Full Legend listings for Friday 30 October 2026, with times in London local time.

Legend gives Friday night to The Patriot, but Babylon 5 is the better hour

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The Patriot at 9pm is the headline, a 205-minute Roland Emmerich film from 2000 with Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs and Chris Cooper. That is more than three hours, so it is a commitment, and it runs well past midnight if you start on time. It is a fair choice if you want one long film and nothing else, and the competition is weak: 24 Hours in A&E, 999 Critical Condition and M3GAN are all on at 9pm.

The better planning decision comes two hours earlier. Babylon 5 at 7pm brings “And All My Dreams Torn Asunder”, episode 16 of its fifth series, from a show with 110 episodes to its name. It is a space opera with Bruce Boxleitner and Claudia Christian in the cast, and it gets a prime-time slot every day on Legend. Walker, Texas Ranger follows at 8pm, also with episode 16 of its own fifth series, which makes for a tidy double bill of science fiction and action before the film.

Earlier in the day Legend runs the older end of its catalogue. When Worlds Collide, from 1951, is on at 12:55 and is the oldest film on the channel today. Triple Cross, a 1967 spy film with Christopher Plummer, Yul Brynner and Romy Schneider, follows at 2:30pm for two and a half hours.

Overnight there is They Live at 1:25am, John Carpenter’s 1988 film with Roddy Piper and Keith David, which is the one to record if you are not up.


Also on TV tonight at 9pm

  • BBC One: The Celebrity Traitors (from 8pm)
  • BBC Two: Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez
  • ITV1: Beat the Chasers
  • Channel 4: New: Gogglebox
  • Channel 5: Harrods: The Rise & Fall of a British Institution
  • BBC Four: Top of the Pops (from 8.30pm)
  • ITV2: Big Brother
  • ITV3: Doc Martin
  • ITV4: Live: ITV Racing Live (from 6.30pm)
  • E4: M3GAN

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Frequently asked questions

What’s on Legend tonight?

On Friday 30 October 2026, Legend shows Babylon 5 at 7pm, Walker, Texas Ranger at 8pm and The Patriot at 9pm.

Is there a film on Legend tonight?

Yes: The Patriot (2000) at 9pm.

What time does Legend’s evening start?

The evening schedule starts with The Dukes of Hazzard at 6pm.