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TV Saturday 9th - Friday 15th May 2026 Saturday 9th 17:40 Celebrity Bridge of Lies, Series 4 Episode 4 (BBC One) 18:00 Celebrity Catchphrase, Series 11 Episode 10 (ITV1) 18:25 Blankety Blank, Series 5 Episode 4 (BBC One) 19:00 Britain's Got Talent, Series 19 Episode 11 (Semi Final 3) [ITV1] 20:00 World's Most Secret Hotels, Series 2 Episode 4 (Channel 4) 20:00 Angela Rippon's River Cruises, Series 1 Episode 1 (Five) 20:45 Casualty, Lethal Legacy: Episode 3 (BBC One) 20:45 Simply Red at the BBC (BBC Two) 22:00 The Neighbourhood, Series 1 Episode 8 (ITV1) 22:15 40 Years of Simply Red: Holding Back the Years (BBC Two) Sunday 10th 19:00 BAFTA Television Awards 2026 (BBC One) 20:00 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Series 36 Episode 14 (ITV1) 20:00 Cruising to the Ends of the Earth, Series 1 Episode 3 (Channel 4) 20:00 Rich Holiday, Poor Holiday, Series 6 Episode 5 (Five) 21:00 The Cage, Series 1 Episode 3 (BBC One) 21:00 Believe Me, Series 1 Episode 1 (ITV1) 21:00 Your Song, Series 1 Episode 5 (Channel 4) 21:00 Trading Places, Series 1 Episode 1 (Five) 21:00 The Only Way is Essex, Series 37 Episode 5 (ITV2) 22:20 The Neighbourhood, Series 1 Episode 9 (ITV1) Monday 11th 19:30 EastEnders (BBC One) 19:30 How to Clean Up for Cash, Series 1 Episode 5 (ITV1) 20:00 MasterChef, Series 22 Episode 10 (BBC One) 20:00 Emmerdale (ITV1) 20:00 Police Interceptors, Series 25 Episode 6 (Five) 20:30 Coronation Street (ITV1) 21:00 Mint, Series 1 Episode 7 (BBC One) 21:00 Children of the Blitz (BBC Two) 21:00 Believe Me, Series 1 Episode 2 (ITV1) 21:00 Virgin Island, Series 2 Episode 5 (Channel 4) 21:00 Major Crimes Unit, Series 1 Episode 1 (Five) 21:00 The Only Way is Essex, Series 37 Episode 6 (ITV2) 21:30 Mint, Series 1 Episode 8 (BBC One) 22:45 The Neighbourhood, Series 1 Episode 10 (ITV1) Tuesday 12th 19:15 The Martin Lewis Money Show: Live (ITV1) 19:30 EastEnders (BBC One) 20:00 Eurovision Song Contest 2026 (Semi Final 1) [BBC One] 20:00 Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr, Series 7 Episode 4 (BBC Two) 20:00 Emmerdale (ITV1) 20:00 Jamie's Ultimate BBQ, Series 1 Episode 2 (Channel 4) 20:00 Reuben Owen: Life in the Dales, Series 3 Episode 2 (Five) 20:30 Coronation Street (ITV1) 21:00 Virgin Island, Series 2 Episode 6 (Channel 4) 21:00 999: Critical Condition, Series 6 Episode 1 (Five) 21:00 The Real Housewives of Cheshire, Series 19 Episode 4 (ITV2) 21:45 This is a Bomb: The Nevada Casino Heist, Series 1 Episode 2 (BBC Two) 22:00 Wrestling with Trump (Channel 4) 22:45 The Neighbourhood, Series 1 Episode 11 (ITV1) 22:55 Half Man, Series 1 Episode 3 (BBC One) Wednesday 13th 19:30 EastEnders (BBC One) 19:30 The Future with Hannah Fry, Series 1 Episode 1 (BBC Two) 19:30 For the Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond, Series 14 Episode 3 (ITV1) 20:00 Race Across the World, Series 6 Episode 7 (BBC One) 20:00 Emmerdale (ITV1) 20:00 Location, Location, Location, Series 45 Episode 2 (Channel 4) 20:00 Warship: Life in the Royal Navy, Series 2 Episode 7 (Five) 20:30 Coronation Street (ITV1) 21:00 Amandaland, Series 2 Episode 2 (BBC One) 21:00 Surgeons: At the Edge of Life, Series 8 Episode 2 (BBC Two) 21:00 A Taste for Murder, Series 1 Episode 3 (ITV1) 21:00 Salisbury Poisonings: The Untold Story, Series 1 Episode 3 (Channel 4) 21:00 Kidnapped by My Mum (BBC Three) 21:30 Only Child, Series 2 Episode 2 (BBC One) 22:00 Twenty Twenty Six, Series 1 Episode 6 (BBC Two) 22:00 Do You Know This Man? (Channel 4) Thursday 14th 19:30 EastEnders (BBC One) 20:00 Eurovision Song Contest 2026 (Semi Final 2) [BBC One] 20:00 MasterChef, Series 22 Episode 11 (BBC Two) 20:00 Emmerdale (ITV1) 20:00 Paul Merton: Driving Amazing Trains, Series 1 Episode 6 (Channel 4) 20:00 The Yorkshire Vet: Night Shift, Series 1 Episode 1 (Five) 20:30 Coronation Street (ITV1) 21:00 Taskmaster, Series 21 Episode 6 (Channel 4) 21:00 The Hardacres, Series 2 Episode 1 (Five) 21:00 The Traitors India, Series 1 Episode 7 (BBC Three) 22:15 The Traitors India, Series 1 Episode 8 (BBC Three) Friday 15th 19:30 Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad, Series 7 Episode 3 (ITV1) 20:00 MasterChef, Series 22 Episode 12 (BBC One) 20:00 Emmerdale (ITV1) 20:00 Traffic Cops, Series 14 Episode 13 (Five) 20:30 Coronation Street (ITV1) 21:00 Have I Got News For You?, Series 71 Episode 7 (BBC One) 21:00 Hidden Treasures of the National Trust, Series 4 Episode 1 (BBC Two) 21:00 Gogglebox, Series 27 Episode 15 (Channel 4) 21:00 The Ex-Wife, Series 2 Episode 1 (Five) 22:00 First Dates, Series 25 Episode 6 (Channel 4) 22:00 Smoggie Queens, Series 2 Episode 1 (BBC Three) 22:30 Smoggie Queens, Series 2 Episode 2 (BBC Three) 23:05 TFI Friday Unplugged, Series 1 Episode 5 (Channel 4)

