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U&Yesterday today, and every day back to March 2024.

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CountryUnited Kingdom
Sun 11 Oct22 programmes
Listings fromMar 2024
CategoryGeneral
On now on U&Yesterday11:58 UTC
On now
Antiques Roadshow
11:00 to 12:00 UTC
2 minutes left
12:00Antiques Roadshow
13:00Bangers and CashS12 E6
14:00Bangers and CashS12 E7
15:00The Buildings That Fought HitlerS1 E3
ScheduleU&Yesterday schedule

All times UTC. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_v2wj5bnx/schedule?date=2026-10-11&tz=UTC

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
00:00Bangers and CashPaul is off to the Lake District for a poignant collection from a Mathewsons regular: with seven vehicles to load including a Thames Truck, a Zodia...S11 E9, Episode 9Reality, Documentary1h
01:00Great Continental Railway JourneysArmed with his 1913 railway guide, Michael Portillo returns to his native Spain and travels from Madrid, through Córdoba and onto the Rock of Gibra...S2 E1, Madrid to GibraltarDocumentary, Travel1h
02:00TeleshoppingPresenting the latest products live on television that can be ordered directly. The product range extends from vacuum cleaners and bath towels to s...Shopping, Consumer3h 10m
05:10Great Continental Railway JourneysMichael Portillo takes the train from the former political capital of Italy, Turin, to Casanova's capital of romance, Venice. Along the way, he rec...S2 E2, Turin to VeniceDocumentary, Travel1h
06:10Great Continental Railway JourneysMichael Portillo explores the railways and cities of Germany, travelling through Dresden, Brunswick, Leipzig, Hamburg and Kiel.S2 E3, Dresden to KielDocumentary, Travel50m
07:00Great Canal JourneysTim and Pru explore the waterways of north-west England, heading from the suburbs of Manchester to the great canal port at Ellesmere. Along the way...S9 E3, ManchesterDocumentary, Travel1h
08:00Great Canal JourneysTimothy West and Prunella Scales embark on their first Latin American adventure as they take a boat ride in the Argentine jungle. There is gin and ...S9 E4, Latin AmericaDocumentary, Travel1h
09:00Canal Boat DiariesDuring a cold snap Robbie gets iced in on the Grand Union Canal. Later, his parents pay a visit and help him through Marsworth Locks.S5 E10, Simpson to Little TringTravel, Boating1h
10:00Canal Boat DiariesRobbie Cumming navigates the scenic Oxford Canal onboard Naughty Lass, explores its twists and turns, and helps tow a stranded broken-down boater.S6 E1, Napton Junction to Aynho WharfTravel, Boating1h
11:00Man & Beast with Martin ClunesIn the first episode he travels to Nepal, where he meets a farmer whose cows not only give him an income from milk, but provide the fuel for lighti...S1 E1, Episode 1Mini-series, History1h
12:00Man & Beast with Martin ClunesMartin examines how pet ownership in Japan is scaling new heights of intensity, with more than 24 million cats and dogs sharing the pavements of th...S1 E2, Episode 2Mini-series, History1h
13:00Caribbean with Simon ReeveSimon begins his journey on the remote Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, travels to the beautiful Honduran island of Roatán and encounters extreme viol...S1 E3, NicaraguaTravel, Documentary1h
14:00Incredible Journeys with Simon ReeveSimon focuses on the incredible characters he's met while travelling the globe and catches up with a ten-year-old boy he met working in terrible co...S1 E1, Episode 1Travel, Documentary1h
15:00Canal Boat DiariesRobbie takes a tumble at Buckby Locks in Northamptonshire and has a problem with his power supply and battery bank.S5 E8, Coventry to Weedon BecTravel, Boating1h
16:00Canal Boat DiariesA window gets smashed onboard the Naughty Lass and Robbie receives a soaking inside the very wet Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal.S5 E9, Bugbrooke to Milton KeynesTravel, Boating1h
17:00Canal Boat DiariesDuring a cold snap Robbie gets iced in on the Grand Union Canal. Later, his parents pay a visit and help him through Marsworth Locks.S5 E10, Simpson to Little TringTravel, Boating1h
18:00Canal Boat DiariesRobbie Cumming navigates the scenic Oxford Canal onboard Naughty Lass, explores its twists and turns, and helps tow a stranded broken-down boater.S6 E1, Napton Junction to Aynho WharfTravel, Boating1h
19:00Dream Car FixersSheldon and Peter try to complete their client's Triumph collection by hunting down and restoring the last remaining model, a Triumph Dolomite Sprint.S2 E2, DolemiteMotoring, Reality1h
20:00Bangers and CashDerek is reunited with a restored Mercedes SL, Paul picks up a historic rally car, and a 1974 Vauxhall VX sells for a pricey sum.S14 E12, Mercedes 380SL, Vauxhall, Talbot Sunbeam LotusReality, Documentary1h
21:00Bangers & Cash: Restoring ClassicsThis week tells the tale of the two Mercs, but what will the moral of the story be? Plus, the team get stuck into a moddable favourite - a 2006 For...S8 E3, The Two Mercs/Fiesta ST. SeriesMotoring1h
22:00Bangers and CashDerek's off to Staffordshire, to collect an unusual haul including a Blue Star Truck and a mysterious Lion Omnibus Reliant.S11 E13, Episode 13Reality, Documentary1h
23:00Bangers and CashDerek heads off to Colchester to pick up a 1960 Aston Martin DB4 that has been sitting under a tarpaulin in a garage that has collapsed round it fo...S12 E1, Aston DB4/TractorReality, Documentary1h
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// GET /v1/channels/ch_v2wj5bnx/schedule?date=2026-10-11, the first programme
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_53trw85r",
            "channel": "ch_v2wj5bnx",
            "start": "2026-10-11T00:00:00Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-11T01:00:00Z",
            "title": "Bangers and Cash",
            "sub_title": "Vincent Bike/Renault 4CV",
            "description": "Paul is off to the Lake District for a poignant collection from a Mathewsons ...",
            "category": [
                "reality",
                "documentary"
            ],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 22,
        "date": "2026-10-11",
        "tz": "UTC"
    }
}
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GETFree keyFind a channelFind a TV channel by its name, an alias or a call sign, in any country, and get the id every other endpoint takes./v1/channels/search?q=u&yesterdayGETFree keyGet a channelOne TV channel in full: its names, owner, country, languages, categories, logo, website, launch year and the guide feeds behind it./v1/channels/ch_v2wj5bnxGETFree keyA channel's scheduleA TV channel's day slot by slot: start and stop in UTC, title, description, category, and the series and episode where we matched it./v1/channels/ch_v2wj5bnx/scheduleGETFree keyOn a channel nowWhat is on a TV channel right now and what comes next, with how far through the current programme it is./v1/channels/ch_v2wj5bnx/nowGETFree keyNext on a channelThe next programmes on a TV channel, as many as you ask for, each with its times in UTC and its episode where matched./v1/channels/ch_v2wj5bnx/nextGETFree keyWatch a channel freeThe official free ways to watch a TV channel: the broadcaster's own player, or the FAST service (Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus, Plex, Roku) that carries it, with the watch page and the country./v1/channels/ch_v2wj5bnx/free-viewGETPaid plansA channel's past schedulesPast schedules for a TV channel from the archive, slot by slot over any window of up to 31 days, with the same fields as today./v1/channels/ch_v2wj5bnx/historyGETPaid plansXMLTV exportA country or a set of channels as a standard XMLTV file, up to 14 days ahead, for media centres and IPTV players./v1/xmltv?channels=ch_v2wj5bnx
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