Saturday

8.10pm Secrets of Claridge’s Hotel 5 – The history of one of the world’s most famous hotels, which is in London’s Mayfair and has welcomed the rich and famous for more than two hundred years, hosting everyone from Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy to Tom Hanks and the Beckhams. In Queen Victoria’s time, it became known as the annexe to Buckingham Palace and during the 1950s there were three kings, three queens, 10 princesses and princes, and 12 heads of state all staying at the same time.

9.00pm Dark Hearts BBC Four – Second series of the French and Arabic war drama.

9.10pm We Want Funk BBC Two – A voyage through funk’s history, from its African and jazz roots to James Brown’s early work and the rise of Parliament-Funkadelic that reflected a post-civil rights sensibility. The film explores the relationship between funk’s explosion and the political and racial dynamics of 1970s inner-city America and examines how its infectious grooves became a force of cultural resistance and self-determination. With contributions from George Clinton, Fred Wesley, Robert ‘Kool’ Bell, Nona Hendryx, David Byrne, Prince Paul, Questlove and Thomas DeFrantz, as well as archive interviews with James Brown, Elton John, David Bowie and more.

9.10pm Harry & Meghan: The Wedding That Changed the Monarchy 5 – What began as a fairy-tale royal wedding quickly unravelled into one of the most divisive events in the modern monarchy. Using reconstructions and insider accounts, this documentary reveals the clashes between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the royal household that nearly brought down the monarchy.

Sunday

6.30pm Katrina: The Hurricane That Drowned New Orleans 5 – A look at the tropical cyclone that hit the American city in August 2005, the largest hurricane to ever make landfall in the US, with more than a thousand lives lost during it. The documentary immerses viewers in extraordinary archive footage, going minute by minute and hour by hour through the devastation that was escalated by failed flood barriers and a poor government response. It was the costliest storm in US history, and its effects are still felt today.

7.30pm The Castle: Rebuilding History Channel 4 – Documentary following the restoration of Norwich Castle’s Norman Keep over the course of seven years. Standing on top of a huge man-made mound, the castle has dominated the local skyline since 1121. Now it is being restored to its former glory – a unique and ambitious plan to return this 900-year-old building to its original royal palace design, with curators and craftspeople poring over every detail to ensure its historical accuracy.

9.00pm King & Conqueror BBC One

Historical drama depicting the build-up to the Battle of Hastings, starring James Norton and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as rival kings Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy. The two noblemen meet for the first time at the coronation of King Edward in England, where Harold’s warnings of treachery are ignored. With Eddie Marsan and Juliet Stevenson. Continues Tomorrow at 9.00pm. 

Monday

Upload Prime Video  -Fourth and final season of the tech comedy.

8.00pm The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: 75th Anniversary BBC One – Highlights of the 75th anniversary event held on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle. The Massed Pipes and Drums and Tattoo Fiddlers and Highland Dancers provide a showcase of Scottish culture against a backdrop of imagery that captures 75 years of the tattoo and includes a celebration of Edinburgh’s 900th anniversary.

8.00pm Jamie: Eat Yourself Healthy Channel 4 – Jamie Oliver prepares recipes designed to help transform people’s health. In this first episode, Jamie makes sustainable meatballs with two different sources of protein and a smoked salmon omelette with crispy rye breadcrumbs and feta. He also explores the latest science behind how blueberries can help our brain function, putting it to the test, before using them in an unexpected way.

9.00pm Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story BBC Two – On July 6 1988, a series of explosions destroyed the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea, killing 167 men and leaving only 61 survivors. In minute-by-minute detail, this documentary tells the story of how the disaster unfolded and the search for truth, using the testimony of survivors given just months after the disaster, now re-created by actors, and interviews with those whose lives were changed forever.

9.00pm Alison & Larry: Billlericay to Barry U&Dave – Gavin & Stacey’s Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb take a 210-mile trip from Billericay to Barry Island. Russell Tovey and Larry introduce Alison to a unique electric bike.

