Saturday

8.35pm Paul Heaton at the BBC BBC Two – One of Britain’s most prolific and successful singer-songwriters of the past four decades, Paul Heaton started his career as frontman of the Housemartins and then formed the Beautiful South. This collection of performances and best BBC moments celebrates Paul’s impressive career and features the man himself explaining the context and back stories behind some of his best-loved hits. From the Housemartins’ debut release Sheep to Fish and Chip Supper from his latest album and a triumphant appearance at Glastonbury in 2024 that featured a reunion with ex-bandmate Norman ‘Fatboy Slim’ Cook.

10.00pm Elvis, the Colonel and the Mob Channel 4 – Part one of two. Documentary about how the singer got mixed up in organised crime. While Elvis rises to fame, his mysterious manager, Colonel Tom Parker, fixates on Las Vegas, gambling in Mob-run casinos and forging shady ties. By the 1960s, Vegas is both Elvis’s playground and prison. As the decade closes, Parker plots a long-range residency for Elvis in Sin City, where the Mob still run the show.

Sunday

10.15pm Inside Iran: War & Revolution ITV1 – Following unprecedented protests and a devastating military conflict, Iranian citizens are risking their lives to share what truly happened inside their country. The film features interviews with ordinary people, journalists and grieving families who survived the brutal 2026 uprising and subsequent war. Through their detailed first-hand accounts, this documentary for the Exposure strand explores how the Islamic Republic’s ruthless crackdown on civilian demonstrations escalated into a terrifying international crisis, with testimonies exposing internet blackouts, state-sanctioned killings of unarmed protesters and the devastating reality of life under US and Israeli bombardment.

Monday

8.00pm Martin and Roman’s Irish Road Trip Channel 4 – Father and son Martin and Roman Kemp set off on a journey in search of the legends, landscapes, mystery and history that have shaped the people and culture of Ireland. They begin their adventure on the south coast in County Cork, where they take to the water in kayaks to learn the story of Cliona, Queen of the Banshees, and travel to Spike Island, the former prison known as Ireland’s Alcatraz, where they get up close and personal with its haunting history. They also try to unravel the mystery of one of the country’s most important stone circles, and encounter a traditional Irish way of dealing with grief and loss that’s being revived.

10.25 Posseion Sky Atlantic – Ambitious Bristol-based lawyer Claudia travels to Jamaica to challenge an inheritance claim made by local man Cudjoe East against wealthy white aristocrat Oliver Connaught. The case takes an unsettling turn when Claudia discovers that the disputed estate is the very place that has haunted her nightmares – the Connaught family’s former plantation. Supernatural thriller, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Johnny Lee Miller and Sheldon Shepherd.

Tuesday

9.00pm The Romans with Rob Rinder and Ruth Goodman 5 – Rob and Ruth delve into 122 AD, when the Emperor Hadrian made a dramatic visit to Roman Britain, a moment that would change the fortunes of rich and poor alike. Rob follows the powerful figures at the heart of Roman Londinium, while Ruth investigates the lives of ordinary people living under Roman rule. Also, Rob also uncovers the story of Hadrian himself.

Wednesday

Women in Blue Apple TV

Series 2 of the true-life drama about Mexico’s first all-female police squad.

Reacher Prime Video – Fourth season of the action drama.

9.00pm Murder Trial: Death of a Dog Walker BBC Two – Documentary. In 2024, groundsman Brian Low’s body is found beside Millie, his beloved Labrador, on a track in rural Scotland. Initially thought a medical death, a post-mortem six days later reveals he was shot. Former colleague David Campbell stands trial as prosecutors combine circumstantial evidence, unable to connect anyone to the fatal shooting.

9.00pm The Spy Next Door Channel 4 – Two-part documentary telling the extraordinary story of Anna Chapman, the British businesswoman and model who was unmasked by the FBI in 2010 as part of a Russian spy ring. Concludes Tomorrow at 9.00pm.

9.00pm Critical Condition 5 – A young mother is rushed into the emergency room after apparently collapsing and banging her head. Unconscious and unable to breathe on her own, doctors urgently need to determine what caused her collapse. Eighty-two-year-old Clive is at risk of pneumonia after falling from a ladder and sustaining serious injuries to the left side of his chest.

Thursday

8.00pm The Big Deal with Steph McGovern BBC Two – Seven pairs of aspiring art dealers face challenges testing creativity, business skills and market instincts. Guided by Steph McGovern, Cordelia de Freitas and experts, they keep every penny earned. First, they select graduate artists, negotiate commissions and sell works at auction, with elimination looming and £50,000 in art awaiting the winners.

8.00pm The Yorkshire Vet Special: Peter’s Dream 5 – Peter Wright has a dream that, across the country, animal lovers could have wonderful places where they can forever remember the pets who have enriched their lives. Cameras follow him as he embarks on a passion project to make that dream come true. It takes him to Sussex to meet the country’s first animal chaplain and her church’s pet memorial garden, inspiring him to create something similar back in Yorkshire.

9.00pm A House Through Time BBC Two – David Olusoga charts more British history as lived through by the successive inhabitants of a house, this time a property in Edinburgh. Early residents include Reverend William Fitzsimmons, an 18th-century Episcopal minister arrested for helping French prisoners escape Edinburgh Castle. There are also profiles of Francis and Isabella Ronaldson, the former a post office worker who spied on Glasgow weavers to detect signs of radicalism.

9.00pm Hit Point U&Dave – Romantic thriller, starring Nick Blood and Saffron Hocking, following two detectives as their latest case pulls them into a dangerous West London underworld. Detectives Leo and Bella investigate a heist that doesn’t seem to make much sense. As more contradictory clues come in, the sparky banter between them belies a greater attraction.

10.00pm The Schoolgirl Terrorist? Channel 4 – One-off documentary.
In 2020, Rhianan Rudd became the youngest girl to be charged with terror offences in the UK. The case appeared to tell the story of a dangerous young extremist drawn into far right extremism. But behind the charge was a vulnerable teenager facing the full might of the justice system. Drawing on exclusive testimony, poignant family archive and previously unseen material, this documentary re-examines the events that led Rhianan into the criminal justice system. As those closest to her reflect on what happened, a troubling picture emerges of missed opportunities and the consequences of treating vulnerability as criminality.

10.00pm The Coen Brothers Story BBC Four – Joel and Ethan Coen, known collectively as the Coen brothers, have created their own unique genre in the world of cinema. In this documentary, actors and collaborators look back on the brothers’ career and explore the humour, craft and singular vision that have made their films modern classics.