• Saturday Night Live UK Saturday 26th September Sky One
• Colin From Accounts Monday 28th/Tuesday 29th September *Final Episodes* BBC Two
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Monday 28th September Sky One
• Last Seen Wednesday 30th September Apple TV
• Slow Horses Wednesday 30th September Apple TV
• East of Eden Thursday 1st October Netflix
• The Celebrity Traitors Thursday 1st/Friday 2nd October BBC One
• Break Clause Thursday 1st October Channel 4
• Kill Jackie Friday 2nd October Prime Video
• Gogglebox Friday 2nd October Channel 4
• War Friday 2nd October Sky Atlantic
• The Graham Norton Show Friday 2nd October BBC One

Saturday

8.00pm The Space Race in Colour Channel 4 – A two-part examination of the unprecedented surge in space exploration during the 1950s and 1960s, led by the rival superpowers of the United States and the USSR. The first episode explores the origins of the space race with the fearsome V2 German rocket from the Second World War. Its creator Wernher von Braun gave his secrets to the Americans and became a key part of NASA’s space programmes.

9.35pm The Marble Hall Murders BBC One – Lesley Manville stars as sleuthing publisher Susan Ryeland in this adaptation of the third book in Anthony Horowitz’s mystery trilogy. The grandson of a hugely successful writer has been commissioned to write a new Atticus Pünd detective story, and Susan is asked to mentor this troubled young man. But the identity of a real killer is hidden in the text, and once again Susan is going to find herself in grave danger.

10.00pm The Golden Cobra BBC Three – Second series of the animated comedy.

Sunday

7.15pm Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico BBC Two – The actress explores the country’s history, food and culture, beginning in Paris, where she finds out about the haute cuisine tradition of the art of the table at Alain Ducasse’s restaurant Le Meurice. She also meets young chefs leading a new food scene that blends French technique with global influences, including Mory Sacko at MoSuke and Hanz Gueco at Le Cheval d’Or.

10.00pm Ice Road Truckers BBC Three – A new season of the American documentary series.

Monday

8.00pm Jamie’s 20 Minute Meals Channel 4 – Real-time cookery demonstrations, with Jamie Oliver. The first episode features oozy camembert rice, served with crunchy croutons for dipping, and breadcrumbed chicken with charred green beans and broccoli on a bed of garlicky creamy beans.

9.00pm Michael Palin in the Philippines 5 – The actor and broadcaster embarks on an epic 2,500-mile journey across the Southeast Asian country, which consists of more than 7,600 islands. He begins in the capital Manila at a political protest march marking the 40th anniversary of the day when Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda were kicked out of power after 21 years of dictatorial rule and financial excess. Nearly 40 per cent of the country’s urban population lives in poverty and Michael heads to Tondo, a tough slum-like neighbourhood, before he is invited to the Presidential palace to meet the latest President Marcos, who turns out to be a lifelong Monty Python fan.

Tuesday

9.00pm Blue Lights BBC One – Fourth series of the Irish police drama. The section is challenged by escalating tensions at a community event, while the investigation into Dana Morgan’s drug partnership with Tina McIntyre falters.

Wednesday

8.00pm The Incident Room 5 – Behind the scenes of murder investigations. Examining the death of 26-year-old Elle Edwards, who was killed by a gunman armed with a military-grade machine gun outside a pub on Christmas Eve, 2022. The shooter fled, attempting to disappear into the night. CCTV revealed this was no random act and as pressure mounted, a breakthrough changed the direction of the case, triggering a nationwide manhunt.

9.00pm Winter ITV1 – Crime drama, starring Richard Armitage and Annabel Scholey. Dr Ethan Winter, a brilliant forensic pathologist, investigates when the frozen body of a young woman is discovered in the back of a truck. Leading the investigation are DI Lauren Bell and DS Ellis Daldry, but for Bell, newly arrived in Bristol, working with Winter is an immediate challenge. His effortless charm and confidence leave her deeply unimpressed, and she quickly dismisses him as arrogant and self-absorbed.