Streaming New Releases, May 2026 6th Citadel • Season 2 (Amazon Prime) Worst Ex Ever • Season 2 (Netflix) 7th Legends • Season 1 (Netflix) The Chestnut Man: Hide and Seek • Season 1 (Netflix) 8th Unconditional • Season 1 (Apple TV) Thank You, Next • Season 3 (Netflix) 9th Song of the Samurai • Season 1 (HBO Max) 11th Pop Culture Jeopardy! • Season 2 (Netflix) 12th Devil May Cry • Season 2 (Netflix) U.S. Against the World: Four Years with the Men's National Soccer Team • Limited Series (HBO Max) Untold UK: Jamie Vardy • Limited Series (Netflix) 13th Good Omens • Season 3 (Amazon Prime) Off Campus • Season 1 (Amazon Prime) Perfect Match • Season 4 (Netflix) 14th Nemesis • Season 1 (Netflix) On the Roam • Season 2 (HBO Max) LOL: Last One Laughing Germany • Season 8 (Amazon Prime) 15th Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine • Limited Series (Netflix) Dutton Ranch • Season 1 (Paramount+) Rivals • Season 2 (Hulu / Disney+) It's Not Like That • Season 1 (Amazon Prime) Kartavya • Season 1 (Netflix) 20th Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed • Season 1 (Apple TV) Kylie • Limited Series (Netflix) 21st The Boroughs • Season 1 (Netflix) Skymed • Season 4 (Paramount+) 22nd Mating Season • Season 1 (Netflix) The Chi • Season 8 (Paramount+) The Yogurt Shop Murders: The Final Chapter • Documentary Series (HBO Max) 24th Rick and Morty • Season 9 (Adult Swim) Bad Thoughts • Season 2 (Netflix) 27th Spider-Noir • Season 1 (Amazon Prime) A Good Girl's Guide to Murder • Season 2 (Netflix) 28th Criminal Minds: Evolution • Season 4 (Paramount+) The Four Seasons • Season 2 (Netflix) Deli Boys • Season 2 (Hulu / Disney+) Murder Mindfully • Season 2 (Netflix) 29th Star City • Season 1 (Apple TV)

