Browse the full 5SELECT TV guide for Tuesday, 20 October 2026. 23 programmes listed , including 6 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.
Early Morning
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00:00 1h 5m
Prisoner: Cell Block H
S2 · E77Vera comes back from work in tearsVera comes back from work in tears. Doreen visits her neighbour Cheryl and passes Elizabeth off as her sister's baby. Jacki is brought to Wentworth and pretends not to know Jim -
01:05 1h
The Highland Vet
S3 · E3The calving season gets underway in CaithnessThe calving season gets underway in Caithness, and a crofter needs emergency assistance when one of his four-year-old cows struggles to give birth and open-air surgery is required -
02:05 1h 5m
The Highland Vet
S2 · E4A crofter brings in a lamb that has a suspected broken legA crofter brings in a lamb that has a suspected broken leg, while Shondie turns dentist when an eight-year-old West Highland terrier makes a nervous appearance at the practice -
03:10 50m
Monsters of the Deep: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
S1 · E2Part two of two. The world of deep-sea giantsPart two of two. A look at the world of the deep-sea giants that live at depths over 1,000 metres, including the giant squid and the massive extinct shark species megalodon. Experts reveal rare behaviours and the incredible size of these creatures, with Steve Backshall meeting Dr Nathan Robinson to uncover the giant squid's mysteries. Also featured is the cookiecutter shark, an abyssal giant that grow 700 times larger than its shallow-water equivalents, as well as new discoveries like Ichthyotitan -
04:00 2h
Morning
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06:00 30m
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06:30 30m
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07:00 1h
Cruise TV with LoveitBookit
Teleshopping for all things cruise-relatedTeleshopping for all things cruise-related, including the hottest destinations, ground-breaking ships and the latest deals -
08:00 1h
Cruise TV with LoveitBookit
Teleshopping for all things cruise-relatedTeleshopping for all things cruise-related, including the hottest destinations, ground-breaking ships and the latest deals -
09:00 1h
The Highland Vet
S2 · E4A crofter brings in a lamb that has a suspected broken legA crofter brings in a lamb that has a suspected broken leg, while Shondie turns dentist when an eight-year-old West Highland terrier makes a nervous appearance at the practice -
10:00 1h
The Highland Vet
S3 · E5A farmer brings in a baby otter he has found freezing in one of his fieldsA farmer brings in a baby otter he has found freezing in one of his fields, and Rebecca decides a ram's overgrown horns need to be removed before they injure its own face -
11:00 1h
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S21 · E2 · NorwayBen ventures into the wilderness of Scandinavia to stay with two artistsBen ventures into the forested wilderness of Scandinavia to stay with two artists - Tronde, a 69-year-old Norwegian, and Robert, his 61-year-old Lebanese friend and business partner. The pair relocated to the Norwegian wilds later in life, and despite both facing serious health challenges, they are more determined than ever to expand and embrace their forest hideaway
Daytime
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12:00 1h
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S21 · E3 · Montana, USABen visits the Bellrose family in Montana, USABen travels to Montana, USA, and visits a homestead perched on one of the region's highest mountains - home to the Bellrose family. There he meets Brandon and Alisa and their four children, who have spent five years battling a brutal climate where daily life can be a matter of survival. Ben joins the off-grid clan in their cramped RV as they work toward launching a new business for winter sports enthusiasts -
13:00 1h
Murder, She Wrote
S2 · E17 · One Good Bid Deserves a MurderThe contents of a diary lead to murderJessica investigates a murder connected to the contents of a diary belonging to a movie actress, which was stolen on the night of her death and subsequently put up for auction. Starring Angela Lansbury and Jerry Orbach -
14:00 1h
Murder, She Wrote
