

SISTERS IN ARMS: CALL THE MIDWIFE SPIN-OFF WRAPS FILMING, FIRST LOOK AT CAST IN COSTUME
The BBC has revealed new pictures of the cast for Neal Street’s Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms, to mark filming wrapping on the three-part special coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One this Christmas. Julie Hesmondhalgh, Helena Wilson, Ellie McKay, Liv Andrusier and Lizzie Back are all seen for the first time on set in newly released pictures. In September 1939, Sister Monica Joan is in her prime, Sister Julienne and Sister Evangelina are young and zealous, and Nonnatus House


CELEBRITY MASTERCHEF REVEALS GUEST JUDGES FOR UPCOMING SERIES
Paddy McGuinness, Zoe Ball, and Morgan Burtwistle (AKA Angry Ginge) will join Celebrity MasterChef as this year’s Celebrity Guest Judges. McGuinness, Ball and Burtwistle will each appear across one of the three contestant Heats, where they will ask the celebrities to take on a bespoke culinary brief which will either see the celebrity contestants advancing to the quarter final or, sadly, heading home. This year’s series sees Michelin-starred, award-winning chef, author,


NEXT SERIES OF BULLSEYE PUSHED BACK TO 2027 BY ITV, CHRISTMAS SPECIAL TO AIR THIS YEAR
Bullseye will return for a second series on ITV, however this will not air until Spring/Summer 2027. A Christmas special is still expected to air this year. The previous series aired in November last year. Cricketing legend Freddie Flintoff returns to host alongside scorer Richard Ashdown, joined by some of the world’s best professional darts players who will once again take to the oche to win contestants some of the best prizes on TV. Having successfully returned to ITV in 2


THE HIT LIST: FAMOUS FACES JOINING MARVIN & ROCHELLE HUMES FOR CELEBRITY SPECIAL THIS WEEK REVEALED
Popular BBC One music quiz The Hit List, which sees teams compete for £10,000, will return to screens for an eighth series. Hosts Marvin and Rochelle Humes each Saturday put three pairs of music‑loving contestants through their paces in a fast‑paced quiz that tests their ability to recognise the biggest hits from across the years. Covering all genres from rock to reggae, R&B to rap, the teams must name as many artists and song titles as possible, and stay cool under pressure,


THE VOICE UK RETURNS: FIRST LOOK, TRAILER AND REWIND TWIST ANNOUNCED BY ITV AHEAD OF NEW SERIES THIS AUTUMN
The iconic red chairs are ready to spin once again. Superstar coaches will.i.am and Sir Tom Jones return to the coaching panel, alongside last year’s winning coaches, McFly’s Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones, who also made history last series as The Voice UK’s first-ever double chair. Also joining the line-up is megastar Kelly Rowland, bringing a wealth of industry experience and a fresh new dynamic to the battle for the UK’s next big star. Grammy Award-winning singer, songwrite


MONARCH OF THE GLEN: FIRST LOOK AND CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR CHANNEL 5 REIMAGINING OF ICONIC DRAMA SERIES
5 has announced the cast for its fresh reimagining of the iconic series Monarch of the Glen, a rich, romantic and humorous family saga rooted in legacy, love and survival, returning to the Scottish Highlands for a new generation. The series will see Julia Brown (World on Fire, Karen Pirie) as high-flying London lawyer Isla Campbell, who finds herself back at her family's crumbling Highland estate for her estranged father's funeral, expecting to be gone in days. Instead, she


PICKS OF THE WEEK: 10-16 AUGUST 2026, WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK
Our picks of what to watch during the week ahead. MARTIN & ROMAN'S IRISH ROAD TRIP Tuesday, Channel 4 The journey begins in Cork, where the pair explore the haunting history of Spike Island, unravel the mystery of stone circles and try their hand at kayaking. Episode two takes them to Meath and Dublin and features the Boyne Valley, Hill of Tara, Slane Castle and the Dublin Mountains. The final episode is set in Northern Ireland, where Martin and Roman explore the myths and l


RE/STYLE: FASHION COMPETITION HOSTED BY EMMA WILLIS AXED BY PRIME VIDEO AFTER ONE SERIES
Fashion design competition Re/Style, produced by Lion Television Scotland in partnership with online marketplace Vinted, will not be returning to Prime Video for a second series. A source told The Sun: "...the show didn’t quite gain the audience it needed to justify getting another series, even though there were hopes it might continue for years to come." The six-part RE/style follows eight designers who compete each week to create "capsule collections from second-hand items"


TRAUMA: RICHARD MADDEN TO STAR IN PRIME VIDEO HOSTAGE THRILLER
Prime Video and Paramount+ have co-commissioned new hostage thriller Trauma, produced by Lionsgate Television and 42, starring Richard Madden. Created and written by Geoff Bussetil (Slow Horses, Scoop), the series stars Madden as a former Royal Marines medic turned emergency physician Jim Marchant who must battle through a London hospital after terrorists seize the building and take the UK Prime Minister hostage during surgery. Meanwhile, Prime Video has confirmed that critic


WAR: FIRST LOOK, TRAILER RELEASED AND LAUNCH DATE CONFIRMED FOR NEW SKY LEGAL DRAMA
Sky has released the first teaser and images for season one of WAR, the bold new Sky Original, a returning legal drama from George Kay (Lupin, Hijack), starring Dominic West and Sienna Miller, and set in the high-stakes world of two of London’s most prestigious rival law firms. The eight-part series delves into the high-stakes lives of London’s most powerful lawyers as firms Cathcarts & Sons and Taylor & Byrne clash over a headline-grabbing legal battle, drawing ambitious you


HOW SKY TRIED TO POACH BAKE OFF FROM CHANNEL 4 IN 2024
Industry outlet Deadline have revealed that former managing director of production company Love Productions, Letty Kavanagh, is suing the company owner's Sky, "alleging that she was fired by the Comcast-backed broadcaster after raising concerns about its management of the Bake Off brand." As part of the report - which can be read in full here - it is revealed that Sky 'attempted to poach' the programme from Channel 4 back in 2024 when Channel 4's contract for the show ended.


STEPHEN MERCHANT TO GUEST STAR IN LUDWIG
Stephen Merchant guest stars as cocky snooker champion Danny Sloane, who is at odds with John, in episode 4 of Ludwig series 2. Ludwig is created and written by Mark Brotherhood and produced by Big Talk Studios (part of ITV Studios), in collaboration with That Mitchell and Webb Company. Series one of the binge-worthy comedy-drama is the BBC’s biggest scripted series since 2024, and the biggest comedy launch episode since at least 2018, attracting over 9.5 million viewers in 2

























































