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Judge Judy
Started Sunday 25 January, 2:30 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 56
After a night of drinking, a man is arrested and jailed after a jealous outburst and beat down of an older man he thought was flirting with his date
True Crime
Judge Judy
Started Sunday 25 January, 3:00 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 57
A man starting a family with a teenager offers up his criminal history unprompted; his ex is surprised to discover he was cheating on her.
True Crime Xtra
Facing Evil
Started Sunday 25 January, 3:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Episode : Melissa Vanover
When Melissa Vanover meets jewellery salesman, Michael Nieman, she thinks she has found her knight in shining armour. One day, Nieman is found shot dead in his own bed
True Crime Xtra
Facing Evil
Started Sunday 25 January, 3:30 PM on True Crime Xtra
Episode : Tyonne Palmer
Tyonne Palmer wanted the perfect family. She finds love with her boyfriend, Pastor Tracy Burleson. But when the Pastor's wife turns up dead, all eyes are on the mistress
U&Yesterday
Motorhoming with Merton & Webster
Started Sunday 25 January, 3:00 PM on U&Yesterday
Episode 2: Lake District
Paul Merton and his wife Suki Webster are in the Lake District, the first time they have had a holiday there, and their first destination is Kendal
5STAR
Traffic Cops
Started Sunday 25 January, 3:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 13 Episode 8
With roads busier on a bank holiday weekend, Derbyshire officers deal with hundreds of reports of drink, drug and dangerous driving, as well as an array of other crimes.
True Crime
Judge Judy
Started Sunday 25 January, 3:30 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 58
A man accepts thousands from his ex-girlfriend to pay a fine so he won't land in jail; he then says banging a dent out of her car made them even.
True Crime
Judge Judy
Started Sunday 25 January, 4:00 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 59
An ugly divorce involving four children leaves ex-in laws fighting over family valuables allegedly lost due to missed storage unit payments.
True Crime
Judge Judy
Started Sunday 25 January, 4:25 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 60
When gunshots ring out, a mother warns her kids and calls the police; her neighbour admits to shooting nearby but denies poaching from their property.
True Crime Xtra
Crimes That Shook Australia
Started Sunday 25 January, 4:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 2 Episode 1: Robert Farquharson
On Father's Day in 2005, Robert Farquharson drove his car into a dam, drowning his three sons. The crime he committed has been etched on the minds of Australians ever since.
5STAR
Traffic Cops
Started Sunday 25 January, 4:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 14 Episode 9
An unlicensed driver flees from police, sparking a frantic pursuit, and officers respond to a crash involving a young biker
True Crime
Judge Judy
Started Sunday 25 January, 4:50 PM on True Crime
Season 18 Episode 81
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
True Crime
Judge Judy
Started Sunday 25 January, 5:15 PM on True Crime
Season 18 Episode 82
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
5STAR
Police Interceptors
Started Sunday 25 January, 5:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 19 Episode 1
The firearms team mobilises to tackle a suspect armed with a pistol, and hours into a nerve-shredding siege, the man emerges with a handgun and fires
Sky History
Hazardous History with Henry Winkler
Started Sunday 25 January, 5:00 PM on Sky History
Episode 5: Treacherous Travel
How the past is packed with jaw-dropping travel tales and the remarkable misfires that paved the road to modern transportation
True Crime
Judge Judy
Started Sunday 25 January, 5:40 PM on True Crime
Season 18 Episode 83
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 - Executive Office Questions
Started Sunday 25 January, 5:30 PM on BBC Parliament
Episode : 19/01/2026
Questions in Stormont to the Northern Ireland executive, with the first minister Michelle O'Neill, on Monday 19 January.
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Started Sunday 25 January, 6:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 8 Episode 80: Series 8
Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Started Sunday 25 January, 6:25 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 8 Episode 81: Series 8
Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.
True Crime
The Killer You Know
Started Sunday 25 January, 6:05 PM on True Crime
Episode 18
Despite trying to work things out in a healthy way, three people turn to murder to sort out their problems.
Sky History
Hazardous History with Henry Winkler
Started Sunday 25 January, 6:00 PM on Sky History
Episode 6: Food Fiascos
A feast of food horrors from the past, from radioactive energy drinks to scandalous snacks made with Olestra and dubious additives in milk and bread
U&Yesterday
Escape from Sobibor(1987)
Started Sunday 25 January, 4:00 PM on U&Yesterday
New arrivals at a Nazi concentration camp become involved in a bold scheme to break all 600 of the prisoners out at once. Fact-based drama, starring Alan Arkin and Joanna Pacula
5STAR
Police Interceptors
Started Sunday 25 January, 6:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 19 Episode 2
Officer Phil Broughton is hot on the heels of dangerous driver heading towards Nottingham city centre, while Lisa and Lewis deal with reports of gun shots heard down by the canal
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Started Sunday 25 January, 6:50 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 8 Episode 82: Series 8
Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.
U&Dave
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Started Sunday 25 January, 6:40 PM on U&Dave
Season 2 Episode 1: Wales
Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer visit the River Usk in Wales in search of wild brown trout. The duo discuss their childhoods and reflect on family life and values
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Started Sunday 25 January, 7:15 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 8 Episode 83: Series 8
Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.
