Browse the full Quest TV guide for Friday, 23 October 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
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00:00 30m
How Do They Do It?
S14 · E8 · Oyster Knives/Stadium Lights/DiamondsThe development of lights that are transforming popular sport worldwideA look at the development of the finest oyster knives, and the lights transforming sport worldwide. Plus, how diamonds grown in a greenhouse are behind a gemstone revolution -
00:30 30m
How Do They Do It?
S14 · E9 · Cheddar Cheese/CPR MannequinsThe mechanisms inside Resusci Anne - the learning aid used to teach CPRA look at the process behind the making of cheddar, widely considered the world's most popular cheese. Plus, the mechanisms inside Resusci Anne - the learning aid used to teach CPR -
01:00 1h
Salvage Hunters
S18 · E8 · SurvivorsDrew finds rare pieces that have stood the test of timeDrew finds rare pieces that have stood the test of time. They include an 18th century cabinet in superb original condition and a chest from the Vatican -
02:00 1h
Salvage Hunters
S18 · E9 · Ireland SpecialDrew and new buying partner Alister explore Ireland's thriving antiques worldExploring Ireland's thriving antiques world, Drew and new buying partner Alister uncover treasures in private homes and showrooms across the country -
03:00 1h
Salvage Hunters: The Restorers
S6 · E19 · A Design IconUpholsterer Ray's skills are tested by an iconic Eames office chairUpholsterer Ray's skills are tested by an iconic Eames office chair. Plus, Joiner Robin attempts to turn an old butchers block into a stylish kitchen island -
04:00 30m
How It's Made
S6 · E1 · Three-Wheel Vehicles/Baseball Bats/Artificial BonsaiThree-wheel vehicles, baseball bats and artificial bonsaiThe processes involved in manufacturing three-wheel vehicles, baseball bats, artificial bonsai and trombones, and how these methods have changed with technology -
04:30 30m
How It's Made
S6 · E2 · Springs/Pavers/PianosMaking springs and pianosThe methods involved in making springs and pianos, and how they have changed with advances in technology -
05:00 30m
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05:30 30m
Morning
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06:00 1h
Salvage Hunters: The Restorers
S4 · E4 · Mixed SignalsMetal worker Ted is challenged to repurpose a rusty railway signal lightMetal worker Ted is challenged to repurpose a rusty railway signal light. Alex restores a headless carousel animal, while Craig fixes up a lounge chair -
07:00 1h
Salvage Hunters
S5 · E6Drew Pritchard visits a magnificent country house in ScotlandThere is a heavy-duty surprise in store for presenter Drew Pritchard at a magnificent country house in Scotland, while the team visits a former veterinary college turned arts centre in Edinburgh -
08:00 1h
Salvage Hunters
S5 · E7A motorbike museum with a unique historyDrew Pritchard head to a motorbike museum on the Isle of Man, where he hopes its unique history will mean a truckload of rare finds -
09:00 1h
Aussie Gold Hunters
S2 · E3Kellie and Henri unleash a new piece of tech on a vast salt lakeKellie and Henri unleash a new piece of tech on a vast salt lake, while in a remote frontier town, a chance meeting could turn a crisis into a jackpot for lone wolf Rick Fishers -
10:00 1h
Aussie Gold Hunters
S2 · E4The Dirt Dogs face up to a possible disasterOn the verge of a huge payday, the Dirt Dogs face up to a possible disaster, while Ted and Lecky's mission to find a one-in-a million nugget turns into a manhunt -
11:00 1h
Outback Truckers
S11 · E10Foody races the wet season before monsoons hit.Foody races the wet season before monsoons hit. Steve Grahame has a run through the Red Centre of Australia. Robbie Mackay must deliver a house.