S2 · E18 · If a Body Meet a BodyJessica attends an old friend's funeralJessica attends the funeral of an old friend, whose former lover interrupts the service to insist he did not die of a heart attack, as the medical examiner's report claims, but was actually murdered. When the corpse is found to have been misidentified and a large sum of investment money goes missing from the town, the sleuth agrees that something far more complex is going on. Starring Angela Lansbury, Tom Bosley, Carrie Snodgress and Audrey Landers -
15:00 2h
Columbo
S9 · E1 · Murder - A Self PortraitA secretive painter murders his wifeA possessive painter who fears his ex-wife will expose his dark secrets resorts to killing her, but makes it appear she drowned. However, Columbo is unconvinced and draws on his broad palette of experience to reveal the truth. Detective drama, starring Peter Falk, Patrick Bauchau and Fionnula Flanagan -
17:00 1h
Concorde
S1 · E2 · From Triumph to TragedyPart two of two. BA's attempts to make the aircraft profitablePart two of two. A look at British Airways's attempts in the early 1980s to make the aircraft profitable after finding out Concorde was losing tens of millions a year, sacking those who were in charge and replacing them with two pilots. Former cabin crew explain the level of service their customers expected and how things could sometimes get out of hand with the free-flowing wine and champagne
Tonight's Highlights
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18:00 1h
Digging Up Britain's Past
S2 · E6 · Elizabeth IExperts seek a lost garden planted in 1592 for an event attended by Elizabeth IIn 1592, Elizabeth I visited Sudeley Castle in the Cotswolds for a three-day party commemorating the nation's victory over the Spanish Armada. Here, Raksha Dave, Alex Langlands and assorted volunteers and archaeologists hunt for a lost garden planted as part of the celebrations, while there is also a visit to Kenilworth Castle to investigate an Elizabethan garden still in full bloom today. Plus, a look at how the garden's Tudor owner, Robert Dudley transformed his estate to win favour with his Queen -
19:00 1h
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S21 · E4 · Cheshire, UKBen stays in Northern England, and joins Dave on a narrowboatBen stays in Northern England to explore a different kind of wild living. Joining Dave on a narrowboat, he discovers how the canals offered him solace and a renewed sense of purpose. As they prepare and cruise the waterways, Ben experiences the physical demands of boat life while witnessing the extraordinary wildlife that shapes Dave's off-grid lifestyle -
20:00 1h
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S21 · E5 · TenerifeBen heads to the island of TenerifeBen heads to the island of Tenerife to visit Emma and Edo, a young couple whose ambition to rescue a few horses created a very different wild sanctuary. He discovers how this Italian and Brit met and ended up with hundreds of animals on this barren and rocky patch of the Canary Islands. Ben learns that the couple's dream grew quickly into a haven for more than just their animals and that life on their community farm is also multi-generational, family affair -
21:00 1h
Amazing Railway Adventures with Nick Knowles
S1 · E1 · MexicoThe presenter experiences the wonders of the world, by trainThe presenter experiences the wonders of the world, by train. First, he heads to Mexico, where he travels on a route from the Pacific coastline at Sinaloa through the incredible Copper Canyon to Creel in Chihuahua. Before boarding his train, Nick visits Topolobampo, a coastal port, where freight trains carrying goods to and from container ships join the railway line through the Copper Canyon. Boarding the passenger train next morning, Nick's first stop is the old Spanish fort town of El Fuerte, which claims to be the inspiration for that legendary hero of multiple Hollywood films, Zorro -
22:00 1h
Amazing Railway Adventures with Nick Knowles
S1 · E5 · AlaskaNick explores AlaskaNick's Alaskan journey begins at dawn in snowy Anchorage, and takes him due north to the USA's coldest city, Fairbanks. Nick takes in the mighty Matanuska Glacier on the way, and also visits the largest year-round ice museum in the world at Chena Hot Springs -
23:00 1h
Prisoner: Cell Block H
S2 · E78Erica warns Latham about getting revenge on DoreenOfficer Barry takes Chrissie to the hospital to see her baby, who is ill in intensive care. Erica warns Latham about getting revenge on Doreen