So what's on tv tonight? Thursday's tv guide is properly spoilt for choice. Our tv listings are headlined by a pair of series finales -- A Woman of Substance wraps up on Channel 4 and The Teacher closes out on Channel 5, both at 9pm -- while BBC One launches Race Across the World and serves up The Apprentice in its maddest task yet. BBC Two has a documentary about the 1989 Kegworth air disaster that's a cut above the usual reconstructed tragedy. Browse the freeview tv guide below for the full schedule, or check the tonight page for what's on right now.
What's On TV Tonight: Quick Picks
- Race Across the World -- BBC One, 8pm -- NEW SERIES; five pairs; Palermo to Mongolia; no phones, no credit cards; utterly brilliant premise
- Kegworth: Flight to Disaster -- BBC Two, 9pm -- Documentary about the 1989 M1 motorway air crash; survivor testimonies; 47 killed
- The Apprentice -- BBC One, 9pm -- Pets task; one team builds a climbing frame for cats; it does not go well
- A Woman of Substance -- Channel 4, 9pm -- SERIES FINALE; Emma Harte's reckoning; Brenda Blethyn; Fairley Hall showdowns
- The Teacher -- Channel 5, 9pm -- SERIES FINALE; Helen vs Cressida; Victoria Hamilton; things spiral badly
TV Guide: Early Evening (7pm – 8:30pm)
Diet: Can You Eat Yourself Happy? -- ITV1, 7pm
Journalist Lara Lewington puts together a guide to foods that might actually lift your mood -- as opposed to the comfort eating most of us default to when we're feeling low. If you've ever wondered whether what's on your plate is affecting how you feel, this 30-minute Tonight special makes a decent case that it might. Then Emmerdale at 7:30pm and Coronation Street at 8pm if you want your full ITV1 fix.
EastEnders -- BBC One, 7:30pm
The residents of Walford gather for the opening of Knight Fusion tonight, Ian is trying very hard to patch things up with people, and Vicki and Ross are in the early stages of talking about wedding venues. It's a Thursday EastEnders -- setting up storylines as much as resolving them -- but there's enough movement to be worth half an hour of your time. On BBC iPlayer.
Race Across the World -- BBC One, 8pm ⭐
The new series kicks off and it looks like an excellent one. Five pairs of travellers start in Palermo, Sicily and have to make their way to Hatgal in northern Mongolia -- 12,000 kilometres across eight countries -- without a smartphone, credit card, or anything resembling a safety net. The combinations are already interesting: young friends Jo and Kush look like they could either be brilliant or a disaster, and sister-and-brother-in-law Margo and Mark seem to have fundamentally different ideas about how to travel. The first leg takes everyone to Kefalonia, Greece, and the gap between the pairs is already opening up by the end of the hour. This show is one of the best things on British television and the new series starts in fine form. On BBC iPlayer.
TV Tonight: Prime Time (8:30pm onwards)
Vera -- ITV1, 8:30pm
The penultimate episode of the current run sees DCI Vera Stanhope called in when the body of a former prisoner is pulled from the banks of the Tyne. Was someone settling old scores, or does the death open up something far more complicated? Brenda Blethyn is on rather remarkable double-duty tonight -- she's also in A Woman of Substance on Channel 4 at 9pm, in case you want to see her in two completely different roles in the space of an evening. This episode first aired over Christmas 2024. Available on ITVX.
The Apprentice -- BBC One, 9pm
Week 10, and the pet industry has never looked more chaotic. One team decides their big idea is a climbing frame for cats -- which turns out to be enormous, unwieldy, and difficult to explain to buyers with a straight face. The other team is backing a talking dog bed, which sounds more promising right up until the product name turns out to have a spelling issue, and the included cushion won't stop chatting. Lord Sugar is unimpressed with both. The Apprentice: Unfinished Business follows on BBC Two at 10pm. On BBC iPlayer.
Kegworth: Flight to Disaster -- BBC Two, 9pm
On 8 January 1989, British Midlands Flight 92 took off from Heathrow heading for Belfast. It never arrived. The plane came down on the embankment of the M1 motorway near Kegworth in Leicestershire -- just a few hundred yards short of the East Midlands Airport runway the pilots were trying to reach. Of the 118 people on board, 47 died. This documentary gives time to the people who survived it, whose accounts of the moment the engine went wrong are hard to listen to. This is proper documentary-making, not just disaster reconstruction. On BBC iPlayer.
