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Browse the full London TV TV guide for Tuesday, 20 October 2026. 33 programmes listed , including 7 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. 00:00 1h

    UK Crime Files: Deadly Taxi Driver

    Simon Toyne uncovers the case of taxi driver Catherine McChord.
    Simon Toyne travels to Glasgow to uncover the case of taxi driver Catherine McChord, who was found murdered in her black cab in 1982.
  2. 01:00 1h

    UK Crime Files: The Fame Seeking Killer

    The case of Steven Miles, who was 17 when he murdered Elizabeth Thomas.
    The case of Steven Miles, who was 17 when he murdered girlfriend Elizabeth Thomas in Surrey. An ex-girlfriend told police he had previously spoken about killing someone.
  3. 02:00 1h

    Britain's Almost Perfect Murders

    S1 · E4 · The Angel of Death
    Nurse Beverley Allitt murdered four children and harmed nine more.
    Nurse Beverley Allitt murdered four children and harmed nine more in Lincolnshire, abusing trust until a pattern of deaths exposed her.
  4. 03:00 1h

    Donal MacIntyre's UK Killer Evidence

    S3 · E1 · New Forest Murder
    The case of Pennie Davis from Hampshire, who was tragically killed in 2014.
    The case of Pennie Davis from Hampshire, who was tragically killed in 2014 after a revived feud led Ben Carr to hire a hitman.
  5. 04:00 50m

    Storm of Suspicion

    S2 · E5 · Cold as Ice
    A quiet suburb of Cleveland is beset by a cruel winter.
    A quiet suburb of Cleveland is beset by a cruel winter when an unidentified woman's body turns up.
  6. 04:50 25m

    Close Calls: On Camera

    S5 · E4
    The story of what happened when friends became lost at sea on a fishing holiday.
    Two women fear the worst when their husbands become lost at sea on a fishing holiday, and a man risks his life when his elderly bedridden neighbour is trapped in a house fire.
  7. 05:15 30m

    Close Calls: On Camera

    S5 · E5
    The story of what happens when lifeboat crews rush to an injured woman.
    The story of what happens when lifeboat crews rush to a woman who is injured on a luxury fort out at sea, while celebrating her wedding anniversary.
  8. 05:45 15m

    Teleshopping

    Home shopping
    A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home

Morning

  1. 06:00 2h

    TJC

    Shopping with TJC
  2. 08:00 1h

    London News at 8am

    Find out what's happening in London today with all the latest local news, opinions and events.
  3. 09:00 25m

    Judge Judy

    Real-life small-claims cases
    Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
  4. 09:25 25m

    Judge Judy

    Real-life small-claims cases
    Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
  5. 09:50 25m

    Judge Judy

    Real-life small-claims cases
    Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
  6. 10:15 25m

    Judge Judy

    Real-life small-claims cases
    Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
  7. 10:40 25m

    Judge Judy

    Real-life small-claims cases
    Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
  8. 11:05 25m

    Judge Judy

    Real-life small-claims cases
    Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
  9. 11:30 30m

    Judge Judy

    Real-life small-claims cases
    Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin

Daytime

  1. 12:00 30m

    Judge Judy

    Real-life small-claims cases
    Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
  2. 12:30 30m

    Judge Judy

    Real-life small-claims cases
    Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
  3. 13:00 1h

    London News at 1pm

    Find out what's happening in London today with all the latest local news, opinions and events.
  4. 14:00 1h

    Murder UK

    S3 · E4 · Silent Weapon
    The story of nurse Victorino Chua, who secretly poisoned hospital patients.
    The story of nurse Victorino Chua, who betrayed his oath by secretly poisoning hospital patients in Greater Manchester by contaminating saline drips with lethal insulin.
  5. 15:00 1h

    Murder UK

    S3 · E5 · Sister's Deadly Warning
    The case of Kylie Dembrey, who fell for a man who was a violent abuser.
    The case of Kylie Dembrey from Berkshire, who fell for Mark Sinclair, unaware his charm hid a violent abuser. She kept the years of abuse secret, until he tragically murdered her.
  6. 16:00 30m

    Border Patrol

    S2 · E3
    Lauren questions a woman suspected of dropping drugs.
    Lauren questions a woman suspected of dropping drugs, Terry and Bryan find a passenger trying smuggle in fresh chillies, and a hunter arrives with rare wildlife specimens.
  7. 16:30 30m

    Border Patrol

    S2 · E4
    Tony finds a passenger trying to smuggle in duck meat.
    Tony finds a passenger trying to smuggle in duck meat, Gordon searches a nervous drug suspect's bags, and Jim deals with a traveller who's failed to declare fresh fruit and honey.
  8. 17:00 30m

    Medical Detectives

    S5 · E3 · A Woman Scorned
    Insects and a suspicious blonde hair help to track down the killer
    When the bodies of a woman and her son are discovered in a field, insects found on the bodies and a suspicious blonde hair help to track down the killer
  9. 17:30 30m

    Medical Detectives

    S6 · E1 · Missing in Time
    After a woman goes missing, her husband is the prime suspect
    After a woman goes missing, her husband is the prime suspect, until key evidence found in a burned-out car sheds new light on the case

Tonight's Highlights

  1. 18:00 1h

    London News at 6pm

    Find out what's happening in London today with all the latest local news, opinions and events
  2. 19:00 30m

    Border Patrol

    S3 · E1
    A Spanish visitor makes an exhibition of himself in Christchurch.
    A Spanish visitor makes an exhibition of himself in Christchurch; Carrie hunts for illegal workers; and Tony finds risk goods in a passenger's luggage.
  3. 19:30 30m

    Border Patrol

    S3 · E2
    Customs officers fly across Fiordland in search of a mystery yacht.
    Customs officers fly across Fiordland in search of a mystery yacht; Tania and Katarina find an over-stayer hiding in a fridge; and Olympic heroes return home.
  4. 20:00 1h

    UK Crime Files: The Murder Of An Author

    Professor David Wilson explores the case of Helen Bailey's murder.
    Professor David Wilson explores the case of Ian Stewart, who murdered his fiancée Helen Bailey, concealing her body for months before being convicted of murder.
  5. 21:00 1h

    UK Crime Files: The Child Killer

    The story of what happened when a walker found the body of a girl in woodland.
    The story of what happened when a walker found the body of a girl in woodland in Southampton. Detectives discovered her diary, which detailed abuse.
  6. 22:00 1h

    UK Forensic Breakthroughs

    S1 · E5 · Blood Spatter in the Stairwell
    The case of Terry Edmonds, who was never seen alive again after a train journey.
    The story of Terry Edmonds, who had ambitions to become a midwife. In 2006, she boarded the train home, stepped off onto the platform, and was never seen alive again.
  7. 23:00 1h

    Donal MacIntyre's UK Killer Evidence

    S3 · E2 · Mad Dog
    The story of a high-speed chase which turns into a murder investigation.
    The story of a high-speed chase in Manchester which quickly turns into an unsettling murder investigation.

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