5STAR
Police Interceptors
Started Sunday 25 January, 7:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 19 Episode 3
Officers pursue a car with no insurance, no tax and a suspected banned driver behind the wheel, and Sgt Brian Blackmore and his team execute a dawn raid
Sky History
WWII's Most Daring Raids
Started Sunday 25 January, 7:00 PM on Sky History
Episode 5: Easy Company's First Assault
A mission to take out four German howitzers about to assault Utah Beach during the Normandy landings, carried out by US paratroopers from Easy Company, the 101st Airborne Division
True Crime
The Killer You Know
Started Sunday 25 January, 7:00 PM on True Crime
Episode 19
In this episode, hatred and greed lead four killers to enact their revenge.
U&Dave
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Started Sunday 25 January, 7:20 PM on U&Dave
Season 2 Episode 2: Essex
Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer brave the wild lakes of Essex in search of the mighty carp armed with latest high-tech equipment to catch the biggest fish they can
U&Yesterday
Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve
Started Sunday 25 January, 7:00 PM on U&Yesterday
Episode 3
Simon looks back on wildlife stories he has discovered, from a giant tortoise sanctuary in the Seychelles to armed conservationists defending a forest in Belize
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Started Sunday 25 January, 7:40 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 8 Episode 84: Series 8
Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Started Sunday 25 January, 8:05 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 8 Episode 85: Series 8
Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Started Sunday 25 January, 8:30 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 8 Episode 86: Series 8
Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.
U&Yesterday
Inside Bentley: A Great British Motorcar
Started Sunday 25 January, 8:00 PM on U&Yesterday
Documentary going behind the scenes at the car company's plant as work gets underway on a range of 4x4s, from the factory floor to the world's most exclusive car showroom
Sky History
WWII's Most Daring Raids
Started Sunday 25 January, 8:00 PM on Sky History
Episode 6: Stealing Hitler's Radar
Detailing how an elite group of British paratroopers managed to launch a midnight raid in order to capture Hitler's unusual radar equipment
U&Dave
Guy Martin: Proper Jobs
Started Sunday 25 January, 8:00 PM on U&Dave
Season 2 Episode 1: Lifeboat Crew
Truck mechanic Guy Martin tries his hand at more of Britain's most challenging jobs, beginning with joining the crew of an RNLI lifeboat in his hometown of Grimsby
BBC Red Button 1
Winterwatch
Started Sunday 25 January, 3:00 PM on BBC Red Button 1
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games follow the fortunes of widlife around the UK
Blaze
Secrets in the Ice
Started Sunday 25 January, 8:00 PM on Blaze
Season 4 Episode 3: Woolly Mammoths Last Stand
The history of the woolly mammoth, revealing adaptations that helped the species evolve from its origin in the tropics to surviving in Siberia
True Crime
The Killer You Know
Started Sunday 25 January, 8:00 PM on True Crime
Episode 20
Police are stunned after investigating three murder cases where the victim and killer share blood.
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Started Sunday 25 January, 8:55 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 8 Episode 89: Series 8
Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.
5STAR
The Jobless Prince: What Will Harry Do Next?
Started Sunday 25 January, 8:00 PM on 5STAR
Episode : The Jobless Prince: What Will Harry Do Next?
A team of experts featuring PR specialists, businesspeople, life coaches and royal insiders looks at what the future holds for the Duke of Sussex
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Sunday 25 January, 9:20 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 8 Episode 87: Series 8
Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.
True Crime
Voice of a Killer Special: The Colonel
Started Sunday 25 January, 9:00 PM on True Crime
Episode : Voice of a Killer Special: The Colonel
Colonel Russell Williams is one of the deadliest murderers the UK has ever known. Yet, because he committed his crimes in Canada, few people have heard of him. This is his story.
Blaze
The Great British Dig: History in Your Back Garden
Started Sunday 25 January, 9:00 PM on Blaze
Season 2 Episode 3: A Victorian Prison in Devizes
The archaeologists uncover a 19th-century prison in Wiltshire whose revolutionary architecture allowed just a handful of guards to monitor hundreds of convicts
Food Network
James Martin's American Adventure
Started Sunday 25 January, 9:00 PM on Food Network
Episode 5: Sonoma Raceway
The chef makes a high-octane pit stop at the world-famous Sonoma Raceway, cooking trackside before visiting a new foodie Sonoma hotspot simply called Shed
Really
Long Lost Family
Started Sunday 25 January, 9:00 PM on Really
Season 10 Episode 3
Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell help a woman searching for her Sri Lankan birth mother and a man looking for the son he put up for adoption more than 50 years ago
MTV
Help! I'm in a Secret Relationship!
Started Sunday 25 January, 9:00 PM on MTV
Episode 4: Ed & Lynn
After a year of dating, Ed still hasn't met Lynn's friends or family. She refuses to post about him on social media. Ed is desperate to find out why he's being hidden
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Sunday 25 January, 9:45 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 85
Two brothers confess they are 'afraid of change' and were coerced by a female friend to travel to Puerto Rico; she sues them for travel costs when they are no-shows
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Sunday 25 January, 10:10 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 86
A child is brought along for the ride when the police are called to monitor a car's repossession; the child's mother wants payback when her car is allegedly kicked by a teenager
Sky History
The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz
Started Sunday 25 January, 9:00 PM on Sky History
Episode : The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz
Gary Sokolov visits the wartime camp through the infamous Arbeit Macht Frei gatehouse, from where he begins to explore the horrors confronted by his parents