Quest TV Guide — Friday

Browse the full Quest TV guide for Friday, 4 September 2026. 29 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

00:00 30m

How Do They Do It?

S16 · E10

Collecting millions of real birds' nests to make birds' nest soup

Collecting millions of real birds' nests to make birds' nest soup. Plus, how aerospace technology is used to make rowers go faster

00:30 30m

How Do They Do It?

S16 · E11

Building new roads from waste plastic

Quadrupling the power of the world's biggest engines with the world's most powerful turbochargers, and building new roads from old waste plastic

01:00 1h

Salvage Hunters

S14 · E6

Drew Pritchard visits a 19th-century Bradford weaving mill

Modern day treasure hunter Drew Pritchard visits a 19th-century Bradford weaving mill, where he discovers industrial trolleys and containers. In Cheshire, he visits a manor house mentioned in the Domesday book

02:00 1h

Salvage Hunters

S14 · E7

Drew Pritchard browses a salvage fair by Ripley Castle, North Yorkshire

Drew Pritchard browses a salvage fair by Ripley Castle, North Yorkshire. In Newcastle, he visits a dealer of mid-20th century designer furniture and later checks out an art collection in Hastings, East Sussex

03:00 1h

Salvage Hunters: The Restorers

S5 · E4

Painter Gill restores a faded Chinese marriage cabinet

Painter Gill restores a faded Chinese marriage cabinet, and leather specialist Martin saves a rare suitcase

04:00 30m

How It's Made

S25 · E21 · Glass Sculptures/Inductors

The production of racing pulley systems and medicine balls

A look at how common objects including racing pulley systems and medicine balls are made. Plus, glass sculptures and inductors

04:30 30m

How It's Made

S25 · E22 · Fish Rubbings/Clay Shooting Machine

The processing of almonds and the production of high-end motorcycles

The processing of almonds and the production of high-end motorcycles. Fish rubbing and clay shooting machines are also considered. Plus, developments in the techniques used over the years

05:00 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

05:30 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

Morning

06:00 1h

Salvage Hunters: The Restorers

S1 · E4

The restoration team transforms a shabby set of apothecary drawers

The restoration team transforms a shabby set of apothecary drawers, refreshes a French Victorian seat and saves a 1960s chandelier that witnessed a Beatle's wedding

07:00 1h

Salvage Hunters

S17 · E11

Drew visits a disused fuel shed on a former air force base in Suffolk

Drew visits a disused fuel shed on a former air force base in Suffolk, where he discovers vases carved from cow bones and a haunting stone face corbel

08:00 1h

Salvage Hunters

S17 · E12

Drew and Tee visit Newark, a town renowned for its antique connections

Drew and Tee visit Newark, a town renowned for its antique connections. Drew finds a set of Regency bed steps and a genuine, very rare 18th century mirror

09:00 1h

Aussie Gold Hunters

S8 · E1

The Gold Devils set their sights on a record-breaking total

The Gold Devils set their sights on a record-breaking total. Plus, a gold drought causes one member of the Poseidon Crew to question his future

10:00 1h

Aussie Gold Hunters

S8 · E2

The Gold Devils move their multi-million-dollar operation in search of big gold

The Gold Devils move their multi-million-dollar operation in search of big gold. Vince, Bibi and Murray break ground on their dream lease

11:00 1h

Outback Opal Hunters

S6 · E19 · From the Last Hole

Sofia and Isaac are threatened by a mine roof collapse

The Bushmen bring in a master opal cutter, hoping to transform rough stones into a $100,000 haul. Sofia and Isaac are threatened by a mine roof collapse

Daytime

12:00 1h

Outback Opal Hunters

S6 · E20 · The Lucky Day

The Cheals' starter motor fails on their wash plant

Sweltering temperatures and a waterlogged mine threaten to unravel The Digi Diggers' season-long dream. The Cheals' starter motor fails on their wash plant

13:00 1h

The Repair Shop

S6 · E19

Metal expert Dominic restores a 1940s snail riding toy

Metal expert Dominic restores a 1940s snail riding toy. Plus, silversmith Brenton works on a treasured trophy won in a 1949 ballroom dancing competition

