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TV tonight: the British TV event of the year finally arrives!

The Guardian UK Thursday 01 October 2026, 05:20 UTC By Phil Harrison, Hannah Verdier, Ali Catterall and Simon Wardell 1 min read

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Let the backstabbing begin in The Celebrity Traitors. Plus: tearjerking searches in Long Lost Family. Here’s what to watch this evening8pm, BBC One Whom will Michael Sheen pretend to be in his latest role?

Let the backstabbing begin in The Celebrity Traitors. Plus: tearjerking searches in Long Lost Family. Here’s what to watch this evening

8pm, BBC One
Whom will Michael Sheen pretend to be in his latest role? How long before James Blunt gets his guitar out? Will Prof Hannah Fry prove to be too clever? And how well do Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan really know each other? Welcome to the TV event of the year! Last year’s inaugural starry series provided dozens of sublime small-screen moments and made the show the hottest celebrity booking in the business. Can this year’s maintain the standard? Phil Harrison

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