint and Qualifying highlights shown Sunday morning from 8.30am.
Other Sport on TNT Sports
The Vuelta a Espana Women's Stage 1 (Marin, 113km) is on TNT Sports 1 from 11.30am to 1.30pm. Tour of Romandie Stage 5 follows (Lucens to Leysin mountaintop) from 1.30pm to 3pm. Formula E Berlin from 3pm to 4.30pm. WorldSBK Race 2 from Balaton Park, Hungary, on TNT Sports 2 from 2pm. Serie A: Inter v Parma on TNT Sports 2 from 7.30pm. UFC Fight Night from Perth starts at 9.45pm on TNT Sports 2.
Tonight's TV Listings: Full Sunday Schedule
| Time | Channel | Programme |
|---|---|---|
| 9.30am | ITV1 | Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh (Bank Holiday Special) |
| 10am | Channel 4 | Sunday Brunch (Russell Kane, Gregor Fisher, Kerry Katona) |
| 11am | Sky Sports Main Event | Hibernian v Celtic (Scottish Premiership, live) |
| 11am | Sky Sports PL | WSL: Manchester City v Liverpool |
| 11.30am | TNT Sports 1 | Vuelta a Espana Women's Stage 1 |
| 12.45pm | TNT Sports 3 | World Snooker Championship Final (afternoon session) |
| 1pm | BBC One | World Snooker Championship Final (afternoon session) |
| 2pm | Sky Sports Main Event | Man Utd v Liverpool (coverage; k/o ~2.30pm) |
| 2.15pm | BBC Two | WSL: Leicester City v Chelsea (k/o 2.30pm) |
| 3pm | TNT Sports 1 | Tour of Romandie Stage 5 |
| 4pm | ITV1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982 — Spielberg) |
| 5.15pm | BBC One | Countryfile (Chilterns — Matt Baker, Vick Hope) |
| 6pm | Sky One | Agatha Raisin (S4 Ep 3 — A Spoonful of Poison) |
| 6.15pm | ITV3 | Midsomer Murders (S13 Ep 1 — Death in the Slow Lane) |
| 6.30pm | TNT Sports 3 | World Snooker Championship (evening session begins) |
| 6.40pm | Sky Atlantic | House of the Dragon S1 Ep 9 (The Green Council) |
| 6.50pm | Film4 | Men in Black: International (2019 — Chris Hemsworth) |
| 7pm | ITV1 | The Chase Celebrity Special (S12 Ep 3 — Richard Bacon) |
| 7pm | BBC Two | World Snooker Championship Final (evening session, to 10pm) |
| 7pm | Alibi | Murdoch Mysteries (S19 Ep 17 — The Hunting Lodge) |
| 7pm | Sky Sports PL | Mo Salah Special (post-match tribute, 30 mins) |
| 7pm | Sky Sports F1 | F1 Miami: Grand Prix Sunday (pre-race show) |
| 7.15pm | BBC One | Antiques Roadshow — Belmont House, Kent (Anton Du Beke foxtrot; 2023 REPEAT) |
| 7.50pm | Sky Atlantic | House of the Dragon S1 Ep 10 (The Black Queen — S1 finale) |
| 8pm | BBC One | Making Life on Earth: Attenborough's Greatest Adventure ⭐ |
| 8pm | ITV1 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (NEW — S35 Ep 1, Jeremy Clarkson) |
| 8pm | Channel 4 | Cruising to the Ends of the Earth (Ep 2 — Busan + Alaska) |
| 8pm | U&Drama | Harry Wild (S3 Ep 4 — The Death of Harry Wild) |
| 8.55pm | Sky Sports F1/Main Event | F1 Miami Grand Prix (LIVE RACE) |
| 9pm | BBC One | The Cage (S1 Ep 2/5 — Sheridan Smith, Geraldine James) ⭐ |
| 9pm | ITV1 | Secret Service (Ep 3 — Malta; Gemma Arterton) |
| 9pm | Channel 4 | Your Song (Ep 4 — Birmingham; Alison Hammond) |
| 9pm | Sky Atlantic | Prisoner (S1 Ep 1 re-air — Izuka Hoyle, Tahar Rahim) |
| 9pm | Sky Documentaries | Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (NEW, 130 mins) |
| 9pm | Sky Arts | Chaplin (1992 — Robert Downey Jr) |
| 9pm | Film4 | The Inbetweeners 2 (2014 — Simon Bird, Joe Thomas) |
| 9pm | National Geographic | Inside the CIA: Secrets and Spies (NEW S1 Ep 8) |
| 9pm | BBC Four | Attenborough's Passion Projects (Ep 3/4 — Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives) |
| 9pm | ITV2 | TOWIE (S36 Ep 2 — Vietnam) |
| 9pm | BBC Scotland | Lockerbie: Our Story |
| 9pm | Sky One | Olympus Has Fallen (2013 — Gerard Butler) |
| 10pm | Sky Atlantic | Euphoria S3 Ep 3 (The Ballad of Paladin) |
| 10pm | BBC Four | Darcey Bussell on The Magic of Dance (tribute intro) |
| 10.05pm | Channel 4 | Gogglebox |
| 10.05pm | ITV3 | Midsomer Murders (S10 Ep 3 — Left for Dead) |
| 10.10pm | BBC Four | The Magic of Dance with Margot Fonteyn (Ep 1/6 — Baryshnikov, Nureyev) |
| 10.25pm | ITV1 | The Dark Knight (2008 — Bale, Ledger) |
| 10.30pm | BBC One | Match of the Day Sunday (Man Utd v Liverpool; Villa v Spurs; Crystal Palace v Bournemouth) |
| 10.55pm | Film4 | Jackass Forever (2022 — Johnny Knoxville) |
| 11pm | Sky Sports F1/Main Event | F1 Miami: Chequered Flag (post-race show) |
| 11pm | Channel 4 | Free Guy (2021 — Ryan Reynolds) |
| 11.10pm | BBC Four | Sammy Davis Jr at the BBC (archive — Parkinson, Wogan) |
Freeview TV Guide: What's On Streaming
Can't watch live? Here's where everything lands tonight:
BBC iPlayer: Making Life on Earth, The Cage (full series), Antiques Roadshow, Secret Garden (full series), Countryfile, World Snooker Championship, Match of the Day Sunday, EastEnders omnibus, Attenborough's Passion Projects, BBC Four Dance Season archive
