BBC Red Button TV Guide — Saturday, 16 May 2026

Browse the full BBC Red Button TV guide for Saturday, 16 May 2026. 9 programmes listed , including 3 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:00 5h 55m

Springwatch: Wildlife Wanderings

Escape into Spring 2025

Enjoy the very best of the season in a natural escape that lets nature do the talking

05:55 5m

The Story So Far: The Best of

Best of, Part 4

The best of Ali Plumb's Story So Far programmes. Part 4

Morning

06:00 3h

The Story So Far: The Best of

Best of, Part 4

The best of Ali Plumb's Story So Far programmes. Part 4

09:00 2h

Netball Super League

Loughborough Lightning v Nottingham Forest Netball 15.05

Loughborough Lightning v Nottingham Forest Netball

11:00 3h 30m

The Story So Far: The Best of

Best of, Part 4

The best of Ali Plumb's Story So Far programmes. Part 4

Daytime

14:30 3h 30m

Match of the Day Live: The FA Cup

Chelsea v Manchester City 16.05 ● Live

Chelsea v Manchester City (Kick-off 3.00pm)

Chelsea v Manchester City (Kick-off 3.00pm). Mark Chapman presents all the action from the 145th staging of the final, held at Wembley Stadium. Despite experiencing a tumultuous campaign which has seen manager Enzo Maresca and his successor Liam Rosenior both leave the club, Chelsea reached this showpiece match when they defeated Leeds United 1-0 in the last four. City are looking to win a domestic treble, having already won the League Cup, but they lost to Palace 1-0 in last term's final and briefly looked to be heading out of the competition in the semi-finals this time around, before late goals by Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku gave them a 2-1 win over Southampton. With analysis from MIcah Richards and Wayne Rooney, reports from Kelly Somers, and commentary by Guy Mowbray and Alan Shearer

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 1h 58m

The Story So Far: The Best of

Best of, Part 4

The best of Ali Plumb's Story So Far programmes. Part 4

19:58 3h 52m

Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final 2026

● Live

Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski present the 70th song contest from Vienna

Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski present the 70th song contest from the Wiener Stadthalle arena in Vienna, where the 20 acts that made it through the semi-finals, plus the host nation and the pre-qualified 'big four' - Italy, Germany, France and the UK - will be taking the stage in the hope of winning over the judges and the voters at home. Graham Norton will be providing his usual commentary, and representing the UK is electro act Look Mum No Computer, hoping to avoid nul points with his song Eins, Zwei, Drei

23:50 30m

Women's ODI Cricket

England v New Zealand-3rd ODI 16.05

England v New Zealand

England v New Zealand. Action from the third ODI in the three-match series from Sophia Gardens in Cardiff

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Tonight's Highlights

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