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Judge Judy
Starts Monday 23 February, 8:15 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 253
A woman takes in a friend, her three children, her grandchild and a dog because they had no place to go; she insists they pay her back for their new beds.
U&Yesterday
Wilderness with Simon Reeve
Starts Monday 23 February, 8:00 PM on U&Yesterday
Episode 3: Coral Triangle
Simon voyages across the Coral Triangle, an area of tropical seas and jungle-clad islands in the south-western Pacific, surrounded by the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia
Sky History
American Pickers
Starts Monday 23 February, 8:00 PM on Sky History
Season 27 Episode 8: Two-Wheeled Treasures
Following two of America's most skilled 'pickers', who trawl junk yards, garages, attics and barns for precious objects
True Crime
48 Hours
Starts Monday 23 February, 8:00 PM on True Crime
Season 37 Episode 27: The Farris Wheel
Peter Van Sant sits down for an exclusive interview with Melody Farris, a woman convicted of killing her husband on their Georgia farm.
5Action
Police Interceptors
Starts Monday 23 February, 8:00 PM on 5Action
Season 13 Episode 8
Paul is sent on a roundabout hunt for a drunk driver, while Sam discusses police policy with a disqualified driver who will not accept he is in the wrong
5STAR
Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts
Starts Monday 23 February, 8:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 4 Episode 7
Barnsley Hospital faces one of its toughest shifts to date, and with no children's beds available across the whole of Yorkshire, the hospital is under immense pressure
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Monday 23 February, 8:40 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 254
A woman claims her former friend illegally evicted her and her kids from his home and sues for damages.
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Monday 23 February, 9:05 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 255
A man accuses his wife's aunt of illegally repossessing his truck; she is countersuing for damage to the truck, unpaid bills and the return of property.
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Monday 23 February, 9:30 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 256
A woman accuses her ex-roommate of being a 'party animal' and claims she owes for rent, damages to their apartment, and for breaking their lease.
5STAR
Ambulance: Code Red
Starts Monday 23 February, 9:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 3 Episode 4
A motorist is stuck in his car, unable to move his legs, and may have suffered a serious spinal injury. A man in a remote rural location has cut his leg with an angle grinder
True Crime
Storm of Suspicion
Starts Monday 23 February, 9:00 PM on True Crime
Season 3 Episode 2: Bogged Down
Janice Dodson took her husband Bruce on a hunting trip to celebrate their anniversary, only to find him shot to death in the Uncompahgre National Forest.
U&Dave
Will & Ralf Should Know Better
Starts Monday 23 February, 9:00 PM on U&Dave
Season 2 Episode 4: Hobbies
The pair take hobby-hunting to extremes with ice-cold swims, full-frontal art classes, and cosplaying as cowboys in the most unlikely of places
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Monday 23 February, 10:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Monday 23 February, 10:25 PM on True Crime Xtra
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
Blaze
Secrets in the Ice
Starts Monday 23 February, 10:00 PM on Blaze
Season 4 Episode 8: Siberian Death Mask
The Siberian death mask, which was discovered in eastern Siberia in 1968. It is a clay head sculpture of a young man that contains a ram's skull
True Crime
Murder UK
Starts Monday 23 February, 10:00 PM on True Crime
Season 3 Episode 5: Sister's Deadly Warning
Kylie Dembrey from Berkshire fell for Mark Sinclair, unaware his charm hid a violent abuser. She kept the years of abuse secret, until he tragically murdered her.
MTV
Tattoo Fixers
Starts Monday 23 February, 10:00 PM on MTV
Episode 3
The team meets fashion designer James, whose creepy baby tattoo is cramping his style and scaring his customers, so an attempt is made to amend his inked disaster
5STAR
A&E After Dark
Starts Monday 23 February, 10:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 3 Episode 3
The night staff at Hull Royal Infirmary battle to save the sight of 51-year-old Patricia, who tripped and impaled her eye on a tent peg
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Monday 23 February, 10:50 PM on True Crime Xtra
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
BBC Parliament
Northern Ireland Assembly - Economy Questions
Starts Monday 23 February, 10:30 PM on BBC Parliament
Episode : 23/02/2026
Questions in the Northern Ireland Assembly to the economy minister, Caoimhe Archibald, on Monday 23 February.
Quest
How Do They Do It?
Starts Monday 23 February, 11:00 PM on Quest
Season 6 Episode 2: Airshows/Indoor Ski Slope/Sushi
Acrobatic stunts at supersonic speeds, keeping ski slopes cool in the middle of the desert, and the preparation of sushi
ITV1 London
Cold Case Forensics: The Murder of Lynette White
Starts Monday 23 February, 10:45 PM on ITV1 London
Episode 2
Forensic scientist Dr Angela Gallop and her team detail the methods that helped them crack the 1988 murder of Lynette White in Cardiff. Nicola Walker narrates
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Monday 23 February, 11:15 PM on True Crime Xtra
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
Quest
How Do They Do It?