ITVX: Secret Service (full series — all five episodes), Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, The Chase Celebrity Special, TOWIE, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Channel 4 streaming: Cruising to the Ends of the Earth, Your Song, The Great Celebrity Bake Off, Gogglebox, Free Guy (late film)
U: Harry Wild Series 3 in full
Sky Go / NOW TV: Prisoner (full series box set), Euphoria Series 3, Bee Gees documentary, Chaplin on Sky Arts (Sky Arts add-on or Entertainment)
Disney Plus: Inside the CIA: Secrets and Spies (subscription required)
Sky Sports / TNT Sports / discovery+: Man Utd v Liverpool, F1 Miami Grand Prix, World Snooker Championship extended coverage (subscription required)
Netflix UK: 30 Rock (all seven seasons, added 1 May), The Little Drummer Girl (Florence Pugh, added 2 May)
What's On TV Tonight: Frequently Asked Questions
Is EastEnders on TV tonight, Sunday 3rd May 2026?
EastEnders does not air on BBC One on Sundays -- there is no single Sunday episode on the main channel. The Sunday omnibus -- four episodes from the week -- is on BBC Three from 7pm, running until approximately 9pm. All episodes are also available on BBC iPlayer.
What time is Making Life on Earth on BBC One tonight?
Making Life on Earth -- Attenborough's Greatest Adventure is on BBC One at 8pm tonight, Sunday 3rd May 2026. The 60-minute documentary revisits the making of the original 1979 Life on Earth series, including the Rwanda gorilla encounter. Available on BBC iPlayer from broadcast.
What time is The Cage on BBC One tonight?
The Cage is on BBC One at 9pm tonight -- episode 2 of 5. Sheridan Smith plays Leanne, Michael Socha plays Matty, and Geraldine James plays Nancy, the casino boss who is beginning to ask uncomfortable questions. Written by Tony Schumacher. The full series is on BBC iPlayer.
What time is Secret Service on ITV1 tonight?
Secret Service episode 3 is on ITV1 at 9pm tonight. Gemma Arterton's MI6 officer Kate has just returned from a Malta operation that went wrong, and she is now running a mole hunt inside her own team. The series wraps up on Tuesday 5 May -- three nights across the bank holiday weekend. Full series on ITVX.
What time is Man Utd v Liverpool on today?
Manchester United v Liverpool is live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League from 2pm today, with kick-off at approximately 2.30pm. A Mo Salah Special airs at 7pm on Sky Sports Premier League immediately after the match. Match of the Day Sunday on BBC One at 10.30pm has highlights.
What time does the F1 Miami Grand Prix start tonight?
Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event have the Grand Prix Sunday pre-race show from 7pm. The race starts at approximately 8.55pm UK time. The Chequered Flag post-race show begins at 11pm, with Ted's Notebook: Miami at midnight.
When does the World Snooker Championship final start?
Today, Sunday 3rd May 2026, is day 1 of the World Snooker Championship final (day 16 of the tournament). BBC One has afternoon coverage from 1pm to 4pm. BBC Two carries the evening session from 7pm to 10pm. TNT Sports 3 runs from 12.45pm. The champion is crowned on Bank Holiday Monday 4 May -- day 17.
What's the best thing to watch on TV tonight?
Making Life on Earth on BBC One at 8pm is the headline pick -- it is a rare thing, a documentary in which the subject is both the story and the storyteller. The Cage on BBC One at 9pm is the best new drama on terrestrial tonight. For Sky subscribers, Prisoner on Sky Atlantic at 9pm is the most propulsive option. And the Miami F1 race from 8.55pm is there if you can handle the late finish.
TV Guide UK: Final Verdict
It is a long Sunday. The afternoon belongs to sport -- Man Utd v Liverpool at Old Trafford is one of the season's defining fixtures, and the World Snooker final beginning at the Crucible means Sundays do not get much more loaded than this one. Then the evening hands control to Attenborough, and the 9pm hour becomes a genuine decision point between three good dramas and a Formula 1 race.
The bank holiday continues tomorrow, and Monday brings its own reasons to stay on the sofa. Bank Holiday Monday 4 May is Star Wars Day, and Disney+ is dropping the two-episode finale of Maul: Shadow Lord -- set after The Clone Wars, and the kind of release Disney+ times specifically for the 4th of May. The World Snooker Championship final concludes on BBC Two in the evening. ITV1 has Secret Service episode 4. BBC One has MasterChef. The long weekend is delivering.
Browse the full channels list, check what's on right now, or see tonight's highlights for a live overview. The Freeview TV guide runs from breakfast to well past midnight tonight.