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Police Ten 7
Starts Saturday 28 February, 8:00 AM on Great! Mystery
Following the work of police officers in New Zealand, featuring behind-the-scenes access to cases and revealing new information about high-profile crimes
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 9:00 AM on True Crime
Season 22 Episode 6: Series 22
After a man notices bruises on his son's body, he files for a protective order and sues the mother of his child for legal fees.
Medical Detectives
Starts Saturday 28 February, 9:00 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 5 Episode 20: Video Diary
The investigation of a hit and run incident, in which a child was killed, leads to a convincing video reconstruction of the moment of impact.
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 9:25 AM on True Crime
Season 22 Episode 7: Series 22
A man is suspended without pay after an ex-lover allegedly calls his boss; he sues for defamation of character.
Medical Detectives
Starts Saturday 28 February, 9:30 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 6 Episode 18: Bad Blood
When a doctor is accused of assaulting two female patients, his DNA fails to match the crimes. But then investigators make a shocking discovery
Police Interceptors
Starts Saturday 28 February, 9:00 AM on 5Action
Season 13 Episode 7
An arrest snowballs into a firearms stand-off for Damo, while Spike uncovers a stash of cannabis stored with shotguns and police dog Ronnie lands right on top of a wanted man
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 9:50 AM on True Crime
Season 22 Episode 8: Series 22
A beloved pet suffers a chest laceration after allegedly being attacked by another dog while on a walk.
Medical Detectives
Starts Saturday 28 February, 9:55 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 6 Episode 20: Root of All Evil
When the wife of a farmer goes missing, the study of tree ring growth helps investigators to solve the case. Contains disturbing scenes
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 10:15 AM on True Crime
Season 22 Episode 9: Series 22
A teenager having trouble at home is accused of stealing his sister-in-law's wedding ring and pawning it.
Medical Detectives
Starts Saturday 28 February, 10:20 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 6 Episode 21: Where the Blood Drops
When a woman is convicted of her husband's murder, her son goes to great lengths to prove her innocence, including enrolling for law school
Shoplifters: Caught Red Handed
Starts Saturday 28 February, 9:45 AM on 5STAR
Episode 1
How Britain's high streets are fighting back against the rising tide of shoplifting, using security teams with cutting-edge tech including facial recognition cameras
Police Interceptors
Starts Saturday 28 February, 10:00 AM on 5Action
Season 13 Episode 9
Dog handler Darren has to call on all his powers of persuasion to try to end a rooftop stand-off, while Tasers are drawn in a tense situation with a man who is armed with a knife
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 10:40 AM on True Crime
Season 22 Episode 10: Series 22
The Judge accuses a mother of covering for her mace-wielding teenager who sprayed a woman in the face at a hair salon.
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 11:05 AM on True Crime
Season 18 Episode 199
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
Medical Detectives
Starts Saturday 28 February, 11:00 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 10 Episode 21: Writer's Block
Arsenic was found in the blood of a dead woman who was due to testify in court, but who would go to such lengths to get her out of the picture?
Shoplifters: Caught Red Handed
Starts Saturday 28 February, 10:45 AM on 5STAR
Episode 2
Late one night in Manchester, a shop owner suffers a shocking experience when five men armed with baseball bats burst into his store
Police Interceptors
Starts Saturday 28 February, 11:00 AM on 5Action
Season 13 Episode 11
Jacko is hot on the heels of a speeding car that is crashing into vehicles and causing carnage, while officers raid a cannabis farm located in an abandoned restaurant
Medical Detectives
Starts Saturday 28 February, 11:30 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 6 Episode 23: Sibling Rivalry
The story of two brothers who hit the big time on America's porn market, but whose rocky relationship ended in disaster
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 11:30 AM on True Crime
Season 18 Episode 200
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 12:00 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 141
When a child has scratches and a few too many bruises, a concerned father calls DCS on his son's mother; she says his claims were malicious.
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 12:30 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 142
A woman claims her horse was neglected, beaten and malnourished while in the care of her former horse trainer.
Great American Railroad Journeys
Starts Saturday 28 February, 12:00 PM on U&Yesterday
Episode 5: Philadelphia to Gettysburg
Michael Portillo travels through Philadelphia, and pays tribute its most famous fictional son, Rocky Balboa, before finishing the latest leg of his journey in Gettysburg
48 Hours
Starts Saturday 28 February, 12:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 36 Episode 18: Justice for Amie Harwick
Prominent LA therapist Amie Harwick is murdered. For the first time, the man who tried to save her opens up about what happened.
Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders
Starts Saturday 28 February, 12:00 PM on 5Action
Season 5 Episode 5
Newcastle officers race to back up a patrol on the tail of a joyrider who is refusing to stop, but the driver and passengers make a run for it after crashing the car
Encounter: UFO
Starts Saturday 28 February, 12:05 PM on Blaze
Episode 6: Visitations
Assuming claims of alien visitations are accurate, this programme considers what such outsiders want and how long have they been paying trips to Earth
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 1:00 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 143
A man accuses his neighbour's horse of vandalism; she breaks down when he calls into question a Kickstarter for her cancer treatment.
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 1:30 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 144
When a woman allegedly threatens her landlord in an angry rant, he files a temporary restraining order; she claims she was forced to live in a car while her children lived inside.
Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders
Starts Saturday 28 February, 1:00 PM on 5Action
Season 5 Episode 6
PC Martain Anderson races to a hit-and-run in which a Ford Fiesta has ploughed into another car at high speed, leaving the elderly driver with serious head injuries
48 Hours
Starts Saturday 28 February, 1:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 36 Episode 19: The Assassination of Jeff German
Las Vegas investigative reporter Jeff German is a local legend, but now, he makes his own headlines.
Great American Railroad Journeys
Starts Saturday 28 February, 1:00 PM on U&Yesterday
Episode 6: Wilmington to Fort McHenry
Michael Portillo reaches the boundary between the northern and southern states - the Mason-Dixon line - as he travels from Wilmington, North Carolina, to Fort McHenry, Maryland
The Proof Is Out There
Starts Saturday 28 February, 1:05 PM on Blaze
Season 3 Episode 10: Crocodile Monster, Tiktok USO and Ghost Dog Collar Removal
The team investigates legendary man-eating croc Gustav, glowing lights in Mexico and chilling footage of a pair of dogs acting like they have just seen a ghost
Northern Ireland Assembly - Economy Questions
Starts Saturday 28 February, 1:35 PM on BBC Parliament
Episode : 23/02/2026
Questions in the Northern Ireland Assembly to the economy minister, Caoimhe Archibald, on Monday 23 February.
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 2:00 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 145
A woman accuses her caregiver of running a pet sitting business on the side; the caregiver claims the senior committed extortion.
Winterwatch
Starts Saturday 28 February, 9:10 AM on BBC Red Button 1
Wildlife stories from around the UK
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 2:30 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 146
A woman, her husband and her three children move in with her sister, live for free and then sue her for unpaid credit card charges.
Digging for Britain
Starts Saturday 28 February, 2:00 PM on Sky History
Season 4 Episode 2: East - The Battle of Waterloo
Archaeological finds across the east of Britain including divers searching the Thames for clues to a 17th-century tragedy and a metal detectorist making the discovery of a lifetime
Motorhoming with Merton & Webster
Starts Saturday 28 February, 2:00 PM on U&Dave
Episode 1: Kent
Paul Merton and his wife Suki Webster hit the road as they embrace Britain's booming motorhoming scene, seeking out the UK's most famous sights and hidden gems
48 Hours
Starts Saturday 28 February, 2:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 36 Episode 20: The People V. Kouri Richins
The intriguing case of Kouri Richins, a children's book author who finds herself at the centre of a murder investigation following the death of her husband
Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders
Starts Saturday 28 February, 2:00 PM on 5Action
Season 5 Episode 7
PC Martain Anderson stakes out a suspected drug driver at a fast-food outlet, while officers PCs Marc Crammond and Jan Simlesa discover a crack pipe when they pull over a driver
The Proof Is Out There
Starts Saturday 28 February, 2:05 PM on Blaze
Season 3 Episode 11: Congressional UFOs, New Nessie and Zombie Fish
An examination of a video recently presented to Congress by the UN Navy that might prove once and for all whether UFOs really exist
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 3:00 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 147
After two years of living on the streets, a man claims his new 'garage home' was upended with an allegedly false restraining order and illegal eviction.
Facing Evil
Starts Saturday 28 February, 3:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 5 Episode 3: A Fatal Attraction
The case of Earl Linebaugh and Melissa Harris, who were sentenced to life with no parole after the murder of an elderly woman and her care-taker
Facing Evil
Starts Saturday 28 February, 3:30 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 5 Episode 4: Gone Too Soon
The case of young mother Alexandra Tobias, who was found guilty of shaking her three-month old baby Dylan to death, but claimed it was an accident
Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders
Starts Saturday 28 February, 3:00 PM on 5Action
Season 5 Episode 8
PCs Jan Simlesa and Marc Crammond spot a driver with his foot down, and when the officers catch up to motorist, they discover he's a Paul Gascoigne lookalike
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 3:30 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 148
After meeting online, two women end up fighting over missing business property, a shared car and the 'gift' of an iPhone.
Digging for Britain
Starts Saturday 28 February, 3:00 PM on Sky History
Season 4 Episode 3: North - Viking Treasure
Archaeological finds across the North of Britain, including clues to Scotland's first kingdoms and a hoard of Viking treasure unearthed by metal detectorists
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 4:00 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 149
When a Texas windstorm throws shopping trollies all over a car park, a woman claims a fellow shopper's buggy slammed into her car.
Whiplash
Starts Saturday 28 February, 4:00 PM on Talking Pictures TV
Episode 6: Episode in Bathurst
Cobb tries to rid a town of outlaws who have taken over the community and refuse to allow his stagecoaches to pass unless they pay a toll
Rogue Claimers
Starts Saturday 28 February, 3:45 PM on 5STAR
Episode 6
CCTV exposes the lies of a man who claims that a collision left him with serious injuries and police crack a lost watch scam
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 4:25 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 150
A man, who couldn't pay 30k in bail money, spends nine months in jail after being set up by his ex-boyfriend who called the police on him on Christmas Eve





















































