Overview
- BBC One begins FA Cup coverage at 5:30 p.m. with a 5:45 p.m. kickoff, shifting Gladiators from its usual 5:45 p.m. slot to 8 p.m. tonight.
- This installment is billed by Radio Times as the last round of the heats, leading into the quarter-finals after five events and the Eliminator.
- Episode teasers highlight a disputed moment on Crash Course, Apollo’s return to the Duel podium, and a cameo from former referee Mark Clattenburg.
- The schedule change also moves Casualty to a later 9:45 p.m. slot from its typical 8:30 p.m. start.
- Gladiator Legend, Matt Morsia, remains out with a bicep tendon injury, with on-air assurance that he is expected to return.