9.00pm Yoghurt Shop Murders Sky Documentaries – The story of the 1991 killing of four teenage girls in Austin, Texas, when a lack of hard evidence soon thwarted the police’s investigation.

11.05pm Murder 3/60 5 – True crime series. Police link two murders in different US states and are shocked to find the prime suspect appears to be a grandmother on a gambling jaunt, leading to a chase across America.

Tuesday

9.00pm The Jury: Murder Trial Channel 4 – A word-by-word restaging of a real-life murder trial, in which a young mother find herself in the dock after stabbing her boyfriend in the chest with a kitchen knife. She says it was self-defence – but the ultimate decision lies with the jury, made up of 12 local members of the public. Will they reach the same verdict as the original trial? Continues Tomorrow at 9.00pm and Friday.

9.00pm Passage to India: A Yorkshire Vet Special 5 – Huddersfield vet Rohin Aojula returns to his family farm in the Punjab region of northern India, accompanied by his dad, as well as his friend, senior Yorkshire vet Peter Wright. They set up a pop-up clinic in a part of rural Punjab that doesn’t have much access to veterinary expertise. The trio help to rescue and operate on some of the city’s injured stray dogs and Peter gets to examine his first-ever buffalo.

10.00pm White House Farm: Murder, Bloodline and Betrayal Channel 4  – Examining the brutal murder of the Bamber family in August 1985 in Tolleshunt D’Arcy, Essex. Forty years later, there are still questions about the case that police originally believed to have been a murder-suicide and Jeremy Bamber, the sole survivor who was convicted of the crime, maintains his innocence. The first episode revisits the night of the killings and the early stages of the police investigation. Continues Tomorrow at 10.00pm 

Wednesday

Terminal List: Dark Wolf Prime Video – Taylor Kitsch headlines this prequel spin-off the conspiracy drama which will also feature Chris Pratt.

8.00pm Supermarket Clothes: Are You Missing Out? 5 – In this day and age, it’s normal for consumers to snap up a pair of jeans while buying a bag of spuds in the local Asda, but things weren’t always that way. This programme lifts the on the multi-billion-pound business of supermarket clothing in the UK, investigating whether supermarket clothes a bargain or a salutary lesson in buy cheap, buy twice.

9.00pm The Great Art Fraud BBC Two – How Inigo Philbrick created an $86million fraud and became a global fugitive with his reality TV star girlfriend. The story starts with Philbrick becoming an overnight sensation, selling artworks to the world’s richest collectors in a booming market. He has a TV star girlfriend and spends millions on private jets and parties. But there is a dark secret behind his success. Continues Tomorrow at 9.00pm 

10.00pm Limbs in the Loch: Catching the Killer BBC Two – The discovery of human limbs in Loch Lomond by police divers on a routine training exercise was followed eight days later by a severed head washing up on Barassie Beach near Troon, with the victim identified as 18-year-old Barry Wallace from Kilmarnock. This documentary follows Strathclyde Police’s investigation into the murder, with Detective Superintendent John Geates appointed senior investigating officer.Continues Tomorrow at 10.00pm 

Thursday

My Life with the Walter Boys Netflix – Second season of the coming-of-age drama.

9.00pm Dear Viv BBC Three – The legacy of Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne, who died aged 32 in January 2025. This celebratory, deeply personal portrait traces their childhood and formative years in north Wales and Liverpool to the global stage. Family members and Drag Race friends including Baga Chipz, Michael Marouli, Danny Beard, Tia Kofi, Cheryl Hole, Raja, Monet X Change, and Trinity Tuck share their memories of the late performer.

9.00pm Atomic Sky Atlantic – Drug smuggler Max and outsider on the run JJ forge an unlikely friendship when they become caught up in a cartel’s plot to transport uranium across north Africa. Action adventure based on William Langewiesche’s non-fiction book Atomic Bazaar, starring Alfie Allen and Shazad Latif.