A Woman of Substance -- Channel 4, 9pm
Eight episodes in, Emma Harte's story reaches its end tonight. The finale heads to Fairley Hall for a series of long-overdue confrontations -- Emma's scheming offspring have been circling for years, and they finally get their answers. The episode jumps forward to the 1970s for the older Emma's return, where she makes her birthday the occasion for both celebration and settling accounts. Brenda Blethyn has been wonderful in this throughout, and the finale doesn't hold back. The full series is available on Channel 4 streaming if you want to catch up.
The Teacher -- Channel 5, 9pm
Drama teacher Helen (Victoria Hamilton) has spent three episodes watching the situation with her pupil Cressida (Alice Grant) spiral from tense to dangerous. The finale sends Helen racing to find her son after Cressida raises the stakes in a way nobody saw coming. Victoria Hamilton has been excellent in this -- she plays Helen as someone who knows she's partly responsible for how things got this bad, and that self-awareness makes the finale land harder than it otherwise would. Their final confrontation is worth the build-up. Full series on My5.
TV Guide UK: Late Night
Harry Clark Goes to Rome -- BBC One, 10:40pm
Harry Clark -- comedian, presenter, and man with a complicated relationship with the truth -- heads to Rome to work out what being a good Catholic actually means in practice. The Vatican is the goal, and an audience with the Pope is the headline aspiration. He also visits the Mouth of Truth, the ancient marble carving that legend says will bite the hand off anyone who tells a lie. Better late-night telly than you'd expect, and funnier than the premise suggests. On BBC iPlayer.
Click to Kill: The AI War Machine -- Channel 4, 10pm
Dispatches gets access to Ukraine, Israel, and the US military to examine exactly how far artificial intelligence has already embedded itself into modern warfare. The question at the heart of it -- whether all this technology ultimately makes conflict more or less destructive -- doesn't have a clean answer, and the documentary is honest about that. Worth catching if you're still up. On Channel 4 streaming.
All About Eve -- BBC Four, 8pm
The 1950 classic, on BBC Four tonight. Bette Davis plays Margo Channing, a celebrated actress who takes a sweet young fan under her wing and gradually realises her mistake. Anne Baxter is the fan in question. Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz wrote the script himself and the script is sharper than most things written since. Followed at 10:15pm by a Terry Wogan interview with Bette Davis from 1987, which is an absolute treat. On BBC iPlayer.
Sport
Darts: Premier League Night 9 -- Sky Sports Main Event, 7pm. The tournament heads to the AO Arena in Manchester for the ninth night of the season. Good card tonight.
Cricket: IPL -- Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad -- Sky Sports Main Event from 3pm. T20 action from Kolkata.
Golf: Valero Texas Open -- Sky Sports Golf from 1:15pm. Day one in San Antonio.
Snooker: Tour Championship -- Channel 5 from 6:30pm. Quarter-final action continues, with Mark Selby facing the winner of the Higgins v Williams first-round match.
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 Thursday 2nd April 2026 across all major Freeview, Sky and streaming channels.
| Time | Channel | Programme |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm | ITV1 | Diet: Can You Eat Yourself Happy? -- Tonight (Lara Lewington investigates mood-boosting foods) |
| 7:00pm | BBC Two | Great British Menu (Northern Ireland mains and desserts; British film industry brief; who goes home?) |
| 7:30pm | BBC One | EastEnders (Knight Fusion opening; Ian makes amends; Vicki and Ross plan wedding) |
| 7:30pm | ITV1 | Emmerdale (Paddy reaches breaking point; Jacob determined; Marlon helps a friend) |
| 8:00pm | BBC One | Race Across the World (NEW SERIES Ep 1 -- five teams; Palermo to Mongolia; 12,000km) |
| 8:00pm | BBC Two | This Farming Life (Ep 6/12 -- Zara; shocking cattle discovery; Noah misses lambing; Gayle pregnancy concerns) |
| 8:00pm | ITV1 | Coronation Street (Maggie grilled; Theo finds Todd's bag; Daniel's bitterness; Bethany queries Jodie) |
| 8:00pm | BBC Four | All About Eve (1950 classic; Bette Davis; Anne Baxter; Joseph L. Mankiewicz) |
| 8:00pm | Channel 5 | Yorkshire's Poshest Hotel: Grantley Hall (Ep 2/4 -- Halloween party; proposal; fine dining) |
| 8:00pm | Drama | Queens of Mystery (NEW -- Series 2 Ep 1; DS Mattie Stone; wellness spa murder; Olivia Vinall) |