Pop Track of the Week 2026 Each week, new releases from the worlds of pop and country are selected to go head to head, with one weekly winner. The winners will then go up against future weekly winners later in the year - at the end of each quarter and again at the end of the year - to determine the ultimate winner of 2026. WEEK 18: The Results Total votes : 22 Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter - Bring Your Love 12 Lady Gaga - Glamorous Life 3 Kacey Musgraves feat. Miranda Lambert - Horses and Divorces 2 Alex Warren - FINE PLACE TO DIE 1 Bella Kay - Promise? 1 Halsey - Carry the Weight 1 Maroon 5 - Heroine 1 SIENNA SPIRO - Material Lover 1 almost monday - no more regrets 0 Boy In Space - Sex, Drugs & Money 0 Louis Tomlinson - The Observer 0 Madeon feat. Slayyyter - Fire Away 0 Natalie Imbruglia - Upside Down 0 Robin Packalen - Running Through My Head 0 Madonna wins the poll for the second week in a row - and by a landslide with 12 of 22 votes - with second single Bring Your Love, a collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter who also bags her second win of 2026. Lady Gaga's Glamorous Life, from the soundtrack for The Devil Wears Prada 2, takes second place while Kacey Musgraves' collaboration with Miranda Lambert is in third. WEEK 19 Choose one song in the poll - your favourite - from this week's new releases listed below and feel free to post a rate of the songs in the thread. Adam Lambert - EAT U ALIVE Ari Abdul - Ego Bea Miller - depressed on the internet Caity Baser - Holiday Song Cassie Henderson - It’s a Wonder Debbii Dawson - Where Have All the Good Men Gone? Fred Roberts - The Slowest Landslide Kesha - ORIGAMI! Khalid & Lauv - Tied Up Kim Petras - Jeep La Roux - Cabin Fever Madison Beer - lovergirl Myles Smith - Hold Me in the Dark Tom Aspaul - You Can Try Me Pop Track of the Week 2026: Winners Week 1: Sabrina Carpenter - Such a Funny Way Week 2: Robyn - Talk to Me Week 3: Slayyyter - DANCE... Week 4: Harry Styles - Aperture Week 5: MEEK - Fabulous Week 6: Myles Smith & Niall Horan - Drive Safe Week 7: Meghan Trainor - Get In Girl Week 8: Jessie Ware - Ride Week 9: Slayyyter - OLD TECHNOLOGY Week 10: Jennifer Lopez & David Guetta - Save Me Tonight Week 11: Kacey Musgraves - Dry Spell Week 12: Ruel - Don't Say That Week 13: Slayyyter - BRITTANY MURPHY. Week 14: METTE - COMING OF AGE Week 15: Hilary Duff - Come Clean (Mine) Week 16: Demi Lovato - Low Rise Jeans Week 17: Madonna - I Feel So Free Week 18: Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter - Bring Your Love Listen to Pop Track of the Week 2026: Week 19

Lip Service deserved lower

North East Fife continuing to be such a Lib Dem stronghold is just silliness at this point. Heading for another SNP/Green coalition it seems.

Out next Friday

Feel like it was a given but I’m glad Julian and Alexis are back hopefully both with partners again too!

Hmm I’m not sure, I feel like we’ll either get some random releases bridging the gap between now and a new album, or a new album could come sooner rather than later. The stylising going from all lowercase to all uppercase makes me think it’s a new era too.

New music from Henry coming soon He’s started teasing MISS U on socials, and it sounds like another total bop!

