U&Dave TV Guide — Wednesday, 1 July 2026

In the second of two special episodes commemorating the end of the long-running topical comedy series, a chance to see again some of the finest moments from the second half of its 17-year history

Comedians Jo Brand and Joe Wilkinson, weather presenter Lucy Martin and journalist Amol Rajan join host Rob Brydon and regular captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack on the offbeat panel show. As usual, the participants set out to hoodwink their opponents with absurd facts and plausible fibs about themselves in a bid to secure a team victory, through rounds such as Home Truths and Quick-fire Lies

Satirist, presenter and producer Munya Chawawa, comedian Bob Mortimer, Professor Alice Roberts and radio presenter Snoochie Shy join host Rob Brydon and regular captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack on the offbeat panel show. As usual, the participants set out to hoodwink their opponents with absurd facts and plausible fibs about themselves in a bid to secure a team victory

Sandi Toksvig hosts an extended version of the festive edition of the quiz titled All I Want for Christmas Is U, with Eshaan Akbar, Jo Brand and Jimmy Carr joining regular panellist Alan Davies. The topics cover Santa Claus's whereabouts, why horses make excellent party guests and why there always seems to be room for Christmas pudding

Host Jimmy Carr, team captain Rob Beckett and guest captain Sara Pascoe are joined by special guests Emily Atack, Jamie Laing, Natasia Demetriou and Ola the Comedian to answer questions based on opinion polls carried out around the country to see who best understands what is going on in Britain today

Richard Ayoade tests a range of products designed to make DIY home decorating and domestic maintenance stress-free activities. He makes use of robot lawnmowers, the world's safest saw, an automatic wallpapering machine and the latest generation of 3D printers that take just seconds to produce plates and cutlery, before setting himself the challenge of giving a room a makeover without lifting a finger

In an edition focusing on the world's smallest gadgets, Richard Ayoade visits musician Alex James at his farm to demonstrate how to swap large appliances for tiny alternatives, and creates a compact house of five interchangeable rooms, before inviting comedian Jimmy Carr for a tour. He also shows Michelin-starred chef Galton Blackiston a device that can prepare a three-course meal entirely on its own

Officers investigate a collector travelling with parts of a space rocket, and 380 kilograms of crystal meth is discovered in a shipment of limes

24 kilograms of cocaine are found concealed in the air tank of a truck, and a cache of weapons bound for Mexico is intercepted

The chef visits the town of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, where he learns the art of temple cooking and samples south Indian dish sambar. He then takes a road trip across the Western Ghats to the state of Kerala, where he prepares regional dessert payasam and a traditional pork curry

The chef goes in search of the best chicken korma in Lucknow, learns the complexities of making rice dish pulao and joins partygoers at one of India's major Hindu festivals. In Punjab, he observes the age-old process involved in the production of the unrefined sugar known as jaggery and is recruited as a guest judge to find the state's new Star Chef. Rick also demonstrates how to make nimish, a dessert with hints of saffron, pistachios and cardamom, and paneer jalfrezi

The presenters come up with designs for vehicles able to run on land and water, and put them to the test on a Staffordshire lake. Jeremy Clarkson drives the Lotus Exige S, and actor Philip Glenister is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car

Richard Hammond travels to Cyprus, where he pits the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S against the Red Devils - the British Army's freefall parachute display team. Jeremy Clarkson converts a Mercedes S Class into the ultimate luxury car, and the BMW Z4M is put through its paces on the track. Ewan McGregor is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car

It is the start of the coarse fishing season and to celebrate Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse head to the Norfolk Broads to fish in some of East Anglia's most historic and celebrated waterways. They're there to try for rudd - but who knows what other species they might catch in these rivers, which are rich in flora and fauna?

The explorer travels the length of North and South America. The expedition begins at the northernmost point in Alaska, journeying south through Canada to the border with the US. In Denali National Park, he witnesses first hand the impact of climate change on a glacier. He also hunts caribou with native Americans, hears from both sides of the conflict over a controversial oil drilling plan, and discovers Vancouver's opioid addiction crisis

Si King and Dave Myers demonstrate how to create gourmet lunches on a tight budget, receiving tips from one of Britain's leading Indian chefs and getting insider advice on buying wine on a shoestring. Finally, they put everything they have learned to the test when they arrange a surprise meal for a dinner lady

The chef visits the town of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, where he learns the art of temple cooking and samples south Indian dish sambar. He then takes a road trip across the Western Ghats to the state of Kerala, where he prepares regional dessert payasam and a traditional pork curry