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What's on TV

May 23 2026
Magazine

Published by TI Media Limited What’s on TV is a value-packed, easy-to-use weekly magazine, full of TV information, features and listings. The Soapweek section gives you in-depth story updates and the double-page Soap Diary gives you a rundown of upcoming plots, complete with "must-see" moments flagged up. The TV Week and Real Life sections cover the best of the week's programmes, and there are seven days of clearly set out listings. ENGLAND edition

HOT TV THIS WEEK! • Sat23 Sun24 Hol Mon25 Tue26 Wed27 Thu28 Fri29

What’s on TV

Keeping it sweet! • Benoit Blin and Cherish Finden on returning to judge this year’s battle of the pastry chefs…

Farewell… • Ted the dog 2012-2026

Caught in a trap • Laila Rouass plays a grieving mother whose son was brutally killed…

Tragedy strikes • Faith and Iain’s baby’s life hangs in the balance…

Coming soon… • What you’ll be watching in the weeks ahead

Kitchen nightmares! • The murder of a food-truck chef brings John and Janie to a fishing village…

Fangs on film! • Sam Campbell plays a movie director who faces a slippery challenge…

You liked… Now try…

Triumphs and tears! • Joseph Fiennes plays Sir Gareth Southgate in a drama that follows his eight years as England football manager…

Mini crossword • Solve the clues and rearrange the letters in the shaded squares to spell out the name of a US choreographer (4,5). Turn to p97 to enter. The winner gets £100. Usual rules apply (see p97).

Brainy or bluffing? • Danny Dyer and Emily Atack host a new quiz show in which looks can be misleading…

Look who’s back… • Spot some familiar faces appearing in new roles this week

Holiday horror! • Jessica Raine and Damien Molony star in a drama about a disastrous vacation…

Back on the case • Amateur detective Pip faces peril as she undertakes a sinister new investigation…

Hero and villains! • Hollywood legend Nicolas Cage stars as a former superhero turned detective…

NEW TO WATCH

Vote for the NTAs 2026 • It’s down to you to choose which TV shows and stars will win at this year’s National Television Awards on 8 September…

Wedding disaster! • At the altar, Ross asks Vicki if she’s slept with Zack…

What a week for…

Cancer diagnosis

ACCUSED! • Todd leans on Sarah as Danielle weighs in on him…

Megan lurks • She sneakily returns and targets Will…

New love for Laurel! • It’s village bad boy Ross, who has Gabby on his case…

Shock secret • Kammy’s having to sleep rough…

SOAP DIARY • Your quick guide to this week’s soaps…

Soap gossip PSST! • Have you heard the latest about the stars

Spring has sprung! • There’s a brand-new location teeming with wildlife as Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan return…

Food with friends! • Ainsley Harriott is back with new taste sensations and star pals

Against the odds • Zoe Ball learns about her ancestors’ struggles with hardship and ill health…

The fight for freedom • Tom Hanks takes us on a winding journey through the conflict that defined the modern age…

Here to help • Cassidy trades Albert Square for a careerNatalie in community care…

Puffin paradise • Thousands of puffins flock to the National Trust’s Farne Islands every summer…

REAL LIFE TV PLANNER • YOUR UNIQUE AT-A-GLANCE GUIDE

FILMWEEK • PICKS OF THE WEEK 23-29 May

Football diary • Your guide to the week’s best soccer action

SATURDAY 23 May

SUNDAY 24 May

MONDAY 25 May

TUESDAY 26 May

WEDNESDAY 27 May

THURSDAY 28 May

FRIDAY 29...

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English