Starts Monday 23 February, 11:30 PM on Quest
Season 6 Episode 3: Power from Waste/Supercars/Steel Swords
Transforming refuse from a St Patrick's Day parade into power, turning a luxury limousine into a racing car, and crafting a steel sword
Sky History
History's Most Shocking
Starts Monday 23 February, 11:00 PM on Sky History
Episode 4: Pythons in the Ceiling, Train Tunnel Escape, Suspicious Plane Crash, & Russian Concord Crash
The moment when three giant snakes fell out of a family's roof and the crash of an airplane into the Los Padres National Forest in California
True Crime
Bloodline Detectives
Starts Monday 23 February, 11:00 PM on True Crime
Season 4 Episode 11: Mommy Has Been Murdered
Investigative genetic genealogy is used to resolve the 1988 murder of a mother killed in front of her toddler
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Monday 23 February, 11:40 PM on True Crime Xtra
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 12:05 AM on True Crime Xtra
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
Quest
How Do They Do It?
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 12:00 AM on Quest
Season 6 Episode 4: Cowboy Hats/Deep Sea Dive/Inflight Catering
Repairing cables on the seabed, manufacturing 10-gallon hats, and the process involved in feeding 100,000 air passengers a day
Sky History
Life After People
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 12:00 AM on Sky History
Season 3 Episode 1: Water World
How, in a world without humans, water would turn from life-giver to destroyer, flooding cities, collapsing dams and triggering ancient forces long kept at bay
Quest
How Do They Do It?
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 12:30 AM on Quest
Season 6 Episode 5: De-Ice Planes/Glossy Magazines/Electric Sports Car
Preventing planes from icing up in extremely cold conditions, the use of clay to make magazine pages glossy, and constructing a 125mph electric car
5Action
Extreme Tow Truckers
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 12:00 AM on 5Action
Season 2 Episode 2
In the face of oncoming traffic, Wagga Truck Towing has to remove a heavily laden rolled B-Double that has shut down a major highway
5STAR
Plastic Surgery Knifemares
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 12:00 AM on 5STAR
Episode 4
The secrets behind dermal lip fillers, investigating how social media and celebs have driven a massive boom in the industry, and looking at just how wrong things can go
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 12:30 AM on True Crime Xtra
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
Blaze
History's Greatest Myths
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 12:00 AM on Blaze
Episode 2: Entertainment
The influence that popular culture and entertainment have on daily life. As people gravitate to larger-than-life stories, outlandish myths can begin to spread
True Crime
Bloodline Detectives
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 12:00 AM on True Crime
Season 4 Episode 12: The Phoenix Canal Killer
Cutting-edge DNA science finally names the Phoenix Canal Killer who terrorised the city in the early 90s
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 1:00 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 250
A woman accuses her ailing mother's neighbor of stealing from her mother's home, filing a false restraining order, and stalking.
Legend
The Alamo(2004)
Starts Monday 23 February, 10:50 PM on Legend
A vastly outnumbered group of Texan soldiers mounts a suicidal defence to protect a fortress against Mexican forces. Historical Western, starring Dennis Quaid
Blaze
Close Encounters
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 1:00 AM on Blaze
Season 2 Episode 5: Nuclear Nightmare
Officials struggle to decide how to respond when a UFO is spotted hovering over an air force base, and a priest claims to have interacted with a saucer-shaped metallic craft
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 1:25 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 251
A woman is suing her upstairs neighbor for water damage to her home caused by a flood in her apartment; she is countersued for harassment.
Sky History
Life After People
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 12:55 AM on Sky History
Season 3 Episode 2: Shop 'Til You Drop
Scientists explore how Earth would transform if humans vanished, here considering how the global retail machine would collapse
Blaze
Close Encounters
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 1:30 AM on Blaze
Season 2 Episode 6: Hunting Season
Two brothers out hunting in Idaho witness something that defies explanation, and a strange metallic craft passes over Antananarivo on the island of Madagascar
ITV Quiz
Unwind with ITV
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 1:50 AM on ITV Quiz
Daily escape designed to calm the mind and encourage relaxation and reflection
5STAR
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 1:00 AM on 5STAR
Season 6 Episode 31
Medical staff prepare to lead health care tutorials for children, and a patient is sent for an ultrasound after announcing his spleen was removed as a child
True Crime
48 Hours
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 1:00 AM on True Crime
Season 37 Episode 27: The Farris Wheel
Peter Van Sant sits down for an exclusive interview with Melody Farris, a woman convicted of killing her husband on their Georgia farm.
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 1:50 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 252
When a bicycle is hit by a car in a parking lot, the alleged wrongdoer blames the cyclist for not picking it up himself.
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 2:15 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 253
A woman takes in a friend, her three children, her grandchild and a dog because they had no place to go; she insists they pay her back for their new beds.
Sky History
Life After People
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 1:50 AM on Sky History
Season 3 Episode 3: Urban Jungles
How, in the absence of humanity, the world's most iconic cities - from New York, to Orlando, to Rio de Janeiro - would be reclaimed by nature, as forests rise
5STAR
Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 2:00 AM on 5STAR
Season 4 Episode 4
Paramedics rush to a 14-year-old girl having a prolonged epileptic seizure, and 76-year-old Keith arrives in agony after an accident at home
U&Yesterday
War Factories
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 2:00 AM on U&Yesterday
Episode 3: Vickers
The role played by engineering giant Vickers during the Second World War, including the development of the Spitfire and how the Royal Navy recovered from losing so many warships
True Crime
Storm of Suspicion
Starts Tuesday 24 February, 2:00 AM on True Crime
Season 3 Episode 2: Bogged Down
Janice Dodson took her husband Bruce on a hunting trip to celebrate their anniversary, only to find him shot to death in the Uncompahgre National Forest.