| 8:30pm | ITV1 | Vera (penultimate episode -- ex-prisoner found on Tyne bank; Brenda Blethyn) |
| 9:00pm | BBC One | The Apprentice (Ep 10/12 -- pet industry task; cat climbing frame; talking dog bed) |
| 9:00pm | BBC Two | Kegworth: Flight to Disaster (1989 M1 air crash documentary; survivor accounts; 47 killed) |
| 9:00pm | Channel 4 | A Woman of Substance (SERIES FINALE Ep 8/8 -- Fairley Hall showdowns; Brenda Blethyn) |
| 9:00pm | Channel 5 | The Teacher (SERIES FINALE Ep 4/4 -- Helen vs Cressida; Victoria Hamilton; Alice Grant) |
| 10:00pm | BBC Two | The Apprentice: Unfinished Business (Ep 10/11 -- Angela Scanlon; candidates analysed) |
| 10:00pm | Channel 4 | Click to Kill: The AI War Machine (Dispatches -- Ukraine; Israel; US military; AI in warfare) |
| 10:15pm | BBC Four | Wogan with Bette Davis (1987 Terry Wogan interview -- follows All About Eve) |
| 10:25pm | ITV1 | ITV News |
| 10:40pm | BBC One | Harry Clark Goes to Rome (pilgrimage; Vatican; Mouth of Truth; what it means to be a good Catholic) |
| 11:00pm | BBC Two | Newsnight |
Freeview TV Guide: What's On Streaming
Can't watch live? The freeview tv guide has all the catch-up options. Use our now and next guide to see what's currently on, or browse the channels list for every station.
BBC iPlayer: Race Across the World, EastEnders, The Apprentice, Kegworth: Flight to Disaster, This Farming Life, Harry Clark Goes to Rome, The Apprentice: Unfinished Business, All About Eve
ITVX: Vera (full current series available), Emmerdale, Coronation Street
Channel 4 streaming: A Woman of Substance (full series), Click to Kill: The AI War Machine
My5: Yorkshire's Poshest Hotel: Grantley Hall, The Teacher (full series)
U: Queens of Mystery (series one and two available)
Frequently Asked Questions
Is EastEnders on TV tonight, Thursday 2nd April 2026?
Yes -- EastEnders is on BBC One at 7:30pm tonight. The residents of Walford gather for the opening of Knight Fusion, Ian is attempting to smooth things over with people he's upset, and Vicki and Ross are starting to talk about wedding venues. On BBC iPlayer afterwards.
What time is The Apprentice on tonight?
The Apprentice is on BBC One at 9pm. It's week 10, and the candidates are taking on the pet industry -- one team goes in on a cat climbing frame, the other on a talking dog bed with a product name that turns out to be misspelled. The Apprentice: Unfinished Business follows on BBC Two at 10pm.
What time is A Woman of Substance on Channel 4 tonight?
A Woman of Substance is on Channel 4 at 9pm -- it's the eighth and final episode. Emma Harte returns to Fairley Hall for a reckoning with her family. Brenda Blethyn and Jessica Reynolds star. The full series is on Channel 4 streaming.
What time is Vera on ITV1?
Vera starts at 8:30pm on ITV1 tonight and runs for just under two hours. It's the penultimate episode of the current run -- DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the death of a former prisoner found on the banks of the Tyne. Available on ITVX.
What is the Kegworth documentary about on BBC Two?
Kegworth: Flight to Disaster is on BBC Two at 9pm. It covers the January 1989 British Midlands air crash in which Flight 92 from Heathrow to Belfast came down on the M1 motorway embankment near Kegworth. 47 of the 118 people on board were killed. The documentary features survivor testimonies. On BBC iPlayer afterwards.
What's the best thing to watch on TV tonight?
Race Across the World on BBC One at 8pm is the pick of the evening -- the new series starts brilliantly and it's one of the best things on telly right now. For something more serious, the Kegworth documentary on BBC Two at 9pm is well worth an hour of your Thursday night. If you've been following A Woman of Substance, the series finale on Channel 4 at 9pm is not to be missed.
TV Guide UK: Final Verdict
The best tv tonight is spread across a competitive 9pm slot in our tv guide -- The Apprentice on BBC One, Kegworth on BBC Two, A Woman of Substance on Channel 4, and The Teacher on Channel 5, all at the same time. If you've been following any of the drama series, the finale decisions make themselves. If you're choosing freely, the Kegworth documentary is the one that earns its place most clearly.
But the real story of the evening is Race Across the World at 8pm on BBC One -- this is the show's strongest opening in years and if you haven't watched it before, tonight is a very good time to start. Check what's on now to follow the evening as it unfolds, or browse the full channels list for everything that's on.