Pop Track of the Week 2026 Each week, new releases from the worlds of pop and country are selected to go head to head, with one weekly winner. The winners will then go up against future weekly winners later in the year - at the end of each quarter and again at the end of the year - to determine the ultimate winner of 2026. WEEK 17: The Results Total votes : 23 Madonna - I Feel So Free 6 Kim Petras - Need For Speed 5 Ruel - Hate Myself 5 Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen - I Can't Love You Anymore 2 Niall Horan - Little More Time 2 Demi Lovato feat. Cobrah - Fantasy 1 Maisie Peters & Julia Michaels - Kingmaker 1 Shaboozey - Born to Die 1 Conan Gray - Door 0 Daniel Seavey - Time to Time (Annie) 0 Isaac Dunbar - Princess 0 Presley Regier - Why Am I Here 0 A tight race at the top this week as Madonna wins the poll by just one vote. New single I Feel So Free taken from her upcoming album Confessions II sees off Kim Petras and Ruel in joint second place with their singles Need For Speed and Hate Myself, respectively. Rounding out the top five with two votes each are Ella Langley and Niall Horan. WEEK 18 Choose one song in the poll - your favourite - from this week's new releases listed below and feel free to post a rate of the songs in the thread. Alex Warren - FINE PLACE TO DIE almost monday - no more regrets Bella Kay - Promise? Boy In Space - Sex, Drugs & Money Halsey - Carry the Weight Kacey Musgraves feat. Miranda Lambert - Horses and Divorces Lady Gaga - Glamorous Life Louis Tomlinson - The Observer Madeon feat. Slayyyter - Fire Away Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter - Bring Your Love Maroon 5 - Heroine Natalie Imbruglia - Upside Down Robin Packalen - Running Through My Head SIENNA SPIRO - Material Lover Pop Track of the Week 2026: Winners Week 1: Sabrina Carpenter - Such a Funny Way Week 2: Robyn - Talk to Me Week 3: Slayyyter - DANCE... Week 4: Harry Styles - Aperture Week 5: MEEK - Fabulous Week 6: Myles Smith & Niall Horan - Drive Safe Week 7: Meghan Trainor - Get In Girl Week 8: Jessie Ware - Ride Week 9: Slayyyter - OLD TECHNOLOGY Week 10: Jennifer Lopez & David Guetta - Save Me Tonight Week 11: Kacey Musgraves - Dry Spell Week 12: Ruel - Don't Say That Week 13: Slayyyter - BRITTANY MURPHY. Week 14: METTE - COMING OF AGE Week 15: Hilary Duff - Come Clean (Mine) Week 16: Demi Lovato - Low Rise Jeans Week 17: Madonna - I Feel So Free Listen to Pop Track of the Week 2026: Week 18

James Acaster YES MIRANDA omg, Joanne, Sebastian, Leigh-Anne. Damn, love it. Maya though

Ncuti

New single from December 10 coming soon!

Just catching up on some of the feedback now (had to disappear off the face of the earth for a few days ) I do personally quite like the idea of people submitting an artist for each of the categories (or at least for more than one, with a backup choice they can get fully behind too) so I'd say if people were on board with that we can definitely trial that to even things out a bit. Now it's all over I can say that the females did fill up pretty rapidly, and the groups did make it there after an initial rush. Hopefully people aren't so put off entering a male (cough TWINK) given Conan's success I think I'll definitely have a look at tweaking the battles. Plenty of options with those (going back to the comment a while ago about them being seeded, or less of them). Anonymity... I get that for some people the Miss Marple of it all may have been annoying but I think for the sake of the competition it probably worked out better this time around, and gave everybody a special moment when they were revealed and say what they wanted to say, while staying under the radar as they were competing if they wanted to. Purely from a hosting perspective it was fun to see people guessing and some of those guesses being wildly off and until the latter stages of the competition nobody truly knowing. Probably could reveal the full list of participants, maybe one for everyone else to comment on what they'd prefer.

Have finally listened to the deluxe tracks. The Best is such a grand, beautiful epilogue to end the Wishbone era with. Not quite 100% sold on the rest of the tracks (Door and Moths are both pretty good but the other two might take a little getting used to).