| Day | Hour | Type Event | Name Lang | Event name | Short Event | Extended Lang | Extended Event |
| 17/10 | 15h15>17h25 | (0x11) detective thriller | eng | North by Northwest | eng | Roger O Thornhill is an advertising executive mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies led by James Vandamm. Initially bemused, when he is accused of murdering a UN official he is forced to go on the run. He survives murderous attacks in both auction rooms and deserted cornfields of the Midwest, leading to one of cinema's most memorable climaxes on Mount Rushmore. | Kijkwijzer: Take care with children under 6, programme contains violence. | |
| 17/10 | 17h25>18h05 | (0x70) arts culture (without music, general) | eng | Flog It! | eng | Anita Manning and Michael Baggott visit the Museum of Science and Industry. Paul Martin takes an architectural tour of Manchester and checks out a replica of the first ever computer, designed and built in Manchester. | |
| 17/10 | 18h05>19h05 | (0x23) documentary | eng | Wilderness with Simon Reeve | eng | Simon Reeve treks and canoes through Canada's frozen Yukon Territory, meeting resilient locals who brave the wilderness and searching for majestic grizzly bears. | |
| 17/10 | 19h05>21h35 | (0x12) adventure western war | eng | Where Eagles Dare | eng | World War II espionage thriller scripted by Alistair MacLean from his bestseller. An elite squad of commandos are dispatched to rescue an American general held by the Nazis in a castle fortress in the Bavarian Alps. From the moment they parachute behind enemy lines, however, it becomes apparent that they face not only the might of the German army, but also a traitor in their midst. | Kijkwijzer: Take care with children under 12. | |
| 17/10 | 21h35>00h05 | (0x00) ? | eng | 40 Hits of 1986 at the BBC | eng | Forty classic hits from 1986 taken from the BBC's archives, including George Michael, Simply Red, A-ha, Samantha Fox, Pet Shop Boys and Eurythmics. | |
| 17/10 | 00h05>01h05 | (0x60) music ballet dance (general) | eng | Top of the Pops | eng | The treasure troves of the BBC archives are open, so expect smoke machines, shoulder pads and perms along with studio performances from Bon Jovi, Cyndi Lauper, Cameo, The Pretenders, The Real Thing, Billy Ocean, and The Communards. | |
| 17/10 | 01h05>02h05 | (0x60) music ballet dance (general) | eng | Top of the Pops | eng | How did the decline of the young guns of the early 80s, the advent of house, the big bang in the money markets and political fatigue on the Left make their mark, or not, on the nation's most popular music show? Paul Heaton, Mick Hucknall, Sinitta, The Communards and Swing Out Sister are among the acts that steer us through the changes impacting Britain, the music industry and the BBC's long-serving pop powerhouse in 1986. | |
| 18/10 | 02h05>03h05 | (0x23) documentary | eng | Saving Lives at Sea | |||
| 18/10 | 03h05>04h05 | (0x96) further education | eng | Finding Britain's Slave Traders with David Olusoga | |||
| 18/10 | 04h05>05h34 | (0x40) sports (general) | eng | Live: UCI Track World Championships: Shanghai: Day 5 | |||
| 18/10 | 05h34>07h00 | (0x00) ? | eng | This Is BBC TWO | |||
| 18/10 | 07h00>07h30 | (0x72) fine arts | eng | Landward | |||
| 18/10 | 07h30>11h30 | (0x40) sports (general) | eng | Live: UCI Track World Championships: Shanghai: Day 5 |