14:00 30m

Shed and Buried

S7 · E9 · Rob Tilley

Henry and Fuzz visit Rob in Shropshire

Henry and Fuzz visit Rob in Shropshire. They uncover a Matchless G3, tin signs, and a BSA mower in a shed that is Henry's idea of heaven

14:30 30m

Shed and Buried

S7 · E10 · Stuart Mills

In a shed in Nottinghamshire, Henry and Fuzz find a rugged Ural sidecar

In a shed in Nottinghamshire, Henry and Fuzz find a rugged Ural sidecar. Built for war and wilderness, can they revive it, or will it win the battle?

15:00 1h

Shed and Buried: Classic Cars

S4 · E2 · Rio Whistler

Henry Cole and Fuzz Townsend visit Burnham-on-Crouch to revive a rare military vehicle

Henry and Fuzz visit James in Burnham-on-Crouch to revive his rare Rio Whistler military vehicle. Can they return this weathered veteran to duty?

16:00 1h

Find It, Fix It, Flog It

S4 · E10

Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien head to Wokingham in Berkshire

Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien head to Wokingham in Berkshire to meet professional gardener Mark whose barns are brimful of bikes, bric-a-brac and baggage

17:00 1h

The Yorkshire Auction House

S5 · E7 · Lot of Bottle & Miner Bonanza

Angus sells a huge collection of unearthed Victorian bottles

Angus sells a huge collection of unearthed Victorian bottles and vintage tins before finding a valuable haul of miners' strike memorabilia

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 1h

The Yorkshire Auction House

S5 · E8 · What's Your Handle?

Angus helps a daughter sell her late father's CB radios

Angus helps a daughter sell her late father's CB radios. And after losing their partners, he helps a new couple start their next chapter together

19:00 1h

Antiques Road Trip

S13 · E15

Catherine Southon and Philip Serrell make their way to Somerset for the final auction

Catherine Southon and Philip Serrell make their way to Somerset for the final auction. On the route, Catherine discovers how Isaac Newton revolutionised coins to frustrate forgers and Phil enjoys a little lesson in culture at the Bristol Old Vic

20:00 1h

The Yorkshire Auction House

S7 · E5 · Transatlantique

A hop across the Atlantic brings in rare whiskies and African artefacts

A hop across the Atlantic brings in rare whiskies and African artefacts. Then in Liverpool, Angus takes a risk with a veteran's unique dining set.

21:00 1h

The Repair Shop

S11 · E11

Jay Blades and the team work on a beautifully decorated broken porcelain bowl

Jay Blades and the team work on a beautifully decorated broken porcelain bowl, a miniature silver train spice box, and a 1940s hand-crafted leather football

22:00 1h

The Repair Shop

S11 · E8

The experts repair a lawnmower, a trophy and a belt

Jay Blades and his team of experts welcome James to the workshop who brings Dominic Chinea a 1960s lawnmower to repair. As a child James and his brother would visit their grandfather and use the machine to see who could mow the lawn the quickest before the whole family would play cricket on the grass. James thinks now is the right time to put his own son to work using his great grandfather's lawnmower. Brenton West gets a visit from Lyn who, as the secretary for the Welsh Schools Rugby Union Intermediate Group, brings him a trophy to bring back to its former glory. With almost one hundred silver plaques on dating back to 1904, the mahogany shield has a large crack in it and the decorative centre panel has lost its detail. Suzie Fletcher receives a visit from Deborah who asks her to repair her personalised leather belt that has held her jeans up for over 40 years. As a gift for her 16th birthday, the leather is now dry and splitting and needs a colour refresh

23:00 30m

How Do They Do It?

S16 · E12

The world's largest sword factory

How wind is harnessed to power a racing yacht to Olympic gold, and how do to make a sword fit for an officer at the world's largest sword factory

23:30 30m

How Do They Do It?

S16 · E13

How Marshall amps and frost-proof garden pots are made

The complex technological processes involved in creating seemingly simple modern-day objects. This edition looks at how Marshall amps and frost-proof garden pots are made

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