By Ashley Pantaleon 
If you’re planning to spend the May Bank Holiday stretched out on the sofa with a cup of tea and the remote in hand, this year’s TV line-up has plenty to keep you entertained. From feel-good family films and gripping dramas to nature documentaries, reality favourites and blockbuster movies, broadcasters across the UK are filling the extra day off with something for every kind of viewer.
Whether you’re looking for an easy afternoon watch, a nostalgic movie marathon or a prime-time special to end the evening, channels have packed Monday’s schedule with crowd-pleasing picks perfect for a relaxed bank holiday. With many people staying indoors to recharge before the working week returns, television once again becomes part of the long-weekend tradition.
To help you plan your viewing, we’ve rounded up some of the standout programmes, films and specials airing throughout the day — so all that’s left to do is grab the snacks and get comfortable.
BBC One
- 2pm – Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
- 3.30pm – Escape to the Country
- 4.30pm – Bridge of Lies
- 5.15pm – Pointless
- 6.30pm – The One Show
- 7pm – The Marvellous
- 7.30pm – EastEnders
- 8pm – Masterchef
- 9pm – Mint
- 10.30pm – Have I Got News For You
- 11pm – Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
BBC Two
- 9am – The Titfield Thunderbolt
- 10.20am – Whisky Galore!
- 1pm – Snooker: The World Championship
- 4pm – The Best Dishes Ever
- 4.30pm – Antiques Roadshow
- 5.15pm – Flog It!
- 6pm – Richard Osman’s House of Games
- 6.30pm – Great Korean Railway Journeys
- 7pm – Snooker: The World Championship
- 10pm – The Great Escaper
- 11.30pm – Mud
ITV1
- 2pm – Around the World in 80 Days
- 4.25pm – Celebrity Lingo
- 4.55pm – Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
- 6.30pm – The Chase Celebrity Special
- 7.30pm – How to Clean Up for Cash
- 8pm – Emmerdale
- 8.30pm – Coronation Street
- 9pm – Secret Service
- 10.15pm – Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Channel 4
- 10.25am – Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix Highlights
- 11.55am – The Kid Who Would Be King
- 2.10pm – Countdown
- 3pm – A Place in the Sun
- 4pm – Escape to Florida
- 5pm – Chateau DIY
- 6pm – Sun, Sea and Selling Houses
- 7.30pm – Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds
- 8pm – The Dog House
- 9pm – Virgin Island
- 10pm – Love Cheats
- 11.05pm – Super Surgeons: A Chance at Life
Channel 5
- 11.30am – Storm & Alexis
- 12.50pm – Matt Allwright
- 2pm – Vanessa
- 3pm – Castle
- 3.55pm – Castle
- 5pm – Lost on Safari with Jane McDonald
- 6.05pm – Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out
- 7pm – Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders
- 8pm – Police Interceptors
- 9pm – Number One Fan
- 10pm – Police: Night Shift 999
- 11.05pm – Traffic Cops
ITV2
- 10.20am – Rio
- 12.15pm – Ant & Dec’s Limitless Win
- 1.15pm – Celebrity Catchphrase
- 2.15pm – Wheel of Fortune
- 3.15pm – The Only Way Is Essex
- 4.15pm – Kung Fu Panda 2
- 6pm – Celebrity Catchphrase
- 7pm – Wheel of Fortune
- 8pm – The 1% Club
- 9pm – The Only Way Is Essex
ITV3
- 1.30pm – Midsomer Murders
- 3.30pm – Classic Emmerdale
- 4.05pm – Classic Emmerdale
- 4.40pm – Classic Coronation Street
- 5.15pm – Classic Coronation Street
- 5.50pm – Heartbeat
- 6.55pm – Heartbeat
- 8pm – Midsomer Murders
- 10pm – DCI Banks
- 11pm – DCI Banks
E4
- 10am – Married at First Sight Australia
- 11.30am – First Dates
- 12.30pm – Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA
- 1.30pm – The Simpsons
- 2pm – The Simpsons
- 2.30pm – Modern Family
- 3pm – Modern Family
- 3.30pm – Married at First Sight Australia
- 5pm – First Dates
- 6pm – The Simpsons
- 6.30pm – The Simpsons
- 7pm – Hollyoaks
- 7.30pm – Married at First Sight Australia
- 9pm – Celebs Go Dating
- 10pm – Made In Chelsea
- 11.05pm – Gogglebox
Film 4
- 11am – Spartacus
- 2.45pm – Sink the Bismarck!
- 4.45pm – Tooth Fairy
- 6.50pm – Central Intelligence
- 9pm – The Martian
- 11.50pm – Attack the Block