9.00pm Cause of Death 5 – Documentary following real-life investigations by a coroner. Jay Slater’s mother, Debbie Duncan, is taken through her son’s post-mortem for the first time by Dr Richard Shepherd, years after Jay’s death in 2024. In search of answers about her son’s last hours, Debbie returns to Tenerife with Dr Shepherd and her brother Glen to recreate Jay’s last walk.

Thursday

East of Eden Netflix

Zoe Kazan adapts the same Nobel Prize-winning John Steinbeck novel that her grandfather turned into a feature film in 1955. The epic seven-episode miniseries follows multiple generations of the Trask family in California in the decades spanning from the Civil War to World War I. Florence Pugh, Christopher Abbott, Mike Faist, Hoon Lee, Tracy Letts, Ciarán Hinds, and Martha Plimpton star.

8.00pm The Celebrity Traitors BBC One

A second series of The Celebrity Traitors. Miranda Hart, Richard E Grant, Bella Ramsey, Ross Kemp, Jerry Hall and Michael Sheen are amongst the big names taking part. Continues Tomorrow Night.

9.15pm The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked BBC One – Ed Gamble unpacks all the drama from episode 1 of the second series of The Celebrity Traitors, catching up with the murdered and banished players to get the scoop on all the backstabbing and treachery that goes on inside the castle. And he welcomes players from past series to give their reactions and expert analysis on the game. Continues Tomorrow Night.

10.00pm Break Clause Channel 4 – Jess Bray’s romantic comedy series starring Samuel Bottomley and Lara Ricote. Their relationship’s over. Their tenancy isn’t. Following the story of Ben and Lil as they navigate their break-up while they’re stuck living in the same flat. After four years at university in Leeds, Lil gets a job in London and persuades her boyfriend Ben to move down with her. Riddled with insecurity and doubts about the move, Ben makes a drunken mistake on their last night in Leeds and sleeps with someone else. But Ben fails to confess this to Lil until their first night in London, by which point they’re already locked into a rental contract. With no other options, they’re forced to live out their six-month break clause under the same roof. Moving on from your first love is hard enough. Moving out is even harder. In the opening episode, Ben and Lil are moving to London! They couldn’t be more excited. But after a wild final night in Leeds, Ben’s shocking confession on moving day traps them – literally and metaphorically – in their new flat. It’s going to be a long six months.

Friday

Kill Jackie Prime Video

Catherine Zeta-Jones stars in this adaptation of Aidan Truen’s thriller novel The Price You Pay. the series centers on a one-time drug smuggler turned fine art dealer whose past catches up with her as she is targeted by a notorious group of assassins-for-hire known as The Seven Demons. Her plan for survival: Take down each of the seven assassins one by one. Episodes will also stream one by one each Friday.

9.00pm Play For Today 5 – Barbara, a ferociously stubborn English grandmother, chains herself to her beloved cottage when it’s threatened with demolition by high-speed train developers. Peter, the company’s smooth, painfully polite liaison, is dispatched to remove her, but then reels from a domestic bombshell. Drama, starring Phyllis Logan and Max Harwood.

9.00pm War Sky Atlantic

Legal drama from Hijack creator George Kay starring Dominic West and Sienna Miller. Tech billionaire Morgan Henderson sleeps with a woman who secretly takes a photograph of them and sends it to his film star wife Carla. Her lawyers Nicholas Taylor and Serena Byrne reel at their client’s honeytrap tactics, but can’t resist a case that might make their name. Soon they are in a race with Morgan’s lawyers Cathcarts & Sons to serve divorce papers first.

9.30pm Have I Got News For You? BBC One – Richard Ayoade hosts the satirical current affairs quiz as broadcaster Gyles Brandreth is one of the panellists joins team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop.