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Blaze
Canadian Pickers
Started Tuesday 3 March, 6:40 AM on Blaze
Season 3 Episode 12
Skilled 'pickers' hunt down objects with historical, collectible and pop culture value that have been long forgotten by their owners
U&Yesterday
Great Continental and Indian Railway Journeys
Started Tuesday 3 March, 7:10 AM on U&Yesterday
Episode 2: Jodhpur to Delhi
Michael Portillo travels from Jodhpur to Delhi, heading into the desert to take a camel ride to a village where life has changed little in centuries
U&Dave
Border Force: America's Gatekeepers
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 8:00 AM on U&Dave
Season 6 Episode 7
Officers in Progreso detain a man who makes a dash back towards Mexico, and the team in Laredo uncovers methamphetamine concealed in a shipment of landscaping stone
True Crime
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 9:00 AM on True Crime
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
True Crime
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 9:25 AM on True Crime
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
True Crime Xtra
Body In The Water
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 9:00 AM on True Crime Xtra
Episode 1: A Finding in the Loch
Series exploring crime scenes where a victim's body was found in water. Police divers training in Loch Lomond, Scotland, discover human body parts.
U&Dave
Border Force: America's Gatekeepers
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 9:00 AM on U&Dave
Season 6 Episode 8
A man wanted for serious sexual offences is apprehended in Progreso, and agents intercept a group of migrants moments after they cross the Rio Grande river
Quest
Aussie Gold Hunters
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 9:00 AM on Quest
Season 2 Episode 5
As lone wolf, Rick Fishers, teams up with a gold field legend, Ted and Lecky uncover a bounty of historic finds, while the Gold Gypsies embark on high risk mission
ITV1 London
Lorraine
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 9:30 AM on ITV1 London
Season 2026 Episode : 03/03/2026
Entertainment, current affairs and fashion news, as well as showbiz stories and celebrity gossip. Presented by Lorraine Kelly
True Crime
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 9:50 AM on True Crime
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
5Action
Traffic Cops
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 9:35 AM on 5Action
Season 12 Episode 20
Officers search for a car reportedly swerving all over a dual carriageway, while the pursuit of a suspected drug-driver reaches speeds of 130mph
True Crime
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 10:15 AM on True Crime
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
True Crime Xtra
Body In The Water
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 9:55 AM on True Crime Xtra
Episode 2: Body in the Bag
A murdered US woman is found in a duffle-bag washed up on the Florida coast. Her married, military lover is the prime suspect - and a single gold earring seals his fate.
5STAR
Shoplifters: Caught Red Handed
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 10:00 AM on 5STAR
Episode 7
In Newton Abbot a suspicious character is spotted in the crowds and a gang are caught scoping out the premises of a store. In Enfield, a well-turned-out thief is caught in the act
Quest
Aussie Gold Hunters
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 10:00 AM on Quest
Season 2 Episode 6
As bushland miners the Dirt Dogs encounter a possible find of a lifetime, Henri and Kellie battle brutal weather and each other. Plus, the Gold Gypsies strike a deadly threat
U&Yesterday
War Factories
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 10:00 AM on U&Yesterday
Season 2 Episode 1: Battle for Black Gold
The story of the discovery and exploitation of the Baku Oilfields in the Russian Caucasus, which forced Stalin and Hitler to face-off in the battle of Stalingrad
U&Dave
Railroad Australia
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 10:00 AM on U&Dave
Episode 1
Documentary shedding light on the work of railway staff responsible for transporting train passengers through the blistering heat of the vast Australian wilderness
True Crime
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 10:40 AM 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.
True Crime
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 11:05 AM 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
5Action
Police Interceptors
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 10:35 AM on 5Action
Season 20 Episode 2
The knife crime team stops a driver with a boot containing a box full of cannabis, which leads to a search of his house where police also find a cannabis grow in the loft
5STAR
Traffic Cops
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 11:00 AM on 5STAR
Season 10 Episode 4
Jason Potts is called to a rush-hour crash involving multiple vehicles on the A50, while Alex Boniface takes the lead in the pursuit of a stolen Audi
True Crime Xtra
48 Hours
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 11:00 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 36 Episode 23: Who Poisoned Angela Craig?
An autopsy reveals Angela Craig was poisoned.and police claim the evidence points to her husband.
True Crime
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 11:30 AM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 151
A married couple sue their daughter's boyfriend for allegedly losing their dog and stealing their belongings while he was house sitting.
Blaze
Swamp People
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 11:10 AM on Blaze
Season 11 Episode 6: Friday the 13th
Strange things are happening in the Swamp - it's Friday the 13th, and Daniel and Big Tee are after a bait-stealing monster dubbed 'The Ghost'
True Crime
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 12:00 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 152
When a man's ex-girlfriend accuses him of pulling a gun on her, he files a protective order and sues for a false arrest.
True Crime Xtra
Medical Detectives
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 12:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 5 Episode 3: A Woman Scorned
When the bodies of a woman and her son are discovered in a field, insects found on the bodies and a suspicious blonde hair help to track down the killer
5Action
Police Interceptors
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 11:35 AM on 5Action
Season 20 Episode 3
A Peugeot driver tries to give interceptor Ky Kirk the slip around the bumpy backstreets of Nottingham, leading Ky to send out an SOS to colleagues Rob and Dan
5STAR
Traffic Cops
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 12:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 10 Episode
One officer narrowly escapes serious injury as he attempts to open a driver's door only for the suspect to suddenly speed off pulling him along the road
True Crime Xtra
Medical Detectives
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 12:30 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 3: The Rise
A single mom looking for love vanishes without a trace. Foul play is confirmed when a large pickup truck toolbox opens to find her body stuffed inside
U&Dave
Border Force: America's Gatekeepers
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 12:00 PM on U&Dave
Episode 8
Vigilant Customs and Border Protection officers uncover 5,000 rounds of ammunition being smuggled across Hidalgo Bridge into Mexico
Sky History
Hitler's Engineers
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 12:00 PM on Sky History
Episode 6: Fritz Todt
Fritz Todt was the man tasked with the Nazis' engineering projects, including the autobahn and the West Wall defences. He died, mysteriously, in 1942
True Crime
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 12:30 PM on True Crime
Season 18 Episode 212
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
Blaze
Swamp People: Serpent Invasion
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 12:10 PM on Blaze
Season 2 Episode 6: Python Gamble
When the swampers fail to agree on a hunting ground, they make a friendly wager on which team can catch the most snakes and the biggest python
True Crime
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 1:00 PM on True Crime
Season 18 Episode 213
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
True Crime Xtra
Medical Detectives
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 1:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 5 Episode 4: A Voice from Beyond
The body of a man is found thirty years after he was murdered. Scientists try to decipher his blank address book, whose contents have faded with age
True Crime Xtra
Medical Detectives
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 1:30 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 4: Ten of Hearts
A 20-year-old woman sets out on her bike and never returns. Her body is found a few miles from her house, with a gunshot wound to the head
True Crime
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 1:30 PM on True Crime
Season 18 Episode 214
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
5STAR
Traffic Cops
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 1:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 10 Episode 6
PC Craig Dawes attends a fatal collision involving a motorcycle and car, where he and Sgt Matt Edwards secure the site for crash investigators, who try to find out what happened
U&Dave
Border Force: America's Gatekeepers
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 1:00 PM on U&Dave
Episode 9
A new recruit fresh out of training school makes her mark when she uncovers 12kg of cocaine hidden in a car that she has stopped on one of the bridges
Blaze
Canadian Pickers
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 1:05 PM on Blaze
Season 3 Episode 12
Skilled 'pickers' hunt down objects with historical, collectible and pop culture value that have been long forgotten by their owners
True Crime
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 2:00 PM on True Crime
Season 22 Episode 23: Series 22
A woman admits she made a mistake when she sold a German Shephard to an 18-year-old; thousands in vet bills are disputed.
Sky History
Secrets in the Sand
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 2:00 PM on Sky History
Season 2 Episode 5: The Lost City Of Aten & Tarim Basin Mummies
Extraordinary curiosities that were once concealed within the planet's desert sands, only to be finally brought to light by the elements themselves
True Crime
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 2:30 PM on True Crime
Season 22 Episode 24: Series 22
A mother fights to keep her teenage son's police record clean so he can play sports; $4K in restitution is disputed with another mom.
True Crime Xtra
Body In The Water
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 2:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Episode 3: Body at the Dock
A body is found floating at a dock in a North Florida creek. US Police initially suspect a motive of robbery, but the victim's complex love life suggests otherwise.
5STAR
Police Interceptors
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 2:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 4 Episode 5
A drug dealer who has been driving dangerously reveals a surprising amount of information when he is pulled over, and friends try to baffle the pursuit team by changing their names
BBC Red Button 1
Winterwatch
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 9:05 AM on BBC Red Button 1
Wildlife stories from around the UK
True Crime
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 3:00 PM on True Crime
Season 22 Episode 25: Series 22
A convict named 'Famous' is the source of extreme animosity between his fiancé and the mother of his children; new heights of depravity are reached.
Sky History
Truth & Lies
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 3:00 PM on Sky History
Episode 1: Weapons of War
How influential and powerful people try to spread their own truth by any means. In times of war, lies serve to justify bloodshed and to disguise the facts
True Crime
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 3:30 PM on True Crime
Season 22 Episode 26: Series 22
A woman accuses her fiancé's father of suing her out of spite because he doesn't get to see his granddaughter as much as he'd like to.
5STAR
Police Interceptors
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 3:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 4 Episode 6
Drugs are discovered when an uninsured motorist is pulled over, a helicopter is used to track down a pair of burglars, and a driver suspected of road rage is stopped
True Crime Xtra
Body In The Water
Starts Tuesday 3 March, 3:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Episode 4: Sunk in the Lake
A drought at a French lake reveals a sunken Toyota holding the body of a UK expat who's been missing for two years. Her controlling husband becomes the police's prime suspect.