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Browse the full BBC Three TV guide for Saturday, 17 October 2026. 15 programmes listed , including 9 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

  1. 00:55 45m

    Ice Road Truckers

    S12 · E5 · Game On
    Lisa, Scooter and Muskie Todd have to survive a looming disaster
    Lisa, Scooter and company driver Muskie Todd team up as a three-truck convoy to take on the notorious Asheweig Road. The trio must work together to survive a looming disaster. Meanwhile, across the wilderness, IRT veteran Todd Dewey takes on a route he's never seen before - forcing him out of his truck and into a fight against the elements
  2. 01:40 45m

    Ice Road Truckers

    S12 · E6 · Recovery Mission
    An ice bridge collapses beneath Lisa's truck
    The Muskie Creek convoy struggles to recover from disaster after an ice bridge collapses beneath Lisa's truck, tipping her off the road. Scooter launches an unorthodox plan to get them back on track, while Todd races out of the wilderness on a deadline
  3. 02:25 20m

    Krapopolis

    S1 · E1 · All Hail the Goddess of Likeability!
    Animated adult comedy, with the voice of Richard Ayoade
    Three siblings attempt to run the first city free of godly influence in ancient Greece. Animated adult comedy, with the voices of Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Pam Murphy and Hannah Waddingham
  4. 02:45 20m

    Krapopolis

    S1 · E2 · The Stuperbowl
    Tyrannis plays host to other kings for a series of games
    Tyrannis plays host to other kings for a series of games in which Stupendous shines
  5. 03:05 20m

    Krapopolis

    S1 · E3 · Wife Swamp
    Tyrannis may have finally found love
    After rescuing Poseidon's daughter from a Kraken, Tyrannis may have finally found love
  6. 03:25 20m

    Krapopolis

    S1 · E4 · Prometheus
    Ty and Hippo decide to rescue their hero
    Ty and Hippo decide to rescue their hero Prometheus from Zeus's eternal punishment

Tonight's Highlights

  1. 19:00 50m

    Doctor Who

    S11 · E4 · Arachnids in the UK
    Something strange is happening to Sheffield's spiders
    The Doctor manages to bring Ryan, Yaz and Graham safely back home to 21st-century Sheffield, only to discover a sinister mystery is unfolding on their home turf. Something strange is happening to all the spiders in the city - but before the Doctor can save Yorkshire from an eight-legged invasion, she has to make it through her first encounter with Yaz's family. Chris Noth (Sex and the City) and Shobna Gulati (Coronation Street) guest star alongside Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill
  2. 19:50 50m

    Doctor Who

    S11 · E5 · The Tsuranga Conundrum
    The Doctor and her friends are stranded on a hospital spaceship
    The Doctor and her friends are stranded on a hospital spaceship and must work together with a group of strangers to survive against one of the universe's deadliest and most unusual creatures. Guest starring Suzanne Packer (Casualty) and Lois Chimimba (Trust Me)
  3. 20:40 30m

    Miranda

    S2 · E1 · The New Me
    The joke-shop owner vows to get fit
    The joke-shop owner lacks motivation following Gary's departure for Hong Kong, but eventually decides to move on and sets about getting fit and losing weight. However, she first has to negotiate lunch with the girls, and a sushi restaurant spells trouble. Comedy, starring Miranda Hart
  4. 21:10 35m

    Miranda

    S2 · E2 · Before I Die
    The shop owner tries to do something for a good cause
    Tilly and Penny organise a charity wine-tasting event, prompting Miranda to do something for a good cause. However, a stint volunteering at a rest home and an attempted parachute jump do not go according to plan. She is overjoyed when old friends Chris and Alison ask her to be godmother to their baby, but she soon remembers what an annoying couple they are, and sets about trying to prove she is not a worthwhile candidate for the role
  5. 21:45 30m

    Hyperdrive

    S1 · E5 · Clare
    Henderson is taken captive by a famous spacewoman
    During a mission to search out drug smugglers, HMS Camden Lock crosses paths with Clare Winchester, the famous round-the-galaxy solo spacewoman. Things quickly get out of hand when Henderson pays her an ill-advised visit, and the ship's cyborg pilot is rendered rude and useless by a computer virus. Guest starring Sally Phillips
  6. 22:15 30m

    Hyperdrive

    S1 · E6 · Assessment
    Wise aliens make Vine a tempting offer
    A full-scale riot breaks out when the crew of HMS Camden Lock fail a routine psychological test and, in despair, Henderson hands command to York. Meanwhile, wise aliens offer Vine the chance to become an immortal galactic supreme being. Sci-fi comedy, starring Nick Frost
  7. 22:45 30m

    Extras

    S2 · E1 · Orlando Bloom
    Andy prepares to make his own sitcom for the BBC
    Background artist Andy finally gets his big break and prepares to make his own sitcom for the BBC, but soon learns the corporation has a very different idea of what the series should be like. Meanwhile, Maggie works as an extra on a film starring Orlando Bloom
  8. 23:15 30m

    Extras

    S2 · E2 · David Bowie
    David Bowie offers some home truths to Andy
    David Bowie offers some home truths to Andy as he finally realises his dream of TV success. However, it soon becomes apparent to the former background artist that fame comes at a price and he is devastated to learn that stardom is not quite how he expected it to be. Starring Ricky Gervais and Ashley Jensen
  9. 23:45 20m

    Krapopolis

    S1 · E7 · Please Demeter
    Ty falls for a goddess
    Ty tries to help his starving people and ends up falling for a goddess

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