Daytime
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12:00 1h
Outback Truckers
S11 · E11Foody battles to reach Bamaga by ChristmasFoody battles to reach Bamaga by Christmas. Sludge returns to New Zealand to do a job for his mate Ricky. Mike Elliot and his son salvage car wrecks. -
13:00 1h
Antiques Road Trip
S12 · E10Charles Hanson and Margie Cooper head to their final auctionAntiques experts Charles Hanson and Margie Cooper are pitted against each other as they travel across the UK in search of bargains. Their last leg starts in the village of Stickney, Lincolnshire, and leads the duo to the final auction in Leicester -
14:00 1h
Shed and Buried: Classic Cars
S2 · E1 · Morris MinorThe boys visit Fuzz Townsend's friend Alex and his Rover collectionThe boys visit Fuzz Townsend's friend Alex and his Rover collection, but they're sidetracked by a slightly troubled British icon: the Morris Minor Splittie -
15:00 30m
Shed and Buried
S4 · E18Henry and Fuzz look through a collection of tractorsHenry and Fuzz are at a farm in Gloucester looking through a collection of tractors, where they unearth some historic items from the 1910s and 1920s -
15:30 30m
Shed and Buried
S4 · E19Making a profit from the UK's abandoned automotive gemsPresenter Henry Cole and mechanic Fuzz Townshend hit the road to find, buy and make a profit from the UK's abandoned automotive gems -
16:00 1h
Find It, Fix It, Flog It
S4 · E22Simon O'Brien turns car seats into a three-piece suiteSimon O'Brien turns car seats into a three-piece suite during a trip to Leyland, while Henry Cole repurposes an overhead light into a fashionable light box -
17:00 1h
Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House
S5 · E7 · Janet Street-Porter & Louis SmithAuctioneer Angus helps Louis Smith sell Olympic gear and movie memorabiliaAuctioneer Angus helps Louis Smith sell Olympic gear and movie memorabilia, and clears Janet Street-Porter's old windmill of unwanted clutter
Tonight's Highlights
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18:00 1h
The Yorkshire Auction House
S2 · E1Angus Ashworth clears out a collection of vintage telephonesAngus Ashworth travels to the small village of Boynton to clear out a collection of vintage telephones, and helps a family sort through 50 years of clutter -
19:00 1h
Antiques Road Trip
S30 · E5 · Silver Earrings vs Prosthetic EyesNatasha Raskin Sharp and Philip Serrell have a final head to head in SheffieldPhilip Serrell and Natasha Raskin Sharp take on one final antiques battle in the steel city of Sheffield and its surrounding areas. At auction, all eyes are on Phil's Victorian prosthesis, while Natasha takes a punt on a small but perfectly formed candlestick. Can one extend their unassailable lead or will the other save face with another win? -
20:00 1h
The Yorkshire Auction House
S5 · E8 · What's Your Handle?Angus Ashworth helps a daughter sell her late father's CB radiosAngus Ashworth 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 -
21:00 1h
The Repair Shop
S8 · E23The crafting experts resuscitate a worn-out suitcase from UkraineThe crafting experts resuscitate a worn-out suitcase from Ukraine, a broken silver locket and a cherished baby doll that's lost its sheen -
22:00 1h
The Repair Shop
S11 · E29Will Kirk is entrusted with the restoration of a cherished family cribWill Kirk is entrusted with the restoration of a cherished family crib, Dominic Chinea hopes to rejuvenate a rusted pogo stick that's lost its spring, while Chris Shaw attempts to reassemble the pages of a dilapidated cookbook. Presented by Jay Blades -
23:00 30m
How Do They Do It?
S14 · E10 · Ford Transits/Driza-Bone/SaltfishThe production of Ford's Transits, and Driza-Bone's all-weather riding coatsThe design and manufacture of the Transit, Ford's ubiquitous white van, and the full-length, all-weather riding coats produced by Driza-Bone -
23:30 30m
How Do They Do It?
S14 · E11 · Wood Stoves/Indigo/SynthesiserA look at how wood-burning stoves workA look at how wood-burning stoves work, and how the development of the synthesiser helped change music for ever